Wallaa Khalid Albishi

Diabetic Status and Other Risk Factors for Developing Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study at King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah

Sumyia Mehrin & Wallaa Khalid Albishi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2022

Background: Pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis is an emerging public health challenge among diabetic (DM) patients. Diabetes is a known cause of immunosuppression and is recognized as an independent risk factor for tuberculosis (TB). Diabetes and tuberculosis frequently co...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i234891

Prevalence and Predictors of Anemia among Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah

Sumyia Mehrin & Wallaa Khalid Albishi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2022

Introduction: Among multiple hematological changes, anemia is one of the most common hematological problems in patients with tuberculosis (TB). [1] Many studies were conducted in different countries and reported various results [1-2]. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was con...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i2131561

Diabetes Mellitus as a Risk Factor for Drug Resistance Tuberculosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study at King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah

Sumyia Mehrin M. D. Abulkalam, Mai Kadi, Mahmoud A. Gaddoury & Wallaa Khalid Albishi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2021

Background: The association between tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) is re-emerging with the epidemic of type II diabetes. Both TB and DM were of the top 10 causes of death.[1] This study explores diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for developing the different antitub...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i2031115