Burden of healthcare-associated infections in tertiary care hospitals in six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: A point prevalence survey

Majid M. Alshamrani, Aiman El-Saed, Fayssal Farahat, Mohammed Al Zunitan, Mohammed Abalkhail, Sarah Alfayez, Najiba Mohamed Abdulrazzaq, Afaf Merza Mohamed, Abdulrhman Ibrahim Mohana, Nawal Al Kindi, Jameela Ali Al-Ajmi, Kelly Schrapp, Rana H. Almaghrabi, Hussam Alobaida, Amal Al Tai, Fatimah Saad Alshahrani, Zahir O. Babiker, Najla Ibrahim Alrabei, Maher Alharbi, Khaled Al Sager, Ahmad Subhi, Wafa Al Nasser, Abdulmajid Al Arfaj, Syed Nazeer, Maida Balila, Alaa Alqurashi, Nouf Alzuhayri, Salman Alhajri, Rasha Alfawaz, Sami Almudarra, Pasi Penttinen

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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268826101964
Published: 2026
Container: Epidemiology and Infection
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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@article{allodium:10.1017/s0950268826101964,
  title = {Burden of healthcare-associated infections in tertiary care hospitals in six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: A point prevalence survey},
  author = {Majid M. Alshamrani and Aiman El-Saed and Fayssal Farahat and Mohammed Al Zunitan and Mohammed Abalkhail and Sarah Alfayez and Najiba Mohamed Abdulrazzaq and Afaf Merza Mohamed and Abdulrhman Ibrahim Mohana and Nawal Al Kindi and Jameela Ali Al-Ajmi and Kelly Schrapp and Rana H. Almaghrabi and Hussam Alobaida and Amal Al Tai and Fatimah Saad Alshahrani and Zahir O. Babiker and Najla Ibrahim Alrabei and Maher Alharbi and Khaled Al Sager and Ahmad Subhi and Wafa Al Nasser and Abdulmajid Al Arfaj and Syed Nazeer and Maida Balila and Alaa Alqurashi and Nouf Alzuhayri and Salman Alhajri and Rasha Alfawaz and Sami Almudarra and Pasi Penttinen},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Epidemiology and Infection},
  doi = {10.1017/s0950268826101964},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268826101964}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Burden of healthcare-associated infections in tertiary care hospitals in six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: A point prevalence survey
AU  - Majid M. Alshamrani
AU  - Aiman El-Saed
AU  - Fayssal Farahat
AU  - Mohammed Al Zunitan
AU  - Mohammed Abalkhail
AU  - Sarah Alfayez
AU  - Najiba Mohamed Abdulrazzaq
AU  - Afaf Merza Mohamed
AU  - Abdulrhman Ibrahim Mohana
AU  - Nawal Al Kindi
AU  - Jameela Ali Al-Ajmi
AU  - Kelly Schrapp
AU  - Rana H. Almaghrabi
AU  - Hussam Alobaida
AU  - Amal Al Tai
AU  - Fatimah Saad Alshahrani
AU  - Zahir O. Babiker
AU  - Najla Ibrahim Alrabei
AU  - Maher Alharbi
AU  - Khaled Al Sager
AU  - Ahmad Subhi
AU  - Wafa Al Nasser
AU  - Abdulmajid Al Arfaj
AU  - Syed Nazeer
AU  - Maida Balila
AU  - Alaa Alqurashi
AU  - Nouf Alzuhayri
AU  - Salman Alhajri
AU  - Rasha Alfawaz
AU  - Sami Almudarra
AU  - Pasi Penttinen
PY  - 2026
JO  - Epidemiology and Infection
DO  - 10.1017/s0950268826101964
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APA

Alshamrani, M. M., El-Saed, A., Farahat, F., Zunitan, M. A., Abalkhail, M., Alfayez, S., Abdulrazzaq, N. M., Mohamed, A. M., Mohana, A. I., Kindi, N. A., Al-Ajmi, J. A., Schrapp, K., Almaghrabi, R. H., Alobaida, H., Tai, A. A., Alshahrani, F. S., Babiker, Z. O., Alrabei, N. I., Alharbi, M., Sager, K. A., Subhi, A., Nasser, W. A., Arfaj, A. A., Nazeer, S., Balila, M., Alqurashi, A., Alzuhayri, N., Alhajri, S., Alfawaz, R., Almudarra, S., & Penttinen, P. (2026). Burden of healthcare-associated infections in tertiary care hospitals in six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: A point prevalence survey. Epidemiology and Infection. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268826101964

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