List of works by Afia Zafar

A comparison of disease caused by Shigella and Campylobacter species: 24 months community based surveillance in 4 slums of Karachi, Pakistan

scientific article

Agreement of Direct Antifungal Susceptibility Testing from Positive Blood Culture Bottles with the Conventional Method for Candida Species

scientific article published on 25 November 2015

Antibiotic resistance among Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A in Pakistan (2001-2006).

scientific article published on 30 August 2008

Antibiotic susceptibility of pathogens isolated from patients with community-acquired respiratory tract infections in Pakistan--the active study

scientific article published in January 2008

Antimicrobial activity of tigecycline against nosocomial pathogens in Pakistan: a multicenter study.

scientific article published in April 2009

Antimicrobial resistance profile of methicillin resistant staphylococcal aureus from skin and soft tissue isolates

scientific article published on May 2009

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

scientific article

Assessing the need for training: general practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practice concerning dengue and malaria in Karachi, Pakistan

scientific article published on June 2011

Association of airborne Aspergillus with asthma exacerbation in Southern Pakistan

scientific article published on 29 April 2014

Atypical pathogens causing community-acquired pneumonia in adults

scientific article published on July 2012

Bilateral breast enlargement due to Trichophyton rubrum

scientific article published on 5 July 2005

Blood and body fluid exposure and risk to health care workers

scientific article published on 01 October 2006

COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT PHENOTYPIC METHODS OF DETECTION OF METHICILLIN RESISTANCE IN Staphylococcus aureus WITH THE MOLECULAR DETECTION OF mec-A GENE.

scientific article published in November 2007

Case Series of Naegleria fowleri Primary Ameobic Meningoencephalitis from Karachi, Pakistan

scientific article

Changing patterns and outcome of Dengue infection; report from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.

scientific article published on September 2008

Changing trends of hepatitis B seromarkers amongst Pakistani population: a laboratory-based review

scientific article published on July 2013

Clinical outcomes of pneumocystis pneumonia from a tertiary care centre in Pakistan

scientific article

Clonal dissemination of vanA positive Enterococcus species in tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan.

scientific article

Coinfection with Lichtheimia corymbifera and Aspergillus flavus in an Immune-Competent Patient Mimicking as Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome

scientific article published on 14 February 2017

Complete Genome Sequence of Buffalopox Virus.

scientific article published on 24 May 2018

Consecutive outbreaks of Vibrio cholerae O139 and V. cholerae O1 cholera in a fishing village near Karachi, Pakistan

scientific article published on 26 January 2006

Cryptococcus neoformans and Streptococcus pneumoniae co-infection in post-traumatic meningitis in a patient with unknown HIV status.

scientific article published on October 2015

Dengue Virus Serotype 3, Karachi, Pakistan

scientific article (publication date: 2007)

Encephalitis and myelitis associated with dengue viral infection clinical and neuroimaging features

scientific article

Enhanced disease surveillance through private health care sector cooperation in Karachi, Pakistan: experience from a vaccine trial

scientific article published on January 2006

Etiology and outcome of severe community acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults

scientific article

Evaluation of immune response to Hepatitis B vaccine in health care workers at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan: an observational prospective study

scientific article

Frequency and sensitivity pattern of Extended Spectrum beta Lactamase producing isolates in a tertiary care hospital laboratory of Pakistan.

scientific article published in October 2005

Frequency of isolation of shigella serogroups/serotypes and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in children from slum areas in Karachi

scientific article

Frequency of isolation of various subtypes and antimicrobial resistance of Shigella from urban slums of Karachi, Pakistan

scientific article published on 8 January 2009

High rate of non-susceptibility to metronidazole and clindamycin in anaerobic isolates: Data from a clinical laboratory from Karachi, Pakistan

scientific article

Hospital preparedness in community measles outbreaks-challenges and recommendations for low-resource settings

scientific article

Impact of antibiotic restriction on broad spectrum antibiotic usage in the ICU of a developing country

scientific article published on October 2007

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

scientific article

Implications of use of contaminated drugs: a developing world scenario

scientific article published on 01 July 2003

In vitro activity of tigecycline and other tetracyclines against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter species: report from a tertiary care centre in Karachi, Pakistan

scientific article published on 10 June 2010

In vitro susceptibility of typhoidal Salmonellae against newer antimicrobial agents: a search for alternate treatment options

scientific article published on May 2011

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

scientific article

Increased isolation of ESBL producing Klebsiella pneumoniae with emergence of carbapenem resistant isolates in Pakistan: report from a tertiary care hospital.

scientific article published in March 2010

Increased risk of cervical canal infections with intracervical Foley catheter

scientific article published on March 1, 2003

Increasing Trend of Resistance to Penicillin, Tetracycline, and Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Pakistan (1992-2009).

scientific article

Inducible clindamycin resistance due to expression of erm genes in Staphylococcus aureus: report from a tertiary care Hospital Karachi, Pakistan.

scientific article

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

scientific article published on 19 October 2012

Knowledge and beliefs among health care workers regarding hepatitis B infection and needle stick injuries at a tertiary care hospital, karachi

scientific article

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health care workers regarding needle stick injuries at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

scientific article published in February 2008

Madurella mycetomatis as an agent of brain abscess: case report and review of literature

scientific article

Mixed Salmonella infection: a report of two cases from the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

scientific article published on April 2013

Naegleria fowleri Meningoencephalitis Associated with Public Water Supply, Pakistan, 2014

scientific article published on October 2016

Nalidixic acid screening test in detection of decreased fluoroquinolone susceptibility in Salmonella typhi isolated from blood.

scientific article

Nosocomial buffalopoxvirus infection, Karachi, Pakistan

scientific article published on June 2007

Perceptions of parents and healthcare professionals regarding minimal invasive tissue sampling to identify the cause of death in stillbirths and neonates: a qualitative study protocol

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Perceptions of parents and religious leaders regarding minimal invasive tissue sampling to identify the cause of death in stillbirths and neonates: results from a qualitative study. ⬇️

scientific article published on 10 May 2019

Plant root hair in tap water: a potential cause for diagnostic confusion ⬇️

scientific article published on January 2011

Primary amebic meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri, Karachi, Pakistan

scientific article

Primary drug resistance to anti-tuberculous drugs in Karachi

scientific article

Primary drug resistance to antituberculous drugs in NWFP Pakistan

scientific article published in August 2008

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

scientific article published on 29 September 2017

Rhinocladiella mackenziei as an emerging cause of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in Pakistan: a case series.

scientific article

Species identification of invasive yeasts including Candida in Pakistan: limitations of phenotypic methods ⬇️

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Susceptibility pattern of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus to vancomycin and other alternate agents: report from a private sector hospital laboratory

scientific article published in November 2017

Trends in antimicrobial resistance in Shigella species in Karachi, Pakistan.

scientific article published on 15 December 2009

Tuberculosis comorbidity with communicable and non-communicable diseases: integrating health services and control efforts

scientific article published on 24 March 2013

Vi antigen expression in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi clinical isolates from Pakistan

scientific article published on March 2005

Vibrio cholerae O1 bacteremia in Pakistan: analysis of eight cases.

scientific article

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

scientific article published on September 2014

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