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Introducing ROTAVAC to the Occupied Palestinian Territories
24 Jan 2023
Impact on Diarrhea Incidence, Rotavirus Prevalence and Genotype Composition
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22 Mar 2021
A Model for Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem, Palestine and a Paradigm for Developing Nations
Download PDFSurvey on infant hearing loss at Caritas Baby Hospital in Bethlehem-Palestine
18 Nov 2019
This study describes the epidemiology of infants’ hearing loss (IHL) among patients under 3 months of age at Caritas Baby Hospital.
Download PDFDistribution of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Mutations in a Cohort of...
18 Nov 2019
This study profiled the underlying mutations in the CFTR gene of a cohort of 21 different families affected by Cystic Fibrosis residing in the central and southern part of Palestine.
Download PDFSurvival of Fastidious and Nonfastidious Aerobic Bacteria in Three Bacterial Transport Swab Systems
18 Nov 2019
In the present study, we followed the CLSI procedure M40-A to evaluate three specimen transport systems [the new BD CultureSwab MaxV(), the new Remel BactiSwab, and the Medical Wire & Equipment Transwab] for the survival...
Download PDFIntroducing rotavirus vaccine to the Palestinian territories: the role of public–private partnership...
18 Nov 2019
This study found that in environments of economic or political instability, private–public partnerships for the introduction of comprehensive vaccination programs can work based on close collaboration, shared vision, fle...
Download PDFImpairment of immunity to Candida and Mycobacterium in humans with bi-allelic RORC mutations*
18 Nov 2019
This study reports the discovery of bi-allelic RORC loss-of-function mutations in seven individuals from three kindreds of different ethnic origins with both candidiasis and mycobacteriosis.
Download PDFEmergence of Klebsiella pneumonia Carbapenemase (blaKPC-2) in members of the Enterobacteriaceae fami...
18 Nov 2019
In this study, we report the emergence and characterization of blaKPC positive bacteria in Palestine. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing and β-lactamase antimicrobial resistance gene families were also investigated.
Download PDFSerotype Distribution and Drug Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Palestinian Territories
18 Nov 2019
This study characterizes the serotypes and antimicrobial drug resistance patterns of 120 consecutive S. pneumoniae isolates collected from blood cultures of patients admitted to Caritas Baby Hospital (n = 113) during Jan...
Download PDFAdenovirus respiratory tract infections in infants: a retrospective chart-review study
18 Nov 2019
The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical presentation and effect of adenoviral infection on the management of infected infants.
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