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Asymptomatic versus symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection: a cross-sectional seroprevalence study by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Hashish, Mona H, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Omran, Eman A, Osman, Nermin A, Fekry, Marwa M

“…Although symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection predisposes patients to develop complications, the asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection state is of public health…”
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A pre-vaccine exploratory survey of SARS-CoV-2 humoral immunity among Egyptian general population by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Farag, Shehata, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Hashish, Mona H, Hassaan, Mahmoud A, Omran, Eman A

“…Population-based studies on COVID-19 have important implications for modeling the pandemic and determining vaccination policies. Limited data are available…”
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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates and predictors among the Egyptian general population and Healthcare workers, the intersectionality of age and other factors by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Ashour, Ayat, Omran, Eman A., Farghaly, Azza Galal, Hassaan, Mahmoud A., Azzam, Nashwa Fawzy Abd El-Moez

“…The promise of COVID-19 vaccines in ending the pandemic can only be achieved by overcoming the challenge of vaccine refusal. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are the…”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of HBV and HCV Co-Infection Among People Living with HIV in an Egyptian Setting by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Alkassabany, Yasmine Mohammed

“…Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infections constitute a global health concern. They share common modes…”
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HBV, HCV and HIV among female sex workers; is it a health problem? by Farghaly, Azza Galal, Alkassabany, Yasmine Mohammed, El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed

“…Female sex workers (FSWs) are a marginalized group notoriously having limited healthcare access and poor-quality care. Inevitably, they are vulnerable to…”
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Geospatial epidemiology of hepatitis C infection in Egypt 2017 by governorate by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Farghaly, Azza Galal

“…Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial epidemiological methods may provide a basis for disease investigation through which hotspots and disease…”
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Validation of EGCRISC for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection Screening and Risk Assessment in the Egyptian Population by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Farag, Shehata, Abd El-Wahab, Ekram Wassim

“…Chronic HCV infection, a highly endemic disease in Egypt, is usually asymptomatic for decades after infection. Prediction questionnaire tool was proofed to be…”
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Determining the SARS-CoV-2 Anti-Spike Cutoff Level Denoting Neutralizing Activity Using Two Commercial Kits by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Hashish, Mona H, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Omran, Eman A

“…Background: The viral neutralization assay is the gold standard to estimate the level of immunity against SARS-CoV-2. This study analyzes the correlation…”
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Predictors of anti-SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity: An Egyptian population-based study by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Ashour, Ayat, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Hashish, Mona H., Omran, Eman A.

“…•Predictors for seropositivity were: being a non-smoker, having blood group A, having a history of COVID-19 infection, being vaccinated against COVID-19,…”
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Prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 spike antibodies in some healthcare settings in Egypt by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Farag, Shehata, Hashish, Mona H, Charl, Fahmy, Omran, Eman A

“…Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at the front line in battling infection transmission, such as that in coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). Additionally, they may…”
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Determinants of the Development of SARS-CoV-2 Anti-Spike Immune-Response after Vaccination among Healthcare Workers in Egypt by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Hashish, Mona H, Farag, Shehata, Omran, Eman A, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Azzam, Nashwa Fawzy Abd El-Moez

“…Understanding the factors affecting humoral immune response to COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers (HCWs) is essential to predict their level of…”
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Correction: A pre-vaccine exploratory survey of SARS-CoV-2 humoral immunity among Egyptian general population by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Farag, Shehata, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Hashish, Mona H., Hassaan, Mahmoud A., Omran, Eman A.

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Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among pregnant women in a rural district in Egypt by Khamis, Hossam Hassan, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Shatat, Hanan Zakaria, El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed

“…Egypt has the highest prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the world. Screening of HCV during pregnancy is not as routinely done in Egypt…”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Egyptian Travelers: Pre-travel Vaccination and Malaria Prophylaxis by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Mohamed Abdelmohsen, Mohamed Abdelsalam, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Abd El-Gawwad, Ensaf Saied, Abd El-Wahab, Ekram Wassim

“…Introduction: More than one third of travelers to developing countries report health problems when traveling. The Egyptian Ministry of Health reports the…”
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis A, B and C Among a Sample of Refugees in Egypt: An Exploratory Survey by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Ashour, Ayat, Fekry, Marwa M, Elrewany, Ehab, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Omran, Eman A

“…Estimating the prevalence of infectious diseases, including viral hepatitis, among refugees is important for evaluating their health needs and predicting the…”
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Adherence of healthcare workers to COVID-19 infection prevention practices and its relationship with SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Ashour, Ayat, Elmorshedy, Hala, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Hashish, Mona H., Omran, Eman A.

“…Background Infection prevention and control (IPC) practices against COVID-19 should be adopted by healthcare workers (HCWs) at their workplaces to protect…”
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Evaluation of commercialized rapid diagnostic testing for some Hepatitis B biomarkers in an area of intermediate endemicity by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Farghaly, Azza Galal

“…•We evaluated the diagnostic reliabilities of INTEC HBc-Ab, HBs-Ab and HBe-Ab rapid diagnostic testings (RDT).•HBe-Ab RDT is highly accurate.•HBs-Ab RDT is…”
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Travel Health Survey: Risk Perception, Health-Seeking Behavior, and Subjective Evaluation of Travel Health Services in Egypt by El-Ghitany, Engy Mohamed, Mohamed Abdelmohsen, Mohamed Abdelsalam, Farghaly, Azza Galal, Abd El-Gawwad, Ensaf Saied, Abd El-Wahab, Ekram Wassim

“…Introduction: Travel health practice and research in Egypt lag behind both needs and demands. This study was done in two parts to assess travel health…”
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