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The Effect Of Covid-19 On Antibiotic Resistance, Debra A. Woo Dds, Ma, Karen A. Schulze Dds, Phd, Mali K. Mcguire Dds, Ms
The Effect Of Covid-19 On Antibiotic Resistance, Debra A. Woo Dds, Ma, Karen A. Schulze Dds, Phd, Mali K. Mcguire Dds, Ms
Pacific Journal of Health
Over three years have passed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. During these times we have experienced significant changes in all areas of our life. In healthcare, more attention was focused on COVID-19 than other concerns. An unexpected consequence of the pandemic was a silent progression of an increased spread of multi-resistant pathogens. While antibiotic use during the pandemic varied across healthcare settings, antibiotics were prescribed for COVID-19 patients, even though antibiotics are known not to be effective against viruses.1 In dentistry, antibiotics were prescribed to prevent potential dental infections, since many dental offices were not open. Antimicrobial …
Utilization Of Prophylactic Antibiotics For Cardiac Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures In Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Study., Fayez Elshaer, Abdulelah (Hamad) Alsaeed, Sultan (Nasser) Alfehaid, Hassan (Mohammad) Aloraini, Turki (Eid) Alshammari, Fakhir Alayoubi
Utilization Of Prophylactic Antibiotics For Cardiac Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures In Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Study., Fayez Elshaer, Abdulelah (Hamad) Alsaeed, Sultan (Nasser) Alfehaid, Hassan (Mohammad) Aloraini, Turki (Eid) Alshammari, Fakhir Alayoubi
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the characteristics of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) utilization and the level of adherence of King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC) staff to the latest American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for AP for infective endocarditis (IE) in cardiac patients undergoing dental procedures. Methods: The study was conducted as a retrospective cohort study to investigate the relationship between AP in dental procedures and cardiac patients admitted in the surgical wards of KSUMC between 2015 and 2021. All cardiac patients who underwent dental procedures were included in the study. We excluded patients with long-term or concurrent antibiotic use …
Antibiotic Susceptibility Of Proteus Mirabillis That Isolates Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers In Al- Diwaniyah Hospital, Aseel Hussein Jaber, Suaad A. Fazaa Almiyah
Antibiotic Susceptibility Of Proteus Mirabillis That Isolates Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers In Al- Diwaniyah Hospital, Aseel Hussein Jaber, Suaad A. Fazaa Almiyah
Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Pure Science
The current study have been included 250 samples diabetic foot ulcer patients attending in Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital and private clinics at a period of study from beginning October 2021 to February 2022, Isolates were identified by morphological form on blood agar and macConkey agar, traditional biochemical tests and then confirmed by Vitek 2 system. The result of bacterial culture have been recorded that only 80 samples had positive result to P. mirabilis formed (32%) of this result. Prevalence of P. mirabilis isolates in male more than female (34.78%) and (28.57%) respectively, after then were determination of antibiotics susceptibility pattern of …