Publications by authors named "Alaa Jammal"

Background: SARS-CoV-2 vaccine responses that could harbor potential risks to chronic liver diseased patients.

Aims: To assess immune response following Pfizer's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in patients with different liver fibrosis severities of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Methods: Clinical and histological (NAS-score and fibrosis stage) characteristics of NAFLD patients before vaccine were correlated with serologic vaccine responses of two doses of the BNT162b2.

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Background And Aims: We retrospectively assessed the clinical Pfizer's mRNA SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccination outcomes and the serologic impact on liver transplant (LT) recipients.

Patients And Methods: One hundred and sixty-seven LT cases followed between March 1, 2020 and September 25, 2021, and were stratified into two groups: (1) 37 LT recipients after SARS-CoV-2 infection before vaccine era and (2) 130 LT recipients vaccinated with 2 doses without earlier SARS-CoV-2 exposure. Serum SARS-CoV-2 spike immunoglobulins (anti-S) were assessed 7 days following vaccination (Liaison assay).

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