Browsing Biomedical Research Center by Author "Al-Kaabi, Saad"
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Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study
Al Romaihi, Hamad E.; Ganesan, Nandakumar; Farag, Elmoubasher A.; Smatti, Maria K.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Himatt, Sayed M.; Derbala, Moutaz F.; Alshamali, Maha; Mahadoon, Lylu K.; Khogali, Hayat S.; Sallam, Mohamed; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Al Thani, Mohammed; Al Kaabi, Saad; Yassine, Hadi M.... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2019 , Article)Background: Expatriates represent >80% of Qatar’s population, mostly arriving from countries in Africa and Asia that are endemic with many diseases. This increases the risk for introducing new pathogens into the country ... -
Prognostic tools and candidate drugs based on plasma proteomics of patients with severe COVID-19 complications
Al-Nesf, Maryam A. Y.; Abdesselem, Houari B.; Bensmail, Ilham; Ibrahim, Shahd; Saeed, Walaa A. H.; Mohammed, Sara S. I.; Razok, Almurtada; Alhussain, Hashim; Aly, Reham M. A.; Al Maslamani, Muna; Ouararhni, Khalid; Khatib, Mohamad Y.; Hssain, Ali Ait; Omrani, Ali S.; Al-Kaabi, Saad; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Al-Thani, Asmaa A.; Samsam, Waseem; Farooq, Abdulaziz; Al-Suwaidi, Jassim; Al-Maadheed, Mohammed; Al-Siddiqi, Heba H.; Butler, Alexandra E.; Decock, Julie V.; Mohamed-Ali, Vidya; Al-Ejeh, Fares... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Research , 2022 , Article)COVID-19 complications still present a huge burden on healthcare systems and warrant predictive risk models to triage patients and inform early intervention. Here, we profile 893 plasma proteins from 50 severe and 50 ... -
Reporting of RT-PCR cycle threshold (Ct) values during the first wave of COVID-19 in Qatar improved result interpretation in clinical and public health settings
V. Coyle, Peter; Hassan Al Molawi, Naema; Ali Ben Hadj Kacem, Mohamed; Awni El Kahlout, Reham; Al Kuwari, Einas; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Gillani, Imtiaz; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Saeb, Hatoun; Al Thani, Mohammad; Bertollini, Roberto; F. Abdul Rahim, Hanan; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Tang, Patrick; Nizar Latif, Ali; Al Kaabi, Saad; A. Rahman S. Al Maslamani, Muna; David Morris, Brendan; Al-Ansari, Nasser; Hassan Kaleeckal, Anvar; J. Abu Raddad, Laith... more authors ... less authors ( Microbiology Society , 2022 , Article)Introduction. The cycle threshold (Ct) value in real-time PCR (RT-PCR) is where a target-specific amplification signal becomes detectable and can infer viral load, risk of transmission and recovery. Use of Ct values in ...