Tehmeena Wani

Patterns of Initial Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Kashmir Valley, India

Tehmeena Wani, Gulnaz Bashir, Rubina Lone, V. M. Katoch, D. K. Kakru, Azra Shah, Imtiaz Ali Bhat & Mohammad Muzaffar Mirza · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

Aims: We carried out this study to determine the patterns of initial drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates and prevalence of MDR-TB among category-I pulmonary TB patients in Kashmir Valley. MDR-TB was defined as tuberculosis caused by bacilli showing resistance t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/20234

An Epidemiological Study of Onychomycosis in Kashmir Valley

Farhath Kanth, Tehmeena Wani, Sheikh Manzoor, Iffat Hassan Shah, Gulnaz Bashir, Nargis Bali & Ghulam Mohiuidin · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Background: Onychomycosis is a common fungal infection of the nails that apart from causing disfigurement of the nails acts as a source of other fungal infections. Prompt diagnosis along with appropriate antifungal therapy can help prevent such complications.  Aims: To find out t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25970

Drug Susceptibility Testing of M. tuberculosis to Isoniazid and Rifampicin- A Comparison between MTT Tube Method and LJ Proportion Method

Roomi Yusuf, Tehmeena Wani, Gulnaz Bashir & Nargis Bali · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Aim: To evaluate the methodology of MTT tube assay and compare it with standard proportion method for detection of drug susceptibility of M. tuberculosis to rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH). Study Design: Prospective. Place and Duration of Study: Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of M...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18688