Publications by authors named "Habeeb Muhammad"
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- A study aimed to investigate the rise in extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) produced by pathogenic E. coli isolates from urine and pus between 2005 and 2009-10.
- The results indicated a significant increase in the prevalence of ESBL producing E. coli from 33.7% to 60.0%, along with high resistance rates to multiple antibiotics, including cefotaxime and ciprofloxacin.
- The findings highlight a rapid increase in multidrug-resistant E. coli in Pakistan, posing serious threats to treating infections in both hospital and community settings.*
Introduction: This study aimed to determine the drug susceptibility patterns and genetic elements related to drug resistance in isolates of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) from the Faisalabad region of Pakistan.
Methodology: The drug resistance status of 80 isolates were evaluated by determining antimicrobial susceptibility, MICs, drug resistance genes involved, and the presence of integrons.
The aim of this study was to characterise extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from urinary tract and wound infections from Pakistan (n=25). Isolates were subjected to commercially available microarray analysis to determine the presence of ESBLs and acquired AmpC enzymes. The genetic diversity of the isolates was determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBacillary dysentery, common in developing countries, is usually caused by Shigella species. A major problem in shigellosis is the rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant strains. This is the first detailed molecular study on drug resistance of Shigella isolates from the Faisalabad region of Pakistan.
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