Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Infective Endocarditis at a Cardiac Center in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious disease with complex pathology and significant mortality. Little information is known regarding clinical and microbiological characteristics in Saudi Arabia. This study surveyed these characteristics at a Cardiac Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia over a period of 5 years.

COVID-19 Community Transmission among Healthcare Workers at a Tertiary Care Cardiac Center.

To determine the frequency, mode of transmission, and outcome of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers (HCWs) in a tertiary care cardiac center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This is a retrospective study of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infected HCWs and was conducted from 2 March to 31 December 2020. Data related to the presence of COVID-19 symptoms, mode of transmission, hospitalization, and mortality were collected from the patients' medical records.

Prevalence and trends in the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A among children in a pediatric tertiary care hospital in South India over a period of ten years: a retrospective study.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and trends in the antimicrobial resistance of typhoidal salmonellae in children and adolescents at a pediatric tertiary care hospital in South India. Typhoidal salmonellae were isolated from 483 of the 77,713 blood cultures received during the ten-year study period (2007-2016). Isolates were speciated by conventional biochemical reactions and serotyping.

Clinical and Microbiology Profile and Outcome of Diarrhea by Coccidian Parasites in Immunocompetent Children.

Background: Several studies have reported prevalence of pediatric coccidian parasitic diarrhea, but there is little information about their clinical profile, management and outcome. This study reviews the clinical profile and treatment outcome of coccidian parasitic diarrhea in immunocompetent children.

Methods: Five thousand one hundred and twenty-three immunocompetent children younger than 15 years of age presenting with acute diarrhea to a tertiary care pediatric hospital during a period of 4 years (2009-2012) were included in the study.