Publications by authors named "Sherin Shams"
Objectives: Mass gathering events may facilitate the transmission of foodborne diseases. We determined the presentations and causative organisms of gastrointestinal illness among the attendees of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association Football World Cup 2022 (FIFA 2022).
Methods: The study was conducted at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar, which served as the national reference laboratory for all microbiology testing.
Background: We investigated the spectrum of infection and risk factors for invasive fungal disease due to Candida auris (CA) in Qatar.
Methods: We performed structured chart reviews on individuals with any positive CA culture between May 2019 and December 2022 at three tertiary care hospitals in Qatar. Invasive CA disease (ICAD) was defined as a positive sterile site culture, or any positive culture for CA with appropriate antifungal prescription.
Objectives: Accurate determination of the immediate causes of death in patients with COVID-19 is important for optimal care and mitigation strategies.
Methods: All deaths in Qatar between March 01, 2020, and August 31, 2022, flagged for likely relationship to COVID-19 were reviewed by two independent, trained reviewers using a standardized methodology to determine the immediate and contributory causes of death.
Results: Among 749 flagged deaths, the most common admitting diagnoses were respiratory tract infection (91%) and major adverse cardiac event (MACE, 2.