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  1. Article: Adult Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program: The Time is Now.

    Balkhair, Abdullah A

    Oman medical journal

    2022  Volume 37, Issue 4, Page(s) e391

    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-31
    Publishing country Oman
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2571431-4
    ISSN 2070-5204 ; 1999-768X
    ISSN (online) 2070-5204
    ISSN 1999-768X
    DOI 10.5001/omj.2022.104
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  2. Article: COVID-19 Pandemic: A New Chapter in the History of Infectious Diseases.

    Balkhair, Abdullah A

    Oman medical journal

    2020  Volume 35, Issue 2, Page(s) e123

    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-21
    Publishing country Oman
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2571431-4
    ISSN 2070-5204 ; 1999-768X
    ISSN (online) 2070-5204
    ISSN 1999-768X
    DOI 10.5001/omj.2020.41
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  3. Article: Antibiotics Resistance: When the Armamentarium Gets to the Verge of Being Empty.

    Balkhair, Abdullah

    Oman medical journal

    2017  Volume 32, Issue 4, Page(s) 267–268

    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-06-19
    Publishing country Oman
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2571431-4
    ISSN 2070-5204 ; 1999-768X
    ISSN (online) 2070-5204
    ISSN 1999-768X
    DOI 10.5001/omj.2017.53
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  5. Article ; Online: COVID-19 Pandemic

    Abdullah A. Balkhair

    Oman Medical Journal, Vol 35, Iss 2, Pp e123-e

    A New Chapter in the History of Infectious Diseases

    2020  Volume 123

    Abstract: Throughout history, infectious diseases have caused havoc among societies. Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are now occurring at unprecedented speed. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the world has witnessed the emergence of ... ...

    Abstract Throughout history, infectious diseases have caused havoc among societies. Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are now occurring at unprecedented speed. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the world has witnessed the emergence of several disease outbreaks and epidemics caused by more than 20 infectious agents over the past decade. Some of these epidemics were caused by novel infectious agents such as H1N12 and MERS.
    Keywords coronavirus disease ; Medicine ; R ; covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Oman Medical Specialty Board
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article: Cytomegalovirus Infections in the Atypical Host: A Case Series of Clinical Conundra.

    Hassan, Kowthar S / Idris, Ayat / Al Lawati, Batool S / Balkhair, Abdullah

    Cureus

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 8, Page(s) e43578

    Abstract: Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation may occur as the shedding of the virus from various body sites or could represent an active disease that might be fatal if untreated. Distinguishing between the two states may prove very difficult. The role ... ...

    Abstract Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation may occur as the shedding of the virus from various body sites or could represent an active disease that might be fatal if untreated. Distinguishing between the two states may prove very difficult. The role of the CMV disease in patients with hematological malignancies or transplant patients is more defined than that in other immunocompromised patients where neither anti-CMV prophylaxis is used nor plasma CMV levels are monitored. Here, we try to examine cases with CMV viremia in the latter group of patients in an attempt to make a distinction between CMV infection and disease to determine which patients would benefit from treatment. Methods Elderly patients, patients with rheumatological disorders, and patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and with clinical suspicion of CMV disease who were referred to the infectious diseases service at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital were examined from 1 January 2018 to 31 January 2023. We added a patient we found in our referral log book from 2012. Clinical, epidemiological, and laboratory data were retrieved from the hospital information system. Plasma CMV levels and CMV body fluid levels including pulmonary samples obtained from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in suspected cases of CMV pneumonitis and gastrointestinal (GI) CMV levels obtained from stool and gastrointestinal tissue biopsies in suspected cases of gastrointestinal CMV disease were collected. COBAS
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2747273-5
    ISSN 2168-8184
    ISSN 2168-8184
    DOI 10.7759/cureus.43578
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  7. Article: Fusarium solani Necrotizing Fasciitis Complicating Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case Report.

    Al-Farsi, Fatma / Balkhair, Abdullah / Al-Siyabi, Turkiya / Qureshi, Asim

    Cureus

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 6, Page(s) e25847

    Abstract: Fungal infections due ... ...

    Abstract Fungal infections due to
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2747273-5
    ISSN 2168-8184
    ISSN 2168-8184
    DOI 10.7759/cureus.25847
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  8. Article ; Online: Access- and non-access-related infections among patients receiving haemodialysis: Experience of an academic centre in Oman.

    Himali, Najwa Al / Abdelrahman, Aly / Suleimani, Yousuf M Al / Balkhair, Abdullah / Al-Zakwani, Ibrahim

    IJID regions

    2023  Volume 7, Page(s) 252–255

    Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of access and non-access-related infections in patients receiving haemodialysis at an academic tertiary hospital in Oman.: Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of 287 ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of access and non-access-related infections in patients receiving haemodialysis at an academic tertiary hospital in Oman.
    Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of 287 hospitalized patients who received haemodialysis during the period January 2018 to December 2019 at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
    Results: A total of 202 different infections were documented in 142 of the 287 patients (49.5%). Pneumonia was the most common infection in the patients examined, accounting for 24.8% (50/202) of the total infections. This was followed by bloodstream infections, with a prevalence of 19.8% (40/202).
    Conclusions: Infections in patients undergoing haemodialysis are common and are dominated by non-access-related infections. Pneumonia was found to be the most prevalent infection in this population. Gram-negative bacteria, predominantly
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2772-7076
    ISSN (online) 2772-7076
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijregi.2023.04.005
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  9. Article ; Online: Clinical Presentations of Brucellosis Over a Four-Year Period at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital and Armed Forces Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

    Hassan, Kowthar S / Schuster, Helmut / Al-Rawahi, Abdullah / Balkhair, Abdullah

    Sultan Qaboos University medical journal

    2021  Volume 21, Issue 2, Page(s) e282–e288

    Abstract: Objectives: Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonotic disease which can have serious health implications for affected humans and livestock. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical presentation, geographical distribution and risk factors of ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonotic disease which can have serious health implications for affected humans and livestock. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical presentation, geographical distribution and risk factors of brucellosis cases admitted over a four-year period to two hospitals in Muscat, Oman.
    Methods: This observational study was conducted from January 2015 to December 2018 at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital and Armed Forces Hospital in Muscat. All patients with probable or definitive diagnoses of brucellosis according to the diagnostic criteria of the World Health Organization were included. Relevant data were gathered from the patients' medical records, including results from standard agglutination tests, Brucella enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, bacterial blood or tissue/aspirate cultures and Brucella polymerase chain reaction tests.
    Results: A total of 64 patients were diagnosed with brucellosis over the study period. The median age was 31.5 years and 73.4% were male. The majority (95.2%) presented with fever, followed by weight loss (51%), transaminitis (48.4%), peripheral arthritis/arthralgia (15.9%) and back pain (spondylodiscitis/sacroiliitis; 23.4%). Overall, 75.5% reported having consumed raw dairy products, while only 25.9% gave a positive history of animal contact.
    Conclusion: Patients with brucellosis presented with a wide range of clinical features, the most predominant of which was fever. The majority of patients were residents of or had recently visited Salalah and had consumed raw dairy products. These findings highlight the need for healthcare practitioners to maintain a high index of suspicion for this diagnosis. Moreover, further regulatory measures are necessary to oversee the sale of raw/unpasteurised dairy products.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Animals ; Bacterial Zoonoses/epidemiology ; Brucella/genetics ; Brucella/isolation & purification ; Brucellosis/diagnosis ; Brucellosis/epidemiology ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Female ; Fever/etiology ; Hospitals, University ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Oman/epidemiology ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-21
    Publishing country Oman
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study
    ZDB-ID 2650196-X
    ISSN 2075-0528 ; 2075-0528
    ISSN (online) 2075-0528
    ISSN 2075-0528
    DOI 10.18295/squmj.2021.21.02.018
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  10. Article: Prevalence of Nephrotoxicity in HIV Patients Treated with Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate: A Single-center Observational Study.

    Hassan, Kowthar Salman / Balkhair, Abdullah

    Oman medical journal

    2019  Volume 34, Issue 3, Page(s) 231–237

    Abstract: Objectives: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) has been reported to cause nephrotoxicity necessitating cessation in some patients. No information is available on the nephrotoxic effect of TDF in Omani or regional patients with HIV infection. We sought ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) has been reported to cause nephrotoxicity necessitating cessation in some patients. No information is available on the nephrotoxic effect of TDF in Omani or regional patients with HIV infection. We sought to determine the prevalence of the nephrotoxic effects of TDF in our cohort of Omani patients with HIV and investigate the nephrotoxic effects of other cofactors.
    Methods: We conducted an observational cohort study on 83 Omani patients currently on TDF-containing antiretroviral therapy. Renal dysfunction was monitored by measuring the serum creatinine estimated glomerular function rate (eGFR), urinary protein creatinine ratio (uPCR), and fractional excretion of phosphate (FEPi). Fisher's exact test was used to determine any additional nephrotoxic effects of cofactors.
    Results: The median values for the duration of TDF use, patient age, and body mass index (BMI) at the time of the study were 178 weeks (range = 3-554), 42 years (range = 21-80), and 27 (range = 17.4-42.7), respectively. The median initial CD4 count and viral load were 205 × 10
    Conclusions: Better definitions for TDF-associated toxicity are needed. uPCR is not a very good indicator of TDF-associated tubular dysfunction. Omani patients with HIV on TDF have a 4% prevalence of renal toxicity, but a study with a larger number of patients is required to explore this observation further. Cofactors like duration of TDF use, age, BMI, gender, diabetes mellitus, and use of protease inhibitors did not have an impact on the severity of FEPi and uPCR.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-01
    Publishing country Oman
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2571431-4
    ISSN 2070-5204 ; 1999-768X
    ISSN (online) 2070-5204
    ISSN 1999-768X
    DOI 10.5001/omj.2019.44
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