Epidemiology of Reportable Bacterial Infectious Diseases in Saudi Arabia.

Autor: Alhumaid NK; Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics Institute, Health Sector, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia., Alajmi AM; Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics Institute, Health Sector, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia., Alosaimi NF; Wellness and Preventive Medicine Institute, Health Sector, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia., Alotaibi M; Healthy Aging Research Institute, Health Sector, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia., Almangour TA; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia., Nassar MS; Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics Institute, Health Sector, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia., Memish ZA; College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, 11533, Saudi Arabia.; Research and Innovation Center, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Hubert Department School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.; Division of Infectious Diseases, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea., Binjomah AZ; College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, 11533, Saudi Arabia.; Mycobacteriology Unit, Riyadh Regional Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, 12746, Saudi Arabia., Al-Jedai A; College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, 11533, Saudi Arabia.; Therapeutic Affairs, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, 12631, Saudi Arabia., Almutairi AS; Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), Ministry of Health, Riyadh, 12631, Saudi Arabia., Algarni S; Public Health Authority, Jeddah, 22444, Saudi Arabia., Alshiban NM; Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics Institute, Health Sector, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia., Aleyiydi MS; Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics Institute, Health Sector, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia., Tawfik AF; Drug Dimension Company, Riyadh, 12383, Saudi Arabia., Shibl A; College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, 11533, Saudi Arabia., Tawfik EA; Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics Institute, Health Sector, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia. etawfik@kacst.gov.sa.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Infectious diseases and therapy [Infect Dis Ther] 2024 Apr; Vol. 13 (4), pp. 667-684. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 10.
DOI: 10.1007/s40121-024-00942-1
Abstrakt: Introduction: Bacterial infections have a significant impact on human health; they can cause severe morbidity and mortality, particularly in susceptible populations. Epidemiological surveillance is a critical tool for monitoring the population's health and facilitate the prevention and control of infectious disease outbreaks. Knowing the burden of bacterial communicable diseases is an initial core step toward public health goals.
Methods: Saudi epidemiology surveillance data were utilized to depict the changing epidemiology of bacterial infectious diseases in Saudi Arabia from 2018 to 2021. The cumulative numbers of cases, demographics, and incidence rates were analyzed and visualized. Parametric tests were used to compare the difference in the mean values between categorical variables. Regression analysis was employed to estimate trends in disease rates over time. Statistical significance was set at p value ≤ 0.05.
Results: The results revealed that brucellosis, tuberculosis, and salmonellosis were the most frequently reported bacterial infectious diseases in Saudi Arabia. Males were more significantly affected by brucellosis and tuberculosis infections than females. Salmonellosis infections were more significant among Saudi citizens, while pulmonary tuberculosis was more significant in non-Saudis. Interestingly, there was a decline in the incidence rates of numerous bacterial infectious diseases during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and COVID-19 restrictions. Some bacterial infectious diseases were rarely reported in Saudi Arabia, including syphilis and diphtheria.
Conclusions: The future perspective of this research is to enhance disease surveillance reporting by including different variables, such as the source of infection, travel history, hospitalization, and mortality rates. The aim is to improve the sensitivity and specificity of surveillance data and focus on the mortality associated with bacterial pathogens to identify the most significant threats and set a public health priority.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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