ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2016
Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection of Gastrointestinal Pathogens in Migrant Workers in Qatar.
Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Rodent-Related Zoonotic Pathogens at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface in Qatar: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Health and well-being issues of Nepalese migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Malaysia: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2020Pooled it
- Estimating the Prevalence of Parasitic Infections in Migrant Workers in The Middle East: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Review
- Rodent-borne zoonoses in Qatar: A possible One-Health framework for the intervention of future epidemic.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2023Review
- Diversity of bacterial pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance profile among commensal rodents in Qatar.Veterinary research communications · 2022Article
- Morphometric Study ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
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- Use of BioFire FilmArray gastrointestinal PCR panel associated with reductions in antibiotic use, time to optimal antibiotics, and length of stay.BMC gastroenterology · 2020Article
- Antibiotic resistance and virulence patterns of pathogenic Escherichia coli strains associated with acute gastroenteritis among children in Qatar.BMC microbiology · 2020Article
- Intestinal parasites: Associations with intestinal and systemic inflammation.Parasite immunology · 2018Article
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Abstract
The causes of infectious diarrhea among the migrant worker population in Qatar are not well understood. We conducted a prospective observational study to understand the demographic and clinical characteristics and infectious causes of diarrhea among migrant workers in Doha, Qatar. A total of 126 male workers presenting to the Qatar Red Crescent Worker's Health Center outpatient clinic or emergency department were studied over a 5-month period in 2015-2016. Epidemiologic surveys were administered to all subjects and the prevalence of 22 different stool pathogens was determined using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (FilmArray
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