[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Acinetobacter baumannii in Saudi Arabia: risk factors, antimicrobial resistance patterns and mechanisms of carbapenem resistance

ME Ibrahim - Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials, 2019 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii is an important opportunistic pathogen due to its capabilities for
developing mechanisms of resistance to a wide range of antimicrobial agents including …

[HTML][HTML] The Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Its Vaccination Status among Healthcare Providers

A Elbehiry, E Marzouk, I Moussa, Y Mushayt… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is growing concern among healthcare providers worldwide regarding the prevalence
of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii). Some of the worst hospital …

[HTML][HTML] Stepwise evolution of pandrug-resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae

HM Zowawi, BM Forde, M Alfaresi, A Alzarouni… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) pose an urgent risk to global human
health. CRE that are non-susceptible to all commercially available antibiotics threaten to …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial resistance in Saudi Arabia: An urgent call for an immediate action

HM Zowawi - Saudi medical journal, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasingly being highlighted as an urgent public and
animal health issue worldwide. This issue is well demonstrated in bacteria that are resistant …

[HTML][HTML] Narrative review of the epidemiology of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia in Gulf Cooperation Council countries

JS Abdalla, M Albarrak, A Alhasawi… - Infectious Diseases and …, 2023 - Springer
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are the
most common healthcare-associated infections, with rates varying between countries …

Multidrug‐Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: An Emerging Health Threat in Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

MK Almaghrabi, MRP Joseph… - Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. The study aims to determine the prevalence of multidrug‐resistant A. baumannii
in Aseer Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods. This study evaluated the antibiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging status of multidrug-resistant bacteria and fungi in the arabian peninsula

JF Borgio, AS Rasdan, B Sonbol, G Alhamid… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The incidence and developing status of multidrug-resistant bacteria and
fungi, as well as their related mortality, is reviewed by a systematic published literature …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and etiology of community-and hospital-acquired pneumonia in Saudi Arabia and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns: a systematic review

MK Alshammari, MA Alotaibi, AS AlOtaibi, HT Alosaime… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background and Objectives: Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide, including in Saudi Arabia, and the prevalence and etiology of the disease varies …

[HTML][HTML] Acinetobacter baumannii: A multidrug-resistant pathogen, has emerged in Saudi Arabia

JA Aldali - Saudi Medical Journal, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A significant opportunistic pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) has evolved
mechanisms of resistance to a wide variety of antimicrobials, including carbapenems. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence of drug-resistant hospital-associated Gram-negative bacterial infections, the accompanying risk factors, and clinical outcomes with treatment

L Badger-Emeka, AS Al Rashed, RY Aljindan… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Extensive drug resistance to bacterial infections in hospitalised patients is accompanied by
high morbidity and mortality rates due to limited treatment options. This study investigated …