Health care-associated measles outbreak in pediatric wards in a tertiary care hospital: Challenges and Swiss cheese model enforcement for patient safety.

Introduction: Measles is one of the most contagious of all infectious diseases, for example, up to 9 out of 10 susceptible people with close contact to a measles patient will develop measles. In countries where measles is rare, transmissions in health care facilities have been a key factor in amplifying outbreaks OBJECTIVES: Describe the hospital transmission of measles among unvaccinated children in pediatric service, challenges faced and recommendations for health care settings by applying the Swiss cheese model.

Method: Between December 2019 and January 2020; multiple exposures to measles cases occurred.

Alarming Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Three-Year Prospective Cohort Study from Oman.

Background: Bloodstream infections (BSI) are severe and challenging oncological complications, with a consequent high morbidity and mortality in the immunocompromised. We reviewed the profile and susceptibility of bacteria associated with infections in children under 13 years of age receiving chemotherapy.

Methods: Prospective cohort study of pediatric oncology patients was conducted between January 2015 and October 2017 at the Royal Hospital in Oman.

Severe Pneumonitis in Omani Infants During An In-Hospital Measles Outbreak: A report of three cases.

Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease. Despite aggressive national initiatives to eradicate measles, outbreaks have occurred in recent years. We report three infants who presented to a tertiary care hospital in Muscat, Oman, in 2019 with measles and then developed pneumonitis, received intensive care treatment and made full recoveries.

SARS-CoV-2-related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A case series.

On 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.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Case Series From Oman.

Background: In March 2020, WHO announced Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic. During this pandemic, patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) have been placed in the "high-risk" category of the population. Although there are numerous publications describing COVID-19 in adult patients, pediatric data are still limited.

Epidemiology, characteristics and outcome of children hospitalized with COVID-19 in Oman: A multicenter cohort study.

Objectives: 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).

Aspergillus flavus-Induced Brain Abscess in an Immunocompetent Child: Case report.

Intracranial aspergillosis is an extremely rare manifestation of invasive aspergillosis in immunocompetent children and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We report a 12-year-old immunocompetent male child who was referred to the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in May 2010 after a sudden-onset headache and loss of consciousness. Brain imaging revealed a large right space-occupying occipital lesion and the patient underwent a craniotomy and resection.

Atypical Presentations of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: Case Series.

The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) usually causes a lower respiratory tract infection in affected patients. RSV has also been infrequently linked to extrapulmonary diseases in children. We report four children who had unusually severe clinical manifestations of RSV infections requiring critical care admission.