Egypt

Genetic Clues to COVID-19 Severity: Exploring the Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1/CXCL12 rs2839693 Polymorphism in Adult Egyptians

BMC Infectious Diseases This article aims to assess the potential association between the CXCL12 rs2839693 polymorphism and the severity of COVID-19 at Assiut University Quarantine Hospital in Egypt. Journal Article

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Association between Breakthrough Infection with COVID-19 and Toxoplasma Gondii: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nature Scientific Reports This article aims to stratify the association of post-COVID-19 vaccination breakthrough coinfection with Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) and its impact on disease severity in Menoufia Governorate in Egypt. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Prevention and Rehabilitation Related Knowledge and Practices among Egyptian Post-COVID-19 Patients

PLOS One This article assesses the self-reported knowledge of specific disinfection measures among post-recovery COVID-19 patients and identifies the most requested knowledge items regarding COVID-19 prevention and rehabilitation measures. Journal Article

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Sleep Quality During COVID-19 Lockdown in Egypt: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

Middle East Current Psychiatry This article aims to estimate the prevalence of anxiety disorder and to assess sleep quality among Egyptian adults during the COVID-19 lockdown. Journal Article

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The Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Hepatitis B and C Elimination Programs in Egypt: Current Situation and Future Perspective

Egyptian Liver Journal This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the machinery of the healthcare systems specifically with respect to Egypt’s viral hepatitis elimination process. Journal Article

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Comparative Genotyping of SARS-CoV-2 among Egyptian Patients: Near-Full Length Genomic Sequences Versus Selected Spike and Nucleocapsid Regions

Medical Microbiology and Immunology This article aims to highlight the molecular epidemiological landscape of COVID-19 in Egypt since the pandemic’s start and describe discrepancies between 3 different genotyping tools. Journal Article

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: Clinical Characteristics and Relation to Anti-Rheumatic Therapy

The Egyptian Rheumatologist This article aims to describe the clinical manifestations of COVID-19 infection in patients with rheumatic diseases and to investigate their relationship with antirheumatic therapy. Journal Article

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Viral Maintenance and Excretion Dynamics of Coronaviruses within an Egyptian Rousette Fruit Bat Maternal Colony: Considerations for Spillover

Nature Scientific Reports This article aims to identify circulating coronaviruses by investigating shedding dynamics and viral maintenance within a natural maternal colony of Egyptian rousette bats monitored at monthly intervals across two years. Journal Article

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Estimation of Epidemiological Parameters and Ascertainment Rate from Early Transmission of COVID-19 across Africa

Royal Society Open Science This article reconstructs the initial transmission of COVID-19 in 54 African countries (including Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, and Tunisia) using a deterministic mathematical model accounting for under-reporting and various levels of severity of infections. Journal Article

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Comparing the Efficacy of Regen-Cov, Remdesivir, and Favipiravir in Reducing Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Need in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

World Journal of Clinical Cases This article reports the results of an Egyptian study that found that Asirivimab and Imdevimab achieve better clinical outcomes in reducing the need for invasive mechanical ventilation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, compared to Remdesivir and C Favipiravir. Journal Article

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