Healthcare
Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection at Maternity and Children Hospital, Buraydah, Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
By Alhabeeb Z, Alsakaker A, Alfayez J and 13 others.
Abstract
Background/objectives
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major cause of healthcare-associated infections with increasing antimicrobial resistance. This study investigated its clinical characteristics, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and factors associated with in-hospital mortality.
Materials and methods
This single-center retrospective cohort study was conducted at Maternity and Children Hospital, Buraydah, Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia, from January 2022 to January 2025. Medical records of patients with clinically confirmed P. aeruginosa infection were reviewed. Demographic, clinical, microbiological, antimicrobial susceptibility, and outcome data were collected. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 22 and R version 4.4.1.