Publications by authors named "Hala Roushdy"
Background: Candida auris (C. auris) is an emerging fungus pathogen associated with nosocomial infections that is seen as a serious global health issue.
Aim: To describe the epidemiology and features of hospital-acquired Candida auris outbreaks in the Ministry of Health hospitals (MOH).
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria (NFGNB) is increasingly recognized as urgent healthcare threat. Trend data on AMR of NFGNB in Saudi Arabia are either old or limited. The objective was to estimate the prevalence and resistance trends of isolated NFGNB in Saudi Arabia.
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- Carbapenems are crucial last-resort antibiotics for treating infections from multidrug-resistant bacteria, but resistance to them is rapidly spreading globally, especially in Saudi Arabia.
- A multicenter study across 13 hospitals in Saudi Arabia found that 84.7% of the 519 tested isolates were carbapenem-resistant (CRE), with OXA-48 being the most prevalent resistance gene.
- Understanding the distribution and molecular characteristics of CRE is vital for improving patient care, infection control, and tracking the epidemiology of these resistant bacteria.
Point prevalence survey of antibiotic use in 26 Saudi hospitals in 2016.
J Infect Public Health
April 2019
Objective: To evaluate the antibiotic prescribing trends, qualitatively and quantitatively, among Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) hospitals.
Method And Materials: In May 2016, information about the hospitals and patients was collected for all inpatients from 26 MOH hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Additional information about antibiotic treatment and infections was gathered.