Publications by authors named "A Al Qahtani"
Cancer remains a significant global health concern, and understanding factors that regulate cancer development is important. The microbiome, with its potential role in cancer development, progression, and treatment, has garnered increasing attention in recent years. The cervicovaginal and gastrointestinal microbiomes in females constitute complex biological ecosystems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Sepsis screening is recommended among hospitalized patients but is supported by limited evidence of effectiveness.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of electronic sepsis screening, compared with no screening, on mortality among hospitalized ward patients.
Design, Setting, And Participants: In a stepped-wedge, cluster randomized trial at 5 hospitals in Saudi Arabia, 45 wards (clusters) were randomized into 9 sequences, 5 wards each, to have sepsis screening implemented at 2-month periods.
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- A study was conducted to explore syphilis prevalence among migrant craft and manual workers (MCMWs) in Qatar, which make up 60% of the population, focusing on both lifetime and recent infections.
- Analysis involved sera specimens collected during a nationwide SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence survey, utilizing advanced testing methods to detect syphilis antibodies and recent infections.
- Results showed a lifetime syphilis infection rate of 1.3% and a recent infection rate of 0.09%, with higher infection prevalence noted in older age groups and variations based on nationality and occupation.
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- * The primary current treatment is artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), but rising resistance to these drugs, particularly in Southeast Asia, threatens advancements made in battling the disease.
- * The review explores various antimalarial drugs, challenges of drug resistance, and the importance of new therapies and vaccines in the ongoing fight against malaria and aims for its eventual eradication.
Anaphylaxis can induce life-threatening coagulopathy by releasing various mediators from activated mast cells. These mediators directly affect coagulation and fibrinolytic pathways, increasing the bleeding risk. Diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis-induced coagulopathy remain challenging.
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