Publications by authors named "Mohammed Al Reesi"
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- - The study focuses on the characteristics and occurrences of brucellosis in children under 13 in the Northern Governorate of Oman, noting a rise in cases particularly after 2010.
- - Out of 57 confirmed cases, the most common symptoms included fever and arthritis, with many patients linked to raw milk consumption and animal contact as risk factors.
- - The research highlights the overall low incidence of the disease, but identifies significant clinical findings and treatment responses, underscoring a need for ongoing monitoring and prevention efforts.
Mucormycosis is a very rare fungal infection in children. It is caused by opportunistic fungi and mainly affects immunocompromised patients. Early diagnosis is very important for a good outcome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOn 27 April 2020, the National Health Service England issued an emergency alert for a new condition owing to the observation of an increasing number of cases of a COVID-19-related hyperinflammatory syndrome termed multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). Some of the presenting symptoms appeared similar to the Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome. We report the cases of six children fitting the criteria of MIS-C, admitted to Royal Hospital and Sohar Hospital, Oman, between the months of June and July in 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To describe the epidemiology, clinical and laboratory features, and outcome of children hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Middle East.
Methods: A multicenter retrospective study of children hospitalized with COVID-19 in 7 centers across Oman between February and July 2020.
Results: In total, 56 children <14 years old required hospitalization in 7 Omani centers over 5 months (February - July 2020).
Background: To examine the impact of infectious diseases consultation (IDC) on the management and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) in children.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study of children with SAB at a teritary pediatric hospital (January 2009-June 2015) identified by medical record review as to whether they received an IDC for SAB at the discretion of the admitting physician or surgeon was conducted. Differences in management and outcomes for those with and without IDC were evaluated, and multivariate regression analysis was used to determine factors associated with cure.
Candida auris has emerged in the past decade as a multi-drug resistant public health threat causing health care outbreaks. Here we report epidemiological, clinical, and microbiological investigations of a C. auris outbreak in a regional Omani hospital between April 2018 and April 2019.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although thrombocytopenia is common in typhoid fever, its course, response to treatment, and need for specific therapies such as platelet transfusion are not well characterized.
Case Presentation: We report a case of typhoid fever in a 4-year-old Asian male returned traveler, admitted with prolonged fever and found to have severe thrombocytopenia (platelets 16 × 10/L). Despite appropriate antibiotic therapy, his platelet recovery was slow, but did not lead to complications and he did not require platelet transfusion.
A diagnosis of eosinophilic pneumonia (EP) is rare in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). We report a case of EP in association with a primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in a three-year-old Omani child with ALL. The patient presented with fever while undergoing maintenance chemotherapy.
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