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ArticleSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society2024

Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of methicillin-resistant

Hadiah Almutairi, Heyam Albahadel, Abdullah A Alhifany, Hind Aldalbahi, Faris S Alnezary, Ibrahim Alqusi, Mugahid A Mobark, Masaad Saeed Almutairi

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Article in Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Methicillin-resistantiScience · 2026
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  11. Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistantFrontiers in microbiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Hadiah AlmutairiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia.
Heyam AlbahadelDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim 51452, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah A AlhifanyPharmaceutical Practices Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Hind AldalbahiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim 51452, Saudi Arabia.
Faris S AlnezaryDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Madinah 41477, Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim AlqusiLaboratory Department, Maternity and Children Hospital in Buraydah City, Ministry of Health, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Mugahid A MobarkDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim 51452, Saudi Arabia.
Masaad Saeed AlmutairiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Qassim 51452, Saudi Arabia.
Qassim University · SAMaternity and Children's Hospital · SATaibah University · SAUmm al-Qura University · SAUniversity of Hafr Al-Batin · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Methicillin-resistant Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on pediatric (<18 years) and maternal patients with Results: Out of 152 Conclusion: This investigation found a high prevalence of MRSA among pediatrics and maternal inpatients, indicating a significant burden. All MRSA isolates were susceptible to vancomycin but demonstrated variable sensitivity to other antibiotics. These findings highlight the need for ongoing surveillance, infection control strategies, and research into alternative treatment options to combat this major public health threat.

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Antibiotic resistanceInfection controlMRSAPediatricPrevalenceSaudi Arabia

Identifiers

PMID38439950
PMCPMC10909782
OpenAlexW4392137470

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