Publications by authors named "A A Mahfouz"
Background: One of the main issues facing public health with microbial infections is antibiotic resistance. Nanoparticles (NPs) are among the best alternatives to overcome this issue. Silver nanoparticle (AgNPs) preparations are widely applied to treat multidrug-resistant pathogens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Refractory celiac disease type II (RCDII) is characterized by a clonally expanded aberrant cell population in the small intestine. The role of other tissue-resident immune subsets in RCDII is unknown. Here, we characterized CD8 and CD4 T cells in RCDII duodenum at the single-cell level and .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To describe age-standardized incidence and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of ischemic stroke (IS), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 1990 to 2019 and forecast these variables using the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) data over the next years (2020-2030).
Methods: Poisson regression models were employed to identify significant changes in incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and DALY rates for different stroke types. For time series models, the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) and exponential smoothing state space (ETS) models were used for forecasting.
Background: Integrating digital health and telemedicine technologies is transforming healthcare delivery. In light of this transition, it is critical to ascertain the efficacy of patient safety protocols and evaluate the awareness of healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, regarding the integration of digital health technologies.
Aim: This study examines the factors influencing the successful adoption of digital health and telemedicine technologies from the nurses' perspective, focusing on ensuring patient safety and enhancing organizational readiness for digital health integration.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the relationship between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children, using a case-control design to explore factors influencing NAFLD grades.
- Results show a significantly higher prevalence of H. pylori infection in children with NAFLD (64%) compared to a control group (25%), indicating a potential link between the two conditions.
- Key independent predictors for NAFLD identified in the study include H. pylori positivity, insulin resistance, waist circumference, and triglyceride levels, with H. pylori's CagA positivity correlating with higher grades of NAFLD.