Publications
| seroepidemiology of viral and toxoplasmal infections during pregnancy among arab women of child-bearing age in kuwait. | five hundred and seventy three of 606 (94.6%), 583 of 604 (96.5%) and 575 of 595 (96.6%) women were found to have antibody to rubella virus, cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus, respectively. the geometric mean titre (gmt) of haemagglutination-inhibition antibody to rubella virus was 60.97, while the gmt of complement-fixation antibody to cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus were 28.49 and 25.01, respectively. furthermore, 301 of 517 (58.2%) women were also found to possess antibody to ... | 1983 | 6307899 |
| prospective serological and clinical studies on infants born in kuwait with an elevated igm in cord blood. | little is known about congenital viral and toxoplasmal infections in the developing countries. this study attempts to provide preliminary data on such infections among arab mothers and infants in kuwait. babies born with an elevated igm in cord blood were selected at birth and then studied prospectively during the first year of life for serological and clinical evidence of viral and toxoplasmal infections. there appeared to be a significant association between the elevation of total cord blood i ... | 1985 | 3002652 |