2022
Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori among dyspeptic patients in northern Lebanon: a 6-year retrospective study in two tertiary hospitals
Ismail M, Osman M, Raad E, Achkar M, Hamze M. Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori among dyspeptic patients in northern Lebanon: a 6-year retrospective study in two tertiary hospitals. Access Microbiology 2022, 4: 000337. PMID: 35812710, PMCID: PMC9260095, DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDyspeptic patientsRetrospective studyHospital-based retrospective studyMultivariate logistic regression analysisTertiary care centerGastric ulcer diseasePatient demographic characteristicsDemographic characteristicsAssociation of infectionConsecutive dyspeptic patientsLogistic regression analysisPrevalence of infectionNational intervention strategiesSymptomatic patientsUlcer diseaseTertiary hospitalChronic gastritisMean ageIgG antibodiesCare centerGastric cancerMale ratioStudy populationAccurate prevalencePatients
2020
Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in pregnant women in northern Lebanon.
Ismail M, Khodor S, Osman M, Mallat H, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in pregnant women in northern Lebanon. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2020, 26: 580-585. PMID: 32538452, DOI: 10.26719/emhj.19.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis E virus infectionE virus infectionHepatitis E virusPregnant womenE virusVirus infectionRisk factorsAnti-hepatitis E virus IgG antibodiesFurther epidemiological studiesAcute hepatitisBlood transfusionIgG antibodiesNational prevalenceEpidemiological studiesELISA techniqueSociodemographic characteristicsInfectionDeath ratePrevalenceSocioeconomic statusWomenVirusPopulation groupsSeroprevalenceEducational level