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ArticleSaudi medical journal2025

Shifting sands: Unveiling the changes in respiratory comorbidities and fungal pathogens in Saudi Arabia.

Aiah M Khateb, Fadwa S Alofi, Mohammad A Alturkostani, Abdullah Z Almutairi

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Article in Saudi medical journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Review of the Microbial Spectrum of Mixed Respiratory Fungal Infections.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Aiah M KhatebFrom the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Khateb), Collage of Applied Medical Science, Taibah University, from King Fahd Medical Research Center (Khateb), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department Infectious Diseases (Khateb), King Fahad Hospital, Medina, from Infectious Diseases Department (Alofi) and from the Microbiology laboratory (Alturkostani, Almutairi), King Fahad Hospital, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7806-8748
Fadwa S AlofiFrom the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Khateb), Collage of Applied Medical Science, Taibah University, from King Fahd Medical Research Center (Khateb), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department Infectious Diseases (Khateb), King Fahad Hospital, Medina, from Infectious Diseases Department (Alofi) and from the Microbiology laboratory (Alturkostani, Almutairi), King Fahad Hospital, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad A AlturkostaniFrom the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Khateb), Collage of Applied Medical Science, Taibah University, from King Fahd Medical Research Center (Khateb), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department Infectious Diseases (Khateb), King Fahad Hospital, Medina, from Infectious Diseases Department (Alofi) and from the Microbiology laboratory (Alturkostani, Almutairi), King Fahad Hospital, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah Z AlmutairiFrom the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Khateb), Collage of Applied Medical Science, Taibah University, from King Fahd Medical Research Center (Khateb), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department Infectious Diseases (Khateb), King Fahad Hospital, Medina, from Infectious Diseases Department (Alofi) and from the Microbiology laboratory (Alturkostani, Almutairi), King Fahad Hospital, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate epidemiological changes in respiratory fungal infections (RFI), including fungal isolation and colonization, at one of the main centers in Medina. The incidence of RFI is rising due to an increase in the number of immunocompromised individuals, a higher prevalence of respiratory viral infections, and an aging population.

methodsA retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted by extracting data of patients with fungal-positive respiratory cultures from King Fahad Hospital (KFH), Al Madinah Al Munawwarah from 2013 to 2023.

resultsA total of 352 episodes of fungal-positive cultures were identified in 79 patients, reflecting a 12-fold increase in RFI prevalence. The most frequent fungus was

conclusion

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Respiratory Tract InfectionsAdolescentAdultAgedComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSaudi ArabiaYoung AdultAspergillusCandidacandidiasisfungalinfectionsrespiratorySaudi Arabia

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PMID39933763
PMCPMC11822936

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