BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) increases in-hospital mortality of
ventilated patients to 46%, compared with 32% for ventilated patients who do not develop VAP…

BACKGROUND: Hand hygiene is the single most important intervention to combat infections
in any health care setting. However, adherence to hand hygiene practice remains low …

Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) is an important healthcare-associated
infection. However, there are no data from Saudi Arabia on this disease. A two-year prospective, …

BACKGROUND: The compliance with influenza vaccination among health-care workers (HCWs)
is known to be low. A multi-nationality survey to explore the reasons for such poor …

Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and trends of drug
resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at the Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization. …

Objectives: To determine the trend of health care associated blood stream infection (HA-BSI)
at Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization. Methods: This prospective survey was …

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the trends of antimicrobial resistance of
Enterobacter spp. over time in a Saudi Arabian hospital. Materials and Methods: This is an in …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE : Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs)
are alternatives to short-term central venous catheters and provide intravenous access in the …

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Urea and thiourea have been successfully deposited at the surface of silica beads (through
one-pot reaction with formaldehyde) for designing new sorbents for U(VI) and Th(IV) …