A Retrospective Closed Cohort Study on Distribution of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and its Impact on Patient Outcome.

Objectives: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common and serious nosocomial infection affecting critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. This study investigated the prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms in VAP, the VAP rate, and the outcomes associated with MDR-VAP.

Methods: This retrospective single-center study, conducted in 2022, included adult ICU cases from April 2021 to March 2022, receiving mechanical ventilation for more than 48 h.

Favourable outcomes of non-O1, non-O139 bacteraemia in vulnerable populations: a case series.

Background: Non-O1, non-O139 (NOVC) bacteraemia is an uncommon infection and could be associated with life-threatening conditions in susceptible hosts. Definitive management guidelines are lacking.

Aim: To describe the clinical spectrum, treatment practices and outcome of NOVC bacteraemia.

Pandemic Influenza A H1N1 in Oman: Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Outcome of Patients Admitted to Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in 2009.

Objectives: Oman experienced the H1N1 pandemic in 2009 that initially started in Mexico and the United States. We present the epidemiology, clinical features, and outcome of cases admitted to Sultan Qaboos University Hospital.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients admitted with confirmed influenza A H1N1 infection from August to December 2009.