Objectives Non-fermentative Gram-negative bacilli (non-fermenters) can cause serious
healthcare-associated infections and are often resistant to multiple antibiotics. We examined …

Objectives To investigate the risk factors for surgical site infection together with the
identification of the etiological pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility at King Khalid …

Objective Blood stream infection (BSI) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in
pediatric patients. This study aims to describe the clinical, microbiological characteristics and …

Background: Antimicrobial-resistant Gram-positive bacteria are important causes of serious
infections. Methods: Between January and December 2009, we examined clinical Gram-…

Objective Coryneform bacteria have been increasingly recognized as opportunistic
pathogens in recent years. The aim of this study is to identify and determine the antimicrobial …

A case of premature labour associated with the isolation of Brucella melitensis from maternal
blood and milk is reported. Neither physical abnormalities nor fever were observed in the …

Methods. This study was carried out on patients with Enterococcal bacteremia admitted to
the King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a tertiary teaching …

Although brucellosis is not uncommon in Saudi Arabia, neonatal brucellosis has been
infrequently reported. In this case of neonatal brucellosis, Brucella abortus was isolated by blood …

Immunosuppression is a condition characterized by immune dysfunction at either cellular or
humoral levels [1]. Defective cellular levels include alterations in neutrophils, monocyte/…

Objective To study the laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), and relate the findings to its
epidemiology in Central Saudi Arabia. Methods This retrospective study was carried out at …