Publications by authors named "W Ghadban"

Background: The incidence of ESBL infections is exponentially increasing with variable prevalence among geographical areas and treatment settings. Identifying local prevalence rate and patient-related factors will help in earlier recognition and initiation of appropriate antibiotics treatment of patients with ESBL infections.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of all positive cultures for ESBL producing Enterobacteriaceae collected in Al-Khor hospital from January 2010 to December 2012.

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Objective: To assess the incidence of hypoglycemia in people with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on three or more anti-diabetic medications during Ramadan.

Study Design Methods: We have studied people with T2DM on three or more glucose-lowering drugs during Ramadan of H1438 (May-June 2017). The dose of each drug was adjusted according to a pre-specified protocol.

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Pulmonary adenocarcinoma is one of the major types of lung cancers in which metastasis is very common and it accounts approximately to one-third of all primary pulmonary cancers. Although a minority of patients with lung cancer are asymptomatic, which gets usually detected in routine chest radiography, most of the patients present with some symptoms. Lung cancer metastasis may occur virtually in every organ system.

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This retrospective study was conducted at Hamad General Hospital, Qatar, to describe the demographic data, clinical features underlying diseases, antimicrobial susceptibility, and outcome of A. baumannii infection. It involved all adult patients 15 years of age or older who were managed at Hamad General Hospital for A.

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Background: Sudden cardiac arrest is an important cause of cardiovascular mortality. The impact of gender on the outcome of cardiac arrest is not clear and data about that is limited.

Objective: Understanding the influence of gender on cardiac arrest through a systematic review of the published literature.

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