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Sharif Ismail

Clinical Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Verified email at lshtm.ac.uk
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[HTML][HTML] Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans: A systematic review

…, AM Shields, G Amirthalingam, SJ Peacock, SA Ismail - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Progress in characterising the humoral immune response to Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been rapid but areas of uncertainty persist. …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in educational settings: a prospective, cross-sectional analysis of infection clusters and outbreaks in England

SA Ismail, V Saliba, JL Bernal, ME Ramsay… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Understanding severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infection and transmission in educational settings is crucial for ensuring the safety of staff …

[HTML][HTML] T cell response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans: A systematic review

…, AM Shields, G Amirthalingam, SJ Peacock, SA Ismail - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Understanding the T cell response to SARS-CoV-2 is critical to vaccine
development, epidemiological surveillance and disease control strategies. This systematic review …

Reducing inappropriate accident and emergency department attendances:: a systematic review of primary care service interventions

SA Ismail, DC Gibbons, S Gnani - British Journal of General Practice, 2013 - bjgp.org
Background Inappropriate attendances may account for up to 40% of presentations at
accident and emergency (A&E) departments. There is considerable interest from health …

Oestrogens for treatment or prevention of pelvic organ prolapse in postmenopausal women

SI Ismail, C Bain, S Hagen - Cochrane Database of Systematic …, 2010 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Pelvic organ prolapse is common and can be detected in up to 50% of parous
women although many are asymptomatic. Oestrogen preparations are used to improve …

SARS-CoV-2 infections in children following the full re-opening of schools and the impact of national lockdown: Prospective, national observational cohort surveillance …

…, A Zaidi, L Coughlan, R Simmons, SA Ismail… - Journal of Infection, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction The reopening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has raised concern
for the safety of staff and students, their families and the wider community. We monitored …

[HTML][HTML] Communicable disease surveillance and control in the context of conflict and mass displacement in Syria

SA Ismail, A Abbara, SM Collin, M Orcutt… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives To describe trends in major communicable diseases in Syria during the ongoing
conflict, and the challenges to communicable disease surveillance and control in the context …

[HTML][HTML] Going upstream–an umbrella review of the macroeconomic determinants of health and health inequalities

Y Naik, P Baker, SA Ismail, T Tillmann, K Bash… - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background The social determinants of health have been widely recognised yet there remains
a lack of clarity regarding what constitute the macro-economic determinants of health and …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 vaccination beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours among health and social care workers in the UK: A mixed-methods study

S Bell, RM Clarke, SA Ismail, O Ojo-Aromokudu… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background The UK began delivering its COVID-19 vaccination programme on 8 December
2020, with health and social care workers (H&SCWs) given high priority for vaccination. …

Health system functionality in a low-income country in the midst of conflict: the case of Yemen

N Qirbi, SA Ismail - Health policy and planning, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Although the literature on effects of armed conflict on population health is
extensive, detailed assessments of effects on public health ‘systems’ are few. This article aims to …