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Noora Al Busaidi

Publications 2

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Recurrent Infective Endocarditis in an Adolescent due to Streptococcus agalactiae: A Rare Presentation of a Common Pathogen

Noora Al Busaidi, Amal Al-Maani, Abdullah Al-Farqani et al. · Oman Medical Journal · 2023 · 10.5001/omj.2023.56

Streptococcus agalactiae is known to cause invasive infections in risk groups such as pregnant women, newborns, and immunosuppressed patients but it is uncommon in older children. We describe a case of recurrent infective endocarditis due to S. agalactiae in an 11-year-old boy with Loeys-Dietz syndrome who was successf …

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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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