Water Quality Index and human health risk assessment of drinking water in selected urban areas of a Mega City

R Nawaz, I Nasim, A Irfan, A Islam, A Naeem, N Ghani… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present study was conducted to evaluate the quality of drinking water and assess the
potential health hazards due to water contaminants in selected urban areas of Lahore …

The indelible toll of enteric pathogens: Prevalence, clinical characterization, and seasonal trends in patients with acute community-acquired diarrhea in …

M Osman, II Kassem, F Dabboussi, KJ Cummings… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background There is little information on the epidemiology of enteric pathogens in Lebanon,
a low-and middle-income country that suffers from a myriad of public health challenges. To …

Prevalence, risk factors, and clinical characteristics of rotavirus and adenovirus among Lebanese hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis

R Zaraket, A Salami, M Bahmad, A El Roz, B Khalaf… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Background Acute gastroenteritis is a very common infectious disease facing all age groups
worldwide, especially the pediatric population. Viruses, bacteria, and parasites are all …

Nonpharmaceutical interventions against the COVID‐19 pandemic significantly decreased the spread of enterovirus in children

J Zhang, JJ Cao, Q Ye - Journal of Medical Virology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Precise prevention and control measures have been adopted to impede the transmission of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in China. This study was performed to investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] The Impact of Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Shigella in Diarrheal Infections in Central Africa (1998–2022): A Systematic Review

O Zong Minko, R Mabika Mabika, R Moyen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Gastric diseases caused, in particular, by Campylobacter, non-typhoidal
Salmonella, and Shigella resulting from food and/or water problems, are a …

Molecular and epidemiologic analysis of diarrheal pathogens in children with acute gastroenteritis in Bangladesh during 2014–2019

N Sharif, NU Nobel, N Sakib, SM Liza… - The Pediatric …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Diarrheal disease is one of the leading causes of childhood morbidity and
mortality in the 21st century in develo** countries. Mainly infants and young children …

Molecular epidemiology and surveillance of human adenovirus and rotavirus A associated gastroenteritis in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

S Eifan, I Nour, A Hanif, A Alhetheel… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In Saudi Arabia, acute gastroenteritis (GE) is a common illness affecting children and adults;
however, the extent to which human rotavirus A (HRV) and human adenovirus (HAdV) …

Enhancing enteric pathogen detection: implementation and impact of multiplex PCR for improved diagnosis and surveillance

J Mohtar, H Mallah, JM Mardirossian, R El-Bikai… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background Syndromic surveillance of acute gastroenteritis plays a significant role in the
diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal infections that are responsible for a …

[HTML][HTML] Aspects of antiviral strategies based on different phototherapy approaches: Hit by the light

H Kunstek, F Vreken, A Keita, MR Hamblin… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which caused the
COVID-19 pandemic spreading around the world from late 2019, served as a ruthless …

[HTML][HTML] Concomitant Infection of Helicobacter pylori and Intestinal Parasites: Burden, Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics in Hospitalized Children and …

M Sara, S Daher, N Mina, G Khoder - F1000Research, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Helicobacter pylori and intestinal parasites are well-known for their high
prevalence in children, especially in develo** countries. However, their concomitant …