Laser treatment of amateur tattoos on Fitzpatrick type V skin produces a considerable risk of complications because of the increased incidence of adverse pigmentary changes. The principle of selective photothermolysis predicts that the Q-switched alexandrite laser should be effective in removing tattoo ink with minimal side effects in patients with skin phototype V.
Published in 01 April 2012
Pharmacogenetics practice has been successfully implemented in many developed countries to enhance personalized medicine and improve clinical and economic outcomes. An understanding of healthcare providers' knowledge, perceptions, confidence towards pharmacogenetics, and their active enrollment with pharmacogenetic testing is essential for test acceptance and utilization. This study was designed to assess physicians' and pharmacists' knowledge, perceptions, and confidence towards pharmacogenetics, determine the preferred learning format for their future education in pharmacogenetics, and identify the barriers to its application in their practice settings.
Published in 05 September 2018
To evaluate the safety of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan among children and adolescent with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Published in 27 August 2019
Candida auris is an emerging, potentially multidrug-resistant pathogen that exhibits clade-specific resistance to fluconazole and also develops resistance to echinocandins and amphotericin B easily. This study analysed 49 C auris isolates for alterations in hotspot-1 and hotspot-2 of FKS1 for the detection of mutations conferring reduced susceptibility to echinocandins.
Published in 01 March 2022
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) belong to diverse genetic backgrounds that differ in antibiotic resistance. Knowledge of the local clonal composition of MRSA strains is important for patients' management and for designing effective control and eradication methods. The aim of this study was to compare the antibiotic resistance patterns and genotypic characteristics of MRSA isolates obtained in public hospitals in Kuwait in 2016 and 2017 for changes in their resistance patterns and clonal composition.
Published in 16 October 2020
The aim of this study was to determine antibiotic resistance trends and carriage of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) genetic elements in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated in Kuwait hospitals to ascertain whether they were healthcare associated (HA-MRSA) or community associated (CA-MRSA).
Published in 01 January 2017
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative pathogen responsible for community- and nosocomial-acquired infections. The presence of an accessory genome determines the bacterial pathogenicity and the host immune response, and thus indicates multidrug-resistant strains or more virulent groups. Little is known about the virulence genes in K. pneumoniae in Kuwait.
Published in 01 July 2022
There has been a worldwide exponential rise in simulation use in health professions education. Most of the evidence about simulation-based education (SBE) comes from Western educational systems.
Published in 01 December 2019
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are a major cause of healthcare and community- associated infections due to their ability to express a variety of virulence factors.
Published in 06 December 2019
To determine antibiotic susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae isolates from community-acquired respiratory tract infections (CA-RTIs) collected in 2015-17 from Kuwait, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.
Published in 01 April 2020
C. nivariensis is a rare Candida species which is phenotypically closely related to Candida glabrata and Candida bracarensis. The 3 species form the C. glabrata sensu lato complex. Here, we describe the first isolation and characterization of a C. nivariensis isolate cultured from the tracheal aspirate obtained from a young man in Kuwait.
Published in 01 January 2021
The aquatic biota of the Arabian Gulf deals with exposure to chronic oil pollution, several constituents of which cause induction of Cytochrome P450 1A that serves as a biomarker of AhR ligand exposure.
Published in 30 November 2015
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is the most common allergic problem in Kuwait. Most of the patients who have either AR or asthma are referred to the Al-Rashed Allergy Center.
Published in 01 February 2004
In 2,158 consecutive routine urograms, 85 patients (51 males and 34 females) were found to have typical changes of renal papillary necrosis, an incidence of 3.9% (2.8% in males, 9.4% in females).
Published in 01 October 1992
To report a patient with typhoid fever who presented with fulminant hepatitis and was found to have a co-infection with hepatitis A.
Published in 04 August 2011
Soil pollution from pesticide residues is a key concern due to the high soil accumulation of pesticides and their human toxicity. Pesticide concentration of surface soil samples from the Sulaibiya agricultural field located in Kuwait was assessed in the present study. The study also investigated health risk assessment for both children and adults based on the residual concentrations.
Published in 01 June 2021
Despite close genetic and phenotypic relationship of Candida dubliniensis with Candida albicans, its role in human disease is mostly restricted to oral colonisation, particularly among HIV-infected patients.
Published in 01 July 2011
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of self-medication with proprietary medicines and/or herbs among diabetic patients and evaluate factors associated with self-medication among diabetic patients.
Published in 01 January 2008
The unsafe and indiscriminate use of pesticides in agriculture represents a major hazard to the environment and human health. The aim of this study was to assess the levels of knowledge, attitude and practices of Kuwaiti farmers regarding the safe use of pesticides. A total of 250 farmers participated in this study through in-depth interviews and observations on-farm.
Published in 24 March 2017
Diabetes knowledge among kidney transplant recipients with posttransplant diabetes has not been exhaustively assessed. We evaluated levels of diabetes knowledge among our kidney transplant patients using a 35-item diabetes self-care management questionnaire.
Published in 17 January 2019