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Papers by Tehmeena Wani

PubMed, 2004

Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enteri... more Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enterica serotype typhi was isolated from a case of endocarditis. The isolate was resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol and ciprofloxacin but sensitive to ceftriaxone, amikacin and gentamicin.

Mycopathologia, Aug 4, 2007

Mucormycosis in immunocompetent hosts is rare, and is often related to trauma. We report a case o... more Mucormycosis in immunocompetent hosts is rare, and is often related to trauma. We report a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a 26 year old immunocompetent female due to Mucor species. A combination of Amphotericin B and surgical debridement completely eradicated the infection.

British Microbiology Research Journal, 2016

Epidemiological studies were undertaken in slaughter houses, livestock farms and on household cat... more Epidemiological studies were undertaken in slaughter houses, livestock farms and on household cattle under the different climatic conditions in Kashmir valley. Infection rate was 25.40%, 26.21% and 10.19% respectively in slaughtered cattle, cattle in livestock farms and in household cattle. Overall highest (26.70%) seasonal prevalence in all types of cattle was recorded during autumn, followed by summer (20.0%) and spring (10.22%); while the lowest (7.14%) was recorded during winter. It was noticed that a higher infection rate was recorded in older cattle than in youngsters (below 2 years of age) whereas cattle of either sex were equally affected.

Jk Practitioner a Journal of Current Clinical Medicine Surgery, Sep 1, 2012

British Microbiology Research Journal, 2016

JK-Practitioner, 2005

Nocardia infections are rare in humans occurring most frequently in patients who are severely imm... more Nocardia infections are rare in humans occurring most frequently in patients who are severely immunocompromised. We report a case of nocardiosis due to Nocardia asteroides in a patient of myasthenia gravis on steroids and azathioprine presenting as multiple ...

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2004

Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enteri... more Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enterica serotype typhi was isolated from a case of endocarditis. The isolate was resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol and ciprofloxacin but sensitive to ceftriaxone, amikacin and gentamicin.

Indian journal of pathology & microbiology, 2004

Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enteri... more Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enterica serotype typhi was isolated from a case of endocarditis. The isolate was resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol and ciprofloxacin but sensitive to ceftriaxone, amikacin and gentamicin.

Indian journal of pathology & microbiology

Candida spp. is an emerging cause of bloodstream infections worldwide. Delay in speciation of Can... more Candida spp. is an emerging cause of bloodstream infections worldwide. Delay in speciation of Candida isolates by conventional methods and resistance to antifungal drugs in various Candida species are responsible for the increase in morbidity and mortality due to candidemia. Hence, the rapid identification of Candida isolates is very important for the proper management of patients with candidemia. The aim was to re-evaluate the identification of various Candida spp. by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and to evaluate the accuracy, speed, and cost of phenotypic methodology versus PCR-RFLP. Hospital-based cross-sectional study. Ninety consecutive clinical isolates of seven Candida species, isolated from blood of neonates and identified by routine phenotypic methods, were re-evaluated using universal primers internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) and ITS4 for PCR amplification and Msp I restriction enzyme for RFLP. Kappa test for agreement. ...

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

As there are no data available regarding the strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis circulating in... more As there are no data available regarding the strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis circulating in Kashmir Valley, India, the current study aimed at describing the genetic diversity of M. tuberculosis strains in this region, by spoligotyping and 12-locus-based MIRU-VNTR typing (Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable Number Tandem Repeat). Sputa from 207 smear positive cases with newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis were subjected to culture for M. tuberculosis. Eighty-five isolates confirmed as M. tuberculosis were subjected to drug susceptibility testing and molecular typing by spoligotyping and MIRU-VNTRs. Drug susceptibility results of 72 isolates revealed 76.3% as fully sensitive while 5.5% as multidrug resistant (MDR). Spoligotyping of 85 isolates detected 42 spoligotypes with 50 isolates (58.8%) clustered into seven spoligotypes. SIT26/CAS1_Del was the major spoligotype (23, 27%) followed by SIT127/H4 (12, 14.1%); CAS lineage (37.6%) was predominant, followed by Haarlem (25.8%) and ill-defined T clade (23.5%). MIRU-VNTR analysis displayed 82 MIRU patterns from 85 strains, including 3 small clusters and 79 unique. MIRU 26 was found to be the most discriminatory locus. Kashmir Valley has CAS as the predominant lineage of M. tuberculosis similar to the rest of the Indian sub-continent, while it is peculiar in having Euro American lineages such as Haarlem and ill-defined T clade.

JK practitioner: a journal of current clinical medicine & surgery

British Microbiology Research Journal, 2016

British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, 2015

International Journal of Advanced Research

Context: C. difficile is a major cause of hospital acquired diarrhea. Aims: A prospective study w... more Context: C. difficile is a major cause of hospital acquired diarrhea. Aims: A prospective study was carried out to determine the prevalence of C. difficile in patients with antibiotic associated diarrhea (AAD) in a tertiary care hospital. Methods and Material: 162 stool samples were examined over a two year period for toxin A and toxin B via C. difficile Toxin A+B Stool Antigen Microwell ELISA kit (IVD Research Inc.). Clinical and demographic data was collected from all patients. Results: The prevalence of C. difficile associated diarrhea was found to be 4.32%. Highest number of C. difficile toxin positive cases was from stool samples of patients admitted in oncology/ hematology followed by internal medicine. Median time of occurrence of symptoms was 7 days after admittance to hospital. All the patients were on multiple antibiotics. Conclusion: This present prospective study draws attention to the role of C. difficile as a cause of AAD in our hospital. Active and aggressive surveill...

JK practitioner: a journal of current clinical medicine & surgery

Mycopathologia, 2004

Pulmonary pseudallescheriasis in an immunocompetent patient without a pre-existing cavity or cyst... more Pulmonary pseudallescheriasis in an immunocompetent patient without a pre-existing cavity or cyst is a rare phenomenon. We report a case of invasive pulmonary pseudallescheriasis in a lobectomised patient treated for tuberculosis. Filamentous fungi with pyriform conidia were seen in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid .The fungus was identified as Pseudallescheria boydii on culture. Figure 2. KOH mount of bronchoalveolar fluid showing hyphae and conidia of P. boydii (400 Â).

Mycopathologia, 2007

Mucormycosis in immunocompetent hosts is rare, and is often related to trauma. We report a case o... more Mucormycosis in immunocompetent hosts is rare, and is often related to trauma. We report a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a 26 year old immunocompetent female due to Mucor species. A combination of Amphotericin B and surgical debridement completely eradicated the infection.

JK-Practitioner, 2005

Nocardia infections are rare in humans occurring most frequently in patients who are severely imm... more Nocardia infections are rare in humans occurring most frequently in patients who are severely immunocompromised. We report a case of nocardiosis due to Nocardia asteroides in a patient of myasthenia gravis on steroids and azathioprine presenting as multiple ...

Indian journal of …, 2004

Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enteri... more Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enterica serotype typhi was isolated from a case of endocarditis. The isolate was resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol and ciprofloxacin but sensitive to ceftriaxone, amikacin and gentamicin.

PubMed, 2004

Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enteri... more Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enterica serotype typhi was isolated from a case of endocarditis. The isolate was resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol and ciprofloxacin but sensitive to ceftriaxone, amikacin and gentamicin.

Mycopathologia, Aug 4, 2007

Mucormycosis in immunocompetent hosts is rare, and is often related to trauma. We report a case o... more Mucormycosis in immunocompetent hosts is rare, and is often related to trauma. We report a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a 26 year old immunocompetent female due to Mucor species. A combination of Amphotericin B and surgical debridement completely eradicated the infection.

British Microbiology Research Journal, 2016

Epidemiological studies were undertaken in slaughter houses, livestock farms and on household cat... more Epidemiological studies were undertaken in slaughter houses, livestock farms and on household cattle under the different climatic conditions in Kashmir valley. Infection rate was 25.40%, 26.21% and 10.19% respectively in slaughtered cattle, cattle in livestock farms and in household cattle. Overall highest (26.70%) seasonal prevalence in all types of cattle was recorded during autumn, followed by summer (20.0%) and spring (10.22%); while the lowest (7.14%) was recorded during winter. It was noticed that a higher infection rate was recorded in older cattle than in youngsters (below 2 years of age) whereas cattle of either sex were equally affected.

Jk Practitioner a Journal of Current Clinical Medicine Surgery, Sep 1, 2012

British Microbiology Research Journal, 2016

JK-Practitioner, 2005

Nocardia infections are rare in humans occurring most frequently in patients who are severely imm... more Nocardia infections are rare in humans occurring most frequently in patients who are severely immunocompromised. We report a case of nocardiosis due to Nocardia asteroides in a patient of myasthenia gravis on steroids and azathioprine presenting as multiple ...

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2004

Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enteri... more Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enterica serotype typhi was isolated from a case of endocarditis. The isolate was resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol and ciprofloxacin but sensitive to ceftriaxone, amikacin and gentamicin.

Indian journal of pathology & microbiology, 2004

Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enteri... more Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enterica serotype typhi was isolated from a case of endocarditis. The isolate was resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol and ciprofloxacin but sensitive to ceftriaxone, amikacin and gentamicin.

Indian journal of pathology & microbiology

Candida spp. is an emerging cause of bloodstream infections worldwide. Delay in speciation of Can... more Candida spp. is an emerging cause of bloodstream infections worldwide. Delay in speciation of Candida isolates by conventional methods and resistance to antifungal drugs in various Candida species are responsible for the increase in morbidity and mortality due to candidemia. Hence, the rapid identification of Candida isolates is very important for the proper management of patients with candidemia. The aim was to re-evaluate the identification of various Candida spp. by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and to evaluate the accuracy, speed, and cost of phenotypic methodology versus PCR-RFLP. Hospital-based cross-sectional study. Ninety consecutive clinical isolates of seven Candida species, isolated from blood of neonates and identified by routine phenotypic methods, were re-evaluated using universal primers internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) and ITS4 for PCR amplification and Msp I restriction enzyme for RFLP. Kappa test for agreement. ...

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

As there are no data available regarding the strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis circulating in... more As there are no data available regarding the strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis circulating in Kashmir Valley, India, the current study aimed at describing the genetic diversity of M. tuberculosis strains in this region, by spoligotyping and 12-locus-based MIRU-VNTR typing (Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable Number Tandem Repeat). Sputa from 207 smear positive cases with newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis were subjected to culture for M. tuberculosis. Eighty-five isolates confirmed as M. tuberculosis were subjected to drug susceptibility testing and molecular typing by spoligotyping and MIRU-VNTRs. Drug susceptibility results of 72 isolates revealed 76.3% as fully sensitive while 5.5% as multidrug resistant (MDR). Spoligotyping of 85 isolates detected 42 spoligotypes with 50 isolates (58.8%) clustered into seven spoligotypes. SIT26/CAS1_Del was the major spoligotype (23, 27%) followed by SIT127/H4 (12, 14.1%); CAS lineage (37.6%) was predominant, followed by Haarlem (25.8%) and ill-defined T clade (23.5%). MIRU-VNTR analysis displayed 82 MIRU patterns from 85 strains, including 3 small clusters and 79 unique. MIRU 26 was found to be the most discriminatory locus. Kashmir Valley has CAS as the predominant lineage of M. tuberculosis similar to the rest of the Indian sub-continent, while it is peculiar in having Euro American lineages such as Haarlem and ill-defined T clade.

JK practitioner: a journal of current clinical medicine & surgery

British Microbiology Research Journal, 2016

British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, 2015

International Journal of Advanced Research

Context: C. difficile is a major cause of hospital acquired diarrhea. Aims: A prospective study w... more Context: C. difficile is a major cause of hospital acquired diarrhea. Aims: A prospective study was carried out to determine the prevalence of C. difficile in patients with antibiotic associated diarrhea (AAD) in a tertiary care hospital. Methods and Material: 162 stool samples were examined over a two year period for toxin A and toxin B via C. difficile Toxin A+B Stool Antigen Microwell ELISA kit (IVD Research Inc.). Clinical and demographic data was collected from all patients. Results: The prevalence of C. difficile associated diarrhea was found to be 4.32%. Highest number of C. difficile toxin positive cases was from stool samples of patients admitted in oncology/ hematology followed by internal medicine. Median time of occurrence of symptoms was 7 days after admittance to hospital. All the patients were on multiple antibiotics. Conclusion: This present prospective study draws attention to the role of C. difficile as a cause of AAD in our hospital. Active and aggressive surveill...

JK practitioner: a journal of current clinical medicine & surgery

Mycopathologia, 2004

Pulmonary pseudallescheriasis in an immunocompetent patient without a pre-existing cavity or cyst... more Pulmonary pseudallescheriasis in an immunocompetent patient without a pre-existing cavity or cyst is a rare phenomenon. We report a case of invasive pulmonary pseudallescheriasis in a lobectomised patient treated for tuberculosis. Filamentous fungi with pyriform conidia were seen in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid .The fungus was identified as Pseudallescheria boydii on culture. Figure 2. KOH mount of bronchoalveolar fluid showing hyphae and conidia of P. boydii (400 Â).

Mycopathologia, 2007

Mucormycosis in immunocompetent hosts is rare, and is often related to trauma. We report a case o... more Mucormycosis in immunocompetent hosts is rare, and is often related to trauma. We report a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a 26 year old immunocompetent female due to Mucor species. A combination of Amphotericin B and surgical debridement completely eradicated the infection.

JK-Practitioner, 2005

Nocardia infections are rare in humans occurring most frequently in patients who are severely imm... more Nocardia infections are rare in humans occurring most frequently in patients who are severely immunocompromised. We report a case of nocardiosis due to Nocardia asteroides in a patient of myasthenia gravis on steroids and azathioprine presenting as multiple ...

Indian journal of …, 2004

Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enteri... more Endocarditis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. We report a case in which Salmonella enterica serotype typhi was isolated from a case of endocarditis. The isolate was resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol and ciprofloxacin but sensitive to ceftriaxone, amikacin and gentamicin.