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Emergence of quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in PakistanKauser Jabeen
Pathology Microbiology Department, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Int J STD AIDS 17:30-3. 2006..We strongly urge the need of detection and documentation of the resistant gonococcal isolates, as in vitro resistance is associated with clinical failure...- Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and limited treatment optionsAfia Zafar
J Pak Med Assoc 57:333-4. 2007 
Increase in isolation of extended spectrum beta lactamase producing multidrug resistant non typhoidal Salmonellae in PakistanKauser Jabeen
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
BMC Infect Dis 10:101. 2010..Resistance to quinolone and 3rd generation cephalosporin amongst non typhoidal Salmonellae (NTS) from Pakistan has been reported in this study...
Rhinocladiella mackenziei as an emerging cause of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in Pakistan: a case seriesKauser Jabeen
Department of Pathology Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Clin Infect Dis 52:213-7. 2011..Diabetes, head trauma, immunosuppressive treatment, and postpartum state were present in 4 cases. Two survivals and 3 fatalities occurred, with 1 patient lost to follow-up...- Vibrio cholerae O1 bacteremia in Pakistan: analysis of eight casesKauser Jabeen
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 104:563-5. 2010..Two of the eight patients died and one was lost to follow up and this outcome may be due to prior immunity leading to less severe illness... - Increased isolation of Vibrio cholerae O1 serotype Inaba over serotype Ogawa in PakistanK Jabeen
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
East Mediterr Health J 14:564-70. 2008..This sensitivity pattern is almost similar to that of the previous predominant serotype Ogawa... - Evaluation of predominant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain types and its correlation with fluoroquinolone resistance in PakistanSummiya Nizamuddin
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
J Pak Med Assoc 61:446-9. 2011..To study the predominant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain types in Pakistan and to evaluate their correlation with fluoroquinolone resistance... - Characterization of mutations conferring extensive drug resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in PakistanAsho Ali
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 55:5654-9. 2011..Additional genetic loci need to be tested for detection of mutations conferring fluoroquinolone, aminoglycoside, and capreomycin resistance in order to improve molecular diagnosis of regional XDR M. tuberculosis strains... - Fluoroquinolone resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Karachi, Pakistan: data from community-based field clinicsYasraba Rafiq
Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 55:929-30. 2011..Our data reflect considerable FQ-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates and the need to consider inclusion of FQ within first-line sensitivity testing in such settings... - Increased isolation of ESBL producing Klebsiella pneumoniae with emergence of carbapenem resistant isolates in Pakistan: report from a tertiary care hospitalErum Khan
Department of Pathology Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan
J Pak Med Assoc 60:186-90. 2010..To report trends of extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL), multidrug resistant (MDR) ESBL and emergence of carbapenem resistant ESBL producing isolates of K. pneumoniae from Pakistan... - Trends in Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance, Pakistan, 1990-2007Rumina Hasan
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Int J Infect Dis 13:e377-82. 2009..To determine resistance trends including the emergence of extensive drug resistance (XDR) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) isolates from Pakistan... - Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, PakistanRumina Hasan
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Emerg Infect Dis 16:1473-5. 2010..01). To understand the epidemiology, we genotyped selected strains by using spoligotyping, mycobacterial interspersed repetitive units-variable number of tandem repeats, and IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis... - Necrotising fasciitis due to Absidia corymbifera in wounds dressed with non sterile bandagesSadia Shakoor
Department of Pathology and Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Int Wound J 8:651-5. 2011..We propose that traumatic and deep wounds be dressed with sterile roller bandages to prevent outbreaks of wound zygomycosis... - Increasing Trend of Resistance to Penicillin, Tetracycline, and Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Pakistan (1992-2009)Kauser Jabeen
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
J Trop Med 2011:960501. 2011..Ceftriaxone and cefixime should be the first line therapy; however periodic MICs should be determined to identify emergence of strains with reduced susceptibility... - Evaluation of immune response to Hepatitis B vaccine in health care workers at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan: an observational prospective studyMohammad Zeeshan
Department of Pathology and Microbiology Supariwala building Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
BMC Infect Dis 7:120. 2007..Therefore we evaluated immune response to HBV vaccine in HCWs at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan... - Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Pakistan, 2005-2009Kauser Jabeen
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Emerg Infect Dis 17:564-6. 2011..We present data from a tertiary care referral center laboratory in Pakistan to assess fluoroquinolone resistance in MDR TB strains during 2005-2009... - Antimicrobial resistance profile of methicillin resistant staphylococcal aureus from skin and soft tissue isolatesFaiza Idrees
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
J Pak Med Assoc 59:266-9. 2009..To evaluate resistance rates in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) against clindamycin, cotrimoxazole, tetracycline, fusidic acid, rifampicin and chloramphenicol isolated from skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI)... - Comparison of double disc and combined disc method for the detection of extended spectrum beta lactamases in enterobacteriaceaeK Jabeen
Department of Pathology, Aga Khan University, Karachi
J Pak Med Assoc 53:534-6. 2003..No difference was found between the combined disc and double disc methods hence either of two could be used... - Re-emergence of Vibrio cholerae O139 in Pakistan: report from a tertiary care hospitalK Jabeen
Department of Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
J Pak Med Assoc 53:335-8. 2003....