Health Sciences-CAS (pre 2016): Recent submissions
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Skeletal System
( Prentice Hall , 2011 , Book chapter)Contents: Introduction to diagnostic microbiology. Development of diagnostic microbiology ; Taxonomy and classification ; The bacterial cell ; The host's encounter with microbes ; Safety --Routine specimen processing. ... -
The Amebas
( W.B. Saunders , 2013 , Book chapter)The second edition is designed to cover the topic of parasitology comprehensively. It provides information on how to perform the clinical procedures needed to collect specimens and obtain diagnostically useful parasitic ... -
Evidence-Based Medicine; Climbing a Mountain for a Better Decision-Making
( Open Access Text , 2015 , Article)Evidence-Based Medicine is a relatively new term used in medical sittings and Health Information Technology (HIT). It is a form of medicine that integrates practitioners’ expertise with the best available practical evidences ... -
Reference ranges of lymphocyte subsets in healthy Qatari adults
( Future Medicine Ltd , 2015 , Article)Aim: Determine reference ranges of lymphocyte subsets in healthy Qatari adults. Patients & Methods: Blood samples (n = 150) were investigated using four colors flow cytometery. Results: The mean percentage and absolute ... -
Survey on the Microbial Quality of Traditional Foods Sold by Street Vendors in Qatar.
( Austin Publishing Group , 2014 , Article)During the past few years the traditional market of Qatar has become an attraction to many customers who eat from the numerous women street vendors selling Qatari traditional dishes. To gain an understanding on the safety ... -
Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the general population of women in Qatar
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2013 , Article)Objectives The Arabian Gulf region has limited epidemiological data related to sexually transmitted infections. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection among general ... -
Gene Expression Profiling of Embryonic Human Neural Stem Cells and Dopaminergic Neurons from Adult Human Substantia Nigra
( Public Library of Science , 2011 , Article)Neural stem cells (NSC) with self-renewal and multipotent properties serve as an ideal cell source for transplantation to treat neurodegenerative insults such as Parkinson’s disease. We used Agilent’s and Illumina Whole ... -
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 ... -
Polymerase chain reaction ribotyping of Clostridium difficile isolates in Qatar: a hospital-based study
( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2014 , Article)Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is not generally reported to public health authorities in the Middle East and its true prevalence remains largely unknown. The aims of this study were to determine the ... -
Seroprevalence and epidemiological correlates of Toxoplasma gondii infections among patients referred for hospital-based serological testing in Doha, Qatar
( BioMed Central , 2008 , Article)Background. The city of Doha in Qatar has a high density of feral cats and there is a high risk of toxoplasmosis for the resident human population. No data currently exist for the prevalence of infection with Toxoplasma ... -
The prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms in schoolchildren in a highly consanguineous community
( Karger , 2008 , Article)Objective: The objective of the present study was to find the prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity (ADH) symptoms in a sample of primary schoolchildren in Qatar and investigate the behaviour of the children with ...
