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  1. Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  2. Population genomic analyses reveal high diversity, recombination and nosocomial transmission among Candida glabrata (Nakaseomyces glabrata) isolates causing invasive infections

    Article • Microbial Genomics, January 2024, Society for General Microbiology

    Clement Tsui, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  3. The current state of laboratory mycology in Asia/Pacific: A survey from the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) and International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  4. Molecular epidemiology of clinical filamentous fungi in Qatar beyond Aspergillus and Fusarium with notes on the rare species

    Article • Medical Mycology, December 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  5. A New Filter Based Cultivation Approach for Improving Aspergillus Identification using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)

    Article • Mycopathologia, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  6. Serum Cytokine Profile in Patients with Candidemia versus Bacteremia

    Article • Pathogens, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  7. Comparative genomic analysis of clinicalCandida glabrataisolates identifies multiple polymorphic loci that can improve existing multilocus sequence typing strategy

    Article • Studies in Mycology, September 2021, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures (CBS)

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  8. Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare mould infections: an initiative of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in cooperation with the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology and the American Society for Microbi...

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  9. Where the infection is isolated rather than the specific species correlates with adherence strength, whereas biofilm density remains static in clinically isolated Candida and arthroconidial yeasts

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, July 2021, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  10. A case of mycetoma-like chromoblastomycosis in Qatar

    Article • IDCases, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  11. Incidence and clinical outcome of Cryptococcosis in a nation with advanced HIV surveillance program

    Article • The Aging Male, November 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  12. The Emergence of Rare Clinical Aspergillus Species in Qatar: Molecular Characterization and Antifungal Susceptibility Profiles

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, July 2019, Frontiers

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  13. Antifungal susceptibility profiles of rare ascomycetous yeasts

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, June 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  14. Corrigendum: Azole-Resistance in Aspergillus terreus and Related Species: An Emerging Problem or a Rare Phenomenon?

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2019, Frontiers

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  15. Molecular Analysis of Resistance and Detection of Non-Wild-Type Strains Using Etest Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Amphotericin B and Echinocandins for Bloodstream Candida Infections from a Tertiary Hospital in Qatar

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, June 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  16. Reduced Multidrug Susceptibility Profile Is a Common Feature of Opportunistic Fusarium Species: Fusarium Multi-Drug Resistant Pattern

    Article • Journal of Fungi, April 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  17. Aspergillusarthritis: analysis of clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of 31 reported cases

    Article • Medical Mycology, September 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  18. In vitro resistance of clinical Fusarium species to amphotericin B and voriconazole using the EUCAST antifungal susceptibility method

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  19. Emerging resistant serotypes of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, June 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Sittana S Elshafie, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  20. Emergence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii producing OXA-23 Carbapenemase in Qatar

    Article • New Microbes and New Infections, May 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  21. Prevalent mutator genotype identified in fungal pathogen Candida glabrata promotes multi-drug resistance

    Article • Nature Communications, March 2016, Nature

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  22. Osteoarticular Infections Caused by Non-Aspergillus Filamentous Fungi in Adult and Pediatric Patients

    Article • Medicine, December 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  23. Phylogenetic diversity of human pathogenic Fusarium and emergence of uncommon virulent species

    Article • Journal of Infection, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  24. Burden of fungal infections in Qatar

    Article • Mycoses, October 2015, Wiley

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  25. Persistence ofcandida dubliniensisin the lower airways of cystic fibrosis patients

    Article • September 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  26. Discrepancy in MALDI-TOF MS identification of uncommon Gram-negative bacteria from lower respiratory secretions in patients with cystic fibrosis

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, April 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Rashmi Fotedar

  27. Bacterial bloodstream infections and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in pediatric hematology/oncology patients after anticancer chemotherapy

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, November 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Abdullah Abdulrahman Al Nasser, Dr Sittana S Elshafie, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  28. Genetic relatedness and host specificity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis patients

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, November 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  29. High prevalence of Candida dubliniensis in lower respiratory tract secretions from cystic fibrosis patients may be related to increased adherence properties

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  30. Dimorphic fungal osteoarticular infections

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  31. Uncommon opportunistic yeast bloodstream infections from Qatar

    Article • Medical Mycology, June 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Jacques F Meis

  32. Aspergillus osteomyelitis: Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, management, and outcome

    Article • Journal of Infection, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  33. Epidemiology of candidemia in Qatar, the Middle East: performance of MALDI-TOF MS for the identification of Candida species, species distribution, outcome, and susceptibility pattern

    Article • Infection, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jacques F Meis, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  34. An Unexpected Cause of Vomiting

    Article • Gastroenterology, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  35. Epidemiology of candidemia in Qatar: Performance of MALDI-TOF MS for identification of candida species, species distribution, outcome and susceptibility pattern

    Article • Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Proceedings, November 2013, QScience

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  36. Geographically Structured Populations of Cryptococcus neoformans Variety grubii in Asia Correlate with HIV Status and Show a Clonal Population Structure

    Article • PLOS One, September 2013, PLOS

    Dr Jacques F Meis, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Professor Matthew C Fisher

  37. Genotypic diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis siblings in Qatar using AFLP fingerprinting

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jacques F Meis, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Ammar Saadoon Alishlash

  38. 99 Performance of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry method for identification of bacteria commonly isolated from cystic fibrosis patients

    Article • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  39. Identification of Medically Relevant Species of Arthroconidial Yeasts by Use of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2013, ASM Journals

    Dr Teun Boekhout, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  40. Molecular Identification and Susceptibility Pattern of ClinicalNocardiaSpecies: Emergence ofNocardia crassostreaeas an Agent of Invasive Nocardiosis

    Article • Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Jacques F Meis

  41. Rare pediatric rhino-orbital infection caused by Saksenaea vasiformis

    Article • Infection, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  42. Resistance of Asian Cryptococcus neoformans Serotype A Is Confined to Few Microsatellite Genotypes

    Article • PLOS One, March 2012, PLOS

    Dr Jacques F Meis, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  43. Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due toRhinocladiella mackenziei(formerlyRamichloridium mackenziei): a taxonomic update and review of the literature

    Article • Medical Mycology, May 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  44. Fungal rhinosinusitis

    Article • The Laryngoscope, June 2009, Wiley

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  45. Molecular Identification and Susceptibility of Trichosporon Species Isolated from Clinical Specimens in Qatar: Isolation of Trichosporon dohaense Taj-Aldeen, Meis & Boekhout sp. nov.

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2009, ASM Journals

    Dr Jacques F Meis, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  46. Isolation of Exophiala dermatitidis from endotracheal aspirate of a cancer patient

    Article • Mycoses, October 2006, Wiley

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  47. Kodamaea (Pichia) ohmeri fungaemia in a premature neonate

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, February 2006, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  48. Gangrenous necrosis of the diabetic foot caused byFusarium acutatum

    Article • Medical Mycology, January 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  49. Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis: a report of 8 cases

    Article • American Journal of Otolaryngology, May 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  50. Co-isolation of Trichosporon inkin and Candida parapsilosis from a scalp white piedra case

    Article • Medical Mycology, February 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  51. Allergic Aspergillus flavus rhinosinusitis: a case report from Qatar

    Article • European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, July 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  52. Effect of starch on the induction of β-glucosidase in Trichoderma reesei

    Article • Mycological Research, March 1993, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  53. Properties of the cellulolytic system from Aspergillus niveus

    Article • Mycological Research, January 1993, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  54. Cellulase activity of a thermotolerant Aspergillus niveus isolated from desert soil

    Article • Mycological Research, January 1992, Elsevier

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  55. Extracellular enzymatic activity of aquatic and aero-aquatic conidial fungi

    Article • Hydrobiologia, April 1989, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  56. Evidence for a single hexokinase inCoprinus cinereus

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, March 1983, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  57. Evidence for a single hexokinase in Coprinus cinereus

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, March 1983, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen

  58. The ftr cistron of Coprinus cinereus is the structural gene for a multifunctional transport carrier molecule

    Article • Current Genetics, August 1982, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Saad J. Taj-Aldeen