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Zubair A Qureshi

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Qureshi Z, Hittle L, OHara J, Rivera J, Syed A, Shields R, et al.
Clin Infect Dis . 2015 Jan; 60(9):1295-303. PMID: 25632010
Background: With an increase in the use of colistin methansulfonate (CMS) to treat carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections, colistin resistance is emerging. Methods: Patients with infection or colonization due to colistin-resistant...
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Qureshi Z, Syed A, Doi Y
Antimicrob Agents Chemother . 2014 Apr; 58(6):3437-40. PMID: 24709258
Ertapenem is increasingly utilized in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), but data regarding the efficacy and safety of long-term ertapenem therapy have been limited. We conducted a retrospective cohort study...
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Qureshi Z, Doi Y
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther . 2014 Apr; 12(5):597-609. PMID: 24694052
Escherichia coli ST131 has emerged as a global epidemic, multidrug-resistant clone of E. coli causing extra-intestinal infections. It is now highly prevalent among fluoroquinolone-resistant and CTX-M ESBL-producing E. coli isolates...
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Qureshi Z, Syed A, Clarke L, Doi Y, Shields R
Antimicrob Agents Chemother . 2014 Mar; 58(6):3100-4. PMID: 24637691
Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) bacteriuria is a frequently encountered clinical condition, but its clinical impact is unknown. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to define the epidemiology and outcomes for...
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Kim Y, Qureshi Z, Adams-Haduch J, Park Y, Shutt K, Doi Y
Clin Infect Dis . 2012 Apr; 55(2):224-31. PMID: 22491340
Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae has become endemic in many US hospitals. On the other hand, KPC-producing Escherichia coli remains rare. Methods: We studied infection or colonization due...
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Qureshi Z, Paterson D, Potoski B, Kilayko M, Sandovsky G, Sordillo E, et al.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother . 2012 Jan; 56(4):2108-13. PMID: 22252816
Klebsiella pneumoniae producing Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) has been associated with serious infections and high mortality. The optimal antimicrobial therapy for infection due to KPC-producing K. pneumoniae is not well...
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Qureshi Z, Kwak E, Nguyen M, Silveira F
Clin Transplant . 2011 Sep; 26(1):E17-23. PMID: 21955216
The dematiaceous mold Ochroconis gallopava is increasingly recognized as a human pathogen. Infection is almost always associated with immunosuppression. We describe a case with a unique presentation in a kidney...
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Waltner-Toews R, Paterson D, Qureshi Z, Sidjabat H, Adams-Haduch J, Shutt K, et al.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother . 2010 Dec; 55(2):495-501. PMID: 21135189
Ampicillin-sulbactam is commonly used as an empirical therapy for invasive infections where Escherichia coli is a potential pathogen. We evaluated the clinical and microbiologic characteristics of bloodstream infection due to...
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Qureshi Z, Paterson D, Pakstis D, Adams-Haduch J, Sandkovsky G, Sordillo E, et al.
Int J Antimicrob Agents . 2010 Nov; 37(1):26-32. PMID: 21075605
Enterobacter cloacae is a major nosocomial pathogen that causes serious infections, including bloodstream infections (BSIs). The clinical significance of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production in E. cloacae is not well established....
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Acerra J, Iskyan K, Qureshi Z, Sharma R
Int J Emerg Med . 2010 Feb; 2(2):77-82. PMID: 20157448
Developing nations have many challenges to the growth of emergency medical systems. This development in Afghanistan is also complicated by many factors that plague post-conflict countries including an unstable political...