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  1. Whole-Genome and Targeted-Amplicon Sequencing of Fluconazole-Susceptible and -Resistant Candida parapsilosis Isolates from Kuwait Reveals a Previously Undescribed N1132D Polymorphism in CDR1

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, November 2020, ASM Journals

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  2. Human Fungal Infections in Kuwait—Burden and Diagnostic Gaps

    Article • Journal of Fungi, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  3. Molecular Epidemiology of Candida Auris Outbreak in a Major Secondary-Care Hospital in Kuwait

    Article • Journal of Fungi, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  4. Molecular identification, genotypic heterogeneity and comparative pathogenicity of environmental isolates of Papiliotrema laurentii

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, November 2020, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  5. Candida kefyr in Kuwait: Prevalence, antifungal drug susceptibility and genotypic heterogeneity

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2020, PLOS

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh, Professor Suhail Ahmad

  6. First isolation of Candida nivariensis, an emerging fungal pathogen, in Kuwait

    Article • Medical Principles and Practice, September 2020, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  7. Lack of detection of Candida nivariensis and Candida bracarensis among 440 clinical Candida glabrata sensu lato isolates in Kuwait

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2019, PLOS

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh, Professor Suhail Ahmad

  8. Changing trends in epidemiology and antifungal susceptibility patterns of six bloodstream Candida species isolates over a 12-year period in Kuwait

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2019, PLOS

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  9. High-resolution fingerprinting of Candida parapsilosis isolates suggests persistence and transmission of infections among neonatal intensive care unit patients in Kuwait

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  10. Cyberlindnera fabianii fungaemia outbreak in preterm neonates in Kuwait and literature review

    Article • Mycoses, October 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  11. Rapid and Accurate Identification of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis by Real-time PCR and Melting Curve Analysis

    Article • Medical Principles and Practice, September 2018, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  12. Analysis of genetic variability of respiratory syncytial virus groups A and B in Kuwait

    Article • Archives of Virology, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  13. Increasing prevalence, molecular characterization and antifungal drug susceptibility of serial Candida auris isolates in Kuwait

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2018, PLOS

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  14. Epidemiology and Molecular Basis of Resistance to Fluconazole Among Clinical Candida parapsilosis Isolates in Kuwait

    Article • Microbial Drug Resistance, December 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  15. Population structure and molecular genetic characterization of clinical Candida tropicalis isolates from a tertiary-care hospital in Kuwait reveal infections with unique strains

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2017, PLOS

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  16. Population structure and molecular genetic characterization of 5-flucytosine-susceptible and -resistant clinical Candida dubliniensis isolates from Kuwait

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2017, PLOS

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  17. Molecular Fingerprinting Studies Do Not Support Intrahospital Transmission of Candida albicans among Candidemia Patients in Kuwait

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2017, Frontiers

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  18. Molecular Characterization of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Intensive Care Units in Iran: ST22-SCCmec IV/t790 Emerges as the Major Clone

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2016, PLOS

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  19. First isolation of Candida metapsilosis in Kuwait, an emerging global opportunistic pathogen

    Article • Journal de Mycologie Médicale, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  20. Simple, Low-Cost Detection of Candida parapsilosis Complex Isolates and Molecular Fingerprinting of Candida orthopsilosis Strains in Kuwait by ITS Region Sequencing and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2015, PLOS

    Dr Jacques F Meis, Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  21. Performance comparison of phenotypic and molecular methods for detection and differentiation of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Suhail Ahmad, Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  22. Genotypic heterogeneity and molecular basis of 5-flucytosine resistance among Candida dubliniensis isolates recovered from clinical specimens in Kuwait

    Article • Medical Mycology, April 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Suhail Ahmad, Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  23. Rapid molecular differentiation and genotypic heterogeneity among Candida parapsilosis and Candida orthopsilosis strains isolated from clinical specimens in Kuwait

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, May 2009, Society for General Microbiology

    Professor Suhail Ahmad, Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  24. Antifungal susceptibility of clinical Candida parapsilosis isolates in Kuwait

    Article • Mycoses, July 2008, Wiley

    Professor Suhail Ahmad, Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh