Publications by authors named "Huda Aljedaani"

Background: Culture and susceptibility results are essential to optimize antibiotic treatment. Prescribers rely on minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) interpretation to prescribe antibiotics. Many hospitals include MIC values with the interpretation in culture and susceptibility reports, where comparing MICs can be misleading (i.

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Background: Current guidelines recommend shifting physician-led care (PLC) for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to more effective multidisciplinary health care (MHC). However, few researchers have studied its real-life implementation in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, we aimed to assess the implementation and compare the outcomes of an MDC diabetes management program (DMP) among T2DM patients to a PLC at a general hospital after one year of follow-up in a real-world practice setting.

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Article Synopsis
  • Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a common problem that can cause diarrhea in kids, especially after they take antibiotics.
  • In Saudi Arabia, the way doctors diagnose and treat CDI in children is a bit different from international guidelines.
  • Even though CDI isn't a big issue in Saudi hospitals, not all follow the recommended guidelines, which can lead to fewer cases being reported.
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