Clinical Features and Outcome of 65 Laboratory Confirmed Cases of H1N1 in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

Objectives: Responding to Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) virus alert in 2009, Ministry of Health (MoH), Sultanate Of Oman arranged task force to deal with the emergency. MOH published articles in newspapers, prepared guidelines and hospitals were assigned to admit patients of H1N1. All the patients suspected of H1N1 were admitted and isolated as per the guidelines.

Factors influencing sputum smear conversion at one and two months of tuberculosis treatment.

Background: In the era of Direct Observation Treatment (DOT) for tuberculosis, clinicians need to focus on high-risk groups. We present sputum conversion rate at one and two months following DOT and its predictors in Oman.

Study Design: Hospital-based clinical intervention type of case series.