Works matching AU Irfan, Seema

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Trends of Enteric Fever and Emergence of Extensively Drug-Resistant Typhoid in Pakistan: Population-Based Laboratory Data From 2017–2019 Open Access.

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Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2025, v. 12, n. 4, p. 1, doi. 10.1093/ofid/ofaf106

By:

Qamar, Farah Naz;
Yousafzai, Mohammad Tahir;
Qazi, Ibtisam;
Qureshi, Sonia;
Bar-Zeev, Naor;
Sultana, Shazia;
Jawwad, Muhammad;
Hotwani, Aneeta;
Irfan, Seema;
Memon, Muhammad Ashraf;
Iftikhar, Irim;
Nizamuddin, Summiya;
Ujjan, Ikram;
Khan, Ejaz Ahmed;
Ibrahim, Mohsina Noor

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Article

Rapid Detection of In Vitro Antituberculous Drug Resistance Among Smear-Positive Respiratory Samples Using Microcolony Detection-Based Direct Drug Susceptibility Testing Method.

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International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2017, v. 6, n. 2, p. 117, doi. 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_41_17

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Iftikhar, Irim;
Irfan, Seema;
Farooqi, Joveria;
Azizullah, Zahida;
Hasan, Rumina

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Article

Mycobacterial contamination of bronchoscopes: Challenges and possible solutions in low resource settings.

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International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2016, v. 5, n. 4, p. 408, doi. 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.08.002

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Saeed, Dania Khalid;
Shakoor, Sadia;
Irfan, Seema;
Hasan, Rumina

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Article

Correction: Ceftriaxone resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A identified in a case of enteric fever: first case report from Pakistan.

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2023

By:

Irfan, Seema;
Hasan, Zahra;
Qamar, Farah N;
Ghanchi, Najia;
Ashraf, Javaria;
Kanji, Akbar;
Razzak, Safina Abdul;
Greig, David;
Nair, Satheesh;
Hasan, Rumina

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Correction Notice

Ceftriaxone resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A identified in a case of enteric fever: first case report from Pakistan.

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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023, v. 23, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12879-023-08321-w

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Irfan, Seema;
Hasan, Zahra;
Qamar, Farah;
Ghanchi, Najia;
Ashraf, Javaria;
Kanji, Akbar;
Razzak, Safina Abdul;
Greig, David;
Nair, Satheesh;
Hasan, Rumina

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Article

Ceftriaxone resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A identified in a case of enteric fever: first case report from Pakistan.

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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023, v. 23, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12879-023-08152-9

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Irfan, Seema;
Hasan, Zahra;
Qamar, Farah;
Ghanchi, Najia;
Ashraf, Javaria;
Kanji, Akbar;
Razzak, Safina;
Greig, David;
Nair, Satheesh;
Hasan, Rumina

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Article

Necrotising fasciitis due to Absidia corymbifera in wounds dressed with non sterile bandages.

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International Wound Journal, 2011, v. 8, n. 6, p. 651, doi. 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00839.x

By:

Shakoor, Sadia;
Jabeen, Kauser;
Idrees, Romana;
Jamil, Bushra;
Irfan, Seema;
Zafar, Afia

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Article

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit.

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Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2019, v. 25, n. 7, p. 514, doi. 10.26719/emhj.18.058

By:

Irfan, Seema;
Ahmed, Imran;
Lalani, Farida;
Anjum, Naureen;
Mohammad, Nadia;
Owais, Maria;
Zafar, Afia

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Article

Antimicrobial susceptibility against metronidazole and carbapenem in clinical anaerobic isolates from Pakistan.

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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 2019, v. 8, n. 1, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1186/s13756-019-0549-8

By:

Shafquat, Yusra;
Jabeen, Kauser;
Farooqi, Joveria;
Mehmood, Kiran;
Irfan, Seema;
Hasan, Rumina;
Zafar, Afia

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Article

β-Lactamase production and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Moraxella catarrhalis isolates: report from Pakistan.

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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2014, v. 7, p. S228, doi. 10.1016/S1995-7645(14)60237-6

By:

Sheikh, Sadia Omer;
Fasih, Naima;
Irfan, Seema;
Zafar, Afia

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Article

Increase in isolation of extended spectrum beta lactamase producing multidrug resistant non typhoidal Salmonellae in Pakistan.

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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2010, v. 10, n. 1, p. 101, doi. 10.1186/1471-2334-10-101

By:

Jabeen, Kauser;
Zafar, Afia;
Irfan, Seema;
Khan, Erum;
Mehraj, Vikram;
Hasan, Rumina

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Article

Impact of infection control activities on the rate of needle stick injuries at a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan over a period of six years: an observational study.

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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2009, v. 9, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/1471-2334-9-78

By:

Zafar, Afia;
Habib, Faiza;
Hadwani, Roshan;
Ejaz, Muslima;
Khowaja, Khurshid;
Khowaja, Rozina;
Irfan, Seema

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Article

Emergence of Carbapenem resistant Gram negative and vancomycin resistant Gram positive organisms in bacteremic isolates of febrile neutropenic patients: A descriptive study.

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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2008, v. 8, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/1471-2334-8-80

By:

Irfan, Seema;
Idrees, Faiza;
Mehraj, Vikram;
Habib, Faizah;
Adil, Salman;
Hasan, Rumina

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Article

Diagnostic accuracy and agreement between four phenotypic carbapenemase detection tests among enterobacterales.

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Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2021, v. 13, n. 3, p. 133, doi. 10.4103/jgid.jgid_106_19

By:

Farooqui, Fizza;
Irfan, Seema;
Laiq, Sidra

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Article

Identification of Invasive Filamentous Mold Isolates Using DNA Sequencing: Experience of a Clinical Laboratory in a Resource-limited Setting.

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Biomedical & Biotechnology Research Journal, 2024, v. 8, n. 1, p. 67, doi. 10.4103/bbrj.bbrj_3_24

By:

Irfan, Seema;
Zeeshan, Mohammad;
Ghanchi, Najia;
Jabeen, Kausar;
Zafar, Afia

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Article

An antibiotic stewardship program in a surgical ICU of a resource-limited country: financial impact with improved clinical outcomes.

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Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy & Practice, 2020, v. 13, n. 1, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1186/s40545-020-00272-w

By:

Hussain, Kashif;
Khan, Muhammad Faisal;
Ambreen, Gul;
Raza, Syed Shamim;
Irfan, Seema;
Habib, Kiren;
Zafar, Hasnain

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Article

REPROCESSING CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY CATHETERS: RECOMMENDATIONS OF PAK HRS TASK FORCE AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE.

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Pakistan Heart Journal, 2022, v. 55, n. 3, p. 213, doi. 10.47144/phj.v55i3.2244

By:

Shafquat, Azam;
Ali, Farheen;
Irfan, Seema;
Dar, Ashraf;
Ahmed, Zahoor;
Hayat, Azmat;
Saleem, Asad;
Khan, Aamir Hameed;
Bin Nazir, M. Talha;
Shabbir, Mohammad;
Mannan, Abdul;
Saeed, Yawer;
Irfan, Ghazala;
Roshan, Rozina;
Ali, Sabir;
Qadir, Faisal;
Ali, Pir Sheeraz

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Article

Readiness for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in Pakistan; a model for laboratory strengthening.

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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 2017, v. 6, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s13756-017-0260-6

By:

Saeed, Dania Khalid;
Hasan, Rumina;
Naim, Mahwish;
Zafar, Afia;
Khan, Erum;
Jabeen, Kausar;
Irfan, Seema;
Ahmed, Imran;
Zeeshan, Mohammad;
Wajidali, Zabin;
Farooqi, Joveria;
Shakoor, Sadia;
Chagla, Abdul;
Rao, Jason

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Article

Efforts to improve diagnosis of bacteraemia by reducing blood culture contamination in an emergency department: strategies and outcome.

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Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2020, v. 70, n. 5, p. 835, doi. 10.5455/JPMA.12462

By:

Shaheen, Najma;
Zeeshan, Mohammad;
Fasih, Naima;
Farooqi, Joveria;
Jabeen, Kausar;
Irfan, Seema

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Article

Antimicrobial sensitivity pattern, demographic findings and risk factors amongst meningitis and non-meningitis invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae at Aga Khan University Hospital Clinical Laboratory, Karachi, Pakistan.

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Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2019, v. 69, n. 8, p. 1124

By:

Irfan, Seema;
Farooqi, Joveria;
Kumar, Haresh;
Zafar, Afia

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Article

Microbiological safety of areca nut-containing, ready-to-eat chewing substances common among Pakistani paediatric population: A pilot study.

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Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2019, v. 69, n. 3, p. 450

By:

Sulaiman, Anjiya;
Zubairi, Hina;
Irfan, Seema;
Ghias, Kulsoom

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Article

Pelvic abscess caused by a slow growing anaerobic bacterium, Eggerthella lenta: First case report from Pakistan.

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Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2017, v. 67, n. 10, p. 1604

By:

Mal, Pushpa Bhawan;
Rafiq, Irum;
Iftikhar, Irim;
Irfan, Seema

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Article

Dissemination and spread of New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1 Superbugs in hospital settings.

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Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2016, v. 66, n. 8, p. 999

By:

Khan, Erum;
Irfan, Seema;
Sultan, Binish Arif;
Nasir, Amna

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Article

Effectiveness of Modified Hodge Test to detect NDM-1 Carbapenemases: an experience from Pakistan.

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Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2013, v. 63, n. 8, p. 955

By:

Sultan, Binish Arif;
Khan, Erum;
Hussain, Fatima;
Nasir, Amna;
Irfan, Seema

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Article

Mixed Salmonella infection: a case series from Pakistan.

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Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2013, v. 63, n. 4, p. 524

By:

Sultan, Binish Arif;
Fasih, Naima;
Qaiser, Saba;
Khan, Erum;
Zafar, Afia;
Irfan, Seema

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Article

Use of "Parasep filter fecal concentrator tubes" for the detection of intestinal parasites in stool samples under routine conditions.

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Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology, 2011, v. 54, n. 1, p. 121, doi. 10.4103/0377-4929.77358

By:

Zeeshan, Mohammad;
Zafar, Afia;
Saeed, Zeb;
Irfan, Seema;
Sobani, Zain A.;
Shakoor, Sadia;
Beg, Mohammad Asim

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Article

Contamination assessment of orthodontic bands after different pre-cleaning methods at a tertiary care hospital.

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Journal of Orthodontics, 2019, v. 46, n. 3, p. 220, doi. 10.1177/1465312519855402

By:

Irfan, Sarah;
Irfan, Seema;
Fida, Mubassar;
Ahmad, Israr

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Article

Antimicrobial Resistance in Typhoidal Salmonella: Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project, 2016–2019.

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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020, v. 71, p. S276, doi. 10.1093/cid/ciaa1323

By:

Qamar, Farah N;
Yousafzai, Mohammad T;
Dehraj, Irum F;
Shakoor, Sadia;
Irfan, Seema;
Hotwani, Aneeta;
Hunzai, Muhammad J;
Thobani, Rozina S;
Rahman, Najeeb;
Mehmood, Junaid;
Hemlock, Caitlin;
Memon, Ashraf M;
Andrews, Jason R;
Luby, Stephen P;
Garrett, Denise O;
Longley, Ashley T;
Date, Kashmira;
Saha, Samir K

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Article

Burden of Culture Confirmed Enteric Fever Cases in Karachi, Pakistan: Surveillance For Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP), 2016–2019.

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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020, v. 71, p. S214, doi. 10.1093/cid/ciaa1308

By:

Yousafzai, Mohammad T;
Irfan, Seema;
Thobani, Rozina S;
Kazi, Abdul M;
Hotwani, Aneeta;
Memon, Ashraf M;
Iqbal, Khalid;
Qazi, Saqib H;
Saddal, Nasir S;
Rahman, Najeeb;
Dehraj, Irum F;
Hunzai, Mohammed J;
Mehmood, Junaid;
Garrett, Denise O;
Saha, Samir K;
Andrews, Jason R;
Luby, Stephen P;
Qamar, Farah N

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Article

Extraintestinal Seeding of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi, Pakistan.

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2021

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Irfan, Seema;
Zeeshan, Mohammad;
Rattani, Salima;
Farooqi, Joveria;
Shakoor, Sadia;
Hasan, Rumina;
Zafar, Afia

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journal article

Microbiological Evaluation of Commercial Hand Sanitisers Available in Pakistan Using European Standard and Membrane Filtration Method.

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Journal of the College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan, 2024, v. 34, n. 6, p. 667, doi. 10.29271/jcpsp.2024.06.667

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Ashraf, Muhammad Arsalan;
Irfan, Seema

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Article

Daptomycin MICs by Broth Microdilution Method Against Staphylococcus aureus in Clinical Specimens: A Cross-Sectional Study from Pakistan.

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Journal of the College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan, 2024, v. 34, n. 1, p. 27, doi. 10.29271/jcpsp.2024.01.27

By:

Zeeshan, Mohammad;
Ahmed, Imran;
Irfan, Seema;
Khan, Moiz Ahmed;
Zafar, Afia

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Article

Prevalence and risk factors associated with multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) carriage among pediatric patients at the time of admission in a tertiary care hospital of a developing country. A cross-sectional study.

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2021

By:

Qureshi, Sonia;
Maria, Noshi;
Zeeshan, Mohammad;
Irfan, Seema;
Qamar, Farah Naz

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journal article

Increase in Penicillin and multidrug resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae (1993-2016): Report from a tertiary care hospital laboratory, Pakistan.

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Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2021, v. 71, n. 12, p. 2726, doi. 10.47391/JPMA.1178

By:

Zafar, Afia;
Lalani, Farida Khurram;
Longi, Ahmer Arif;
Jajja, Mohammad Raheel;
Haider, Maera;
Hashmi, Salila;
Khan, Erum;
Irfan, Seema;
Hussain, Tabinda;
Hussain, Faisal Riaz;
Hasan, Rumina;
Jabeen, Kauser

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Article

Is nalidixic acid screening still valid for the detection of reduced susceptibility of fluoroquinolone with SalmonellaTyphi?

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2012, v. 6, n. 10, p. 700, doi. 10.3855/jidc.1910

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Irfan, Seema;
Jabeen, Kauser;
Jilani, Umair Anwar;
Ahmed, Bushra;
Mehraj, Jaishri;
Ahsan, Tanwir;
Zafar, Afia

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Article

Isolation frequency and susceptibility patterns of Nocardia species at a tertiary hospital laboratory in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011, v. 5, n. 6, p. 499, doi. 10.3855/jidc.1278

By:

Bibi, Safia;
Irfan, Seema;
Zafar, Afia;
Khan, Erum

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Article