Impact of the revised penicillin susceptibility breakpoints for Streptococcus pneumoniae on antimicrobial resistance rates of meningeal and non-meningeal pneumococcal strains

Autor: Badria R. Al-Waili, Sahar Al-Thawadi, Sami Al Hajjar

Publikováno v: Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 33, Iss 2, Pp 111-115 (2013)

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In January 2008, the Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI) revised the Streptococcus pneumoniae breakpoints for penicillin to define the susceptibility of meningeal and nonmeningeal isolates. We studied the impact o

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The strategic plan for combating antimicrobial resistance in Gulf Cooperation Council States

Autor: Hanan H. Balkhy, Abdullah M. Assiri, Haifa Al Mousa, Seif S. Al-Abri, Huda Al-Katheeri, Huda Alansari, Najiba M. Abdulrazzaq, Awa Aidara-Kane, Didier Pittet, Elisabeth Erlacher-Vindel, Hail Mater Al Abdely, Adel Al Othman, Sameera M. Al Johani, Abubaker Fadlelmula, Aiman El-Saed, Gregory Poff, Abdulrahman Al Habrawy, Yousuf Al Omi, Alaa Saeed Mutlaq, Ahmed Hakawi, Mohammed Al Zahrani, Sami Al Hajjar, Sahar Al Thawadi, Ali M. Somily, Hosam Al Zowawi, Saeed Al Shahrani, Mohamed Al Quwaizini, Ali Al Sahaaf, Mohammed Fayez Ahmed Salim, Kamal Hossein Zidan, Safaa Abdulaziz El Khawajah, Jameela AlSalman, Nermin Kamal Hasan Mohamed Saeed, Noura Al Qalloushi, Abeer Aly Omar, Najiba Abdulrazzaq, Zaina Maskari, Faryal Ali Khamis Al Lawati, Hilal Al Hashami, Mubarak Al Yaqoubi, Khalifa Al Shaqsi, Huda Al Harthi, Khalid Hamid Youif Elawad, Wael Ezzeldin Said Hussein, Yasser Mohamed Abdelkader Morsy, Salah Ahmed Abdalkarim Taha, Eman Abdulrahman Al Maslamani, Maryam Al Sulaiti

Publikováno v: Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 375-385 (2016)

Summary: The Gulf Cooperation Council Center for Infection Control (GCC-IC) has placed the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on the top of its agenda for the past four years. The board members have developed the initial draft for the GCC st

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HBsAg clearance in chronic hepatitis B patients with add-on pegylated interferon alfa-2a to ongoing tenofovir treatment: A randomized controlled study

Autor: Einar Thoralsson, Musthafa Chalikandy Peedikayil, Ahmed Al Jedai, Mohammed Al Quaiz, Mohammed Q. Khan, Hamad Al Ashgar, Khalid Al Kahtani, Abdulrahman Al Fadda, Fahad Al Sohaibani, Sahar Al Thawadi

Publikováno v: Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology : Official Journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp 190-198 (2017)

Background/Aims: The ideal end point of treatment for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is sustained off-therapy hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss with or even without seroconversion to anti-HBs. We investigated the role of adding PEGy

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5470379

Human metapneumovirus and human coronavirus infection and pathogenicity in Saudi children hospitalized with acute respiratory illness

Autor: Amal Al Seraihi, Sahar Al Thawadi, Saleh Al Muhsen, Sami Al Hajjar, Hala Imambaccus

Publikováno v: Annals of Saudi Medicine

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and the Netherlands human coronavirus (HCoV-NL63) have been isolated from children with respiratory tract infection. The prevalence of these viruses has not been reported from Saudi Arabia. We s

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https://doi.org/10.4103/0256-4947.84633

CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A PILOT STUDY TO DETECT CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID AND INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN CORONARY SINUS DURING CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY AND ANGIOPLASTY

Autor: Naser El Kum, Sahar Al-Thawadi, Marilyn Lockyer, Zohair Al Halees, Charles C. Canver, Walid Hassan, Jalaluddin Bhuiyan

Publikováno v: Chest. 134:87P

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https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.134.4_meetingabstracts.p87003