Corticosteroids are beneficial as treatment of certain tuberculosis syndromes. We reviewed
all cases of peritoneal tuberculosis diagnosed at our institution over 10 years to evaluate the …

No significant changes in viral load and CD4 cell count were observed 2–4 weeks after the
withdrawal of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) from the current …

Chronic non-A, non-B hepatitis occurs in 50% of Saudi patients with end-stage renal failure
and requires long-term hemodialysis since it is a contraindication to renal transplantation. …

We identified Naegleria fowleri as the aetiologic agent from cerebrospinal fluid of a patient
with a travel history to Karachi. We demonstrate the benefit of metagenomics-based rapid …

We report the case of a patient with peritonitis caused by Brucella melitensis who also had
chronic liver disease. At first the patient was treated for bacterial peritonitis but when a …

A pilot exploratory study was undertaken to collect preliminary information relating to safety
and overall outcome in using intravenous fluconazole (FLUC) for managing antibiotic …

In a prospective randomized study, 90 neutropenic patients at the King Faisal Specialist
Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, received prophylaxis with either oral fluconazole 200 mg/d (…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES : The rate of mother-to-child transmission of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 has been reported to be high in Saudi Arabia. We report the …

This case emphasizes the need to consider the diagnosis of M. kansasii for HIV-infected
patients with low CD4 + cell counts who present with signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis. …

Background Pseudomonas stutzeri is a nonfluorescent denitrifying bacterium widely
distributed in the environment, and it has also been isolated as an opportunistic pathogen from …