Epidemiology of bacteraemia in Hamad general hospital, Qatar: a one year hospital-based study

FY Khan, SS Elshafie, M Almaslamani… - Travel medicine and …, 2010 - Elsevier
We conducted a one-year observational study from July 2007 to June 2008 to describe the
epidemiology of bacteraemia at Hamad general hospital. During this period, a total of 452 …

Antibiotic prescribing pattern in a medical intensive care unit in Qatar.

…, BB Ismaeil, AA Kamha, SS Elshafie… - Saudi medical …, 2005 - europepmc.org
Objectives The primary objectives were to evaluate the current usage of anti-microbial agents
in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Doha, …

Campylobacter peritonitis complicating continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: report of three cases and review of the literature

SS Elshafie, M Asim, A Ashour… - Peritoneal dialysis …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The micro-organisms involved in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
peritonitis are usually gram-positive cocci of cutaneous origin. Campylobacter species …

Irreversible papillitis and ophthalmoparesis as a presenting manifestation of neurobrucellosis

FR Miyares, D Deleu, SS ElShafie, F Equia… - Clinical neurology and …, 2007 - Elsevier
A 35-year-old man presented with a meningeal syndrome and acute onset of visual blurring.
Clinical investigations revealed bacterial meningitis with bilateral papillitis and …

[PDF][PDF] Acute bacterial meningitis in Qatar

…, AA Flamerzi, MS Bessisso, SS Elshafie - Saudi medical …, 2006 - researchgate.net
Objectives: To study the changes in the epidemiology, clinical and bacteriological profiles of
bacterial meningitis in the era of the Haemophilus influenzaetype b (Hib) vaccine and …

[HTML][HTML] A rare and unsuspected complication of Clostridium difficile infection

N Shaikh, MA Kettern, Y Hanssens, SS Elshafie… - Intensive care …, 2008 - Springer
… To our knowledge this is the first case of C. difficile colitis leading to ACS. This case confirms
… A limitation in our patient is the short-term ICP monitoring. The use of ceftriaxone can be …

Knowledge, awareness, and attitude regarding infection prevention and control among medical students: a call for educational intervention

AA Ibrahim, SS Elshafie - Advances in medical education and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
… It is estimated that one out of every 20 hospitalized patients will contract an HCAI. The risk
is substantial not only for patients, but also for health care workers (HCWs), including medical …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of Anti-S IgG Antibodies Titers after the Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines in the Manual and Craft Worker Population of Qatar

…, A Chaudhry, S Oraby, S El-Saleh, SS El-Shafie… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is limited seroepidemiological evidence on the magnitude and long-term durability of
antibody titers of mRNA and non-mRNA vaccines in the Qatari population. This study was …

Bacterial bloodstream infections and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in pediatric hematology/oncology patients after anticancer chemotherapy

NA Al-Mulla, SJ Taj-Aldeen, S El Shafie… - Infection and drug …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
… patterns carry significant weight as every patient is different and deserves focused attention
to determine the best course of treatment. Our study is the first published study from Qatar to …

Clinical presentation of acute bacterial meningitis in Qatar

…, H Alsoub, MS Bessisso, MA Janahi, SS Elshafie… - Neurosciences …, 2002 - nsj.org.sa
OBJECTIVE: To study the changes in the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in the era of
the Hemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) type b vaccine and pneumoccous resistance. …