Egypt

Association between Diabetes-Related Distress and Glycemic Control in Primary Care Patients with Type 2 Diabetes during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Egypt

Journal of Family and Community Medicine This article aims to evaluate the relationship between diabetes-related distress and glycemic control in diabetic patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in primary care settings in Egypt during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Effect of COVID-19 Vaccine on Menstrual Experience among Females in Six Arab Countries: A Cross Sectional Study

Influenza & Other Respiratory Viruses This article aims to assess potential post-vaccination menstrual changes in women residing in six MENA countries (Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Jordan, Syria, and Palestine). Journal Article

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Development and Validation of a Predictive Scoring System for In-Hospital Mortality in COVID-19 Egyptian Patients: A Retrospective Study

Nature Scientific Reports This article aims to develop and validate a simple scoring system to predict in-hospital mortality among patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in Egypt within the first days of hospitalization. The scoring system was based mainly on different presenting symptoms, comorbidities, vital signs, and some laboratory data in addition to some local and affordable…

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Mental Health Services in Egypt during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Middle East Current Psychiatry This article discusses the structure, approach, and efficiencies of COVID-19 pandemic-related mental health services in Egypt and summarizes responses and initiatives launched by the government of Egypt. Journal Article

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Ocular Manifestations of Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, Upper Egypt Early Report

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare This article reports on a retrospective, comparative study that included 100 patients who had recovered from COVID-19 and 100 controls who were recruited by stratified randomization and analyzed regarding history, full ophthalmological examination, general examination including internal medicine, and neurological evaluation. It shows that the “Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome” could affect the…

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Serum Interleukin 1β and sP-selectin as Biomarkers of Inflammation and Thrombosis, Could They Be Predictors of Disease Severity in COVID-19 Egyptian Patients? (A Cross-Sectional Study)

Thrombosis This article aims to examine whether serum interleukins 1 beta (IL-1β) and soluble platelets selectin (sP-selectin) could serve as novel markers of thromboembolism in COVID-19 patients in Egypt. Journal Article

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Acceptance of Sinopharm and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccines among Egyptian Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

Environmental Research and Public Health This article aims to evaluate the Egyptian population’s preference and awareness related to available COVID-19 vaccines and to determine different factors that can affect beliefs concerning these vaccines. Journal Article

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Perception of COVID-19 and Vaccine Acceptance among Healthcare Workers

International Journal of Microbiology This article characterizes the current COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among HCWs in Egypt and determines the most likely reasons for agreement or disagreement with COVID-19 vaccination. Journal Article

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Immunomodulatory Effects of Parasitic Infection among One Hundred COVID-19 Egyptian Patients

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology This article assesses the clinical response to COVID-19 in 100 Egyptian patients with positive gastrointestinal parasitic infections. Journal Article

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Characteristics of Suicidal Poisoned Patients Admitted to Tertiary Care Center during COVID-19 Pandemic

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery This article evaluates the characteristics of suicidal poisoned patients admitted to a tertiary poison control center in Egypt (Tanta University Poison Control Center) during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and assesses COVID-related knowledge and attitudes among those patients to identify the high-risk group for suicide. Journal Article

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