Publications

profile of opportunistic infections in hiv-infected patients at a tertiary care center in lebanon.	according to statistics published in december 2007 by the national aids program, lebanon is home to 1056 individuals infected with hiv. little is known about the clinical profile of opportunistic infections (ois) and aids defining illnesses (adis) and their relative contribution to the morbidity and mortality of hiv-infected patients in lebanon. the aim of this study is to describe the spectrum of ois and adis in hiv-infected patients diagnosed and/or treated at the american university of beirut ...	2010	20869674
brief report: susceptibility of filipino nurses to the varicella-zoster virus.	following an outbreak of varicella, 18% of a group of 174 young female filipino nurses ranging in age from 20 to 25 years and working at the american university of beirut medical center (aumc) were found susceptible to the varicella-zoster virus; as compared to 3% of a matched group of 133 of their lebanese colleagues. the level of antibody was determined by the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). those susceptible were assigned duties in low-risk areas to varicella-zoster in the hospital ...	1986	3007385