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| Suhail AhmadSummaryAffiliation: Kuwait University Country: Kuwait Publications
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Characterization of rpoB mutations in rifampin-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Kuwait and DubaiSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P O Box 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 44:245-52. 2002....
Rapid molecular differentiation and genotypic heterogeneity among Candida parapsilosis and Candida orthopsilosis strains isolated from clinical specimens in KuwaitMohammad Asadzadeh
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat 13110, Kuwait
J Med Microbiol 58:745-52. 2009..parapsilosis sensu stricto strains. As far as is known, this is the first report on the identification of C. orthopsilosis from a bloodstream infection in the Arabian Gulf region...
Minor contribution of mutations at iniA codon 501 and embC-embA intergenic region in ethambutol-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in KuwaitAl Anoud Jaber
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 8:2. 2009..Most epidemiologically unrelated EMB-resistant M. tuberculosis strains contain mutations at embB codons 306, 406 and 497, embC-embA intergenic region (IGR) and iniA codon 501 (iniA501)...- Prevalence of Candida dubliniensis among germ tube-positive Candida isolates in a maternity hospital in KuwaitNoura Al-Sweih
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Mycoses 48:347-51. 2005..dubliniensis and confirms the prevailing view that this species forms only a minor constituent of Candida species occurring in vagina or other anatomic sites of non-HIV/AIDS-infected individuals... - Molecular fingerprinting of isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from chest diseases hospital in KuwaitEiman Mokaddas
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Microbiol Immunol 46:767-71. 2002..The data indicate the possibility of some strains of South Asian/Southeast Asian origin spreading among local populations... - Contribution of AGC to ACC and other mutations at codon 315 of the katG gene in isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from the Middle EastSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P O Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait
Int J Antimicrob Agents 23:473-9. 2004..tuberculosis isolates recovered from Middle Eastern patients and should be incorporated in a rapid screen for the detection of mutations for isoniazid-resistance in the katG gene from this ethnic group... - Outbreak of fungemia among neonates caused by Candida haemulonii resistant to amphotericin B, itraconazole, and fluconazoleZia U Khan
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat 13110, Kuwait
J Clin Microbiol 45:2025-7. 2007..They were all resistant to amphotericin B, fluconazole, and itraconazole. This report highlights the emergence of C. haemulonii as an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients... - Development and evaluation of a multiplex PCR for rapid detection and differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex members from non-tuberculous mycobacteriaEiman Mokaddas
Department of Microbiology, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Jpn J Infect Dis 60:140-4. 2007..The mPCR developed in this study allowed rapid detection and differentiation of primary cultures as MTC or NTM, thus helping in timely institution of specific therapy... - Kodamaea ohmeri as an emerging pathogen: a case report and review of the literatureNoura Al-Sweih
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Shuwaikh, Kuwait
Med Mycol 49:766-70. 2011..The neonate was successfully treated with amphotericin B. The published cases of K. ohmeri fungemia reported in pediatric patients are reviewed highlighting its increasing importance as a bloodstream pathogen... - Cryptococcus randhawai sp. nov., a novel anamorphic basidiomycetous yeast isolated from tree trunk hollow of Ficus religiosa (peepal tree) from New Delhi, IndiaZia U Khan
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, PO Box 24923, 13110 Safat, Kuwait
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 97:253-9. 2010..The type strain J11/2002 has been deposited in the culture collection of the Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS10160) and CABI Biosciences (IMI 393306)... - Prevalence of Candida dubliniensis among cancer patients in Kuwait: a 5-year retrospective studyEiman Mokaddas
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Mycoses 54:e29-34. 2011..The isolation of C. dubliniensis from respiratory or oral specimens and not from blood or urine specimens suggests that this species has preference to colonise these sites of human body... - Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Candida dubliniensis isolates from clinical specimens in KuwaitSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Med Princ Pract 14:77-83. 2005..dubliniensis from HIV-negative patients from Kuwait reinforces the existing view that this novel yeast species has a worldwide distribution and its occurrence is not restricted to any particular immunocompromised population... - Candida dubliniensis: an appraisal of its clinical significance as a bloodstream pathogenZiauddin Khan
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
PLoS ONE 7:e32952. 2012..dubliniensis candidemia, and 167 isolates identified from blood cultures since 1982. In conclusion, this study highlights a greater role of C. dubliniensis in bloodstream infections than hitherto recognized... - Actinomucor elegans var. kuwaitiensis isolated from the wound of a diabetic patientZia U Khan
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 94:343-52. 2008..Additionally, A. elegans var. kuwaitiensis was pathogenic to white mice causing 100% mortality within 5 days... - Molecular fingerprinting reveals familial transmission of rifampin-resistant tuberculosis in KuwaitEiman Mokaddas
Department of Microbiology, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Ann Saudi Med 25:150-3. 2005 - A simple xylose-based agar medium for the differentiation of Candida dubliniensis and Candida albicansZiauddin Khan
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P O Box 24923, Safat Kuwait 13110, Kuwait
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 72:285-7. 2012..dubliniensis isolates failed to grow on this medium, while C. albicans isolates yielded good growth. This simple in-house medium offers an inexpensive alternative to commercial yeast identification systems for resource poor settings... - Genotypic heterogeneity and molecular basis of 5-flucytosine resistance among Candida dubliniensis isolates recovered from clinical specimens in KuwaitSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Med Mycol 50:244-51. 2012..dubliniensis isolates, recovered from oral/respiratory specimens from patients of Middle Eastern origin. Furthermore, all 5-flucytosine resistant C. dubliniensis isolates in Kuwait belonged to genotype 4 only... - Performance of the genotype MTBDR assay for molecular detection of multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosisNoura Al-Mutairi
Department of Microbiology, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Ann Saudi Med 28:203-6. 2008 - The occurrence of rare rpoB mutations in rifampicin-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from KuwaitSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P O Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait
Int J Antimicrob Agents 26:205-12. 2005..The occurrence of rare mutations in the rpoB gene, namely insertion 514TTC in 3 (9%) and V146F in 2 (6%) of 32 RIF-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates from Kuwait, is the highest reported so far... - Echoviruses are a major cause of aseptic meningitis in infants and young children in KuwaitAjmal Dalwai
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Virol J 7:236. 2010..The etiologic agents of aseptic meningitis (AM) often include human enteroviruses. The role of enteroviruses causing AM in young children was investigated during a 3-year period in Kuwait... - Purpureocillium lilacinum as a cause of cavitary pulmonary disease: a new clinical presentation and observations on atypical morphologic characteristics of the isolateZiauddin Khan
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
J Clin Microbiol 50:1800-4. 2012..which necessitated molecular identification by sequencing of multiple conserved loci. The patient responded to voriconazole, reinforcing its therapeutic efficacy for P. lilacinum infections... - Genotypic diversity among isoniazid-resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Rashid hospital in Dubai, United Arab EmiratesSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Med Princ Pract 14:16-21. 2005..To perform molecular fingerprinting for strain relatedness among isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates recovered from tuberculosis (TB) patients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)... - Characterization of Trichosporon species isolated from clinical specimens in KuwaitSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, PO Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait
J Med Microbiol 54:639-46. 2005..asahii and four T. asteroides isolates. These data suggest that T. asahii is the major species associated with clinical specimens in Kuwait... - PCR-enzyme immunoassay of rDNA in the diagnosis of candidemia and comparison with amplicon detection by agarose gel electrophoresisSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait
Int J Med Microbiol 294:45-51. 2004..The snPCR-EIA could, therefore, be a method of choice for the diagnosis of candidemia... - Antifungal susceptibility of clinical Candida parapsilosis isolates in KuwaitMohammad Asadzadeh
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Mycoses 51:318-23. 2008..The antifungal resistance among bloodstream isolates of C. parapsilosis against AP, FL, FC and VO in Kuwait is rare. This is the first report on CS susceptibility of C. parapsilosis isolates from Arabian Gulf region... - Comparative evaluation of INNO-LiPA HBV assay, direct DNA sequencing and subtractive PCR-RFLP for genotyping of clinical HBV isolatesMaisa M Ali
Department of Microbiology, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Virol J 7:111. 2010..The data show that the PCR-RFLP-based method incorrectly identified some genotype D strains and failed to identify mixed genotype infections while LiPA and DNA sequencing yielded accurate results... - Comparison of performance of two DNA line probe assays for rapid detection of multidrug-resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosisSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P O Box 24923, Safat, 13110, Kuwait
Indian J Exp Biol 47:454-62. 2009..7%) isolates. Both the tests are useful for rapid detection of MDR-TB strains, however, GT-MTBDR assay offers the advantage of detecting the resistance to both INH and RIF simultaneously when MDR-TB is suspected... - Mucor circinelloides as a cause of invasive maxillofacial zygomycosis: an emerging dimorphic pathogen with reduced susceptibility to posaconazoleZia U Khan
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
J Clin Microbiol 47:1244-8. 2009..The isolate was resistant to posaconazole. This report underscores the importance of prior susceptibility testing of zygomycetes to guide therapy with the most effective antifungal agent for an improved prognosis... - Acremonium kiliense: reappraisal of its clinical significanceZiauddin Khan
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
J Clin Microbiol 49:2342-7. 2011..This report and available literature suggest that A. kiliense may have a greater clinical significance than hitherto recognized... - Pyrenochaeta romeroi: a causative agent of phaeohyphomycotic cystZiauddin Khan
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
J Med Microbiol 60:842-6. 2011..To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second report of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst caused by Pyrenochaeta romeroi... - Isolation of Cryptococcus magnus and Cryptococcus chernovii from nasal cavities of pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemiaZiauddin Khan
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait 13110
Med Mycol 49:439-43. 2011..To the best of our knowledge, the isolation of these two species from nasal cavities has not been reported previously... - Levels of (1→3)-β-D-glucan, Candida mannan and Candida DNA in serum samples of pediatric cancer patients colonized with Candida speciesEiman Mokaddas
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
BMC Infect Dis 10:292. 2010..This prospective surveillance study determined the extent of Candida colonization among pediatric cancer patients and its possible impact on serum levels of (1-3)-β-D-glucan (BDG), Candida mannan and Candida DNA... - Development of a nested PCR assay for the detection of Fusarium solani DNA and its evaluation in the diagnosis of invasive fusariosis using an experimental mouse modelSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Mycoses 53:40-7. 2010..Our data from an experimental mouse model show that detection of DNA in BAL and to a lesser extent in serum by nPCR offers a sensitive and specific diagnostic approach to invasive F. solani infection... - Tobacco agar, a new medium for differentiating Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicansZia U Khan
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
J Clin Microbiol 42:4796-8. 2004..albicans isolates formed smooth, white-to-cream-colored colonies with no chlamydospore production. This medium provides a simple tool for presumptive differentiation of C. dubliniensis from C. albicans... - Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosisSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Respir Med 103:1777-90. 2009.... - Cerebral aspergillosis diagnosed by detection of Aspergillus flavus-specific DNA, galactomannan and (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan in clinical specimensZia U Khan
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat 13110, Kuwait
J Med Microbiol 56:129-32. 2007..The inability to isolate the organism in culture suggested that combined therapy of AmBisome and caspofungin was fungicidal for the fungus in the brain abscess... - Variations in the occurrence of specific rpoB mutations in rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients of different ethnic groups in KuwaitSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Indian J Med Res 135:756-62. 2012..This study was aimed to determine the occurrence of specific rpoB mutations in rifampicin-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates from tuberculosis patients of various ethnic groups in Kuwait... - Diagnostic value of DNA, (1-3)-beta-d-glucan, and galactomannan detection in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage of mice experimentally infected with Aspergillus terreusSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P O Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait 13110
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 59:165-71. 2007..Detection of GM and DNA offers a sensitive and specific diagnostic option for invasive aspergillosis... - Species spectrum of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from clinical specimens in KuwaitEiman Mokaddas
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P O Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait
Curr Microbiol 56:413-7. 2008..fortuitum causing the majority of NTM infections in Kuwait. One patient was infected with two NTM species. Rapid species-specific identification of NTM may help with appropriate treatment regimens for proper patient management... - Isolation and molecular identification of Candida dubliniensis from non-human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in KuwaitSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
J Med Microbiol 53:633-7. 2004..Two of the isolates were resistant to 5-flucytosine (>32 microg ml(-1)), but none against fluconazole. The study reinforces the current view that C. dubliniensis has a much wider geographical and epidemiological distribution... - Molecular fingerprinting of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Beirut reveals genetic diversity and father to daughter transmissionSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
J Med Liban 51:4-8. 2003..Combining DRE-PCR with RFLP at the rpoB and katG genes could provide a powerful means for investigating the spread of multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains in Lebanon... - Performance comparison of phenotypic and molecular methods for detection and differentiation of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensisSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P, O, Box 24923, Safat, 13110, Kuwait
BMC Infect Dis 12:230. 2012..abstract:.. - Variations in the occurrence of the S315T mutation within the katG gene in isoniazid-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from KuwaitAdnan T Abal
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat
Microb Drug Resist 8:99-105. 2002..tuberculosis isolates recovered from majority of patients in some ethnic groupings... - Diagnosis of endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessusKhalifa Al-Benwan
Department of Microbiology, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
Ann Saudi Med 30:408-11. 2010..This report shows that M abscessus should also be considered in the differential diagnosis of infective endocarditis in hemodialysis patients... - Internalization by HeLa cells of latex beads coated with mammalian cell entry (Mce) proteins encoded by the mce3 operon of Mycobacterium tuberculosisSherief El Shazly
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
J Med Microbiol 56:1145-51. 2007..The data also showed, for the first time, the role of another Mce protein (LprM/Mce3E) in facilitating the interaction and internalization of M. tuberculosis by mammalian cells... - Construction of a modified vector for efficient purification of recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins expressed in Escherichia coliSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P O Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait
Protein Expr Purif 29:167-75. 2003..tuberculosis proteins expressed in E. coli, which could be used for further diagnostic and immunological studies... - Modification of an expression vector for efficient recombinant production and purification of mitogillin of Aspergillus fumigatus expressed in Escherichia coliAli Al-Sheikh
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Protein Expr Purif 76:90-6. 2011..fumigatus secretory protein expressed in E. coli, which could be used for further studies... - Echovirus type 9 is an important cause of viral encephalitis among infants and young children in KuwaitAjmal Dalwai
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
J Clin Virol 44:48-51. 2009..The role of enteroviruses in encephalitis is not fully established... - First report of molecular detection of fluoroquinolone resistance-associated gyrA mutations in multidrug-resistant clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in KuwaitNoura M Al-Mutairi
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
BMC Res Notes 4:123. 2011..abstract:.. - Seminested PCR for diagnosis of candidemia: comparison with culture, antigen detection, and biochemical methods for species identificationSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat-13110, Kuwait
J Clin Microbiol 40:2483-9. 2002..Moreover, the improved detection of cases of candidemia caused by more than one Candida species is an additional advantage... - New approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of latent tuberculosis infectionSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Respir Res 11:169. 2010..Similar approaches also hold great promise for other countries with low-intermediate rates of tuberculosis incidence... - Pathogenesis, immunology, and diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infectionSuhail Ahmad
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P O Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait suhail
Clin Dev Immunol 2011:814943. 2011.... - Rapid discrimination between Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis by using real-time polymerase chain reactionFerenc Somogyvari
Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged 6725, Hungary
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 58:367-9. 2007..Here, we suggest a rapid real-time polymerase chain reaction assay where the discrimination was achieved through melting point analysis with the help of the nonspecific fluorescent dye SybrGreen... - Recombinantly expressed isoenzymic aminopeptidases from Helicoverpa armigera (American cotton bollworm) midgut display differential interaction with closely related Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal proteinsR Rajagopal
Insect Resistance Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB, PO Box 10504, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110 067, India
Biochem J 370:971-8. 2003..All the three toxins bound to HaAPN1, whereas only Cry1Ac interacted with HaAPN2. This is the first report demonstrating differential Cry-toxin-binding abilities of two different aminopeptidases from a susceptible insect...