Publications by authors named "Hebah Dada"
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.
Melioidosis is endemic in Southeast Asia and Australia and cases outside those regions are often travel related. We present a case of melioidosis in a man, with no known risk factors who had an unusual presentation with an infected abdominal aortic aneurysm by in Saudi Arabia, a country with no previous reported cases of this infection. It occurred after traveling to Thailand and he was treated successfully with medical therapy and surgical intervention.
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