abdulwahab aldrees - Infectious Diseases

Author Information

Abdulwahab Aldrees is associated with the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His expertise lies primarily in the field of infectious diseases, with a particular focus on conditions such as COVID-19, MERS-CoV, tuberculosis, and melioidosis.

Research Contributions

Abdulwahab Aldrees has contributed significantly to the understanding of infectious diseases through his research. In 2021, he published papers examining the clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients in a MERS-CoV referral hospital, as well as investigating factors associated with poor outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Moreover, his research extends to evaluating the inappropriate prescribing and utilization of caspofungin in a teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia. In 2020, he explored latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers and reported an unusual presentation of melioidosis in a traveler, showcasing his diverse research interests and contributions to the field.

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Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Total Papers	5
Total Citations	33
H-index	3

Publications:

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in a MERS-CoV referral hospital during the peak of the pandemic

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.058

Year: 2021

Evaluating the Inappropriate Prescribing and Utilization of Caspofungin, a Four-Year Analysis at a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia

DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10121498

Year: 2021

Factors associated with poor outcomes among hospitalized patients with COVID-19: Experience from a MERS-CoV referral hospital

DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.09.023

Year: 2021

Latent tuberculosis infection among health-care workers using Quantiferon-TB Gold-Plus in a country with a low burden for tuberculosis: prevalence and risk factors

DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2020.191

Year: 2020

Unusual presentation of melioidosis in a returning traveler

DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00809

Year: 2020

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