Background Whereas certain oral antifungal azoles are well documented to have activity
against leishmania, data on the efficacy of fluconazole for leishmaniasis are limited. We …

In immunocompetent patients, paranasal invasive aspergillosis is rare and has a high
recurrence rate. Twenty-three cases of paranasal invasive aspergillosis, involving 14 male and …

The real magnitude of antituberculosis (anti-TB) drug resistance in Saudi Arabia is still
unknown because the available data are based on retrospective laboratory studies that were …

(RVF) is an undifferentiated febrile illness caused by Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV). Several
human outbreaks occurred in Africa, resulting in tens of thousands of infections (1, 2). During …

This is the first guideline developed by the Saudi Thoracic Society for the diagnosis and
management of noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Local experts including pulmonologists, …

Pulmonary tuberculosis is a common disease in Saudi Arabia. As most cases of tuberculosis
are due to reactivation of latent infection, identification of individuals with latent tuberculosis …

Corticosteroids are beneficial as treatment of certain tuberculosis syndromes. We reviewed
all cases of peritoneal tuberculosis diagnosed at our institution over 10 years to evaluate the …

Annual incidence rates of extrapulmonary tuberculosis have been increasing over the last
few years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. True rates may even be higher due to incomplete …

No significant changes in viral load and CD4 cell count were observed 2–4 weeks after the
withdrawal of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) from the current …

OBJECTIVES: To validate the World Health Organization (WHO) clinical staging and
classification of HIV/AIDS using CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts in the setting of a developing country. …