Publications by authors named "B Al'Adawi"
Bloodstream Infection in Children Managed at a Tertiary Hospital in Oman.
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- This study examined bloodstream infections (BSI) in Omani children, revealing high rates of healthcare-related infections predominantly in younger patients with existing health issues.
- Out of 1,253 positive blood cultures, 404 significant BSI episodes were documented, with Enterobacterales being the most common culprits.
- The findings showed a 30-day mortality rate of 9.2%, indicating a pressing need for improved infection control and management of central vein access in pediatric care.
Background: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study aims to investigate the incidence of invasive GBS disease among infants less than 90 days old in Oman and to describe their risk factors, clinical presentations and clinical outcomes.
Methods: We retrospectively collected the data of less than 90-day-old Omani infants with culture-positive GBS from sterile samples.
Basidiobolomycosis is an uncommon fungal infection caused by the genus Basidiobolus. In immunocompetent children, it usually causes cutaneous infection and rarely affects the gastrointestinal tract, and it is extremely rare for the disease to spread. The present study reports the first case of disseminated basidiobolomycosis caused by Basidiobolus omanensis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who died as a result of uncontrolled infection and multi-organ failure despite surgical and antifungal therapy with L-AMB and voriconazole.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Cystic echinococcosis is a worldwide zoonosis that is endemic in many countries including some in the Middle East. Exact prevalence rates for human echinococcosis are unknown for Oman.
Methods: Following obtaining ethical approval, data from January 2010 to December 2021 were retrieved from hospital electronic records of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat.