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pro vyhledávání: '"Mahmoud S. Abed"'
Publikováno v:
Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 32, Iss 2, Pp 169-173 (2012)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) are alternatives to short-term central venous catheters and provide intravenous access in the acute hospital setting. In this study, we describe the rate of PICC-associa
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https://doaj.org/article/d35aa9c7a873471aa69c5cff3cdd04dd
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Infection Control. 41:482-486
Hand hygiene is the single most important intervention to combat infections in any health care setting. However, adherence to hand hygiene practice remains low among health care workers.Our objective was to assess compliance with hand hygiene over ti
Autor:
Mohammad Shaltaf, Bassam M. Saadeh, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Mahmoud S. Abed, Mohamed M. Babiker, Jihad Ghandour
Publikováno v:
Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 4, Iss 5, Pp 228-234 (2011)
Summary: Background and objectives: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that pandemic influenza A (H1N1) was a public health emergency of international concern in April 2009. Herein, we describe the characteristics of patients in a Saudi Ara
Autor:
Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Mahmoud S. Abed
Publikováno v:
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 8:373-376
Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) is an important healthcare-associated infection. However, there are no data from Saudi Arabia on this disease. A two-year prospective, observational study on the incidence of CDAD in a hospital in Saud
Autor:
Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Mahmoud S. Abed
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Infection Control. 38:552-556
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) increases in-hospital mortality of ventilated patients to 46%, compared with 32% for ventilated patients who do not develop VAP. In addition, VAP prolongs time spent on the ventilator, length of intensive care un
Publikováno v:
Medical Principles and Practice. 18:100-104
Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the trends of antimicrobial resistance of Enterobacter spp. over time in a Saudi Arabian hospital. Materials and Methods: This is an in vitro surveillance study of the antibiotic susceptibility pattern
Publikováno v:
Chest. 128:3229-3232
Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and trends of drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at the Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization. Methods: We retrospectively identified M tuberculosis isolates from J
Publikováno v:
Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 32, Iss 2, Pp 169-173 (2012)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) are alternatives to short-term central venous catheters and provide intravenous access in the acute hospital setting. In this study, we describe the rate of PICC-associa
Autor:
Jaffar A, Al-Tawfiq, Mahmoud S, Abed
Publikováno v:
Saudi medical journal. 30(9)
To determine the trend of health care associated blood stream infection (HA-BSI) at Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization.This prospective survey was conducted during the year 2002-2006. Definitions of HA-BSI infections were based on the Centers
Publikováno v:
Vaccine. 27(40)
Background The compliance with influenza vaccination among health-care workers (HCWs) is known to be low. A multi-nationality survey to explore the reasons for such poor compliance has not been studied in depth. Materials and methods An epidemiologic