INTRODUCTION Over the past decade methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been recognized as a major cause of healthcare associated infections. Recently, however, epidemiology of this pathogen has changed drastically with the emergence of new clones in the community. Efficient epidemiological typing methods are essential to monitor and limit the occurrence and spread of epidemic ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to evaluate the use of off-label antibiotics in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and paediatric wards in Jordan. METHODS Data of patients admitted to the neonatal intensive care units and paediatric wards in King Abdulla University Hospital were collected over an 8-week survey between May and July 2012. Data collected in this study included pati...

OBJECTIVE To assess the demographic and clinico-pathological trends, as well as the management options of adult patients with primary malignant renal tumors over 6 years. METHODS From July 2003 - July 2009, 55 adult patients with primary malignant renal tumors were treated in two teaching hospitals (Jordan University Hospital in Amman - Jordan and Al-Jumhory Teaching Hospital in Mosul - Iraq)...

BACKGROUND Different clinical profiles of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) have been reported in the literature. The aim of this investigation was to describe the clinical patterns of KOA in an ethnically distinct and homogenous population that has not been widely reported. Patients with KOA were seen in outpatient rehabilitation and orthopedic clinic of Jordan University Hospital (JUH), to determine ...

Authors Laura H. Tang, MD, PhD, FCAP* Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY Jordan Berlin, MD Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN Philip Branton, MD, FCAP Department of Pathology, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA Lawrence J. Burgart, MD, FCAP Allina Laboratories, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN...

PURPOSE Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is one of the most recognized complications after spinal anesthesia in women undergoing cesarean delivery. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of PDPH and its associated risk factors in women undergoing cesarean delivery in Jordan. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study included all women who underwent cesarean delivery at King Abdullah University...

Authors Kay Washington, MD, PhD, FCAP* Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN Laura H. Tang, MD, PhD, FCAP† Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY Jordan Berlin, MD Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN Philip Branton, MD, FCAP Department of Pathology, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls...