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Recent Increase in HIV cases in Oman

Ali Elgalib, Samir Shah, Zeyana Al-Habsi, Maha Al-Fouri, Richard Lau, Bader Al-Rawahi, Seif Al-Abri
54

Papilliferous Keratoameloblastoma

A systematic review

Sanpreet S Sachdev, Tabita J Chettiankandy, Yogita B Adhane, Manisha A Sardar, Akshay Trimukhe, Riya Jain
68

Is Forced Coughing Effective in Reducing Pain During Cervical Biopsy?

A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yassamine Ouerdane, Aya Abd Elmegeed, Mohammed Tarek, Imane Bakhtaoui, Ahmed K Awad, Nihal Al Riyami, Ahmed Samy
53

Intraoperative and Postoperative Outcomes of Modified Bidirectional Intra-Umbilical versus Infra-Umbilical Incision for Direct Trocar Insertion in Gynecological Laparoscopy

A randomized controlled trial

Atef Darwish, Mohammad Tawfik, Amal Gaflan, Dina Darwish
44

Molecular and Clinical Features of Heterogeneous Vancomycin Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in Tertiary Care Hospitals of South India

Sreejisha M, Shalini Shenoy M, Suchitra Shenoy M, Dhanashree B, Chakrapani M, Gopalakrishna Bhat K
45

Predictors of Quality of Life among Omani Family Caregivers for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

Devakirubai Jacob, Joshua K Muliira, Eilean R Lazarus, Hema Roslin
67

Incidence of Optic Neuritis Among Omani Patients with Multiple Sclerosis at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman

Fatma Alkharusi, Buthaina Sabt, Abdullah S Al-Mujaini
46

Knowledge and Awareness of Emergency Medical Physicians on the Management of Traumatic Dental Avulsion at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital

Sara Al Barkhati, Ali Al Mullahi
59

Direct and Moderating Effects of Work Environment and Structural Empowerment on Job Stress and Job Satisfaction Among Nurses in the Sultanate of Oman

Raeda AbuAlRub, Sulaiman D Al Sabei, Omar Al-Rawajfah, Leodoro J Labrague, Ikram A Burney
64

Challenges and Strategies for Providing Effective Antenatal Education Services in Oman’s Public Healthcare System

Perspectives of service providers and pregnant women

Maha YK AlDughaishi, Vidya Seshan, Gerald A Matua
58

The Burden of Human Parechoviruses on Children in Oman

A retrospective study

Aws Al-Farsi, Zaid Alhinai, Fatma Ba Alawi, Khuloud Al Maamari, Laila S Al Yazidi
105

The Yield of Cardiac Investigations in Patients Presenting with an Acute Ischemic Stroke

A single tertiary centre experience

Azhaar Alshukri, Sunil K Nadar, Arunodaya R Gujjar, Hatim Al Lawati, Mohammed Al-Rawahi, Isra Al-Kindi, Maathar AlFarsi
40

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Pattern of Trauma Presenting to a Tertiary Care Trauma Center in Oman

Rahma Al Harthi, Maram Al Hinai, Maather Al Abri, Ashjan AlMaamari, Edwin Stephen, Hani Al Qadhi
64

Expression of Dkk 1 in Endometrial Endometrioid Carcinoma & Its Correlation with Wnt / β-catenin Signaling Pathway

Abhijit Das, Sandeep R Mathur, Neerja Bhatla, Sunesh Kumar
47

Examination of Behavioural Patterns of Psychological Distress and Evaluation of Related Factors

A latent class regression

Negar Sangsefidi, Jamshid Jamali, Zahra Rahimi, Ana Kazemi
63

Stigmatisation of Obesity and its Relation to the Perception of Controllability in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

A cross-sectional study

Fatmah Almoayad, Nada Felemban, Shikhah A Alshlhoub, Shatha H Alqabbani, May N Al-Muammar, Nada Benajiba
96

Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Oman-based Cohort

AlHassan AlShareedah, Hamza Zidoum, Sumaya Al-Sawafi, Batool Al-Lawati, Aliya Al-Ansari
71

Long-Term Survival in Patients with Cancers

A SEER-based analysis

Rokia A Sakr, Abdelrahman A Nasr, Eman I Zineldin, Mohamed A Gouda
54

Women’s Views on Factors that Influence Utilisation of Postnatal Follow-Up in Oman

A descriptive, qualitative study

Amal Al Hadi, Jennifer Dawson, Michelle Paliwoda, Karen Walker, Karen New
112

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Palestinian Healthcare Workers in the Gaza Strip towards Hepatitis B

A cross-sectional survey

Abd Al-Karim Sammour, Younis Elijla, Muath Alsarafandi, Belal Aldabbour, Loay Kanou, Fahmy Almaidana, Moataz El egla, Samah Harara, Seham Oda, Nour Albardaweel, Adnan Skaik
147

Identification of Asymptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections among Healthcare Workers at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman

Amal Al Shibli, Mahmood Al Jufaili, Awatif Al Alawi, Abdullah Balkhair, Ibrahim Al Zakwani, Faisal Al Azri, Khuloud Al Maamari, Fatma Ba Alawi, Azza Al Qayoudhi, Hajar Al Ghafri
57

Efficacy of Granisetron versus Sufentanil on Reducing Myoclonic Movements Following Etomidate

A double-blind, randomized clinical trial

Mohammad Alipour, Naeem Abdi, Parisa Zaj, Leila Mashhadi
29

Effect of Life-Style Modification Intervention Programme on Bone Mineral Density among Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis

Anupama DS, Judith A Noronha, Kiran KV Acharya, Mukhyaprana Prabhu, Ravishankar N, Baby S Nayak
67

Protracted Chemical Peritonitis Following Laparoscopy for Dermoid Cyst

A management dilemma

Miriam G Fenn, Sreedharan V Koliyadan, Lovina Machado, Shahila Sheik, Nihal Al Riyami
43

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Associated with Varicella-Zoster Virus Encephalitis in a Child

Eman Y Ahmed, Hatem Al Rawahi, Fatema Al Amrani, Laila Al Masaoudi, Laila Al Yazidi
40

Trichodysplasia Spinulosa

Ayida Al Khalili, Elsa Maciagowski, Khue Nguyen, Kevin A Watters
46

An Unusual Presentation of Choriocarcinoma in A postmenopausal woman

A case report

Atef Zribi, Reem Al Mazroui, Raza Sayani, Ikram A Burney
54

Congenital Blood Cyst of a Child

A Case Report and Review of Literature

Rachid Kaddoura, Issam El Rassi, Zainab Al Awadi, Mohamed Kasem
50

Peri-ictal Water Drinking in an Omani Patient with Bilateral Mesial Temporal Sclerosis

Younis Al-Mufargi, Haifa Alabri, Arunodaya R Gujjar
22

Recurrent scrotal Arteriovenous Malformation as a Slowly Increasing Left Testicular Swelling

A case report

Faisal M Alashaikh, Moustafa S Alhamadh, Sulaiman I Alsugair, Abduallah Alkhayal, Saad Abumelha, Yousof Al Zahrani, AbdulRahman BinSwilim
184

Post-Natal Anti-Retroviral Prophylaxis for Neonates Born to Mothers Living with Resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

Laila S Al Yazidi, Philip N Britton, Nicole Gilroy, Tony Lai, Alison Kesson
101

Guillain-Barre Syndrome Associated with SARS-CoV-2 in Two Pediatric Patients

Fatema Al Amrani, Raghad Al-Abdwani, Fatma Al Rashdi, Eiman Al Ajmi, Amna Al Futaisi
159

Haemophilus influenzae empyema in a 2-month-old-infant

Saif Al-Yazeedi, Rima Al-Farsi, Hatem Al-Rawahi, Laila S Al Yazidi
242

Para-cardiac Inflammatory Mass Compressing the Heart

A possible association with COVID-19

Ahmad Mirdamadi, Amir MM Sadeghi, Mohsen MM Sadeghi, Majid Rabani, Shakiba Hassanzadeh
76

Severe Neonatal Presentation of Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 4 in an Omani Infant

Samira Al Housni, Khalid Al-Thihli, Dafalla Rahmatalla, Yasser Wali, Yusriya Al Rawahi
111

Pulmonary Aspergillus and Mucor Co-Infection

A report of two cases

Ravindra Chari M, Manju Rajaram, Madhusmita M, Pampa ChToi, Sneha L
165

Nil Intervention is at Times the Best Intervention

Benign emptying of pneumonectomy space

Pratap Upadhya, Muniza Bai, Veeraraghavan Gunasekaran, Dharm P Dwivedi, Shahana MP
39

A Rare Case of a Direct Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia Containing an Epiploic Appendage and a Literature Review

Stella Papamichail, Eleni Karlafti, Petra Malliou, Apostolos Zatagias, Aristeidis Ioannidis, Smaro Netta, Stavros Panidis, Daniel Paramythiotis
69

Hepatic Vascular Variants in Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Imaging findings

Alamelu Alagappan, Biswajit Sahoo, Jain H Prakash, Manas K Panigrahi, Taraprasad Tripathy
30

A Rare Case of Lung Hypoplasia, Cardiac Anomalies and Ovarian Tumour in a Patient with MRKH Syndrome

Pratap Upadhya, Arpitha A, Sivaselvi C, Dasari Papa, Vignesh K
31

Successful Treatment of a Case of Crescentic Glomerulonephritis in a Patient with Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma

A case report

Aref Zribi, Amro Nagy, Marwa Al Riyami, Ikram A Burney
49

Pleural Pseudo-tumor Tuberculosis

Mouaad Amraoui, Massine El Hammoumi, Mohamed Oukabli, El Hassane Kabiri
28

Preoperative Diagnosis of Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis

Asma S AlHatmi, Atheel Kamoona, Ishaq S Al Salmi
42

Longitudinal Extensive Transverse Myelitis (LETM) in a Four-year-old Boy Liver Transplant Recipient

Roshan Koul, Shalini Thapar, Rajeev Khanna, Seema Alam
51

Absent Septum Pellucidum

Search for other anomalies

Khadija Saleh, Eiman Al-Ajmi, Amna Al Futaisi
45

Erythematous Plaque in the Left Axillary Region

A diagnostic challenge where dermoscopy can help

Maria D Pegalajar-García, Jose Mellado, Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde, Francisco J Navarro-Triviño
50