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Ben J Marais; Ziad A Memish; Giovanni Battista Migliori; Peter Mwaba; Guiseppe Pantaleo; Michel Pletschette; Marco Schito; Soumya Swaminathan; Afia Zafar; Lynn Zijenah; Ibrahim Abubakar; Matthew Bates; Ruth Colagiuri; Gill Craig; Philippe Glaziou; Rumina Hasan; Michael Hoelscher; Peter Kim; Stephen D Lawn; Knut Lönnroth; Markus Maeurer; Alimuddin Zumla
Tuberculosis comorbidity with communicable and non-communicable diseases: integrating health services and control efforts.
J Q Farooqi; M E Brandt; N Iqbal; Kauser Jabeen; S R Lockhart; B Malik; N Saeed; Afia Zafar; Rumina Hasan
Invasive candidiasis in Pakistan: clinical characteristics, species distribution and antifungal susceptibility.
Ali Khawaja; Fahad Khan Durrani; Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi; Afia Zafar
Etiology and outcome of severe community acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults.

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2013: Ben J Marais; Ziad A Memish; Giovanni Battista Migliori; Peter Mwaba; Guiseppe Pantaleo; Michel Pletschette; Marco Schito; Soumya Swaminathan; Afia Zafar; Lynn Zijenah; Ibrahim Abubakar; Matthew Bates; Ruth Colagiuri; Gill Craig; Philippe Glaziou; Rumina Hasan; Michael Hoelscher; Peter Kim; Stephen D Lawn; Knut Lönnroth; Markus Maeurer; Alimuddin Zumla
Tuberculosis comorbidity with communicable and non-communicable diseases: integrating health services and control efforts.
The Lancet infectious diseases 2013;13(5):436-48.
2013: J Q Farooqi; M E Brandt; N Iqbal; Kauser Jabeen; S R Lockhart; B Malik; N Saeed; Afia Zafar; Rumina Hasan
Invasive candidiasis in Pakistan: clinical characteristics, species distribution and antifungal susceptibility.
Journal of medical microbiology 2013;62(Pt 2):259-68.
2013: Ali Khawaja; Fahad Khan Durrani; Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi; Afia Zafar
Etiology and outcome of severe community acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults.
BMC infectious diseases 2013;13():94.
2012: Seema Irfan; Kauser Jabeen; Umair Anwar Jilani; Jaishri Mehraj; Bushra Ahmed; Tanwir Ahsan; Afia Zafar
Is nalidixic acid screening still valid for the detection of reduced susceptibility of fluoroquinolone with Salmonella Typhi?
Journal of infection in developing countries 2012;6(10):700-3.
2011: Safia Bibi; Seema Irfan; Afia Zafar; Erum Khan
Isolation frequency and susceptibility patterns of Nocardia species at a tertiary hospital laboratory in Karachi, Pakistan.
Journal of infection in developing countries 2011;5(6):499-501.
2011: Seema Irfan; J F Turton; J Mehraj; S Z Siddiqui; S Haider; Afia Zafar; Breda Memon; O Afzal; Rumina Hasan
Molecular and epidemiological characterisation of clinical isolates of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from public and private sector intensive care units in Karachi, Pakistan.
The Journal of hospital infection 2011;78(2):143-8.
2011: Faiza Habib; Durreshahwar K Khan; FN Bhatti; Afia Zafar
Knowledge and beliefs among health care workers regarding hepatitis B infection and needle stick injuries at a tertiary care hospital, karachi.
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP 2011;21(5):317-8.
2011: Sajid Bashir Soofi; Muhammad Atif Habib; Lorenz Von Seidlein; Muhammad Jawed Khan; Shah Muhammad; Naveed Bhutto; Mohammad Imran Khan; Shahid Rasool; Afia Zafar; John D Clemens; Qamaruddin Nizami; Zulfiqar A Bhutta
A comparison of disease caused by Shigella and Campylobacter species: 24 months community based surveillance in 4 slums of Karachi, Pakistan.
Journal of infection and public health 2011;4(1):12-21.
2011: Sadia Shakoor; Mohammad Asim Beg; Syed Faisal Mahmood; Rebecca Bandea; Rama Sriram; Fatima Noman; Farheen Ali; Govinda S Visvesvara; Afia Zafar
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri, Karachi, Pakistan.
Emerging infectious diseases 2011;17(2):258-61.
2011: Kauser Jabeen; Joveria Farooqi; Afia Zafar; Bushra Jamil; Syed Faisal Mahmood; Farheen Ali; Noureen Saeed; Abrar Barakzai; Arsalan Ahmed; Erum Khan; Mary E Brandt; Rumina Hasan
Rhinocladiella mackenziei as an emerging cause of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in Pakistan: a case series.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2011;52(2):213-7.
2011: Kauser Jabeen; Erum Khan; Faisal Malik; Summiya Nizamuddin; Seema Irfan; Afia Zafar
Increasing Trend of Resistance to Penicillin, Tetracycline, and Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Pakistan (1992-2009).
Journal of tropical medicine 2011;2011():960501.
2011: Mohammad Zeeshan; Afia Zafar; Zeb Saeed; Seema Irfan; Zain A Sobani; Sadia Shakoor; Mohammad Asim Beg
Use of "Parasep filter fecal concentrator tubes" for the detection of intestinal parasites in stool samples under routine conditions.
Indian journal of pathology & microbiology 2011;54(1):121-3.
2011: Sadia Shakoor; Mohammad Wasay; Afia Zafar; Mohammad Asim Beg
Plant root hair in tap water: a potential cause for diagnostic confusion.
The Korean journal of laboratory medicine 2011;31(1):44-6.
2011: Afia Zafar; M Stone; S Ibrahim; Z Parveen; Z Hasan; Erum Khan; R Hasan; J Wain; K Bamford
Prevalent genotypes of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: report from Pakistan.
Journal of medical microbiology 2011;60(Pt 1):56-62.
2010: Naima Fasih; Afia Zafar; Erum Khan; Kauser Jabeen; Rumina Hasan
Clonal dissemination of vanA positive Enterococcus species in tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2010;60(10):805-9.
2010: Naima Fasih; Seema Irfan; Afia Zafar; Erum Khan; Rumina Hasan
Inducible clindamycin resistance due to expression of erm genes in Staphylococcus aureus: report from a tertiary care Hospital Karachi, Pakistan.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2010;60(9):750-3.
2010: Erum Khan; Thamarai Schneiders; Afia Zafar; Erum Aziz; Asra Parekh; Rumina Hasan
Emergence of CTX-M Group 1-ESBL producing Klebsiella pneumonia from a tertiary care centre in Karachi, Pakistan.
Journal of infection in developing countries 2010;4(8):472-6.
2010: Kauser Jabeen; Jaweriah Siddiqui; Afia Zafar; Sadia Shakoor; Natasha Ali; Anita K M Zaidi
Vibrio cholerae O1 bacteremia in Pakistan: analysis of eight cases.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2010;104(8):563-5.
2010: E Khan; Breda Memon; A Ayaz; F Malik; S F Shamim; F S Polani; Afia Zafar
Trend of syphilis in Pakistan, 1991-2008.
Indian journal of medical microbiology 2010;28(3):263-4.
2010: Erum Khan; Muslima Ejaz; Afia Zafar; Kauser Jabeen; Sadia Shakoor; Raunaq Inayat; Rumina Hasan
Increased isolation of ESBL producing Klebsiella pneumoniae with emergence of carbapenem resistant isolates in Pakistan: report from a tertiary care hospital.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2010;60(3):186-90.
2010: Taimur Saleem; Umair Khalid; Sidra Ishaque; Afia Zafar
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical students regarding needle stick injuries.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2010;60(2):151-6.
2010: Sadia Shakoor; Erum Khan; Afia Zafar; Rumina Hasan
In vitro activity of tigecycline and other tetracyclines against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter species: report from a tertiary care centre in Karachi, Pakistan.
Chemotherapy 2010;56(3):184-9.
2010: Kauser Jabeen; Afia Zafar; Seema Irfan; Erum Khan; Vikram Mehraj; Rumina Hasan
Increase in isolation of extended spectrum beta lactamase producing multidrug resistant non typhoidal Salmonellae in Pakistan.
BMC infectious diseases 2010;10():101.
2009: Afia Zafar; Rumina Hasan; Shaikh Qamaruddin Nizami; Lorenz Von Seidlein; Sajid Soofi; Tanwir Ahsan; Saeeda Chandio; Atif Habib; Naveed Bhutto; Fahad J Siddiqui; Arjumand Rizvi; John D Clemens; Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Frequency of isolation of various subtypes and antimicrobial resistance of Shigella from urban slums of Karachi, Pakistan.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases 2009;13(6):668-72.
2009: M S Khan; S Z Siddiqui; S Haider; Afia Zafar; F Zafar; R N Khan; K Afshan; A Jabeen; M S Khan; Rumina Hasan
Infection control education: impact on ventilator-associated pneumonia rates in a public sector intensive care unit in Pakistan.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2009;103(8):807-11.
2009: Erum Khan; Kausar Jabeen; Muslima Ejaz; Jaweriah Siddiqui; Muhammad Farrukh Shezad; Afia Zafar
Trends in antimicrobial resistance in Shigella species in Karachi, Pakistan.
Journal of infection in developing countries 2009;3(10):798-802.
2009: Afia Zafar; Faiza Habib; Roshan Hadwani; Muslima Ejaz; Khurshid Khowaja; Rozina Khowaja; Seema Irfan
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.
BMC infectious diseases 2009;9():78.
2008: Ali Jawaid; Afia Zafar; A Naveed; S Sheikh; S Waheed; M A Zafar; EHSAN SYED; Zafar Fatmi
Knowledge of primary paediatric care providers regarding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning disorder: a study from Pakistan.
Singapore medical journal 2008;49(12):985-93.
2008: Mohammad Wasay; Roomasa Channa; Maliha Jumani; Afia Zafar
Changing patterns and outcome of Dengue infection; report from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2008;58(9):488-9.
2008: Ali Jawaid; Afia Zafar; Tausif-Ur Rehman; M R Nazir; Z A Ghafoor; O Afzal; Javaid Ahmed Khan
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of university students regarding waterpipe smoking in Pakistan.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2008;12(9):1077-84.
2008: Muhammad Ameen Rauf; Afia Zafar; Ali Imran Amjad
Comparison of different phenotypic methods of detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus with the molecular detection of mec-A gene.
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP 2008;18(8):529-30.
2008: Seema Irfan; Afia Zafar; D Guhar; T Ahsan; Rumina Hasan
Metallo-beta-lactamase-producing clinical isolates of Acinetobacter species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from intensive care unit patients of a tertiary care hospital.
Indian journal of medical microbiology 2008;26(3):243-5.
2008: Mohammad Wasay; Roomasa Channa; Maliha Jumani; Ghulam Shabbir; Azeemuddin Muhammad; Afia Zafar
Encephalitis and myelitis associated with dengue viral infection clinical and neuroimaging features.
Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2008;110(6):635-40.
2008: Kauser Jabeen; Afia Zafar; Rumina Hasan
Increased isolation of Vibrio cholerae O1 serotype Inaba over serotype Ogawa in Pakistan.
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de santé de la Méditerranée orientale = al-Majallah al-ṣiḥḥīyah li-sharq al-mutawassiṭ 2008;14(3):564-70.
2008: Afia Zafar; Naveen Aslam; Nosheen Nasir; Riffat Meraj; Vikram Mehraj
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health care workers regarding needle stick injuries at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2008;58(2):57-60.
2008: Afia Zafar; Zahid Hussain; Eale Lomama; Sophie Sibille; Seema Irfan; Erum Khan
Antibiotic susceptibility of pathogens isolated from patients with community-acquired respiratory tract infections in Pakistan--the active study.
Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC 2008;20(1):7-9.
2007: Mohammad Zeeshan; Kauser Jabeen; Erum Khan; Seema Irfan; Saira Ibrahim; Zeba Parween; Afia Zafar
COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT PHENOTYPIC METHODS OF DETECTION OF METHICILLIN RESISTANCE IN Staphylococcus aureus WITH THE MOLECULAR DETECTION OF mec-A GENE.
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP 2007;17(11):666-70.
2007: Shahla Siddiqui; Kashif Hussein; Roshan Manasia; Aijaz Samad; Nawal Salahuddin; Afia Zafar; Muhammad Qamarul Hoda
Impact of antibiotic restriction on broad spectrum antibiotic usage in the ICU of a developing country.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2007;57(10):484-7.
2007: Afia Zafar; Kauser Jabeen
Antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and limited treatment options.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2007;57(7):333-4.
2007: Ali Khan Khuwaja; Niloufer Sultan Ali; Afia Zafar
Use of psychoactive drugs among patients visiting outpatient clinics in Karachi, Pakistan.
Singapore medical journal 2007;48(6):509-13.
2007: Mohammad Zeeshan; Kauser Jabeen; Anita Nausheen Akbar Ali; Ailia Wilayat Ali; Saadia Z Farooqui; Vikram Mehraj; Afia Zafar
Evaluation of immune response to Hepatitis B vaccine in health care workers at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan: an observational prospective study.
BMC infectious diseases 2007;7():120.
2006: Fahad J Siddiqui; Naveed S Bhutto; Lorenz Von Seidlein; Irfan M Khurram; Shahid Rasool; Mohammad Ali; Afia Zafar; Jacqueline L Deen; John D Clemens; Qumaruddin Nizami; Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Consecutive outbreaks of Vibrio cholerae O139 and V. cholerae O1 cholera in a fishing village near Karachi, Pakistan.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2006;100(5):476-82.
2006: Syed Sohail Ali; Afia Zafar; Suhail Muzaffar; Fawad Aslam; Javaid A Khan
Bilateral breast enlargement due to Trichophyton rubrum.
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) 2006;15(2):263-5.
2006: Mohammad Imran Khan; Shah Muhammad Sahito; Mohammad Javed Khan; Shafi Mohammad Wassan; Abdul Wahab Shaikh; Ashok Kumar Maheshwari; Camilo J Acosta; Claudia M Galindo; R Leon Ochiai; Shahid Rasool; Sheeraz Peerwani; Mahesh K Puri; Mohammad Ali; Afia Zafar; Rumina Hassan; Lorenz Von Seidlein; John D Clemens; Shaikh Qamaruddin Nizami; Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Enhanced disease surveillance through private health care sector cooperation in Karachi, Pakistan: experience from a vaccine trial.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2006;84(1):72-7.
2005: Nasim Sabir; Afia Zafar
Cephalosporin resistant Shigella flexneri from a clinical isolate--a rare finding.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2005;55(12):560-1.
2005: Kauser Jabeen; Afia Zafar; Rumina Hasan
Frequency and sensitivity pattern of Extended Spectrum beta Lactamase producing isolates in a tertiary care hospital laboratory of Pakistan.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2005;55(10):436-9.
2005: Afia Zafar; Nazish Gul Ibrahim; Tanwir Ahsan; Zaigham Abbas; Anita Zaidi; Rumina Hasan
Nalidixic acid screening test in detection of decreased fluoroquinolone susceptibility in Salmonella typhi isolated from blood.
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP 2005;15(7):413-7.
2005: Afia Zafar; Nasim Sabir; Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Frequency of isolation of shigella serogroups/serotypes and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in children from slum areas in Karachi.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2005;55(5):184-8.
2005: Mahboob Alam; Muna Ahmed; Syed Sohail Ali; Mehnaz Atiq; Yasir Naeem Akhtar; Aamir Ansari; Fahd Abdullah Chaudhry; Hamid Bashir; Syed Farid-ul-Husnain; Afia Zafar
Paediatric stool cultures: seasonal variation in bacterial pathogens isolated in Karachi, Pakistan.
Tropical doctor 2005;35(1):21-3.
2004: Nawal Salahuddin; Afia Zafar; L Sukhyani; S Rahim; M F Noor; K Hussain; Shahla Siddiqui; Muhammad Islam; Shahid Javed Husain
Reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia rates through a staff education programme.
The Journal of hospital infection 2004;57(3):223-7.
2003: Kauser Jabeen; Afia Zafar; Rumina Hasan
Comparison of double disc and combined disc method for the detection of extended spectrum beta lactamases in enterobacteriaceae.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2003;53(11):534-6.
2003: Afia Zafar; Rumina Hasan; Nasim Sabir
Implications of use of contaminated drugs: a developing world scenario.
Lancet 2003;362(9378):169-70.
2003: Mahboob Alam; Y N Akhtar; Syed Sohail Ali; M Ahmed; Mehnaz Atiq; A Ansari; F A Chaudhry; H Bashir; M A Bangash; A Awais; A Safdar; S F Hasnain; Afia Zafar
Seasonal variation in bacterial pathogens isolated from stool samples in Karachi, Pakistan.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2003;53(3):125-9.
2003: Shahla Siddiqui; Nadeem Zuberi; Afia Zafar; Riaz Qureshi
Increased risk of cervical canal infections with intracervical Foley catheter.
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP 2003;13(3):146-9.