The Ministry of Health (MOH) in the state of Kuwait currently depends on importing the radioisotope molybdenum (Mo) in its isotopic form (Mo) to fulfill its demands. The present study was conducted on all nuclear medicine departments in the state of Kuwait. Daily, weekly, and monthly data were analyzed to statistically determine the current and future demands for the isotope Tc. This analysis w...

BACKGROUND The Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) is one of the most commonly used tools in epidemiologic studies to assess long-term nutritional exposure. The purpose of this study is to describe the development of a culture specific FFQ for Arab populations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait. METHODS We interviewed samples of Arab populations over 18 years old in UAE and Kuwait as...

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a leading and an important cause of diarrhea in a healthcare setting especially in industrialized countries. Community-associated CDI appears to add to the burden on healthcare setting problems. The aim of the study was to investigate the antimicrobial resistance of healthcare-associated and community-acquired C. difficile infection over 5 years (2008-20...

Consumption of electrical energy in Kuwait is rapidly increasing. The production of this energy currently depends mainly on oil and its derivatives to drive the different power plants in the country. The combustion of such fossil fuel comes with a well-known environmental pollution. Local oil production represents a key income for Kuwait and intelligent consumption of oil is therefore an essent...

Diabetes Mellitus is one of the major public health challenges, affecting more than 347 million adults worldwide. The impact of diabetes necessitates assessing the quality of care received by people with diabetes, especially in countries with a significant diabetes burden such as Kuwait. This paper aimed at piloting an approach for measuring Type II diabetes care performance through the use of ...

Systematic education and training strategies play a critical role in preparing competent pharmacy workforce to meet the evolving healthcare needs of nations. Reports have shown that investing workers' not only has positive impact on employment rates economic growth but also results measurable improvement health population outcomes. The goal this study was evaluate use globally validated goals a...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of illicit use of substances and identify the factors associated with illicit drug use among male students in the state-run Kuwait University and private universities in Kuwait. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The study was a cross-sectional survey with a sample of 1,587 male students from both private universities (n = 869) and the public (n = 718) Kuwait Universit...

Human brucellosis is a neglected and underrecognized infection of widespread geographic distribution. Brucellosis is present on all inhabited continents and endemic in many areas of the world, including Kuwait and the Middle East. Here, we present draft genome assemblies of five Brucella melitensis strains isolated from brucellosis patients in Kuwait.

Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, INSERM U914 ‘Emerging Resistance to Antibiotics’, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Assistance Publique/ Hôpitaux de Paris, Faculté de Médecine et Université Paris-Sud, 78 rue de Général Leclerc, K.-Bicêtre, France; Service de Bactériologie, Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait...