Viral etiology of respiratory infections in children in southwestern Saudi Arabia using multiplex reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
- M. S. Al-Ayed, A. Asaad, M. A. Qureshi, M. Ameen
- Medicine, BiologySaudi Medical Journal
- 11 November 2014
Respiratory syncytial virus, hRV, and AdV were the most frequent viruses, accounting for more than two-thirds of the cases, and other viruses, such as MPV, hCoV NL63, and h coV OC43, may play a role in pediatric ARTIs.
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections among health students and health care workers in the Najran region, southwestern Saudi Arabia: The need for national guidelines for health students
- J. Alqahtani, S. Abu-Eshy, A. Mahfouz, A. El-Mekki, A. Asaad
- MedicineBMC Public Health
- 9 June 2014
The present study indicates poor knowledge among HS and moderate knowledge among HCWs regarding occupationally transmitted blood-borne diseases, safe injection practices, and standard precautions to prevent occupationally transmitters' blood borne infections.
Knowledge and attitudes towards Middle East respiratory sydrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) among health care workers in south-western Saudi Arabia.
- A. Asaad, R. El-Sokkary, Mahdi Alzamanan, M. El-Shafei
- MedicineEastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue…
- 1 April 2020
Analysis of data from that region on health care workers (HCWs) awareness and attitudes towards the prevention and control of MERS-CoV may be useful when planning health education programmes about this emerging infectious disease.
Molecular characterization of oxacillinases among carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii nosocomial isolates in a Saudi hospital.
- Faten M Elabd, M. S. Al-Ayed, A. Asaad, S. Alsareii, M. A. Qureshi, H. Musa
- Biology, MedicineJournal of Infection and Public Health
- 1 May 2015
Exploring Knowledge and Attitude toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Among University Health Colleges’ Students, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
- A. Asaad, R. El-Sokkary, A. Aedh, Mahdi Alzamanan, F. Khalil
- Education, MedicineAmerican Journal of Infectious Diseases
- 2019
The findings of this study highlight the need to design educational courses on new emerging diseases, field epidemiology, infection control practice and public health to all Health Colleges’ students to prepare them for dealing with these types of health emergencies in their future healthcare practice.
Aetiology of acute gastroenteritis in children in Najran region, Saudi Arabia
- M. S. Al-Ayed, A. Asaad, Abdul Mahdi, M. A. Qureshi
- Medicine
- 1 May 2013
Rotavirus is the most common pathogen in paediatric acute gastroenteritis in the Najran region, and this fact, in combination with the severity of the infections, warrants consideration of a rotavirus vaccine in the childhood immunization program in Saudi Arabia.
Epidemiology of group A rotavirus infection after the introduction of monovalent vaccine in the National Immunization Program of Saudi Arabia
- M. Al-Ayed, A. Asaad, M. A. Qureshi, A. Hawan
- MedicineJournal of Medical Virology
- 1 March 2017
A significant decrease in the prevalence of RVA‐AG cases in the first 2‐year period after vaccine introduction, especially in the age group between 1 and 12 months, and a reduction in the circulation of G1P[6].
Serological and molecular diagnosis of human brucellosis in Najran, Southwestern Saudi Arabia.
- A. Asaad, J. Alqahtani
- MedicineJournal of Infection and Public Health
- 1 April 2012
Recent advances in Staphylococcus aureus infection: focus on vaccine development
- S. Ansari, R. Jha, S. K. Mishra, B. Tiwari, A. Asaad
- BiologyInfection and Drug Resistance
- 1 May 2019
The findings of recently published scientific literature are summarized to make a concise report on the development of vaccine candidates to protect from S. aureus infections.
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