Objective: To report a multi-institution outbreak caused by a single strain of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Outbreak: Between September 19 and November 20, …

Influenza viruses are responsible for the influenza outbreaks that lead to significant burden
and cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Based on the core proteins, …

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 …

Objective: To present the available susceptibility data of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.
tuberculosis) isolates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) published in peer-reviewed …

Background Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a new human disease caused by
a novel coronavirus (CoV). Clinical data on MERS-CoV infections are scarce. We report …

Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CAD) is a very common nosocomial infection that
contributes significantly to patient morbidity and mortality as well as to the cost of …

With more than 1,700 laboratory-confirmed infections, Middle East respiratory syndrome
coronavirus (MERS-CoV) remains a significant threat for public health. However, the lack of …

Not all persons infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
develop severe symptoms, which likely leads to an underestimation of the number of people …

Tuberculosis is older than recorded history. Typical lesions of spinal tuberculosis were
noted in Neolithic human remains and paintings. Pre-Islam Arab poetry had described the …

… Temsah, Mohamad-Hani MD, FRCPCH a,b ; Al-Sohime, Fahad MD a,b ; Alhaboob, Ali MD
a,b ; Al-Eyadhy, Ayman MD a,b ; Aljamaan, Fadi MD a,c ; Hasan, Gamal MD d,e ; Ali, Salma …