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2. Hepatitis C virus genotype 4 with normal transaminases: histological changes, schistosomiasis and response to treatment
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Derbala, M. F., Amer, A. M., Almohanadi, M., John, A., Amin, A., Sharma, M., Alkaabi, S. R., Al Dweik, N. Z., Pasic, F., Yaqoob, R., Butt, M. T., and Shebl, F. M.
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- 2011
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3. Adiponectin changes in HCV-Genotype 4: relation to liver histology and response to treatment
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Derbala, M., Rizk, N., Al-Kaabi, S., Amer, A., Shebl, F., Marri, A. Al, Aigha, I., Alyaesi, D., Mohamed, H., Aman, H., and Basem, N.
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- 2009
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4. Viral kinetic of HCV genotype-4 during pegylated interferon alpha 2a: ribavirin therapy
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Derbala, M. F., El Dweik, N. Z., Al Kaabi, S. R., Al-Marri, A. D., Pasic, F., Bener, A. B., Shebl, F. M., Amer, A. M., Butt, M. T., Yakoob, R., John, A., Al Mohanadi, M., and Al Khinji, M. A.
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- 2008
5. School breakfast and body mass index: a longitudinal observational study of middle school students
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Wang, S., Schwartz, M. B., Shebl, F. M., Read, M., Henderson, K. E., and Ickovics, J. R.
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Male ,Pediatric Obesity ,Schools ,Adolescent ,Body Weight ,Feeding Behavior ,Overweight ,Weight Gain ,Article ,Body Mass Index ,Diet ,Humans ,Female ,Longitudinal Studies ,Child ,Students ,Breakfast - Abstract
The objectives are to identify breakfast location patterns (frequency and place of breakfast consumption) and explore the association between breakfast patterns and weight status over time among preadolescents.Surveys and physical measurements were completed among students from 12 randomly selected schools in a medium-sized urban school district. All students were followed from fifth (Fall, 2011) to seventh grade (Fall, 2013). Latent transition analysis and longitudinal analyses were used in the study.Six distinct breakfast location patterns emerged at baseline (1) frequent skippers; (2) inconsistent school eaters; (3) inconsistent home eaters; (4) regular home eaters; (5) regular school eaters and (6) double breakfast eaters. Results from the longitudinal analyses revealed that there was an increased odds of overweight/obesity among frequent skippers compared with double breakfast eaters after adjusting for school, year and students' race/ethnicity (AOR: 2.66, 95% CI: 1.67, 4.24). Weight changes from year to year were similar between double breakfast eaters and other students.Concerns that a second breakfast at school increases risk of excessive weight gain are unsupported. Students who regularly consumed breakfasts at school, including double breakfast eaters, were more likely to exhibit a healthy weight trajectory. Additional research is needed to understand the impact of universal school breakfast on students' overall diets.
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- 2016
6. School breakfast and body mass index: a longitudinal observational study of middle school students
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Wang, S., primary, Schwartz, M. B., additional, Shebl, F. M., additional, Read, M., additional, Henderson, K. E., additional, and Ickovics, J. R., additional
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- 2016
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7. Colorectal cancer test use--Maryland, 2002-2006
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Steinberger, E.K., Poppell, C.F., Zhan, M., Shebl, F., Hopkins, A., Groves, C., Bienia, M., and Dwyer, D.M.
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Maryland Cancer Survey (Statistical work) ,Colorectal cancer -- Statistics ,Cancer -- Diagnosis ,Cancer -- Statistics ,Maryland -- Social aspects - Abstract
During 2000-2004, Maryland had the thirteenth highest mortality rate for colorectal cancer (CRC) among the 50 states and the District of Columbia (1). The American Cancer Society (ACS), the U.S. [...]
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- 2007
8. School breakfast and body mass index: a longitudinal observational study of middle school students.
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Wang, S., Schwartz, M. B., Shebl, F. M., Read, M., Henderson, K. E., and Ickovics, J. R.
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BODY weight ,BREAKFASTS ,LONGITUDINAL method ,MIDDLE school students ,MIDDLE schools ,CHILDHOOD obesity ,SCIENTIFIC observation ,STUDENT health ,BODY mass index ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Objectives The objectives are to identify breakfast location patterns (frequency and place of breakfast consumption) and explore the association between breakfast patterns and weight status over time among preadolescents. Methods Surveys and physical measurements were completed among students from 12 randomly selected schools in a medium-sized urban school district. All students were followed from fifth (Fall, 2011) to seventh grade (Fall, 2013). Latent transition analysis and longitudinal analyses were used in the study. Results Six distinct breakfast location patterns emerged at baseline (1) frequent skippers; (2) inconsistent school eaters; (3) inconsistent home eaters; (4) regular home eaters; (5) regular school eaters and (6) double breakfast eaters. Results from the longitudinal analyses revealed that there was an increased odds of overweight/obesity among frequent skippers compared with double breakfast eaters after adjusting for school, year and students' race/ethnicity (AOR: 2.66, 95% CI: 1.67, 4.24). Weight changes from year to year were similar between double breakfast eaters and other students. Conclusions Concerns that a second breakfast at school increases risk of excessive weight gain are unsupported. Students who regularly consumed breakfasts at school, including double breakfast eaters, were more likely to exhibit a healthy weight trajectory. Additional research is needed to understand the impact of universal school breakfast on students' overall diets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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9. Aspirin but not ibuprofen use is associated with reduced risk of prostate cancer: a PLCO Study
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Shebl, F M, primary, Sakoda, L C, additional, Black, A, additional, Koshiol, J, additional, Andriole, G L, additional, Grubb, R, additional, Church, T R, additional, Chia, D, additional, Zhou, C, additional, Chu, L W, additional, Huang, W-Y, additional, Peters, U, additional, Kirsh, V A, additional, Chatterjee, N, additional, Leitzmann, M F, additional, Hayes, R B, additional, and Hsing, A W, additional
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- 2012
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10. Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in relation to biliary tract cancer and stone risks: a population-based study in Shanghai, China
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Shebl, F M, primary, Andreotti, G, additional, Meyer, T E, additional, Gao, Y-T, additional, Rashid, A, additional, Yu, K, additional, Shen, M-C, additional, Wang, B-S, additional, Han, T-Q, additional, Zhang, B-H, additional, Stanczyk, F Z, additional, and Hsing, A W, additional
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- 2011
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11. Hepatitis C virus genotype 4 with normal transaminases: histological changes, schistosomiasis and response to treatment
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Derbala, M. F., primary, Amer, A. M., additional, Almohanadi, M., additional, John, A., additional, Amin, A., additional, Sharma, M., additional, Alkaabi, S. R., additional, Al Dweik, N. Z., additional, Pasic, F., additional, Yaqoob, R., additional, Butt, M. T., additional, and Shebl, F. M., additional
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- 2010
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12. Diabetes in relation to biliary tract cancer and stones: a population-based study in Shanghai, China
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Shebl, F M, primary, Andreotti, G, additional, Rashid, A, additional, Gao, Y-T, additional, Yu, K, additional, Shen, M-C, additional, Wang, B-S, additional, Li, Q, additional, Han, T-Q, additional, Zhang, B-H, additional, Fraumeni, J F, additional, and Hsing, A W, additional
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- 2010
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13. PP-012 Cytokine gene polymorphisms, cytokine levels and risk of colorectal neoplasia in the screened population of northeast Scotland
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Basavaraju, U, primary, Shebl, F, additional, Palmer, A J, additional, Hold, G L, additional, Rabkin, C S, additional, and El-Omar, E M, additional
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- 2010
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14. Adsorption in Abhängigkeit von der Porenstruktur von Kieselsäuren. III. Persorption gegen spezifische Wechselwirkungen
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Mikhail R. Sh. and Shebl, F. A.
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- 1975
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15. Effect of thermal treatment on various characteristics of undoped and V2O5-doped Co3O4/TiO2 catalysts
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Hassan, S. A., primary, Mekewi, M. A., additional, Shebl, F. A., additional, and Sadek, S. A., additional
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- 1991
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16. Effect of thermal treatment on various characteristics of undoped and V2O5-doped Co3O4/TiO2 catalysts
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Hassan, S. A., Mekewi, M. A., Shebl, F. A., and Sadek, S. A.
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The thermal treatment of undoped and V
2 O5 -doped Co3 O4 /TiO2 catalysts was studied in the temperature range, 330–600° C both in vacuum and in air. The wide difference in the catalytic behaviour of the two catalysts could be attributed to surface as well as bulk diffusion of the active cobalt oxide particles. Although in both cases the total Co3+ ions of various energy states were considered to be the active species for the given reaction, the distribution of various cobalt species, namely Co-t and Co-o, occupying tetrahedral and octahedral sites in the support-defective structure, seemed to be seriously affected by doping with V2 O5 . This dopant was supposed to have two-fold effect: part is incorporated into the surface Co3 O4 crystallites leading to smaller more mobile particles, easily reducible and more dispersed, and another part diffuses a few atomic layers deeper in the support causing the redistribution of cobalt species. Upon heating, the increased mobility and the increased availability of the support tetrahedral sites may be responsible for the deactivation behaviour. The bulk diffusion enhanced by doping might cause some modification in the porosity characteristics of the titania support.- Published
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17. ChemInform Abstract: ADSORPTION IN ABHAENGIGKEIT VON DER PORENSTRUKTUR VON KIESELERDEN 1. MITT. ADSORPTION ORGANISCHER DAEMPFE AN MIKROPOROESEM SILICAGEL
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MIKHAIL, R. SH., primary and SHEBL, F. A., additional
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- 1970
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18. Cancer risk among elderly persons with end-stage renal disease: a population-based case–control study
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Shebl Fatma M, Warren Joan L, Eggers Paul W, and Engels Eric A
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End-Stage Renal Disease ,ESRD ,ESKD ,Dialysis ,Cancer ,Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology ,RC870-923 - Abstract
Abstract Background Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have elevated cancer risk. Cancer risk increases with age, but associations of ESRD with specific malignancies are incompletely studied for older individuals. Methods We conducted a population-based case–control study (1,029,695 cancer and 99,610 controls) among the U.S. elderly using SEER-Medicare linked data. We defined ESRD as presence of dialysis claims in the 3 months prior to selection. Results Although ESRD was not associated with excess cancer risk overall (odds ratio 1.02; 95%CI 0.91-1.14), risk was specifically increased for cancers of the stomach (1.45; 1.16-1.81), small intestine (1.92; 1.27-2.92), colon (1.17; 1.00-1.36), liver (1.53; 1.16-2.01), biliary tract (1.78; 1.20-2.65), lung (1.17; 1.02-1.34), cervix (2.12; 1.39-3.23), kidney (2.42; 2.01-2.92), and for multiple myeloma (1.77; 1.40-2.24) and chronic myeloid leukemia (1.74; 1.08-2.80). The association between liver cancer and ESRD was attenuated upon adjustment for hepatitis B and C infection or diabetes mellitus. Multiple myeloma risk was highest with short ESRD duration (p Conclusions Among elderly individuals with ESRD, the excess risks for some cancers may reflect immune dysfunction or a high prevalence of other risk factors, such as viral infections or diabetes mellitus. Our results underscore the need for studying biological pathways of carcinogenesis in ESRD.
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- 2012
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19. Prostate Cancer Screening and Incidence among Aging Persons Living with HIV.
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Leapman MS, Stone K, Wadia R, Park LS, Gibert CL, Goetz MB, Bedimo R, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Shebl F, Justice AC, Brown ST, Crothers K, and Sigel KM
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- Adult, Case-Control Studies, Early Detection of Cancer methods, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Incidence, Kallikreins blood, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Grading, Neoplasm Staging, Prospective Studies, Prostate-Specific Antigen blood, Prostatic Neoplasms blood, Prostatic Neoplasms diagnosis, Risk Factors, Early Detection of Cancer statistics & numerical data, HIV Infections epidemiology, Prostatic Neoplasms epidemiology
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Purpose: The risk of prostate cancer among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH) is not well understood and may be obscured by different opportunities for detection., Materials and Methods: We identified 123,472 (37,819 PWH and 85,653 comparators) men enrolled in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study, a prospective national cohort of PWH and demographically matched, uninfected comparators in 2000-2015. We calculated rates of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status and fit multivariable Poisson models comparing the rates of PSA testing, prostate biopsy, and cancer incidence., Results: The mean age at enrollment was 52 years. Rates of PSA testing were lower in PWH versus uninfected comparators (0.58 versus 0.63 tests per person-year). Adjusted rates of PSA screening and prostate biopsy were lower among PWH (incidence rate ratio [IRR] 0.87, 95% CI 0.75-0.84 and IRR 0.79 95% CI 0.74-0.83, respectively). The crude IRR for prostate cancer was lower in PWH versus controls (IRR 0.90, 95% CI 0.83-0.97). However, in a multivariable model adjusting for PSA testing, cancer incidence was similar by HIV status (IRR=0.93, 95% CI 0.86-1.01, p=0.08). Among patients who received a prostate biopsy, incidence of prostate cancer did not differ significantly by HIV status (IRR 1.06, 95% CI 0.98-1.15, p=0.15). Among incident cancers, there were significant differences in the distributions of Gleason grade (p=0.05), but not cancer stage (p=0.14) by HIV status., Conclusions: When accounting for less PSA testing among PWH, the incidence of prostate cancer was similar by HIV status. These findings suggest that less screening contributed to lower observed incidence of prostate cancer in PWH.
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- 2022
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20. Risks of Opportunistic Infections in People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus With Cancers Treated With Chemotherapy.
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Makinson A, Park LS, Stone K, Tate J, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Brown ST, Wadia R, Crothers K, Bedimo R, Goetz MB, Shebl F, Reynes J, Moing VL, and Sigel KM
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Background: We ascertained incidence of opportunistic infections (OIs) in people with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH) with cancer undergoing chemotherapy with non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) comparators., Methods: We identified 2106 PWH and 2981 uninfected Veterans with cancer who received at least 1 dose of chemotherapy between 1996 and 2017 from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study. We ascertained incident OIs within 6 months of chemotherapy amongst zoster, cytomegalovirus, tuberculosis, Candida esophagitis, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP), toxoplasmosis, Cryptococcosis, atypical Mycobacterium infection, Salmonella bacteremia, histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, or progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. We used Poisson methods to calculate OI incidence rates by HIV status, stratifying for hematological and nonhematological tumors. We compared OI rates by HIV status, using inverse probability weights of HIV status, further adjusting for PCP prophylaxis., Results: We confirmed 106 OIs in 101 persons. Adjusted OI incidence rate ratios (IRRs) indicated higher risk in PWH for all cancers (IRR, 4.8; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.8-8.2), hematological cancers (IRR, 8.2; 95% CI, 2.4-27.3), and nonhematological cancers (IRR, 3.9; 95% CI, 2.1-7.2). Incidence rate ratios were not significantly higher in those with CD4 >200 cells/mm
3 and viral load <500 copies/mL (IRR, 1.8; 95% CI, 0.9-3.2). All PCP cases (n = 11) occurred in PWH, with 2 microbiologically unconfirmed cases among 1467 PWH with nonhematological cancers, no PCP prophylaxis, and CD4 counts >200/mm3 ., Conclusions: Veterans with HIV undergoing chemotherapy had higher rates of OIs than uninfected Veterans, particularly those with hematological cancers, but not in PWH with HIV controlled disease. Our study does not support systematic PCP prophylaxis in solid tumors in PWH with HIV controlled disease., (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.)- Published
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21. Short-term outcomes for lung cancer resection surgery in HIV infection.
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Sigel KM, Stone K, Wisnivesky JP, Park LS, Kong CY, Silverberg MJ, Brown S, Goetz M, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Gibert C, Shebl F, Bedimo R, Wadia R, King J Jr, and Crothers K
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- Aged, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Lung Neoplasms mortality, Male, Middle Aged, Survival Analysis, Treatment Outcome, HIV Infections complications, Lung Neoplasms surgery
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Objective: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in people living with HIV (PWH). Surgical resection is a key component of potentially curative treatment regimens for early-stage lung cancers, but its safety is unclear in the setting of HIV. From a national cohort, we assessed potential differences in the risk of major lung cancer surgery complications by HIV status., Design: We linked clinical and cancer data from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) and Veterans Affairs Corporate Data Warehouse to outcomes from the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) and identified 8371 patients (137 PWH, 8234 uninfected) who underwent lung cancer surgeries between 2000 and 2016., Methods: We compared rates of 15 major short-term surgical complications by HIV status., Results: Use of surgical resection for early-stage lung cancer did not differ by HIV status. Lung cancer surgery postoperative (30-day) mortality was 2.0% for PWH and did not differ by HIV status (P = 0.9). Pneumonia was the most common complication for both PWH and uninfected veterans, but did not differ significantly in prevalence between groups (11.0% for PWH versus 9.4%; P = 0.5). The frequency of complications did not differ by HIV status for any complication (all P > 0.3). There were no significant predictors of postoperative complications for PWH., Conclusions: In a national antiretroviral-era cohort of lung cancer patients undergoing surgical lung resection, short-term outcomes after surgery did not differ significantly by HIV status. Concerns regarding short-term surgical complications should have limited influence on treatment decisions for PWH with lung cancer.
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- 2019
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22. HIV Risk, Prevalence, and Access to Care Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Lebanon.
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Heimer R, Barbour R, Khouri D, Crawford FW, Shebl F, Aaraj E, and Khoshnood K
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- Adult, HIV Infections diagnosis, HIV Infections drug therapy, Humans, Lebanon epidemiology, Male, Prevalence, Risk Assessment, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult, HIV Infections epidemiology, Health Services Accessibility, Homosexuality, Male
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Little is known about HIV prevalence and risk among men who have sex with men (MSM) in much of the Middle East, including Lebanon. Recent national-level surveillance has suggested an increase in HIV prevalence concentrated among men in Lebanon. We undertook a biobehavioral study to provide direct evidence for the spread of HIV. MSM were recruited by respondent-driven sampling, interviewed, and offered HIV testing anonymously at sites located in Beirut, Lebanon, from October 2014 through February 2015. The interview questionnaire was designed to obtain information on participants' sociodemographic situation, sexual behaviors, alcohol and drug use, health, HIV testing and care, and experiences of stigma and discrimination. Individuals not reporting an HIV diagnosis were offered optional, anonymous HIV testing. Among the 292 MSM recruited, we identified 36 cases of HIV (12.3%). A quarter of the MSM were born in Syria and recently arrived in Lebanon. Condom use was uncommon; 65% reported condomless sex with other men. Group sex encounters were reported by 22% of participants. Among the 32 individuals already aware of their infection, 30 were in treatment and receiving antiretroviral therapy. HIV prevalence was substantially increased over past estimates. Efforts to control future increases will have to focus on reducing specific risk behaviors and experience of stigma and abuse, especially among Syrian refugees.
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- 2017
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23. Distal embolization during lower extremity endovascular interventions.
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Ochoa Chaar CI, Shebl F, Sumpio B, Dardik A, Indes J, and Sarac T
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- Aged, Amputation, Surgical, Angioplasty, Balloon instrumentation, Angioplasty, Balloon mortality, Atherectomy mortality, Chi-Square Distribution, Critical Illness, Databases, Factual, Disease-Free Survival, Embolism diagnosis, Embolism physiopathology, Female, Humans, Incidence, Intermittent Claudication diagnosis, Intermittent Claudication mortality, Intermittent Claudication physiopathology, Ischemia diagnosis, Ischemia mortality, Ischemia physiopathology, Limb Salvage, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, New England epidemiology, Odds Ratio, Peripheral Arterial Disease diagnosis, Peripheral Arterial Disease mortality, Peripheral Arterial Disease physiopathology, Proportional Hazards Models, Registries, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Stents, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Vascular Patency, Angioplasty, Balloon adverse effects, Atherectomy adverse effects, Embolism epidemiology, Femoral Artery physiopathology, Intermittent Claudication therapy, Ischemia therapy, Lower Extremity blood supply, Peripheral Arterial Disease therapy
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Objective: Distal embolization (DE) during peripheral arterial endovascular interventions is a well-known complication that is poorly studied. The goal of this study was to determine the incidence, risk factors, and effect of DE on the outcomes of lower extremity endovascular interventions (LEIs)., Methods: All LEIs between 2010 and 2014 in the Vascular Study Group of New England (VSGNE) database were reviewed. Patient characteristics were analyzed to determine predictors of DE. LEIs involving the superficial femoral artery (SFA) were reviewed to assess the effect of type of treatment on DE. The outcomes examined were loss of patency, limb loss, and mortality after LEI involving the SFA. A multivariable regression was used to determine predictors of DE., Results: There were 10,875 procedures. The incidence of DE was 17.3 per 1000 procedures, and 68% required treatment (57% endovascular, 11% open surgery). DE was more common in patients treated for critical limb ischemia compared with claudication (relative risk [RR], 2.06; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.24-3.45; P = .006) and for emergency interventions compared with elective (RR, 2.98; 95% CI, 1.22-7.30; P = .017). DE increased with the number of arteries treated (P < .0001) and with the length of occlusion (P < .0001). The SFA was the most commonly treated artery (4751 [43.7%]). In comparison with atherectomy and balloon angioplasty, stenting alone (RR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.17-0.73; P = .005), balloon angioplasty alone (RR, 0.23; 95% CI, 0.13-0.41; P < .0001), and combined stenting and balloon angioplasty (RR, 0.29; 95% CI, 0.17-0.49; P < .0001) were associated with a significantly lower risk of DE. DE was not significantly associated with loss of patency, major amputation, or mortality., Conclusions: The incidence of DE during LEIs is 1% to 2% in the VSGNE database, and most patients are treated with additional endovascular interventions. The incidence increases in patients with critical limb ischemia and with the use of atherectomy., (Copyright © 2017 Society for Vascular Surgery. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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24. An assessment of the social cognitive predictors of exclusive breastfeeding behavior using the Health Action Process Approach.
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Martinez-Brockman JL, Shebl FM, Harari N, and Pérez-Escamilla R
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Self Efficacy, Social Support, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States, Breast Feeding psychology, Intention, Social Behavior
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Rationale: In the United States rates of exclusive breastfeeding duration remain exceedingly low. Exclusive breastfeeding is a complex learned behavior that is influenced by social cognitive, interpersonal, and structural factors. Interventions are needed that address factors at multiple levels of the social-ecological model. This study was designed to examine the social cognitive predictors of exclusive breastfeeding behavior in a sample of low-income women attending the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) breastfeeding peer counseling program and enrolled in the Lactation Advice Through Texting Can Help (LATCH) study., Objectives: The objectives were to examine whether: (1) the theoretical model, the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA), fit the data well; (2) planning mediated the effect of intentions and maintenance self-efficacy on exclusive breastfeeding; and (3) recovery self-efficacy mediated the association between maintenance self-efficacy and exclusive breastfeeding behavior., Methods: Outcome expectancies, action self-efficacy and intentions were assessed prenatally at baseline in N = 119 participants. Maintenance self-efficacy, planning, recovery self-efficacy and breastfeeding behavior were measured at two weeks post partum. Structural equation modeling with mean and variance adjusted Weighted Least Squares estimation was used to examine the applicability of the HAPA model to the data., Results: Phase specific self-efficacy and planning significantly predicted exclusive breastfeeding status. Planning and recovery self-efficacy mediated the association between maintenance self-efficacy and exclusive breastfeeding. Planning did not emerge as a mediator between intentions and behavior., Conclusion: These results demonstrate the utility of the HAPA model in predicting exclusive breastfeeding behavior among low-income women attending WIC. LATCH is a theoretically sound text messaging intervention that can be used to augment and reinforce the WIC breastfeeding peer counseling process., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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25. Neutropenia and viral load decline during treatment of hepatitis C virus genotype-4.
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Amer A, Shebl F, and Derbala M
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- Adult, Female, Genotype, Hepatitis C, Chronic virology, Humans, Interferon-alpha adverse effects, Leukocyte Count, Male, Middle Aged, Neutropenia chemically induced, Predictive Value of Tests, Time Factors, Hepacivirus genetics, Hepatitis C, Chronic blood, Hepatitis C, Chronic drug therapy, Neutropenia blood, Neutrophils, Viral Load
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Background/aims: Neutrophil count and magnitude of decrease from baseline are not correlated with infection rate in recipients of interferon-based therapy for hepatitis C (HCV). The association of neutropenia with viral response raises the potential dilemma of trying to maintain patients on therapy despite adverse events. We studied the relationship between early viral clearance in response to treatment, and neutrophil count and fall in neutrophils in HCV-genotype 4 patients., Materials and Methods: Two-hundred and one patients with HCV-genotype 4 were enrolled., Results: Rapid and early virological responses (RVR and EVR) were achieved in 33.3% and 61.5% respectively. None of the patients developed symptomatic infection regardless of the degree of neutrophil decline. Neutrophil decline at week 2 significantly correlated with viral load at week 12 (r=0.40, p=0.042), and neutrophil decline at week 4 significantly correlated with viral load decline at week 12 (r=0.21, p=0.006). Using logistic regression, pretreatment neutrophil count significantly predicted RVR and EVR, such that individuals who achieved RVR and EVR had higher pretreatment neutrophils compared to non-responders (X2= 4.94, p=0.026; X2=7.67, p=0.005 respectively). Adjusting for age, sex, grade, fibrosis, and pretreatment neutropenia; decline in neutrophil count was significantly associated with lower viral load over time (t=-2.27, p=0.027) and higher viral load decline over time (t=2.73, p=0.009) and achieving EVR (t=2.04, p=0.044)., Conclusion: In genotype 4 patients, neutropenia can be a predictor of response. Neutropenia may reflect disappearance of genomic hepatitis C viral RNA from mononuclear cells. The relationship between neutropenia and response is confined to the first 12 weeks of therapy.
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- 2014
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26. Interleukin-28 and hepatitis C virus genotype-4: treatment-induced clearance and liver fibrosis.
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Derbala M, Rizk N, Shebl F, Alkaabi S, Eldweik N, John A, Sharma M, Yaqoob R, Almohanadi M, Butt M, and Alejji K
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- Adult, Female, Genotype, Hepatitis C complications, Hepatitis C drug therapy, Humans, Interferon-alpha therapeutic use, Interferons, Liver Cirrhosis complications, Liver Cirrhosis virology, Male, Middle Aged, Polyethylene Glycols therapeutic use, RNA, Viral blood, Recombinant Proteins therapeutic use, Reproducibility of Results, Ribavirin therapeutic use, Treatment Outcome, Hepacivirus classification, Hepatitis C genetics, Interleukins genetics, Liver Cirrhosis genetics
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Aim: To investigate the association between interleukin-28B (IL28B) genotype and response to treatment and hepatic fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4., Methods: Two hundred and one HCV-genotype 4 patients were included. All patients were treated with Peginterferon alph2a/Ribavirin for 48 wk. End of treatment response (ETR) was defined as loss of detectable serum HCV RNA at the end of treatment. Sustained viral response (SVR) was defined as loss of detectable serum HCV RNA at the end of 24 wk follow up. Genotyping of IL28B rs12979860 was performed using the TaqMan assay. We used logistic regression to estimate the adjusted odds ratio (aOR) and 95%CI., Results: The study included 201 HCV-genotype 4 patients. The majority of patients were men (89.6%), with a median age of 47 years, inter-quartile range (40-51). Approximately 62.5% of patients had ETR, and 49.6% had SVR. Individuals who achieved SVR were more likely to be younger (χ(2) = 4.91, P = 0.027), and less likely to have fibrosis (χ(2) = 15.54, P < 0.0001), or inflammation (χ(2) = 7.58, P = 0.006). The genotype distribution of rs12979860 was 36.2%, 49.0% and 14.8% for genotypes CC, CT, and TT, respectively. In these participants, rs12979860 genotype distribution did not differ by gender (P = 0.466), pretreatment viral load (P = 0.600), inflammation (P = 0.435), or fibrosis (P = 0.291). The frequencies of IL28B rs12979860 genotypes were TT (14.8%), CT (49.0%), and CC (36.2%). Compared to rs12979860 genotype TT, aORs (95%CI) for ETR and SVR were: CC genotype, [17.55 (5.34-57.69) and 5.92 (2.09-16.76), respectively]; CT genotype, [5.15 (1.80-14.78) and 2.48 (0.94-6.52), respectively]. In the current study, the patients who did not achieve ETR or SVR had a lower prevalence of rs12979860 CC (17.4% and 23.3%, respectively) than individuals who had ETR or SVR (47.9% and 47.2%, respectively). Individuals with rs12979860 CC genotype had approximately 6 times the odds of SVR compared to individuals with TT genotype (aOR = 5.92; 95%CI: 2.09-16.76). Similarly, patients with CT genotype had SVR more often than patients with TT genotype (aOR = 2.48; 95%CI: 0.94-6.52). Carrying at least one copy of the C allele (genotypes CT and CC) had almost 8 times the probability of ETR compared to those with genotype rs12979860 TT (aOR = 7.87; 95%CI: 2.84-21.82), and approximately 3 times the odds of SVR compared to those with genotype rs12979860 TT (aOR = 3.46; 95%CI: 1.37-8.74). In addition, data were consistent with a significant gene-dose relationship (aOR = 4.05/allele; 95%CI: 2.27-7.22). The association between rs12979860 genotype and SVR was similar among those who achieved and those who did not achieve SVR., Conclusion: In HCV-genotype 4 patients, rs12979860 is a sensitive predictor of viral clearance, independent of viral load, age, gender or fibrosis, with no similar relation to severity of fibrosis.
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27. Measuring health behaviors and landline telephones: potential coverage bias in a low-income, rural population.
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Shebl F, Poppell CE, Zhan M, Dwyer DM, Hopkins AB, Groves C, Reed F, Devadason C, and Steinberger EK
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- Adolescent, Adult, Bias, Colonic Neoplasms diagnosis, Colonoscopy statistics & numerical data, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Maryland, Middle Aged, Research Design, Young Adult, Health Behavior, Poverty, Rural Population, Telephone
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Objectives: Population-based landline telephone surveys are potentially biased due to inclusion of only people with landline telephones. This article examined the degree of telephone coverage bias in a low-income population., Methods: The Charles County Cancer Survey (CCCS) was conducted to evaluate cancer screening practices and risk behaviors among low-income, rural residents of Charles County, Maryland. We conducted face-to-face interviews with 502 residents aged 18 years and older. We compared the prevalence of health behaviors and cancer screening tests for those with and without landline telephones. We calculated the difference between whole sample estimates and estimates for only those respondents with landline telephones to quantify the magnitude of telephone coverage bias., Results: Of 499 respondents who gave information on telephone use, 80 (16%) did not have landline telephones. We found differences between those with and without landline telephones for race/ethnicity, health-care access, insurance coverage, and several types of cancer screening. The absolute coverage bias ranged up to 6.5 percentage points. Simulation scenarios showed the magnitude of telephone coverage bias decreases as the percent of the population with landline telephone coverage increases, and as landline telephone coverage increases, the estimates from a landline telephone survey would approximate the estimates from a face-to-face survey., Conclusions: Our findings highlighted the need for targeted face-to-face surveys to supplement telephone surveys to more fully characterize hard-to-reach subpopulations. Our findings also indicated that landline telephone-based surveys continue to offer a cost-effective method for conducting large-scale population studies in support of policy and public health decision-making.
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- 2009
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28. Incidence and risk factors for hepatitis C infection in a cohort of women in rural Egypt.
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Saleh DA, Shebl F, Abdel-Hamid M, Narooz S, Mikhail N, El-Batanony M, El-Kafrawy S, El-Daly M, Sharaf S, Hashem M, El-Kamary S, Magder LS, Stoszek SK, and Strickland GT
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- Adult, Egypt epidemiology, Female, Hepacivirus genetics, Hepacivirus immunology, Hepatitis C Antibodies blood, Hepatitis C, Chronic immunology, Humans, Incidence, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious immunology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious virology, Prospective Studies, RNA, Viral blood, Risk Factors, Rural Health statistics & numerical data, Hepatitis C, Chronic epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious epidemiology
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A prospective cohort study of the incidence and risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was performed in 2171 pregnant women in three rural Egyptian villages who were HCV antibody (anti-HCV) and RNA (HCV-RNA) negative at baseline. During an average of 2.2 years follow up, 25 incident cases were observed, giving an estimated HCV incidence of 5.2/1000 person-years (PY). The infection rate correlated with community anti-HCV prevalence in pregnant women, while the perinatal incidence rate of 11.2/1000 PY was almost five times that of the non-perinatal rate (2.3/1000 PY). The data suggested iatrogenic perinatal risk factors were associated with infection in one village, while health education reduced infections in another. Among the 25 incident cases, eight were HCV-RNA negative when they were first found to be anti-HCV positive and one-third of the 15 viraemic cases with follow-up data available cleared their HCV-RNA after an average of 1.3 years. None of the 25 incident cases were jaundiced or had symptoms of hepatitis but elevated serum alanine aminotransferase levels confirmed hepatitis in nine. Our data suggest that asymptomatic HCV infections frequently occurred during the perinatal period but often cleared and that educating medical personnel on safe practices possibly reduced HCV transmission.
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29. Twin pregnancies in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan over four decades: natural twinning is on the increase.
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Faisel H, Majoko F, Shebl F, and Lindsay P
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- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Incidence, Pregnancy, Registries statistics & numerical data, Retrospective Studies, United Kingdom, Birth Rate trends, Pregnancy, Multiple statistics & numerical data, Twins
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Objective: To assess trends in twinning over four decades using a population-based registry., Design: Ecological study to conduct trend analysis of twin pregnancies in a geographically defined area over 40 years., Setting: All pregnancies in the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan area of South Wales from 1965 to 2004, as recorded in the Cardiff Birth Survey (CBS) database., Methods: Trends of the incidence of all twin pregnancies (> or = 18 weeks of gestation) were calculated in 5-year increments, beginning with 1965-1969 and ending in 2000-2004. Natural twinning rates could only be calculated for the terminal five time periods (i.e., 1980-1984, 1985-1989, 1990-1994, 1995-1999, and 2000-2004), when information regarding non-spontaneous (iatrogenic) twinning was first collected in the database. All results were adjusted for maternal age., Results: The total twinning rate was 13.1 per 1000 pregnancies in the 1st time period (1965-1969). Subsequently, there was a gradual reduction in twinning, reaching a nadir of 10.3 per 1000 for the time period 1980-1985 (Z=3.15, P value<0.001). This was followed by a gradual increase in twinning, reaching a maximum of 15.7 per 1000 for both 1995-1999 and 2000-2004 (Z=-5.18, P value<0.0001). After exclusion of the cases of iatrogenic pregnancies, the natural twinning rate showed a continuous and gradual increase from 10 per 1000 spontaneous pregnancies in 1980-1984 to 13.3 per 1000 in 2000-2004 (Z=-5.08, P value<0.0001)., Conclusion: The data showed a gradual, continuous increase in natural twinning rates over the last two decades. Such an increase cannot be attributed to the rise in maternal age alone.
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- 2008
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30. Assessment of hepatic fibrosis in pediatric cases with hepatitis C virus in Egypt.
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El-Hawary MA, El-Raziky MS, Esmat G, Soliman H, Abouzied A, El-Raziky M, El-Akel W, El-Sayed R, Shebl F, Shaheen AA, and El-Karaksy H
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- Adolescent, Alanine Transaminase metabolism, Bilirubin blood, Biopsy, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Disease Progression, Egypt, Female, Hepacivirus pathogenicity, Hepatitis C ethnology, Hepatitis C pathology, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Liver metabolism, Liver virology, Liver Cirrhosis ethnology, Liver Cirrhosis metabolism, Male, Risk Factors, Hepatitis C complications, Liver pathology, Liver Cirrhosis virology
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Aim: To assess hepatic fibrosis and factors associated with its progression in children with HCV infection., Methods: At the Hepatology Unit, Cairo University Children's Hospital, a single liver biopsy was performed to 43 children with HCV infection after an informed consent between 1998-2004. Their mean age at liver biopsy was 8.67 +/- 4.3 years., Results: Among the 43 patients' biopsies, 12 (27.9%) were having no fibrosis, 20 (46.5%) mild fibrosis and 11 (25.6%) moderate to severe fibrosis. The median time for development of fibrosis was estimated to be 5.5 years. Developing fibrosis was significantly associated with shorter duration from first detected ALT elevation to biopsy (12 mo vs 1.2 mo, P=0.015) and having higher levels of direct serum bilirubin (0.3 mg/dL vs 0.5 mg/dL, P=0.048). No association was found between fibrosis stage and the presence of co-morbid conditions (P=0.33)., Conclusion: Hepatic fibrosis was present in 72.1% of children with HCV infection. The development of fibrosis was associated with higher levels of direct serum bilirubin. There was no significant association between fibrosis and age, duration of infection, risk factors, co-morbid conditions and most biochemical parameters.
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