Month: July 2023

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Experience at a Tertiary Healthcare Center in Saudi Arabia

Cureus This article introduces an automated COVID-19 contact tracing tool specifically for HCWs who worked at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center. Journal Article

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A Comparative Hierarchical Data-Centric Approach to Monitor Social Permeability, Coping Potential and Social Vulnerability in Facing COVID-19 Crisis in Africa

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction This article considers social permeability, coping potential, and social vulnerability as the bases of assessment in a hierarchical independent approach to positioning 8 African countries (including Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria) with regards to their experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Auto-Immunoproteomics Analysis of COVID-19 ICU Patients Revealed Increased Levels of Autoantibodies Related to the Male Reproductive System

Frontiers in Physiology This article investigates two independent cohorts of 97 COVID-19 patients: a discovery cohort from Qatar and a replication cohort from New York, utilizing high-throughput KoRectly Expressed (KREX) Immunome protein-array technology. Journal Article

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Factors Affecting Hospitalization Length and in-Hospital Death Due to COVID-19 Infection in Saudi Arabia: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis

International Journal of General Medicine This article aims to identify the factors that influence hospital stay length and in-hospital death due to COVID-19 infection. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Conceptual Modeling: Single-Center Cross-Sectional Study

JMIR Formative Research This article analyzes the data of COVID-19–positive cases to explore strategies to mitigate the local effects of COVID-19, minimize mortality, reduce intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and ensure the safety of health care providers. Journal Article

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Attitudes and Practices of the Public Toward Precautionary Measures Post-COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare This article aims to assess the practices and attitudes of the general population towards COVID-19 after the removal of precautionary and preventive measures in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward COVID-19 Prevention in Yemen: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Public Health This article investigates the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Yemeni participants in a study in Aden toward the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Imbalanced Salivary Electrolytes, COVID-19 Severity, and Dysgeusia

Signa Vitae This article aims to investigate the effects of COVID-19 infection on saliva volume, pH, zinc, and inorganic components (sodium, potassium, calcium) compared to healthy saliva features and to assess the association between these salivary properties and COVID-19 disease severity. Journal Article

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Comparative Reconstruction of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Three African Countries Using a Mathematical Model Integrating Immunity Data

medRxiv This working paper studies COVID-19 mortality in Tunisia, Senegal and Madagascar and presents a susceptible–exposed–infected–recovered model for COVID-19 infections. Working Paper

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Food Safety Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Jordanian Women Handling Food at Home during COVID-19 Pandemic

PLOS One This article aims to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of women food handlers in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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