Performance comparison of phenotypic and molecular methods for detection and 1 differentiation of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis 2 3 Suhail Ahmad*, Ziauddin Khan, Mohammad Asadzadeh, Ajmal Theyyathel, and Rachel Chandy 4 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P. O. Box 24923, Kuwait 5 6 Running title: Detection of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis 7 8 9 *Co...

Adam Milewski,* Mohamed Sultan, Ahmad Al-Dousari and Eugene Yan 1 Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field Street, 306 Geography-Geology Building, Athens, GA 30602, USA 2 Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, 1187 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA 3 Department of Geography, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Kuwait 4 Argonne National Laborator...

Healthcare organizations worldwide are faced with the growing challenge of introducing structural and technological reforms and cost-effective IT solutions that will transform the traditional structure of healthcare provision. Current technological developments have shed optimistic light on the future of IT in healthcare. This paper introduces ‘Pay-Per-Use’ concept in healthcare delivery servic...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to explore the prevalence of microbiological contamination of mobile phones that belong to clinicians in intensive care units (ICUs), pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), and neonatal care units (NCUs) in all public secondary care hospitals in Kuwait. The study also aimed to describe mobile phones disinfection practices as well as factors associated...

Biomarkers of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and genetic biomarkers of potential cancer susceptibility were determined in a group of United States Army soldiers who were deployed to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in 1991 in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War. Because hundreds of oil well fires were still burning, there was concern that ground troops stationed in Kuwait might be expo...

Biomarkers of polycychic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and genetic biomarkers of potential cancer susceptibility were determined in a group of United States Army soldiers who were deployed to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in 1991 in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War. Because hundreds of oil well fires were still burning, there was concern that ground troops stationed in Kuwait might be expo...

OBJECTIVE The study aimed at determining the prevalence of incident occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) among healthcare personnel (HCP) during 2010 and at evaluating the factors associated with these incidents. SUBJECTS AND METHODS An epidemiological, retrospective, record-based study was conducted. All self-reported incidents of occupational expo...

Background: Conducting patient safety culture assessments can provide hospitals with information on how structures and processes within their system can impact patient outcomes. This study used the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) to conduct an assessment of patient safety culture in public hospitals in Kuwait and benchmark against regional and international studies that utili...

OBJECTIVE The global health professional survey is a project organized by the World Health Organization, to determine the smoking habits, knowledge and attitude towards tobacco control of health professionals in several countries around the world. This paper presents data from Kuwait and Bahrain. METHODS The survey period was between May 2000 and March 2001. A questionnaire was distributed to...

background: this study aimed to highlight the proportion of disordered eating attitudes among university students in kuwait by gender and obesity. methods: a sample of 530 kuwaiti university students was selected from four universities in kuwait (203 men and 327 women). the eating attitudes test‑26 was used to determine disordered eating attitudes. results: the prevalence of disordered eating a...