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Shifting sands

Unveiling the changes in respiratory comorbidities and fungal pathogens in Saudi Arabia

Aiah M. Khateb, Fadwa S. Alofi, Mohammad A. Alturkostani and Abdullah Z. Almutairi
Saudi Medical Journal February 2025, 46 (2) 182-189; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.2.20240616
Aiah M. Khateb
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Khateb), Collage of Applied Medical Science, Taibah University, from King Fahd Medical Research Center (Khateb), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department Infectious Diseases (Khateb), King Fahad Hospital, Medina, from Infectious Diseases Department (Alofi) and from the Microbiology laboratory (Alturkostani, Almutairi), King Fahad Hospital, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Khateb), Collage of Applied Medical Science, Taibah University, from King Fahd Medical Research Center (Khateb), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department Infectious Diseases (Khateb), King Fahad Hospital, Medina, from Infectious Diseases Department (Alofi) and from the Microbiology laboratory (Alturkostani, Almutairi), King Fahad Hospital, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammad A. Alturkostani
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Khateb), Collage of Applied Medical Science, Taibah University, from King Fahd Medical Research Center (Khateb), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department Infectious Diseases (Khateb), King Fahad Hospital, Medina, from Infectious Diseases Department (Alofi) and from the Microbiology laboratory (Alturkostani, Almutairi), King Fahad Hospital, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdullah Z. Almutairi
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vol. 46 no. 2 182-189
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.2.20240616
PubMed 
39933763

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Saudi Medical Journal
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1658-3175
History 
  • Received October 8, 2024
  • Accepted January 24, 2025
  • Published online February 10, 2025.

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Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.

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  1. Aiah M. Khateb, PhD⇑,
  2. Fadwa S. Alofi, MD,
  3. Mohammad A. Alturkostani, BSc and
  4. Abdullah Z. Almutairi, MD
  1. From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Khateb), Collage of Applied Medical Science, Taibah University, from King Fahd Medical Research Center (Khateb), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department Infectious Diseases (Khateb), King Fahad Hospital, Medina, from Infectious Diseases Department (Alofi) and from the Microbiology laboratory (Alturkostani, Almutairi), King Fahad Hospital, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Aiah M. Khateb, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Collage of Applied Medical Science, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: AKHATEB{at}taibahu.edu.sa
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