Early Determinants of Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Purpose: This study investigated the clinical determinants of mortality in hospitalized patients infected with COVID-19.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective multicenter large cohort of COVID-19 patients hospitalized between March 2020 and February 2021. We included patients admitted with a confirmed COVID-19 infection with positive COVID-19 through real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

Infective Endocarditis Caused by : A Case Report and Literature Review.

bacteria are widespread pathogens that account for considerable infections with significant morbidity and mortality, especially in hospitalized patients. The genus contains a large number of species; however, the majority of infections are caused by , infections by other species are less reported. is a ubiquitous Gram-negative bacterium that has been reported as a causative agent of some infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients but has rarely been reported as a cause of infective endocarditis.

Chryseobacterium/Elizabethkingia species infections in Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: To describe the epidemiological, clinical, and outcome data of patients infected or colonized with Chryseobacterium/Elizabethkingia spp including antibiotic susceptibility patterns.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh,  Saudi Arabia. All patients infected or colonized by Chryseobacterium /Elizabethkingia spp who were admitted between June 2013 and May 2019 were included.

() bacteraemia: a series of 12 cases at Prince Sultan Military Medical City KSA.

The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological data, clinical features and outcome of patients with bacteraemia and to report the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. All patients with bacteraemia were retrospectively recruited at the Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between June 2013 and May 2019. Epidemiological data, clinical features and patient outcome, as well as antimicrobial susceptibilities of , were collected from patient electronic medical records.

First Report of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 Associated with Panama Disease of Banana outside Southeast Asia.

Fusarium wilt or Panama disease of banana, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), is among the most destructive plant diseases (3).