Maria Khan

Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, National University of Management Sciences, CMH Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Publications

• Original Article   
  Pattern of Antifungal Susceptibility in Pathogenic Molds by Microdilution Method at a Tertiary Care Hospital
  Author(s): Maria Khan*, Aamer Ikram, Gohar Zaman, Adeel Gardezi and Farida Khurram Lalani
  
  Fungal infections are increasingly being recognized especially in immunocompromised patients. Susceptibility of molds varies from species to species and timely generated reports can aid clinicians in the appropriate therapeutic decision. The study was conducted to determine the pattern of pathogenic molds in our tertiary care set-ups and the existing susceptibility by the standard broth microdilution method. The study was conducted in Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi from January through December, 2016. Isolated fungal molds were tested against antifungal drugs by broth microdilution method; amphotericin B, fluconazole and voriconazole. A total of 110 isolates were tested by broth dilution antifungal susceptibility testing of filamentous fungi approved by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute M38-A2 document. Mean age was 43 years .. Read More»