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Clinical efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in patients with COVID-19: Findings from an observational comparative study in Saudi Arabia (2021)
Journal Article
Alghamdi, S., Barakat, B., Berrou, I., Alzahrani, A., Haseeb, A., Hammad, M. A., …Albanghali, M. (2021). Clinical efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in patients with COVID-19: Findings from an observational comparative study in Saudi Arabia. Antibiotics, 10(4), 365. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10040365

The aim of this study was to assess the clinical effectiveness of Hydroxychloroquine-based regimens versus standard treatment in patients with the coronavirus disease admitted in 2019 to a hospital in Saudi Arabia. A comparative observational study,... Read More about Clinical efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in patients with COVID-19: Findings from an observational comparative study in Saudi Arabia.

Antimicrobial stewardship program implementation in a Saudi medical city: An exploratory case study (2021)
Journal Article
Alghamdi, S., Berrou, I., Bajnaid, E., Aslanpour, Z., Haseeb, A., Hammad, M. A., & Shebl, N. (2021). Antimicrobial stewardship program implementation in a Saudi medical city: An exploratory case study. Antibiotics, 10(3), Article 280. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10030280

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in hospitals have long been shown to improve antimicrobials’ use and reduce the rates of antimicrobial resistance. However, their implementation in hospitals, especially in developing countries such as Saudi... Read More about Antimicrobial stewardship program implementation in a Saudi medical city: An exploratory case study.

Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Saudi hospitals: Evidence from a national survey (2021)
Journal Article
Alghamdi, S., Berrou, I., Aslanpour, Z., Mutlaq, A., Haseeb, A., Albanghali, M., …Shebl, N. (2021). Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Saudi hospitals: Evidence from a national survey. Antibiotics, 10(2), Article 193. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10020193

© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Saudi hospitals and healthcare facilities are facing increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance and the emergence of new multi-drug resistant strains. This is placing an unprecedented threat... Read More about Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Saudi hospitals: Evidence from a national survey.

Antibiotics' use in Thailand: Community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and practices (2021)
Journal Article
Siltrakool, B., Berrou, I., Griffiths, D., & Alghamdi, S. (2021). Antibiotics' use in Thailand: Community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and practices. Antibiotics, 10(2), Article 137. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10020137

Thailand spends $203 million on antibiotics every year, and patients can still access antimicrobials over the counter without a prescription. Community pharmacy plays a pivotal role in improving access and ensuring the appropriate use of antimicrobia... Read More about Antibiotics' use in Thailand: Community pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and practices.