Irum Perveen

Hepatitis B Seroconversion after Vaccination in Infants in Rural and Urban Areas of Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Irum Perveen, Muhammad A Raza, Shama Sehar, Syed Sohail Zahoor Zaidi & Safia Ahmed · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Purpose: This study was designed to evaluate the immunogenicity of hepatitis B vaccine in infants of rural and urban Pakistan and to find out the vaccine efficacy. Methods: A sample of 400 subjects was taken by simple random method from the rural and urban areas (200 from Rural a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13569

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Irum Perveen, Abdul Majid, Sobia Knawal, Iffat Naz, Shama Sehar, Safia Ahmed & Muhammad Asam Raza · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2013

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin resistant coagulase negative staphylococci (MRCoNS) are the important nosocomial infectious agents. There is a growing concern about the rapid rise in the resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to presently available...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2109

Optimization of Cultural Conditions for Cochliobolus heterostrophus Isolates from Infected Maize Plants from Different Agricultural Zones of Pakistan

Iffat Naz, Shama Sehar, Irum Perveen, Abdul Rehman, Amber Hameed, Yasmin Ahmad & Safia Ahmed · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2012

Southern corn leaf blight caused by Cochliobolus heterostrophus is a major foliar disease of maize crop in Pakistan. The disease affects leaves, leaf sheaths, ears and maize grains. Suitable physiological conditions which include different nutrient media, temperature, pH, carbon...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2012/2019