Tedy Sawma
6 Papers
Tedy Sawma is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Gene. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 3 publications.
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Papers
Blood Stream Infections in COVID-19 Patients From a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon: Causative Pathogens and Rates of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms
Sarah Nahhal,J. Zakhour,A. Shmoury,Tedy Sawma,Sara F. Haddad,Tamara Abdallah,N. Kara Zahreddine,J. Tannous,Nisrine Haddad,Nesrine Rizk,Souha S. Kanj +10 more
TL;DR: Rigorous infection prevention and control measures and antimicrobial stewardship are important to prevent antimicrobial resistance progression, especially in low-resource settings.
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Bacterial respiratory infections in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective study from a tertiary care center in Lebanon
A. Shmoury,J. Zakhour,Tedy Sawma,S. Haddad,N. Kara Zahreddine,J. Tannous,Hisham Bou Fakhreddine,Nesrine Rizk,Souha S. Kanj +8 more
TL;DR: A high rate of bacterial resistance (25%), especially among Gram-negative bacteria, was found which may compromise patients' outcomes and has important implications in guiding therapeutic decisions in COVID-19 patients who acquire bacterial respiratory infections.
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Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy caused by hepatocellular carcinoma
TL;DR: In this article , a man in his 60s presented to the emergency department with acute symptoms of upper and lower extremity paresis and decreased sensation in the toes and tips of his fingers.
Paraganglioma arising from the liver and abutting the heart
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors report a rare case of a woman in her 30s who presented to the emergency department with symptoms of chest discomfort, episodic hypertension, tachycardia and diaphoresis.
Utility of lower extremity ultrasound prior to application of serial compression device in patients with COVID-19: “choosing wisely” initiative at a major referral center in the Middle East
Tedy Sawma,Joelle Hassanieh,Angie Fares,Hussein Kharroubi,Oussama Issa,Firas Kreidieh,Jamal J. Hoballah +6 more
TL;DR: This study assesses the utility of lower extremity ultrasound (LEUS) in COVID-19 patients at a Middle Eastern referral center, finding a 12.76% incidence of asymptomatic DVT, and suggesting LEUS outweighs its costs for this population.