Epidemiology of nosocomial infections in ECMO patients in Qatar: the CLEAN-Q seven-year retrospective cohort study
This inaugural Middle Eastern cohort highlights a substantial burden of nosocomial infections driven by a resistant Gram-negative and fungal pathogen profile. The observed survival advantages associated with obesity and tracheostomy suggest potential favorable phenotypes that warrant further prospective investigation to guide regional risk stratification and management strategies.
Authors
- E Azoulay
- Abrar Tariq Abdelrahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9641-546X)
- Michaël Darmon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4198-8038)
- Mahmood Salesi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3042-2143)
- Fatemeh Bahramnezhad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2015-0204)
- Walid Kouidri
- Alaa Al-Qadhi
- Latifa Alkhayyat
- Amir Vahedian-Azimi
- Muna Alshammari
- Nassima Zerouali
- Morteza Izadi
- Hicham Raïq
- Abbas Ali Imani Fooladi
- Ibrahim Abdelsalam
- Ali Ait Hssain
- Abdelali Agouni
- Abderrezzaq Soltani
- Asma’a AlMulla
Institutions
- Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (KW)
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Hamad General Hospital (QA)
- Hôpital Saint-Louis (FR)
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
- Qatar University (QA)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-13177-x
- Primary Topic
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00