Browsing Faculty Contributions by Publisher "BioMed Central Ltd."
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Assessment of utilization pattern of fixed dose drug combinations in primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare centers in Nepal: A cross-sectional study
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Background: Prescription practices, especially in South Asian countries, have come under investigation for quality. Although there have been no studies in Nepal that have analyzed the prescription pattern of FDCs for ... -
Attitudes and practices of community pharmacists and barriers to their participation in public health activities in Yemen: Mind the gap
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Background: Patients in Yemen commonly visit community pharmacies to obtain consultation or treatment for common ailments. Community pharmacists have an opportunity to optimize medication use and improve patient outcomes. ... -
Characterising the aetiology of severe acute gastroenteritis among patients visiting a hospital in Qatar using real-time polymerase chain reaction
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2013 , Article)Background: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) remains a common cause of clinic visits and hospitalizations, though its aetiology has not been determined in Qatar. Methods: We performed a prospective, emergency department–based ... -
Characterizing the transitioning epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 in the USA: Model-based predictions
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Background: Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a prevalent lifelong infection that appears to be undergoing an epidemiologic transition in the United States (US). Using an analytical approach, this study aimed to ... -
Cisplatin based therapy: The role of the mitogen activated protein kinase signaling pathway
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2018 , Article Review)Cisplatin is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent for treatment of various cancers. However, treatment with cisplatin is associated with drug resistance and several adverse side effects such as nephrotoxicity, reduced ... -
COL4A5 and LAMA5 variants co-inherited in familial hematuria: Digenic inheritance or genetic modifier effect?
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Background: About 40-50% of patients with familial microscopic hematuria (FMH) caused by thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) inherit heterozygous mutations in collagen IV genes (COL4A3, COL4A4). On long follow-up, ... -
Comparative analysis of computer-vision and BLE technology based indoor navigation systems for people with visual impairments
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Background: Considerable number of indoor navigation systems has been proposed to augment people with visual impairments (VI) about their surroundings. These systems leverage several technologies, such as computer-vision, ... -
Developing a risk prediction model for breast cancer: A Statistical Utility to Determine Affinity of Neoplasm (Sudan-CA Breast)
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Background: Breast cancer risk prediction models are widely used in clinical settings. Although most of the well-known models were designed based on data collected from western population, yet they have been utilized for ... -
Diabetes patient management by pharmacists during Ramadan
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2014 , Article)Many Muslim diabetes patients choose to participate in Ramadan despite medical advice to the contrary. This study aims to describe Qatar pharmacists' practice, knowledge, and attitudes towards guiding diabetes medication ... -
The distribution of Blastocystis subtypes in isolates from Qatar
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2015 , Article)Background: Blastocystis is a common single-celled intestinal parasite of humans and other animals comprising at least 17 genetically distinct small subunit ribosomal RNA lineages (subtypes (STs)), nine of which have been ... -
Does faculty development influence the quality of in-training evaluation reports in pharmacy?
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Background: In-training evaluation reports (ITERs) of student workplace-based learning are completed by clinical supervisors across various health disciplines. However, outside of medicine, the quality of submitted ... -
Effect of a pedometer-based walking challenge on increasing physical activity levels amongst hospital workers
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Background: More than 50% of Qatari adults are physically inactive. The workplace is an excellent environment to implement cost-effective, efficient behavioural physical activity (PA) interventions to increase PA. This ... -
Effect of mobile text messages on antiretroviral medication adherence and patient retention in early HIV care: An open-label, randomized, single center study in south Florida
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2020 , Article)Background People with HIV (PHIV) with limited access to health services often experience suboptimal antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. We investigated whether a daily text messaging intervention improves ART adherence ... -
Erratum: Prevalence of anelloviruses (TTV, TTMDV, and TTMV) in healthy blood donors and in patients infected with HBV or HCV in Qatar (Virology Journal (2016) 13:1 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-016-0664-6)
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2017 , Other)Following publication of this article [1] it has come to our attention that Dr. Mohamed El Zowalaty should have been listed as a contributing author having been involved in the data entry, figure construction, writing and ... -
Evaluation of an intensive education program on the treatment of tobacco-use disorder for pharmacists: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Background: Tobacco use is presently responsible for the death of over seven million people across the world. In Qatar, it is one of the main causes of premature deaths and preventable diseases. To reduce tobacco use, Qatar ... -
Exploring the influence of cultural orientations on assessment of communication behaviours during patient-practitioner interactions
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Background Research has shown that patients’ and practitioners’ cultural orientations affect communication behaviors and interpretations in cross-cultural patient-practitioner interactions. Little is known about the effect ... -
Fixed-dose combination associated with faster time to smear conversion compared to separate tablets of anti-tuberculosis drugs in patients with poorly controlled diabetes and pulmonary tuberculosis in Qatar
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Background: Diabetes is associated with increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) treatment failure, death, and relapse compared to patients without diabetes. Current TB regimens are available as fixed dose combination (FDC) and ... -
Giant parathyroid adenoma: A case report and review of the literature
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2019 , Article Review)Background: Giant parathyroid adenoma is a rare type of parathyroid adenoma defined as weighing > 3.5 g. They present as primary hyperparathyroidism but with more elevated laboratory findings and more severe clinical ... -
Health related quality of life assessment in acute coronary syndrome patients: The effectiveness of early phase I cardiac rehabilitation
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Background: Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is one of the most burdensome cardiovascular diseases in terms of the cost of interventions. The Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme (CRP) is well-established in improving clinical ... -
Implementing 360 Quantified Self for childhood obesity: Feasibility study and experiences from a weight loss camp in Qatar
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Background: The explosion of consumer electronics and social media are facilitating the rise of the Quantified Self (QS) movement where millions of users are tracking various aspects of their daily life using social media, ...