Explanipedia

The emergence of highly resistant and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae CC14 clone in a tertiary hospital over 8 years Open

Sharif Hala, Mohammed Malaikah, Jiayi Huang, Wesam Bahitham, Omniya Fallatah , et al. · 2024

Background Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major bacterial and opportunistic human pathogen, increasingly recognized as a healthcare burden globally. The convergence of resistance and virulence in K. pneumoniae strains has led to the formation …

An update on the prevalence of colistin and carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in aquaculture: an emerging threat to public health Open

Roa Memesh, Muhammad Yasir, Ruth G. Ledder, Hosam M. Zowawi, Andrew J. McBain , et al. · 2023

Aquaculture has been recognized as a hotspot for the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance genes conferring resistance to clinically important antibiotics. This review gives insights into studies investigating the prevalence of …

Assessing the influence of COVID-19 on influenza prevalence: A multicenter time series study Open

Khalid Bin Saleh, Hisham A. Badreldin, Tariq Alqahtani, Nada Alsuhebany, Shuroug A. Alowais , et al. · 2023

The study found a lower number of influenza cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, with no clear peak during November and December 2020 and 2021.

Rapid molecular detection of CMY-2, and CTX-M group 1 and 9 variants via recombinase polymerase amplification Open

Nicole G. Ertl, Adam Irwin, Joanne Macdonald, Michelle J. Bauer, Claire Wang , et al. · 2023

Background Due to their prevalence worldwide, the β-lactamases CTX-M and plasmid-mediated CMY-2 are important antimicrobial resistance enzymes in a clinical setting. While culture- and PCR-based detection methods exist for these targets, t…

The Emergence of Highly Resistant and Hypervirulent Klebsiella Pneumoniae CC14 Clone in a Tertiary Hospital Over Eight Years Open

Sharif Hala, Mohammed Malaikah, Jiayi Huang, Wesam Bahitham, Omniya Fallatah , et al. · 2023

Epididymo-Orchitis Caused by POM-1 Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas otitidis in an Immunocompetent Patient: Case Report and Molecular Characterization Open

Moayad Alqurashi, Abdulrahman Alsaedy, Bassam Alalwan, Maha Alzayer, Abdulrahman A. Alswaji , et al. · 2022

Pseudomonas otitidis is a rare and unique species among the Pseudomonas genus that has not been previously reported as a cause of male genitourinary tract infection. In this report, we describe a case of a 20-year-old immunocompetent male …

Pharmacodynamics of Piperacillin-Tazobactam/Amikacin Combination versus Meropenem against Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in a Hollow Fiber Infection Model Open

Kamrul Islam, Fekade B. Sime, Steven C. Wallis, Michelle J. Bauer, Saiyuri Naicker , et al. · 2022

Carbapenems are recommended for the treatment of urosepsis caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing, multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli ; however, due to selection of carbapenem resistance, there is an increasing interest…

Seroprevalence of COVID-19 in Riyadh city during the early increase of COVID-19 infections in Saudi Arabia, June 2020 Open

Mohammed W. Alenazi, Abdullah Algaisi, Hosam M. Zowawi, Omar Aldibasi, Anwar M. Hashem , et al. · 2022

Efficient inactivation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in human apheresis platelet concentrates with amotosalen and ultraviolet A light Open

Salwa Hindawi, Sherif A. El‐Kafrawy, Ahmed M. Hassan, Maha A. Badawi, Madiha Bayoumi , et al. · 2021

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with heart failure admitted to the intensive care unit with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A multicenter cohort study Open

Khalid Bin Saleh, Awattif Hafiz, Khalid Al Sulaiman, Ohoud Aljuhani, Shmeylan Alharbi , et al. · 2021

Nationwide Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Saudi Arabia Open

Naif Khalaf Alharbi, Suliman Alghnam, Abdullah Ibrahim Alqaisi, Hind Albalawi, Mohammed W. Alenazi , et al. · 2021

Portable RT-PCR System: a Rapid and Scalable Diagnostic Tool for COVID-19 Testing Open

Hosam M. Zowawi, Thamer H. Alenazi, Waleed Alomaim, Ahmad Wazzan, Abdullah Alsufayan , et al. · 2021

Combating the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic demands accurate, rapid, and point-of-care testing with fast results to triage cases for isolation and treatment. The current testing relies on reverse transcriptase PCR (R…

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Evaluations for the Differentiation of Carbapenem-Resistant from Susceptible Enterobacteriaceae Strains Open

Bushra Alharbi, Maggy T. Sikulu-Lord, Anton Lord, Hosam M. Zowawi, Ella Trembizki · 2020

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is a global threat. Accurate identification of these bacterial species with associated AMR is critical for their management. While highly accurate metho…

Near-infrared Spectroscopy evaluations for rapid differentiation of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae from susceptible strains Open

Bushra Alharbi, Maggy T. Sikulu-Lord, Anton Lord, Hosam M. Zowawi, Ella Trembizki · 2020

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is a global threat. Accurate identification of these bacterial species with associated AMR is critical for their management. While highly accurate metho…

The Association of Country-Level Factors with Outcomes of COVID-19: Analysis of the pandemic after one million cases Open

Omar Aldibasi, Naif Khalaf Alharbi, Mohamed Alkelya, Hosam M. Zowawi, Suliman Alghnam · 2020

Background: Coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing global pandemic. Without a vaccine or an effective treatment in the near horizon, only public health measures have been effective in potentially reducing its impact. …

Emergence of mobile colistin resistance genes mcr-1 and mcr-8 in Saudi Arabia Open

Sharif Hala, Chakkiath Paul Antony, Mohammed Alshehri, Asim Alsaedi, A O.Al Thaqafi , et al. · 2020

Rapid and sensitive molecular detection of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); towards point-of-care testing in low resource settings Open

A. Ayfan, Nicole G. Ertl, David M. Whiley, David Paterson, Claire Heney , et al. · 2020

First report of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae harboring blaKPC-2 in Saudi Arabia Open

Sharif Hala, Chakkiath Paul Antony, Mohammed Alshehri, Abdulhakeem Althaqafi, Asim Alsaedi , et al. · 2019

Bacterial identification using a SCIEX 5800 TOF/TOF MALDI research instrument and an external database Open

Charlotte Huber, Valentin Pflüger, Sarah Reed, Kyra Cottrell, Hanna E. Sidjabat , et al. · 2019

Evaluation of the SpeeDx Carba (beta) multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of NDM, KPC, OXA-48-like, IMP-4-like and VIM carbapenemase genes Open

Amanda Bordin, Ella Trembizki, Madeline Windsor, Rachel Wee, Lit Yeen Tan , et al. · 2019

Emergence of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae harboring blaKPC-2 in Saudi Arabia Open

Sharif Hala, Chakkiath Paul Antony, Mohammed Alshehri, Abdulhakeem Althaqafi, Asim Alsaedi , et al. · 2019

Fasta and gff files for the assemblies that were obtained from the study "Emergence of Klebsiella quasipneumoniae harboring blaKPC-2 in Saudi Arabia"

A Snapshot about the Mobile Colistin Resistance (mcr) in The Middle East and North Africa Region Open

A. Redhwan, M. A. Choudhury, B. Al Harbi, Abdullah H. Kutbi, Mubarak Alfaresi , et al. · 2019

Rapid Identification of Bacterial Species with a Beam of Light Open

Bushra Alharbi, M. Lord, Hosam M. Zowawi · 2019

Next Generation Antibiotic Susciptability Testing (Ngast): The Potential Use of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometer as a Tool for Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Open

A. Ayfan, Sarah Reed, David Paterson, Hosam M. Zowawi · 2019

Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometer (MALDI-TOF MS) based Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Open

A. Ayfan, Helen Phyllis Chambers, David Paterson, Hosam M. Zowawi · 2019

Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-negative Bacilli in Egypt: A Snapshot Study Open

Hosam M. Zowawi, M. Carmen Thomas, Sara Elsayed Abdelrahman, Marwa Shabban, P. Harris , et al. · 2019

Fast, and Cost-Effective Fourier Transform-Infrared (FT-IR) – Spectroscopy- Based For Bacterial Typing Open

Bushra Alharbi, T. Tran, T. Scanlon, Hosam M. Zowawi · 2019

Microbial diversity and biosignatures of amorphous silica deposits in orthoquartzite caves Open

Francesco Sauro, Martina Cappelletti, Daniele Ghezzi, Andrea Columbu, Pei‐Ying Hong , et al. · 2018

Antimicrobial resistance: A round table discussion on the “One Health” concept from the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries. Part One: A focus on Leadership Open

Hanan H. Balkhy, Hosam M. Zowawi, Hamad Albatshan, Majid M. Alshamrani, Awa Aïdara‐Kane , et al. · 2018

The Gulf Cooperation Council Center for Infection Control (GCC-IC) has moved forward over the past several years on the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) agenda. Many of the GCC countries have now developed a national plan to combat AMR and h…

Antimicrobial resistance: A round table discussion on the “One Health” concept from the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries. Part Two: A focus on Human Health Open

Hanan H. Balkhy, Hosam M. Zowawi, Majid M. Alshamrani, Benedetta Allegranzi, Arjun Srinivasan , et al. · 2018

The Gulf Cooperation Council Center for Infection Control (GCC-IC) has moved forward over the past several years on the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) agenda. Many of the GCC countries have now developed a national plan to combat AMR and h…

Hosam M. Zowawi YOU? Author Swipe