| gram-negative bacilli isolated from patients in intensive care unit: prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility. | the surveillance of 100 gram-negative bacilli that were recovered from patients in the intensive care unit (icu) at king abdulaziz university hospital (kauh), jeddah, saudi arabia showed that pseudomonas aeruginosa, klebsiella pneumoniae, escherichia coli, and enterobacter species, in this order, were the most frequently isolated organisms. the most common sites were respiratory tract (34%), wounds (24%), urinary tract (18%), and blood (11%). the resistance patterns towards different antimicrobi ... | 1997 | 9491839 |
| bacteria and viruses that cause respiratory tract infections during the pilgrimage (haj) season in makkah, saudi arabia. | to determine the incidence and type of rti-causing bacteria and viruses during a period of epidemic infections. | 1998 | 9593359 |
| prevalence of viral, bacterial and parasitic enteropathogens among young children with acute diarrhoea in jeddah, saudi arabia. | the prevalence of viral, bacterial and parasitic pathogens among children of jeddah, saudi arabia, was investigated. during december 1995-october 1996, 576 faecal samples were collected from children (0-5 year(s) old) suffering from acute diarrhoea and attending hospitals and outpatient clinics in jeddah. one or more enteropathogen(s) were identified in 45.6% of the stool specimens. mixed infections were detected in 12.2% of the diarrhoeal cases. rotavirus was detected in 34.6% of the specimens ... | 2001 | 11394180 |
| frequency and antimicrobial susceptibility of gram-negative bacteria isolated from 2 hospitals in makkah, saudi arabia. | to estimate the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of the gram-negative bacteria isolated from 2 hospitals in makkah. | 2009 | 19668881 |
| antimicrobial resistance among pilgrims: a retrospective study from two hospitals in makkah, saudi arabia. | to identify commonly reported community-acquired organisms and antimicrobial resistance patterns exhibited by gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens among pilgrims visiting emergency care departments in makkah. | 2016 | 27312582 |
| mass gathering medicine (hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia): the clinical pattern of pneumonia among pilgrims during hajj. | the planned annual hajj to the holy shrines in makkah, saudi arabia, is recognized as one of the largest recurring religious mass gatherings globally, and the outbreak of infectious diseases is of major concern. we aim to study the incidence, etiology, risk factors, length of hospital stay, and mortality rate of pneumonia amongst pilgrims admitted to al-ansar general hospital, madinah, saudi arabia during the hajj period of december 2004-november 2013. a retrospective analysis of all patients di ... | 2016 | 27262693 |
| tuberculosis is the commonest cause of pneumonia requiring hospitalization during hajj (pilgrimage to makkah). | the diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia in mass gathering situations is a medical challenge, requiring prompt decision making and knowledge of the aetiology. we studied cases of pneumonia admitted to two hospitals during the 1994 pilgrimage (hajj) season to makkah. sixty-four patients were enrolled in the study, of which 47 (75%) were men with a mean age of 63 years (range 21-91). nearly all were from developing countries. diagnosis was established in 46 patients (72%) with mycobacterium tuberc ... | 1998 | 9661941 |
| the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of gram-negative bacterial isolates in two icus in saudi arabia and kuwait. | in surveys of the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of consecutive gram-negative bacterial isolates in two intensive care units (icus) in saudi arabia (jeddah) and kuwait, 106 and 101 isolates, respectively, were analyzed. the most common bacterial isolates in jeddah versus kuwait icus were pseudomonas aeruginosa (26%, 26%), escherichia coli (23%, 3%), klebsiella pneumoniae (20%, 17%), inducible enterobacteraecae group (17%, 14%), and acinetobacter spp. (9%, 33%). overall, about 9 ... | 1998 | 9488832 |
| profile of bacterial pneumonia during hajj. | background & objectives : the congregation of a large number of people during hajj seasons from different parts of the world in overcrowded conditions within a confined area for a long period of time presents many public health challenges and health risks. one of the main health problems of the crowding is ease transmission of pneumonia by air droplets. this study was aimed to determine the most common causes of bacterial pneumonia during the 2005 hajj season and to relate the findings with clin ... | 2011 | 21623036 |