The correlation of Helicobacter Pylori with the development of cholelithiasis and cholecystitis: the results of a prospective clinical study in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: Gallstone disease is a common surgical ailment. Helicobacter pylori has a role in upper gastrointestinal disorders, including gallstones. This study aimed to determine the association of H.

A study of RUNX3, E-cadherin and β-catenin in CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori associated chronic gastritis in Saudi patients.

Objective: H. pylori is the most important risk factor for gastric carcinoma. CagA-positive H.

Microbiological and molecular detection of VIM-1 metallo beta lactamase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii.

Background: Acinetobacter resistant to carbapenems, is one of the most frequently isolated pathogens in the hospital settings and presents a challenge to the clinician.

Aim: to detect metallo-β-lactamase in A. baumannii by E-test and VIM-1 genes by PCR.

Epidemiological investigation of nosocomial infection with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.

Background: Multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, (MRAB) is an important cause of hospital acquired infection.

Aim: To document the emergence of MRAB in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU); and to characterize its hospital-wide outbreak by investigating antibiotypes and genotypes.

Materials And Methods: A six-month prospective study for the presence of MRAB infection or colonization on inpatients, health care workers and environmental sites was done at an ICU in Fahd Hospital, Saudi Arabia.