2021
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in the United Arab Emirates
AlKetbi LMB, Elharake JA, Memari SA, Mazrouei SA, Shehhi BA, Malik AA, McFadden SM, Galal B, Yildirim I, Khoshnood K, Omer SB, Memish ZA, AlZarouni AA, AlNeyadi AM, Hosani FA. COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in the United Arab Emirates. IJID Regions 2021, 1: 20-26. PMID: 35721775, PMCID: PMC8505903, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2021.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceVaccine acceptanceHealthcare workersCOVID-19 vaccineHCW populationVaccine hesitancyCOVID-19 vaccine informationPublic health messaging campaignsCOVID-19 vaccine concernsCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyYears of agePhysicians/surgeonsWorld Health OrganizationSimple logistic regressionVaccine informationVaccine concernsGeneral populationPatient decisionHealthcare providersInfection riskLogistic regressionHealthcare authoritiesHealth officialsHealth OrganizationVaccine
2020
Differences in maternal group B Streptococcus screening rates in Latin American countries
HogenEsch E, De Mucio B, Haddad LB, Vilajeliu A, Ropero AM, Yildirim I, Omer SB. Differences in maternal group B Streptococcus screening rates in Latin American countries. Vaccine 2020, 39: b3-b11. PMID: 33308886, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.10.082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal GBS screeningMaternal GBS colonizationGBS screeningGBS colonizationScreening ratesPregnant womenGroup B Streptococcus ScreeningMaternal group B StreptococcusLogistic regressionGBS colonization prevalenceIntrapartum antibiotic treatmentMaternal GBS vaccineNeonatal GBS diseaseAdverse neonatal outcomesRetrospective observational studyMaternal age groupsGroup B streptococciDemographic variablesLower ratesGBS prevalenceFinal regression modelGBS diseaseNeonatal outcomesNeonatal sepsisGBS vaccine