Jabatan Mikrobiologi & Imunologi Perubatan

 Fakulti Perubatan UKM

Original Articles

The antibiotic resistance profile of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in a tertiary medical center from Malaysia

Authors

: Mohd Ali Faiz, Ding Chuan Hun, Asrul Abdul Wahab, Mohd Nizam Tzar, Anita Sulong, Kon Ken Wong, Ping Foo Wong

Journal: Journal of Medicine
Year: 2022
  

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Managing COVID-19 Pandemic in Teaching Hospitals: An Early Preparedness Setting

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: Azmawati Mohammed Nawi, Azimatun Noor Aizuddin, Rozita Hod, Norfazilah Ahmad, Faiz Daud, Sharifah Azura Salleh, Najma Kori, Petrick Periyasamy, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Hanafiah Harunarashid, Kamaruzaman Jusoff and Mohd Afiq Arifin

Journal: Sains Malaysiana
Year: 2021
  
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Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID- 19) in a Teaching Hospital in Malaysia

Authors: Norfazilah AhmadNorzehan Fatimah Mohd AliAzmawati Mohammed NawiMohd Rohaizat HassanAzimatun Noor AizuddinRozita HodFaiz DaudSharifah Azura SallehPetrick PeriyasamyAbdul Halim Abdul GaforNajma Kori
Journal: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Year: 2021
  
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Evaluation of Rapid Antigen Detection Test for Group A Streptococci Pharyngitis among Children in an Out-Patient Clinic in Malaysia

AuthorsZaki Zaili, Asrul Abdul Wahab, Ramliza Ramli, Afaaf Esa and Ezura Madiana Md. Monoto
Journal: Sains Malaysiana
Year: 2021
  
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Staphylococcal aureus bacteraemia: Clinical characteristic & evaluation of Prolex Staph Xtra latex agglutination test in the rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus

Authors: Norliyana Nordin, Nurzam S. Hussin, Alfizah Hanafiah, Anita Sulong
Journal: Malaysian Journal of Pathology
Year: 2021
  
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Development and Validation of Multiplex Quantitative PCR Assay for Detection of Helicobacter pylori and Mutations Conferring Resistance to Clarithromycin and Levofloxacin in Gastric Biopsy 

Authors: Hasyanee Binmaeil, Alfizah Hanafiah, Isa Mohamed Rose and Raja Effendi Raja Ali 
Journal: Infection and Drug Resistance
Year: 2021
  
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Maternal and umbilical cord blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes showed moderate oxidative burst at phagocytosis of Gardnerella vaginalis

Authors: Anushia Swaminathan, Nor Haslinda Abd Aziz, Najiah Ajlaa Ayub, Wong Kon Ken and Fook‐Choe Cheah
Journal: BMC Research Notes
Year: 2021
  
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Clinical and demographic pattern of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) from a multicenter perspective: Malaysia’s experience over 26 years

Authors: Lokman Mohd Noh, Amir Hamzah Abdul Latiff, Intan Hakimah Ismail, Rahim Md Noah, Asrul Abdul Wahab, Intan Juliana Abd. Hamid, Adiratna Mat Ripen, Nasuruddin B. Abdullah, Kamarul Azhar Razali, Norzila Zainudin, Florence Bakon, Long Juan Kok, Adli Ali, Bilkis Banu S Abd Aziz, Hasniah Abdul Latif, Siti Mardhiana Mohamad, Zarina Thasneem Zainudeen, Ilie Fadzilah Hashim, Iean Hamzah Sendut, Thiyagar Nadarajaw, Faizah Mohamed Jamil, David C. E. Ng and Mohd Azri Zainal Abidin
Journal: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Year: 2021
  
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Knowledge and perception of treatment among tuberculosis patients attending primary care clinics in Malaysia

Authors: Nesamalar Balakrishnan, Ezura Madiana Md Monoto, Noorlaili Mohd Tohit, Asrul Abdul Wahab
Journal: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Year: 2021
  
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An approach to develop clinical prediction rule for candidemia in critically ill patients: A retrospective observational study

Authors: Ahmad Shafie Jameran, Saw Kian Cheah, Mohd Nizam Tzar, Qurratu Aini Musthafa, Hsueh Jing Low, Muhammad Maaya, Raha Abdul Rahman
Journal: Journal of Critical Care
Year: 2021
  
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Microbial contamination of extended use ophthalmic drops in ophthalmology clinic

Authors: Shee Wen Chua, Mushawiahti Mustapha, Kon Ken Wong, Malisa Ami, Aida Zairani Mohd Zahidin, Rona Asnida Nasaruddin
Journal: Clinical Ophthalmology
Year: 2021
  
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Aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk: Surgical or N95 masks?

Authors: Petrick Periyasamy, Ng Boon Hau, Umi Kalsom Satariah Ali, Zetti Zainol Rashid, Najma Kori
Journal: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Year: 2021
  
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Catheter-related bloodstream infections and catheter colonization among haemodialysis patients: prevalence, risk factors and outcomes

Authors: Shamira Shahar, Ruslinda Mustafar, Lydia Kamaruzaman, Petrick Periyasamy, Kiew Bing Pau, Ramliza Ramli
Journal: International Journal of Nephrology
Year: 2021
  
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Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in the paediatric population in a Malaysian general hospital over a 2-year period

Authors: Kasturi Subramaniam, Tzar Mohd Nizam Khaithir, Ding Chuan Hun, Nurzam Suhaila Che Hussin
Journal: Malaysian Journal of Pathology
Year: 2021
  
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Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in a Malaysian tertiary care university hospital

Authors: Nurul Adilla Hayat Jamaluddin, Petrick Periyasamy, Chee Lan Lau, Sasheela Ponnampalavanar, Pauline Siew Mei Lai, Ramliza Ramli, Toh Leong Tan, Najma Kori, Mei Kuen Yin, Nur Jannah Azman, Rodney James, Karin Thursky, Isa Naina-Mohamed
Journal: Antibiotics
Year: 2021
  
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Evaluation of chitin as a biomarker of pathogenic fungal isolates

Authors: Ahmad Shehab Ahmad Lafi, Jacinta Santhanam, Tzar Mohd Nizam Khaithir, Nur Fashya Musa & Fahrul Huyop
Journal: Sains Malaysiana
Year: 2021
  
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Prevalence of beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis and McIsaac scoring among children attending a primary care clinic in Malaysia

Authors: Zaili Zaki, Asrul Abdul Wahab, Ramliza Ramli, Ezura Madiana Md. Monoto, Chuan Hun Ding, Afaaf Esa
Journal: Gazi Medical Journal
Year: 2021
  
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clonal replacement in a Malaysian teaching hospital: Findings from an eight-year interval molecular surveillance

Authors: Mohd Azrul Hisham Ismail, Norhidayah Kamarudin, Muttaqillah Najihan Abdul Samat, Raja Mohd Fadhil Raja Abdul Rahman, Saberi Saimun, Toh Leong Tan, Hui-min Neoh
Journal: Antibiotics
Year: 2021
  
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Particulate matter (PM2.5) as a potential SARS‐CoV‐2 carrier

Authors: Norefrina Shafinaz Md Nor, Chee Wai Yip, Nazlina Ibrahim, Mohd Hasni Jaafar, Zetti Zainol Rashid, Norlaila Mustafa, Haris Hafizal Abd Hamid, Kuhan Chandru, Mohd Talib Latif, Phei Er Saw, Chin Yik Lin, Kemal Maulana Alhasa, Jamal Hisham Hashim, Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir
Journal: Scientific Reports
Year: 2021
  
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Intrauterine Gardnerella vaginalis infection results in fetal growth restriction and alveolar septal hypertrophy in a rabbit model

Authors: Fook-Choe Cheah, Chee Hoe Lai, Geok Chin Tan, Anushia Swaminathan, Kon Ken Wong, Yin Ping Wong, Tian-Lee Tan
Journal: Frontiers in Pediatrics
Year: 2021
  
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Early viral clearance among COVID-19 patients when gargling with povidone-iodine and essential oils: A clinical trial

Authors: Nurul Azmawati Mohamed, Nizam Baharom, Wan SW Sulaiman, Zetti Z Rashid, Wong Kon Ken, Umi K Ali, Siti N Othman, Muttaqillah N Samat, Najma Kori, Petrick Periyasamy, Nor A Zakaria, Agni N Kumar Sugurmar, Cheong Xiong Khee, Siti M Saniman, Ilina Isahak
Journal: International Medical Journal
Year: 2020
  
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The reliability of a rapid molecular detection method in determining the prevalence of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an urban district health facility in Malaysia

Authors: Ding Chuan Hun, Zalina Ismail, Anita Sulong, Asrul Abdul Wahab, Benjamin Gan, Sahlawati Mustakim, Husna Farhanah Ahmad
Journal: Malaysian Journal of Pathology
Year: 2020
  
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The skeletal effects of short-term triple therapy in a rat model of gastric ulcer induced by Helicobacter pylori infection

Authors: Sophia Ogechi Ekeuku, Benjamin Ka Seng Thong, Adam Quraisiah, Fazalda Annuar, Alfizah Hanafiah, Mohd Fahami Nur Azlina, Kok-Yong Chin
Journal: Drug Design, Development and Therapy
Year: 2020
  
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The heterogeneic distribution of Helicobacter pylori cag pathogenicity island reflects different pathologies in multiracial Malaysian population

Authors: Alfizah Hanafiah, Shaza Azlin Razak, Hui-min Neoh, Noraziah Mohamad Zin, Bruno S. Lopes
Journal: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Year: 2020
  
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Dengue epidemic in Malaysia: Urban versus rural comparison of dengue immunoglobulin G seroprevalence among Malaysian adults aged 35–74 years

Authors: Nor Azila Muhammad Azami, Meng Ling Moi, Sharifah Azura Salleh, Hui-min Neoh, Mohd Arman Kamaruddin, Nazihah Abdul Jalal, Norliza Ismail, Tomohiko Takasaki, Ichiro Kurane & Rahman Jamal
Journal: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Year: 2020
  
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Reduction in urinary chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2) after surgery-induced weight loss

Authors: Surita Binti Said, Guo Hou Loo, Nik Ritza Kosai, Reynu Rajan, Rozita Mohd, Asrul Abdul Wahab, Shamsul Azhar Shah
Journal: Scientific Reports
Year: 2020
  
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Prevalence rates of Chlamydia trachomatis and other sexually transmitted organisms in infertile couples attending a tertiary medical centre in Malaysia

Authors: Umi Kalsom Ali, Suvra Biswas, Zainul Rashid Mohd Razi, Siti Norlia Othman, Zalina Ismail, Anita Sulong
Journal: IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia
Year: 2020
  
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Is Procalcitonin more superior to hs-CRP in the diagnosis of infection in diabetic foot ulcer?

Authors: Nur Aasyirah Zakariah, Mohd Yazid Bajuri, Rohaizat Hassan, Zalina Ismail , Munirah Md Mansor , Hanita Othman , Dian Nasriana Nasaruddin
Journal: Malaysian Journal of Pathology
Year: 2020
  
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Evaluation of coagulation factor activity and sterility of thawed fresh frozen plasma during storage up to 5 days at 4°C

Authors: Shalwani Shamsudin, Rabeya Yousuf, Tang Yee Loong, Ding Chuan Hun, Chooi Fun Leong
Journal: Malaysian Journal of Pathology
Year: 2020
  
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A preliminary study on coagulation parameters and sterility of thawed refrozen fresh frozen plasma

Authors: Rahayu Draman, Rabeya Yousuf, Suria Abdul Aziz, Chuan Hun Ding, Suzana Zainol, Chooi Fun Leong
Journal: Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion
Year: 2020
  
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Serum immunoglobulins and anti-pneumococcal antibody levels in patients with bronchiectasis of unknown aetiology

Authors: Mustafa Norhazlin, Asrul Abdul Wahab, Mohd Faisal Abdul Hamid, Hamzaini Abdul Hamid, Husyairi Harunarashid
Journal: Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2020
  
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Antibacterial activities of the extracts, fractions and isolated compounds from Canarium patentinervium Miq. against bacterial clinical isolates

Authors: R. Mogana, A. Adhikari, M. N. Tzar, R. Ramliza and C. Wiart
Journal: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Year: 2020
  
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