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Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis: An Unexpected Outcome in a Polytrauma Patient

Mariam Sarwar, Saifullah Khan Niazi; Irfan Ali Mirza, Wajid Hussain; Misbah Noor, Anam Imtiaz (Journal of the College S160 of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2020-12-21)

An 84-year male was brought in the emergency after a road traffic accident leading to polytrauma with deteriorating consciousness. Prolonged unexplained unconsciousness led to cerebrospinal fluid examination. The polymerase ...
Urinary Tract Infection in a Renal Transplant Patient by Myroides Species: A Case Report from Pakistan

Riffat Bushra, Anam Imtiaz; Irfan Ali Mirza, Sakeenah Hussain Naqvi; Rabia Sajjad (Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2023-06-10)

Myroides species are mostly considered to have low pathogenic potential causing infections in immuno-compromised patients; though, few cases of urinary tract infections (UTIs), bacteremia, pneumonia, endocarditis, ...
Inferior Epigastric Artery Use in Kidney Transplants for Upper Polar Artery Vascularization: A Case Report

Muneeb Hassan, Qaiser Iqbal; Irfan Mirza, Tahir Rashid; Taqi Khan (Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute, 2024-01-16)

Minimizing number of anastomoses by arterial reconstruction is critical in grafts with multiple arteries to reduce implantation warm ischemia (RWI), delayed graft function (DGF) and its complications. We report a case of ...
Diagnostic Accuracy of CHROMagar MRSA for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) from Screening Swab Specimens

Farooq Ahmed, Wajid Hussain; Irfan Ali Mirza, Saad Ali; Umar Khurshid, Mariam Sarwar (Pak Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021-05-18)

Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of CHROMagar MRSA for detecting MRSA from screening swab specimens keeping the Cefoxitin disk diffusion test as the reference method. Study Design: A cross-sectional validation ...
Meta-Analysis to Identify the Predisposing Factors, Diagnosis, and Anti Microbial Therapy Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection

Humaira Zafar, Irfan Ali Mirza; Wajid Hussain (Pharmaceutical and Biosciences Journal, 2020-07-06)

The objective of current meta-analysis was to identify the predisposing factors, diagnostic, and anti microbial therapy guidelines for clostridium difficile infection. The methodology of this meta analysis involved the ...
Pattern of Organisms Causing Central Nervous System Shunt Related Infections and their Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile in a Tertiary Care Setup

Rafia Irfan, Irfan Ali Mirza; Gohar Zaman, Azka Zulfiqar; Uzma Qamar, Zunera Sajjad (Infectious Diseases Journal of Pakistan, 2023-12-29)

Background: Central nervous system (CNS) shunt-associated infections pose a significant threat, necessitating an in-depth understanding of the frequency and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of the implicated pathogens. ...
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among community and health care acquired carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae, in a tertiary care hospital of Lahore

Qanita Fahim, Irfan Ali Mirza; Anum Imtiaz, Ayesha Khalid; Asad Ahmad, Imtiaz (The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2020)

Objective: To compare the disk susceptibility pattern of healthcare-acquired carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae with that of community-acquired isolates and their associated clinical presentations Methods: The ...
Bacteriological Examination of Drinking Water in Rawalpindi and Islamabad Area

Wajid Hussain, Usama Ahmed; Gohar Zaman, Bushra Jamil; Umar Khursheed, Irfan Ali Mirza (Pak Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2019-11-29)

Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess bacteriological quality of drinking water in Rawalpindi and Islamabad-Pakistan by determining the presence of coliforms and E.coli. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional ...
Lassa Fever – Un Peacekeepers’ Nightmare in West Africa

Irfan Ali Mirza, Muhammad Azmat Khan; Abdul Hakim (Pak Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2005)

Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever caused by Lassa virus belonging to Arenaviridae family and is endemic in West African countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria. The virus is present in a multi-mammate ...
Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C in Young Adults Seeking Recruitment in Armed Forces

Irfan Ali Mirza, Sajjad Hussain Mirza; Sabahat Irfan, Rashad Siddiqi; Waheed Uz Zaman Tariq, Asif Nawaz (Pak Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2006)

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are the commonest causes of chronic liver disease all over the world including Pakistan. According to the Pakistan Armed Forces policy, all the military ...
Frequency of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Anti- HCV in Young Adults - Experience in Southern Punjab

Irfan Ali Mirza, Syed Mathar Hussain Kazmi; Asif Nawaz Janjua (Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2006-12-26)

HBV and HCV infections are a constant source of threat to the younger population. It is thus imperative that public campaign be launched to create awareness to masses. General education of the public can be very helpful ...
Nosocomial Infections Due to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Hospitalized Patients

Arif Maqsood Ali, Shahid Ahmed Abbasi; Shazia Arif, Irfan Ali Mirza (Pak Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2007-04-16)

Objective: This study was carried out to find out the extent of MRSA in hospitalized patients in Military Hospital Rawalpindi. Methodology: It is a prospective cross sectional descriptive study based on the records ...
Microbiology Of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media - Experience at Bahawalpur

Irfan Ali Mirza, Liaquat Ali; Muhammad Arshad (Pak Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2008)

Objective: To determine the aerobic microorganisms involved and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) to provide a guideline for making a protocol for empirical ...
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcal Sepsis in An Acute Myeloid Leukemic Patient

Abdul Sattar, Shahid Ahmad Abbasi; Irfan Ali Mirza, Nasrullah Malik; Pervaiz Ahmad, Farah Faqir (Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2010-05-21)

Neutropenic fever is an important cause of morbidity and mortality during therapy of acute myeloid leukemia. Patients with acute myeloid leukemia are at increased risk of acquiring vancomycin resistant enterococcal infection ...
Evaluation of BACTEC MGIT 960 system for recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in Pakistan

Luqman Satti, Aamer Ikram; Shahid Abbasi, Tariq Butt; Nasarullah Malik, Irfan Ali Mirza (Malaysian Journal of Microbiology, 2010-03-04)

We evaluated the performance of MGIT 960 system in terms of recover rate, detection time of mycobacteria and contamination rate from various human clinical specimens and compared it with already in use BACTEC 460 TB ...
Ambu Bag as a Source of Acinetobacter baumannii Outbreak in an Intensive Care Unit

Irfan Ali Mirza, Aamir Hussain; Shahid Ahmed Abbasi, Nasrullah Malik; Luqman Satti, Umme Farwa (Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2011-01-10)

This case report describes an outbreak of multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital. Three patients were infected on the same day from an Ambu bag which was used ...
Antimicrobial activity of tigecycline against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary care setting

Abdul Sattar, Shahid Ahmad Abbasi; Farah Faqir, Irfan Ali Mirza; Javaid Usman, Ali Faraz (Pak Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2010-04-08)

Objective: To determine the in vitro efficacy of tigecycline against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Place and Duration of study: Department of Microbiology Army Medical College and Armed Forces Institute ...
Susceptibility Pattern of Extended Spectrum ß-Lactamase Producing Isolates in Various Clinical Specimens

Muhammad Roshan, Aamer Ikram; Irfan Ali Mirza, Nasrullah Malik; Shahid Ahmad Abbasi, Shehla Ambreen Alizai (Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2011-04-20)

Objective: To determine the susceptibility pattern of extended spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL) producing Gram negative isolates from various clinical specimens. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: ...
Prevalence of faecal carriage of Enterobacteriaceae with NDM-1 carbapenemase at military hospitals in Pakistan, and evaluation of two chromogenic media

John D. Perry, Sakeenah Hussain Naqvi; Irfan Ali Mirza, Shehla Ambreen Alizai; Aamir Hussain, Sandrine Ghirardi; Sylvain Orenga, Kathryn Wilkinson; Neil Woodford, Jiancheng Zhang; David M. Livermore, Shahid Ahmad Abbasi; Muhammad W. Raza (Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2011-06-23)

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae among hospitalized patients and outpatients attending two military hospitals in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, ...
In vitro efficacy of Piperacillin/sulbactam, Piperacillin/tazobactam and Cefoperazone/sulbactam against clinical isolates of Pseudomanas aeruginosa- a comparative study

Umme Farwa, Irfan Ali Mirza; Shahid Ahmad Abbasi, Alina Amjad; Zeeshan Ahmed Qureshi, Bushra Sultan (Social Forces, 2012-12)

Objective: To determine the in vitro efficacy of Piperacillin/sulbactam, Piperacillin/tazobactam and Cefoperazone/sulbactam against clinical isolates of Pseudomanas aeruginosa. Place and duration of study: The study was ...

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