Publications by authors named "Daifallah Al-Nakhli"
Background: Significant increase in rates of Clostridioides difficile associated diarrhea (CDI) has been reported globally but there remains a paucity of data from Saudi Arabia.
Methodology: Prospective hospital-based surveillance for CDI using the Center for Disease Control (CDC) criteria was conducted from June to November 2015 in a tertiary healthcare facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Results: During the surveillance period, 106 episodes of CDI were identified among 59 patients in 137,230 patient-days.
Objective: To evaluate the baseline hand hygiene non-compliance rate, and identify the factors associated with non-compliance in a cardiac center in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This observational study was conducted in Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a 176 beds specialized cardiac center. In total, 6,022 observations were recorded by using the Infection Control Link Nurse program from all the high and non-high risk areas from October to December 2012.
In this report, we describe a patient with left conjugate gaze palsy and internuclear ophthalmoplegia on the opposite gaze one-and-a-half-syndrome [11/2 syndrome]. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed nodular enhancing brain stem lesions. After excluding other potential diseases, tuberculoma was thought to be the underlying etiology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Point prevalence studies are useful in revealing the prevalence of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and community-acquired infections (CAIs). Such information allows prioritization of infection control resources and aids in overall hospital expenditure cut-backs.
Methods: A one-day point prevalence survey was conducted on May 19, 2003 at the King Fahad National Guard Hospital in Riyadh.