Treatment of a challenging NDM and OXA-48-producing causing skin and soft tissue infection and exhibiting resistance to the combination of Ceftazidime-Avibactam and Aztreonam: A case report.

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) pose a significant public health concern. CRE could be carbapenamse producers or non-producers. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and represent the majority of carbapenemase isolates.

Assessing the knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS among the general population and health care professionals in MENA region.

Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection continue to represent a global health concern influenced by various social, economic, and cultural factors. The MENA are among the top regions in the world with the fastest-growing HIV epidemic. Thus, adequate knowledge and a positive attitude of people toward HIV/AIDS are of utmost importance to prevent the spreading of the disease.

A new modification of the flexible Weibull distribution based on power transformation: Monte Carlo simulation and applications.

Statistical modeling is a crucial phase for decision-making and predicting future events. Data arising from engineering-related fields have most often complex structures whose failure rate possesses mixed state behaviors (i.e.

Resource Utilization and Caring Cost of People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLHIV) in Saudi Arabia: A Tertiary Care University Hospital Experience.

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with a significant burden of disease, including medical and non-medical costs. Therefore, it is considered to be a priority for all health authorities. The aim of this study is to determine healthcare and treatment costs of caring for PLHIV at one of the tertiary care university hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Aerosolized plus intravenous colistin vs intravenous colistin alone for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: A retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness and safety of aerosolized (AER) plus intravenous (IV) colistin with IV colistin alone in patients with nosocomial pneumonia (NP) due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of adults with NP who received IV colistin alone or in combination with AER colistin. The primary endpoint was clinical cure at end of therapy.