Abstract Introduction Group B Streptococci (GBS) colonize almost one third of human gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts, particularly in females. The aim of this study is to evaluate the epidemiology, microbiological characteristics, and clinical outcomes of invasive GBS disease in Qatar from all age groups. Methods A retrospective study was conducted on patients with confirmed GBS blood stream infections during the period between January 2015 and March 2019. Microbiological identification was performed using automated BD PhoenixTM...

Additional file 11. Supplementary Figures.

Additional file 1:Table S1. Baseline characteristics of COVID-19 patients and controls.

Additional file 5: Table S5. Summary of differentially methylated CpGs in recovered and died COVID-19 patients. A. Immune cell comparison between baseline and recovered pairs, B. Significant CpGs between baseline and recovered pairs, C. CpG pathways between baseline and recovered pairs, D. Immune cell comparison between baseline and died pairs, E. Significant CpGs between baseline and died pairs, F. CpG pathways between baseline and died pairs.

Additional file 5: Table S5. Summary of differentially methylated CpGs in recovered and died COVID-19 patients. A. Immune cell comparison between baseline and recovered pairs, B. Significant CpGs between baseline and recovered pairs, C. CpG pathways between baseline and recovered pairs, D. Immune cell comparison between baseline and died pairs, E. Significant CpGs between baseline and died pairs, F. CpG pathways between baseline and died pairs.

Additional file 6: Table S6. Analysis of dead and recovered+A3 COVID-19 patients for immune cell proportions. A. Summary of different models tested for immune cell proportions. Adjusted R2, residual standard error (sigma), AIC, and p-value for each tested model for each cell type are shown. The following models were tested, mod1; Age + MV days + Gender + ICU LoS + ECMO + Nosocomial infections, mod2; Age + Gender + ICU LoS + ECMO +...

Additional file 7: Table S7. Summary of immune cell changes and differentially methylated CpGs between recovered and dead patients over four time points 7A. Immune cell changes between recovered and dead patients over four time points, 7B. Differential methylation of CpGs between recovered and died patients over four time points. The b_0, b_1, b_2, and b_3 coefficients correspond to the reference model parameters, where survival phenotype is used as a reference. The d_0, d_1, d_2,...

Additional file 6: Prognostic value of ICR classifier across solid cancers. Forest plot showing HRs for death (overall survival) and corresponding 95%-confidence interval for the continuous ICR score and number of patients for each TCGA cancer cohort and RAQA breast cancer cohort. Significant positive HRs are visualized in blue and significant negative HRs are visualized in red. ICR enabled (HR < 1, p-value < 0.05) cancer types are indicated with orange asterisks and ICR disabled...

Additional file 8: Survival curves of 3 ir-lncRNA signature. Overall survival Kaplan-Meier curves in which the 3 ir-lncRNAs signature did not show any significant prognostic value. Dichotomization cutoff of ‘high’ (red) and ‘low’ (cyan) subgroups was based on the optimal cut-off point as determined by a 5-fold cross-validation analysis. Censor points are indicated by vertical lines. P-values were determined by logrank test.

Additional file 8: Survival curves of 3 ir-lncRNA signature. Overall survival Kaplan-Meier curves in which the 3 ir-lncRNAs signature did not show any significant prognostic value. Dichotomization cutoff of ‘high’ (red) and ‘low’ (cyan) subgroups was based on the optimal cut-off point as determined by a 5-fold cross-validation analysis. Censor points are indicated by vertical lines. P-values were determined by logrank test.

Additional file 1.

Abstract Background This study aimed to enhance the cultural adaptation and training on administering the Arabic versions of the Calgary Depression Scale in Schizophrenia (CDSS) and The International Scale for Suicidal Thinking (ISST) to Arab schizophrenia patients in Doha, Qatar. Methods We applied the qualitative thematic analysis of the focus group discussions with clinical research coordinators (CRCs). Five CRCs met with the principal investigator for two sessions; we transcribed the conversations and analyzed the content....

Additional file 2. Questionnaire.

Free-floating right-heart thrombus (FFRHT) in the context of a pulmonary embolism (PE) is a rare but serious encounter with no guidelines addressing its management. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis addressing prevalence, clinical behavior, and outcomes of FFRHT associated with PE. Among the included 397 patients with FFRHT and PE, dyspnea was the main presenting symptom (73.3%). Obstructive shock was documented in 48.9% of cases. Treatment with thrombolytic therapy, surgical thrombectomy, and percutaneous thrombectomy...

Additional file 7: Akaike information criterion (AIC), delta AIC, and HRs for death (overall survival) and corresponding 95%-confidence interval for ICR and 3 ir-lncRNA signature in 18 solid cancer TCGA datasets and RAQA cohort.

Additional file 1. Stage one database. Include the participants who met the inclusion criteria for stage one.

Additional file 1. Stage one database. Include the participants who met the inclusion criteria for stage one.

Abstract Introduction Group B Streptococci (GBS) colonize almost one third of human gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts, particularly in females. The aim of this study is to evaluate the epidemiology, microbiological characteristics, and clinical outcomes of invasive GBS disease in Qatar from all age groups. Methods A retrospective study was conducted on patients with confirmed GBS blood stream infections during the period between January 2015 and March 2019. Microbiological identification was performed using automated BD PhoenixTM...

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-cat-10.1177_10760296221140114 for Prevalence, Outcome, and Optimal Management of Free-Floating Right Heart Thrombi in the Context of Pulmonary Embolism, a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Wanis H. Ibrahim, Fateen Ata, Hassan Choudry, Huzaifa Javed, Khaled M Shunnar, Abdullah Shams, Abdullah Arshad, Adel Bosom, Mohammed H.A. Elkahlout, Bisher Sawaf, Shahda M.A. Ahmed and Tinuola Olajide in Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Abstract Background Exclusive breastfeeding is an essential need for mothers and newborn babies, but cultural practices and employment demands significantly influence feeding practices. The association between neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission and breastfeeding outcomes are variable. Data for Qatar and Middle East, in particular, are limited. Hence, this study aims to estimate the rate of breastfeeding at the time of NICU discharge and the rate of successful breastfeeding after NICU discharge in Qatar during...

A rigorous learning needs assessment (LNA) is a crucial initial step in the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) process. This scoping review aimed to collate, summarize, and categorize the reported LNA approaches adopted to inform healthcare professional CPD and highlight the gaps for further research. In August 2020, nine bibliographic databases were searched for studies conducted with any health professional grouping, reporting the utilized LNA to inform CPD activities. Two reviewers independently screened the articles for...

Additional file 3: Propagation walkscores of 127 proxy protein-coding genes in the TCGA-BRCA cohort.

Additional file 1: Mapping of differentially expressed ir-lncRNAs to protein coding genes. (A) Diagram representation of the random walk with restart global propagation network algorithm. (B) Walkscore distribution of protein-coding genes in TCGA-BRCA, with cutoff set at walkscore ≥ 0.01 to generate a ranked list of protein-coding genes in proximity of differentially expressed ir-lncRNAs.

Additional file 3: Table S3. Summary of identified differentially methylated CpGs between COVID-19 patients and controls. A. All significant CpGs B. Variable description from Table S2A. C. Significant CpGs from genes previously described as COVID-19 important [1]. D. Functional annotation of genes from Supplemental table 3C.

Additional file 4: Table S4. Summary of differentially methylated pathways detected between COVID-19 patients and controls based on CpG sites.