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Booster vaccination protection against SARS-CoV-2 infections in young adults during an Omicron BA.1-predominant period: A retrospective cohort study
Wan J, Cazer C, Clarkberg M, Henderson S, Lee S, Meredith G, Osman M, Shmoys D, Frazier P. Booster vaccination protection against SARS-CoV-2 infections in young adults during an Omicron BA.1-predominant period: A retrospective cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2023, 20: e1004153. PMID: 36626376, PMCID: PMC9876273, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionInitial vaccination seriesPositive SARS-CoV-2 PCR testSARS-CoV-2 PCR testVaccination seriesBooster doseBooster vaccinationCohort studyStudy periodYoung adultsAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere coronavirus disease 2019Polymerase chain reaction testingCoronavirus 2 infectionRetrospective cohort studyPCR testMultivariable Poisson regressionSARS-CoV-2 variantsStatistical analysis planCoronavirus disease 2019Active surveillance approachSARS-CoV-2World Health Organization
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High association of COVID-19 severity with poor gut health score in Lebanese patients
Al Kassaa I, Omari S, Abbas N, Papon N, Drider D, Kassem I, Osman M. High association of COVID-19 severity with poor gut health score in Lebanese patients. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0258913. PMID: 34673813, PMCID: PMC8530309, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 symptomsCOVID-19 severityHealth scoresGut healthLogistic regression modelsSevere symptomsLebanese patientsSevere COVID-19 casesSARS-CoV-2 PCRMultiple logistic regression modelFlu-like illnessCross-sectional studyCoronavirus disease 2019Multiple ordinal logistic regression modelsUnhealthy food intakeOrdinal logistic regression modelsRegression modelsRespiratory virusesMean ageIllness episodesCOVID-19 casesDisease 2019Food intakePossible associationDisease pathophysiology