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Patient safety in developing countries: retrospective estimation of scale and nature of harm to patients in hospital by Wilson, R M, Michel, P, Olsen, S, Gibberd, R W, Vincent, C, El-Assady, R, Rasslan, O, Qsous, S, Macharia, W M, Sahel, A, Whittaker, S, Abdo-Ali, M, Letaief, M, Ahmed, N A, Abdellatif, A, Larizgoitia, I

“…Objective To assess the frequency and nature of adverse events to patients in selected hospitals in developing or transitional economies.Design Retrospective…”
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Microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay in the diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by Rasslan, O., Hafez, S. F., Hashem, M., Ahmed, O. I., Faramawy, M. A. S., Khater, W. S., Saleh, D. A., Mohamed, M. I., Khalifa, M. A. M., Shoukry, F. A., El-Moghazy, E. H.

“…BACKGROUND: Early detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is of primary importance for both patient management and infection…”
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Antibiotic resistance in the Southeastern Mediterranean : Preliminary results from the armed project by BORG, M. A, SCICLUNA, E, PIERIDOU BAGATZOUNI, D, RAHAL, K, DAOUD, Z, GRUNDMANN, H, MONEN, J, DE KRAKER, M, VAN DE SANDE-BRUINSMA, N, TIEMERSMA, E, GÜR, D, BEN REDJEB, S, RASSLAN, O, ELNASSAR, Z, BENBACHIR, M

“…Sporadic reports from centres in the south and east of the Mediterranean have suggested that the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in this region appears to…”
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Infection control and antibiotic stewardship practices reported by south-eastern Mediterranean hospitals collaborating in the ARMed project by Borg, M.A, Cookson, B.D, Gür, D, Ben Redjeb, S, Rasslan, O, Elnassar, Z, Benbachir, M, Bagatzouni, D.P, Rahal, K, Daoud, Z

“…Summary The prevalence of multiply resistant organisms (MROs) reported from south-eastern Mediterranean hospitals highlights the need to identify possible…”
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Correlation between meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevalence and infection control initiatives within southern and eastern Mediterranean hospitals by Borg, M.A, Cookson, B.D, Rasslan, O, Gür, D, Ben Redjeb, S, Benbachir, M, Rahal, K, Bagatzouni, D.P, Elnasser, Z, Daoud, Z, Scicluna, E.A

“…Summary The Mediterranean region has been identified as an area of hyper-endemicity for multi-resistant hospital pathogens. To better understand potential…”
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Antibiotic consumption in southern and eastern Mediterranean hospitals: results from the ARMed project by Borg, Michael A., Zarb, Peter, Ferech, Matus, Goossens, Herman

“…Objectives The intensity of antibiotic use in hospital settings is recognized as possibly the most important factor for the selection of antimicrobial…”
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Prevalence of penicillin and erythromycin resistance among invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates reported by laboratories in the southern and eastern Mediterranean region by Borg, M.A., Tiemersma, E., Scicluna, E., van de Sande-Bruinsma, N., de Kraker, M., Monen, J., Grundmann, H.

“…Information about the epidemiology of resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae within southern and eastern countries of the Mediterranean region is incomplete,…”
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Patient safety in developing countries: retrospective estimation of scale and nature of harm to patients in hospital by Wilson, R M, Michel, P, Olsen, S, Gibberd, R W, Vincent, C, El-Assady, R, Rasslan, O, Qsous, S, Macharia, W M, Sahel, A, Whittaker, S, Abdo-Ali, M, Letaief, M, Ahmed, N A, Abdellatif, A, Larizgoitia, I

“…Wilson et al determine the frequency and nature of harm to patients admitted to hospital that can be attributed to their healthcare rather than their disease…”
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Evolution of infection control in Egypt: Achievements and challenges by Talaat, Maha, Kandeel, Amr, Rasslan, Ossama, Hajjeh, Rana, Hallaj, Zoheir, El-Sayed, Nasr, Mahoney, Frank J.

“…The high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Egypt highlighted the urgent need for implementing infection control (IC) programs in Egypt. The…”
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Antimicrobial resistance in invasive strains of Escherichia coli from southern and eastern Mediterranean laboratories by Borg, M.A., van de Sande-Bruinsma, N., Scicluna, E., de Kraker, M., Tiemersma, E., Monen, J., Grundmann, H.

“…From January 2003 to December 2005, 5091 susceptibility test results from invasive isolates of Escherichia coli, collected from blood cultures and…”
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Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance and Control in the Mediterranean region: report of the ARMed Consensus Conference by Borg, Michael A, Cookson, Barry D, Zarb, Peter, Scicluna, Elizabeth A

“…Antimicrobial resistance has become a global threat to effective health care delivery. This is particularly the case within the Mediterranean region, where…”
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National infection control initiatives within countries of the southern and eastern Mediterranean by Borg, M.A., Cookson, B.D., Scicluna, E.A.

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Antibiotic resistance in the southeastern Mediterranean - preliminary results from the ARMed project by Borg, M A, Scicluna, E, De Kraker, M, Van de Sande-Bruinsma, N, Tiemersma, E, Gür, D, Ben Redjeb, S, Rasslan, O, Elnassar, Z, Benbachir, M, Pieridou Bagatzouni, D, Rahal, K, Daoud, Z, Grundmann, H, Monen, J

“…Sporadic reports from centres in the south and east of the Mediterranean have suggested that the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in this region appears to…”
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