Publications by authors named "Ali M Al-Ghamdi"
Background: Tunneled-cuffed catheters (TCC) are often used among the elderly to commence and carry out haemodialysis (HD). Complications like infection and thrombosis frequently reduce the lifespan of TCC. The role of an antibiotic heparin 'lock' in the prevention of thrombotic and infectious complications and enhancement of TCC survival in the elderly has not been investigated previously.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To study the risk factors and clinical outcome in patients having extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing (ESBL) Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) hospital acquired bacteremia.
Methods: The study was conducted at 500 bedded King Fahad Hospital and Tertiary Care Center, Al-Hofuf, Al-Hasa, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Background: Non-typhoidal Salmonella are one of the key etiological agents of diarrhoeal disease. The appearance of multiple drug resistance along with resistance to quinolones in this bacterium poses a serious therapeutic problem. We determined the prevalence of nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin resistance in non-typhoidal Salmonella isolated from faecal samples of patients with acute diarrhoeal disease attending the outpatient and inpatient department of a hospital in Saudi Arabia during the years 1999 to 2002.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of cervical lymphadenopathy by fine needle aspiration (FNAC) and imprint cytology (IC).
Methods: This study included 94 patients with cervical lymphadenopathy. This study was carried out in the Departments of General Surgery and Pathology, King Fahad Hospital, Hofuf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from June 2001 through to July 2002.