Publications by authors named "Z Elnasser"
Background: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes (ARGs), with a focus on colistin resistance in clinical A. baumannii, as well as the risk factors associated with A. baumannii infection in Jordanian patients.
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- Infections, particularly invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs), pose significant health risks in Jordan, and current data highlights the absence of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) in the national vaccination program.
- A study involving 1,015 pediatric patients identified the prevalence of common pneumococcal serotypes, with notable findings including a high PCR positivity rate and identified serotypes such as 6B and 14.
- This research underscores the urgent need to introduce PCVs in Jordan's vaccination schedule, as it provides critical data on prevalent serotypes to guide vaccine selection.
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic, with a high capability of contagious distribution, where national secondary and co-infections characterization are lacking. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on infection rates among patients admitted to the intensive care units at King Abdullah University Hospital, profiling the drug resistance rates nationally. This is a cross-sectional study of COVID-19 associated infections that was conducted at a teaching hospital, in the north of Jordan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat that requires serious attention, particularly when it is developed against colistin, which is considered one of the 'last-resort' antibiotics for curing an infection. This study aimed to investigate the AMR profile of the Klebsiella (K.) pneumoniae clinical isolates and to obtain the comprehensive characteristics of the carbapenemases among the carbapenem-resistant K.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, had health and economic results that profoundly affected communities worldwide. Investigating the seroprevalence of SARS-Cov-2 in blood donors is of a significant clinical and scientific value as it adds to knowledge about local herd immunity levels.To study the prevalence of SARS-Cov-2 infection among blood donors at a tertiary referral hospital in the north of Jordan.
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