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Characterisation of winter respiratory viral infections in patients with asthma and COPD in Qatar
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Springer Verlag
, 2013 , Article)
Respiratory viruses in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma have not been characterised in Qatar. This study aimed to identify the most common viral strains responsible for respiratory tract ...
First Study in Qatar to Reveal High Legionella Count in Cooling Towers
(
Oxford University Press - ASCP
, 2015 , Article)
Legionella is an intracellular bacterium that can cause a severe communityacquired
and nosocomial
pneumonia, known as legionnaire disease (LD). The bacterium thrives in freshwater environments,
including manmade
water ...
Descriptive epidemiology of intestinal helminth parasites from stray cat populations in Qatar
(
Cambridge University Press
, 2008 , Article)
A total of 488 stray cats, 212 adult and 29 juvenile females plus 235 adult and
12 juvenile males, were examined post-mortem during the winter and summer
months of 2006 from five sites in the vicinity of Doha and its ...
Sensitization to common food and inhalant allergens in children attending Allergy and Asthma Pediatric Clinic in Doha, Qatar
(
WFL Publisher
, 2009 , Article)
The prevalence of allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis have risen at an alarming rate throughout the world in the past 50 years. Sensitization to food (FA) and inhalant allergens (IA) ...
Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in women attending a gynecology/oncology clinic in Qatar
(
Future Medicine Ltd
, 2010 , Article)
Aim: Human papillomavirus (HPV) detection is very important for the evaluation
of prevention strategies in cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases. This
study aimed to assess the prevalence of high-risk HPV infection ...