Junaid Ahmad

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci Isolated from Clinical Samples in Kashmir, North India: A Hospital Based Study

Junaid Ahmad, Dalip Kakru, Nargis Bali, Suhail Lone, Humaira Bashir & Bashir Fomda · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Aims: To find out the prevalence and risk factors for vancomycin resistant Enterococci in a leading tertiary care center of north India. Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar. Kashmir. One year study. Me...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21635

Comparison of Automated System Vitek-2 with Conventional Methods, for Identification and Antibiotic Sensitivity in Gram Negative Organisms

Nayeem-u-din Wani, Mohd Suhail, Dalip Kakru, Nargis Bali, Amrish Kohli & Junaid Ahmad · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Background: Rapid bacterial identification and susceptibility testing improves patient therapy and outcome and decreases emergence of resistance. There is a need to provide rapid, efficient and accurate system for identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of pathoge...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/24999

Detection of vanA and vanB Genetic Determinants in Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci in Kashmir Region of North India-A Hospital Based Study

Munazah Manzoor, Nargis K. Bali, Sulmaz Reshi, Abiroo Jan, Dalip K. Kakru, Abedullah Bhat & Junaid Ahmad · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Introduction: Enterococci have emerged as one of the most important multidrug resistant microorganisms over the past few decades and have been reported to be the third most important hospital-acquired pathogens. Indiscriminate use of vancomycin and extended spectrum cephalosporin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29246