[HTML][HTML] The strategic plan for combating antimicrobial resistance in Gulf Cooperation Council States

HH Balkhy, AM Assiri, H Al Mousa, SS Al-Abri… - Journal of infection and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Summary The Gulf Cooperation Council Center for Infection Control (GCC-IC) has placed
the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on the top of its agenda for the past four …

Force-dependent extracellular matrix remodeling by early-stage cancer cells alters diffusion and induces carcinoma-associated fibroblasts

WH Jung, N Yam, CC Chen, K Elawad, B Hu, Y Chen - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
It is known cancer cells secrete cytokines inducing normal fibroblasts (NFs) to become
carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). However, it is not clear how the CAF-promoting …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotics Prescriptions Pattern among Patients Visiting Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC) before and during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional …

S Al-Nuaimi, S Alkuwari, AM Al-Jubouri, S Hegazi… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),
has been associated with an increased risk of secondary bacterial infections. Numerous …

[HTML][HTML] Real-World Effectiveness of the Varicella Vaccine among Children and Adolescents in Qatar: A Case–Control Study

Z Bibi, AD Nawaz, M Al Kurbi, S Fakhroo, K Ferih… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Despite the availability of a highly efficacious vaccine, varicella outbreaks are
still being reported globally. In this study, we evaluated the real-world effectiveness of …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers of appropriate antibiotic prescription at PHCC in Qatar: perspective of physicians and pharmacists

N Sharaf, GF Al-Jayyousi, E Radwan… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Ministry of Public Health in Qatar developed the NAP (National Action Plan to combat
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in collaboration with WHO Regional Office for the Eastern …

[HTML][HTML] Improving influenza vaccination rate among primary healthcare workers in Qatar

KH Elawad, EA Farag, DA Abuelgasim, MK Smatti… - Vaccines, 2017 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to improve influenza vaccination, and determine factors
influencing vaccine declination among health care workers (HCW) in Qatar. We launched an …

[PDF][PDF] Cell-Cell Adhesion and Myosin Activity Regulate Cortical Actin Assembly in Mammary Gland Epithelium on Concaved Surface

WH Jung, K Elawad, SH Kang, Y Chen - Biophysical Journal, 2019 - cell.com
Xiao Li, Lasse Klausen, Wei Zhang, Bianxiao Cui. Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford,
CA, USA. With engineering capability at the nanoscale advances rapidly, mounting results …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses after a continuing professional development program: A qualitative study

J Johnson, A Masaba, S Munir, R O'Dwyer, A Smith… - 2020 - academia.edu
Background: Nurses play a crucial role in the prevention of communicable diseases through
the public health immunization programs. Knowledge, attitude and practices of health care …

Electronic notifiable disease reporting system from primary care health centres in Qatar: a comparison of paper-based versus electronic reporting

MA Syed, H Al Mujalli, C Kiely, K Elawad… - BMJ …, 2020 - innovations.bmj.com
Communicable disease outbreaks can spread rapidly, causing enormous losses to
individual health, national economies and social well-being. Therefore, communicable …

[PDF][PDF] Characterization of Poly (amidoamine) Functionalized Magnetic Microparticles as a DNA Extraction Mechanism in Diagnostic Assays

K Elawad - 2019 - jscholarship.library.jhu.edu
Critical advances in the field of molecular diagnostics have made the rapid and sensitive
detection of infectious diseases a readily available strategy for early diagnosis, clinical …