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Zakariya Al Balushi

Publications 3

Research article Open access

Characteristics of Pyogenic Liver Abscess

Nenad Pandak, Asmaa S. Mahdi, Ali Al Majrafi et al. · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/squmj.5.2021.105

Objectives: This study aimed to analyse the epidemiological, aetiological and clinical characteristics of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) occurring in Oman. The intention was to obtain the information needed for the adequate liver abscess (LA) empirical treatment. LA can develop as a complication of hepatobiliary disease …

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Low Rate of Bacterial Coinfections and Antibiotic Overprescribing During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Study from Oman

Nenad Pandak, Faryal Khamis, Zakariya Al Balushi et al. · Oman Medical Journal · 2023 · 10.5001/omj.2023.83

Objectives: The recommended treatment for COVID-19 includes antiviral drugs, corticosteroids, immunomodulatory drugs, low molecular weight heparin, as well as antibiotics. Although COVID-19 is a viral disease, many studies indicate that antibiotics are prescribed frequently, mainly to treat suspected bacterial coinfect …

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Steroid-induced Strongyloidiasis with Cholestasis Post-COVID-19 Pneumonia

Noora Al Busaidi, Fatma Al Farsi, Huda Al Batashi et al. · Oman Medical Journal · 2023 · 10.5001/omj.2023.31

The use of immunosuppressive agents has recently been raised during the COVID-19 pandemic to manage the COVID-19-induced systemic inflammatory response and improve mortality. This widespread use of steroids and other immunomodulators for severe COVID-19 diseases might pose a potential risk of reactivation of latent dis …

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