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  1. First Confirmed Case of Madurella mycetomatis in Kuwait and a Review of Newer Diagnostic Techniques for Eumycetoma: A Case Report

    Article • Journal of Mycology and Infection, June 2026, Korean Society for Medical Mycology

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  2. Prevalence of Aspergillus Section Nigri Complex Species Isolated from Clinical Specimens in Kuwait and Their Susceptibility to Antifungal Drugs

    Article • Journal of Fungi, June 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  3. Head-to-Head Comparison of Etest, MICRONAUT-AM EUCAST and Reference Broth Microdilution-Based CLSI Results for Candida kefyr Antifungal Susceptibility Testing: Implications for Detection of Reduced Susceptibility to Amphotericin B

    Article • Journal of Fungi, July 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  4. Organophosphate pesticides and their potential in the change of microbial population and frequency of antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic environments

    Article • Chemosphere, May 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  5. Enhancing PMMA properties: a comprehensive study of nanographene oxide and Boron nitride impact through In-Vitro analysis

    Article • BMC Oral Health, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  6. Occurrence of Pathogenic and Allergenic Molds in the Outdoor and Indoor Environment of a Major Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology of Aspergillus fumigatus in Kuwait

    Article • Journal of Fungi, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  7. Evaluation of Etest and MICRONAUT-AM Assay for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Candida auris: Underestimation of Fluconazole Resistance by MICRONAUT-AM and Overestimation of Amphotericin B Resistance by Etest

    Article • Antibiotics, September 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  8. High Prevalence of Novel Sequence Types in Streptococcus pneumoniae That Caused Invasive Diseases in Kuwait in 2018

    Article • Microorganisms, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  9. Whole genome sequencing analysis demonstrates therapy‐induced echinocandin resistance in Candida auris isolates

    Article • Mycoses, September 2023, Wiley

    Dr Jacques F Meis, Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  10. First Report of Azole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus with TR46/Y121F/T289A Mutations in Kuwait and an Update on Their Occurrence in the Middle East

    Article • Journal of Fungi, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  11. Fatal Lodderomyces elongisporus Fungemia in a Premature, Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Neonate

    Article • Journal of Fungi, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  12. Fatal Breakthrough Candidemia in an Immunocompromised Patient in Kuwait Due to Candida auris Exhibiting Reduced Susceptibility to Echinocandins and Carrying a Novel Mutation in Hotspot-1 of FKS1

    Article • Journal of Fungi, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  13. Epidemiology of Candidemia in Kuwait: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study

    Article • Journal of Fungi, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  14. 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

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

    Article • Journal of Fungi, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  16. 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

  17. 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

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

    Article • PLOS One, October 2020, PLOS

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh, Professor Suhail Ahmad

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

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

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

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

    Article • Mycoses, October 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  24. 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

  25. 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

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

    Article • PLOS One, April 2018, PLOS

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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

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

    Article • Journal de Mycologie Médicale, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. Antifungal susceptibility of clinical Candida parapsilosis isolates in Kuwait

    Article • Mycoses, July 2008, Wiley

    Professor Suhail Ahmad, Dr. Mohammad Asadzadeh