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Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai
Researcher at Aga Khan University
Publications - 78
Citations - 1747
Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai is an academic researcher from Aga Khan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Typhoid fever & Population. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 68 publications receiving 1206 citations. Previous affiliations of Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai include Aga Khan University Hospital & Cornell University.
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Emergence of an Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Clone Harboring a Promiscuous Plasmid Encoding Resistance to Fluoroquinolones and Third-Generation Cephalosporins.
Elizabeth J. Klemm,Sadia Shakoor,Andrew J. Page,Farah Naz Qamar,Kim Judge,Dania K. Saeed,Vanessa K. Wong,Timothy J. Dallman,Satheesh Nair,Stephen Baker,Stephen Baker,Ghazala Shaheen,Shahida Qureshi,Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai,Muhammad Khalid Saleem,Zahra Hasan,Gordon Dougan,Gordon Dougan,Rumina Hasan +18 more
TL;DR: The first large-scale emergence and spread of a novel extensively drug-resistant S. Typhi clone in Sindh, Pakistan is reported, highlighting the evolving threat of antibiotic resistance in S. typhi and the value of antibiotic susceptibility testing and whole-genome sequencing in understanding emerging infectious diseases.
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Obesity index that better predict metabolic syndrome: body mass index, waist circumference, waist hip ratio, or waist height ratio.
Abdulbari Bener,Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai,Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai,Sarah Darwish,Abdulla O.A.A. Al-Hamaq,Eman A. Nasralla,Eman A. Nasralla,Eman A. Nasralla,Mohammad Abdul-Ghani +8 more
TL;DR: WC at cut-off 99.5 cm in men and 91cm in women was the best predictor of MetS in Qatar, and BMI had the lowest sensitivity and specificity in both genders.
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Outbreak investigation of ceftriaxone-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi and its risk factors among the general population in Hyderabad, Pakistan: a matched case-control study.
Farah Naz Qamar,Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai,Muhammad Khalid,Abdul Momin Kazi,Heeramani Lohana,Sultan Karim,Ayub Khan,Aneeta Hotwani,Shahida Qureshi,Furqan Kabir,Fatima Aziz,Naveed Masood Memon,Mudassar Hussain Domki,Rumina Hasan +13 more
TL;DR: Several factors were significantly associated with acquisition of ceftriaxone-resistant S Typhi, including male sex (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1·53, 95% CI 1·06-2·21), eating outside of the house (aOR 1·48, 1·01- 2·19), exposure to a patient with S TyphI infection ( aOR 3·81, 2·21-6·83), and a history of antimicrobial use (a OR
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Ceftriaxone-resistant Salmonella Typhi Outbreak in Hyderabad City of Sindh, Pakistan: High Time for the Introduction of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine.
Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai,Farah Naz Qamar,Sadia Shakoor,Khalid Saleem,Heeramani Lohana,Sultan Karim,Aneeta Hotwani,Shahida Qureshi,Naveed Masood,Mudasir Rauf,Jamshed Ahmed Khanzada,Momin Kazi,Rumina Hasan +12 more
TL;DR: Community awareness was raised regarding chlorination of drinking water and sanitation measures in Hyderabad and efforts were coordinated with the municipal water and sewage authority established to improve chlorination at processing plants and operationalize fecal sludge treatment plants.
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Effectiveness of typhoid conjugate vaccine against culture-confirmed Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi in an extensively drug-resistant outbreak setting of Hyderabad, Pakistan: a cohort study.
Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai,Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai,Sultan Karim,Sonia Qureshi,Momin Kazi,Hina Memon,Amber Junejo,Zohra Khawaja,Najeeb Ur Rehman,Muhammad Sajid Ansari,Rafey Ali,Ikram Uddin Ujjan,Heera Mani Lohana,Naveed Masood Memon,Mudassar Hussain,Roohi Nigar,Naor Bar-Zeev,Farah Naz Qamar +17 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effectiveness and impact of the typhoid conjugate vaccine Typbar-TCV against S Typhi among children in an outbreak setting of extensively drug-resistant (XDR)-S Typhi in Pakistan was investigated.