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Comparative effectiveness of urate lowering with febuxostat versus allopurinol in gout: analyses from large U.S. managed care cohort by Singh, Jasvinder A, Akhras, Kasem S, Shiozawa, Aki

“…To assess the comparative effectiveness of febuxostat and allopurinol in reducing serum urate (sUA) levels in a real-world U.S. managed care setting. This…”
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Pricing of in-patent pharmaceuticals in the Middle East and North Africa: Is external reference pricing implemented optimally? by Kanavos, Panos, Kamphuis, Bregtje W., Fontrier, Anna-Maria, Colville Parkin, Georgia, Saleh, Shadi, Akhras, Kasem S.

“…•Across the region, ERP is seen primarily as a cost-containment tool.•MENA countries do not implement a formal value assessment system for prescription…”
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Burden of schizophrenia in recently diagnosed patients: healthcare utilisation and cost perspective by Nicholl, Deborah, Akhras, Kasem S., Diels, Joris, Schadrack, Jan

“…Abstract Background: Inpatient care to manage relapse of patients with schizophrenia contributes greatly to the overall financial burden of treatment. The…”
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Outbreak investigation and molecular diagnosis of Lumpy skin disease among livestock in Saudi Arabia 2016 by Kasem, S., Saleh, M., Qasim, I., Hashim, O., Alkarar, A., Abu‐Obeida, A., Gaafer, A., Hussien, R., AL‐Sahaf, A., Al‐Doweriej, A., Bayoumi, F., Hodhood, A., Abdelatif, M.

“…Summary Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a highly infectious disease of cattle caused by a virus of the Capripoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. The disease is…”
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Erratum to: Comparative effectiveness of urate lowering with febuxostat versus allopurinol in gout: analyses from large U.S. managed care cohort by Singh, Jasvinder A, Akhras, Kasem S, Shiozawa, Aki

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Health-related quality of life and treatment satisfaction in patients with gout: results from a cross-sectional study in a managed care setting by Khanna, Puja P, Shiozawa, Aki, Walker, Valery, Bancroft, Tim, Essoi, Breanna, Akhras, Kasem S, Khanna, Dinesh

“…Patient satisfaction with treatment directly impacts adherence to medication. The objective was to assess and compare treatment satisfaction with the Treatment…”
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Long-term mortality and medical care charges in patients with severe sepsis by Weycker, Derek, Akhras, Kasem S, Edelsberg, John, Angus, Derek C, Oster, Gerry

“…OBJECTIVETo estimate long-term mortality and medical care charges among patients with severe sepsis. DESIGNRetrospective cohort study. SETTINGLarge,…”
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The attributable clinical and economic burden of skin and skin structure infections in hospitalized patients: a matched cohort study by Hatoum, Hind T, Akhras, Kasem S, Lin, Swu-Jane

“…Abstract We estimated the incremental clinical and economic burden of skin and skin structure infections (SSSI) in hospitalized patients using a matched cohort…”
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Serum Urate and Incidence of Kidney Disease Among Veterans with Gout by KRISHNAN, Eswar, AKHRAS, Kasem S, SHARMA, Hari, MARYNCHENKO, Maryna, WU, Eric, TAWK, Rima H, JINAN LIU, LIZHENG SHI

“…To study the association between serum urate level (sUA) and the risk of incident kidney disease among US veterans with gouty arthritis. From 2002 through 2011…”
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Serological cross-sectional survey of equine infectious anemia in Saudi Arabia by Kasem, S, Hashim, O, Alkarar, A, Hodhod, A, Elias, A, Abdallah, M, Al-Sahaf, A, Al-Doweriej, A, Qasim, I, Abdel-Moneim, A S

“…The equine infectious anaemia virus (EIAV) is one of the most serious equine diseases worldwide. There is scarce information on the epizootiology of equine…”
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Achieving Serum Urate Goal: A Comparative Effectiveness Study between Allopurinol and Febuxostat by Hatoum, Hind, Khanna, Dinesh, Lin, Swu-Jane, Akhras, Kasem S., Shiozawa, Aki, Khanna, Puja

“…Background: Febuxostat is recommended as 1 of 2 first-line urate-lowering therapies (ULT) for treating gout in the 2012 American College of Rheumatology…”
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Response to: Comment on the implications of external price referencing of pharmaceuticals in Middle East countries by Kaló, Zoltán, Vokó, Zoltán, Akhras, Kasem S, Kanavos, Panos

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Epidemiological study of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in dromedary camels in Saudi Arabia, April-May 2015 by Elfadil, A A, Ahmed, A G, Abdalla, M O, Gumaa, E, Osman, O H, Younis, A E, Abu-Obeida, A, Al-Hafufi, A N, Saif, L J, Zaki, A, Al-Rumaihi, A, Al-Harbi, N, Kasem, S, Al-Brahim, R H, Al-Sahhaf, A, Bayoumi, F E, Al-Dowairij, A, Qasim, I A

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in five regions in Saudi Arabia to investigate the epidemiology of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus…”
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Implications of external price referencing of pharmaceuticals in Middle East countries by Kaló, Zoltán, Alabbadi, Ibrahim, Al Ahdab, Ola Ghaleb, Alowayesh, Maryam, Elmahdawy, Mahmoud, Al-Saggabi, Abdulaziz H, Tanzi, Vito Luigi, Al-Badriyeh, Daoud, Alsultan, Hamad S, Ali, Faleh Mohamed Hussain, Elsisi, Gihan H, Akhras, Kasem S, Vokó, Zoltán, Kanavos, Panos

“…External price referencing (EPR) is applied frequently to control pharmaceutical prices. Our objective was to analyse how EPR is used in Middle Eastern (ME)…”
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Molecular characterisation of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) isolated from commercial broiler chickens in Nile Delta, Egypt by N. Alkhalefa, M. El-Abasy, S. Kasem, E. Abu El-Naga

“…Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is a highly infectious disease affecting young chickens that alters predominantly the immune system. Emergence of new…”
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Effectiveness of injectable risperidone long-acting therapy for schizophrenia: data from the US, Spain, Australia, and Belgium by Lambert, Tim, Olivares, José M, Peuskens, Joseph, DeSouza, Cherilyn, Kozma, Chris M, Otten, Patrick, Crivera, Concetta, Jacobs, An, Macfadden, Wayne, Mao, Lian, Rodriguez, Stephen C, Dirani, Riad, Akhras, Kasem S

“…Because wide variations in mental health care utilization exist throughout the world, determining long-term effectiveness of psychotropic medications in a…”
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Association Between Cognitive Function and Health Care Costs 3 Months and 6 Months After Initiating Antidepressant Medication for Depressive Disorders by Walker, Valery, Patel, Haridarshan, Kurlander, Jonathan L, Essoi, Breanna, Yang, Jiao, Mahableshwarkar, Atul R, Samp, Jennifer C, Akhras, Kasem S

“…Major depressive disorder is one of the most common and disabling mental health disorders and is associated with substantial costs in terms of direct health…”
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Kinetics and Pathogenicity of Equine Herpesvirus-9 Infection following Intraperitoneal Inoculation in Hamsters by El-Nahass, E., El-Habashi, N., Nayel, M., Kasem, S., Fukushi, H., Suzuki, Y., Hirata, A., Sakai, H., Yanai, T.

“…The kinetics of infection and pathogenicity of equine herpesvirus-9 (EHV-9) was studied in a hamster model. Five-week-old Syrian hamsters and 5-day-old…”
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The Endosperm Morphology of Rice and its Wild Relatives as Observed by Scanning Electron Microscopy by Kasem, S., Waters, D. L. E., Rice, N. F., Shapter, F. M., Henry, R. J.

“…While cultivated rice, Oryza sativa , is arguably the world’s most important cereal crop, there is little comparative morphological information available for…”
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Wild Oryza Grain Physico-Chemical Properties by Kasem, S, Waters, D. L. E, Ward, R. M, Rice, N. F, Henry, R. J

“…Of the 22 species within the Oryza genus, only two, O. sativa and O. glaberrima, have been domesticated. Although food security is supported by accessing wild…”
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