Publications by authors named "Ghaida Alsaif"
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- Plant-derived compounds, particularly watercress oil, show strong potential for improving human health through antimicrobial, anti-hemolytic, antioxidant, and wound healing properties.
- A new formulation combining watercress oil with Vaseline gel (OLG) was created, which demonstrated enhanced efficacy against various pathogens compared to watercress oil alone.
- The study found that OLG not only increased the zones of inhibition and reduced concentrations needed to kill bacteria but also improved wound healing effects, suggesting it could be an effective therapeutic option.
The failure to treat infectious diseases due to the continual emergence of drug-resistant microbes poses a huge and serious challenge for human health globally. Currently, the discovery and development of natural therapeutic compounds are attracting considerable attention from researchers worldwide. In this project, two types of pollen grains (maize and clover) were evaluated for potential antimicrobial activities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe level of association between hemoglobin level/anemia and obesity during pregnancy is not yet fully understood. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Hail Maternity Hospital in northern Saudi Arabia from March to May 2023 to assess the associations between hemoglobin levels, anemia, and obesity among pregnant women. Reproductive history was gathered through a questionnaire.
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- * A study analyzed microbiological data from patients with diseases like cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular issues, and kidney problems at a hospital in Saudi Arabia, revealing a high prevalence of urinary infections, especially in kidney disease cases.
- * Bacterial resistance patterns varied by disease, with some strains showing limited resistance to critical antibiotics, underscoring the importance of this information for effective treatment planning.
Neonatal infections including sepsis and urinary tract infections are considered among the leading causes of mortality in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Thus, use of empiric antibiotics is very important in infected neonates and the success of this practice is mainly reliant on the availability of an up-to-date antibiogram for currently used antibiotic drugs. In this study, we aim to determine the bacteriological profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacteria isolated from blood or/and urine cultures belonging to patients at the NICU.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhile it is reported that COVID-19 patients are more prone to secondary bacterial infections, which are strongly linked to the severity of complications of the disease, bacterial coinfections associated with COVID-19 are not widely studied. This work aimed to investigate the prevalence of bacterial coinfections and associated antibiotic resistance profiles among hospitalised COVID-19 patients. Age, gender, weight, bacterial identities, and antibiotic sensitivity profiles were collected retrospectively for 108 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU ward of a single center in Saudi Arabia.
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