Publications by authors named "Godwin Justus Wilson"

Common organisms associated with community-acquired pneumonia include , , and . Pneumonia can rarely be caused by an organism such as , as in our case. This organism belongs to the Mitis group within the and typically coexists with humans in the oral cavity.

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  • SBSEC is a gram-positive bacterium often seen in elderly males with underlying health issues, but five recent cases of intrapartum bacteremia were documented in younger mothers without such conditions.
  • Each case showed signs of chorioamnionitis, and all mothers tested negative for Group B Streptococcus (GBS); the bacterium was treatable with common antibiotics.
  • While all babies were healthy at birth, many needed NICU care for clinical sepsis, indicating that SBSEC may be an emerging threat in childbirth.
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Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is not generally reported to public health authorities in the Middle East and its true prevalence remains largely unknown. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of CDI and its associated ribotypes among C. difficile isolates in Qatar.

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