Dr. Fouzia Zeeshan Khan

Name

Dr. Fouzia Zeeshan Khan

Designation

Assistant Professor BPS 19 / Joint Section Head of Microbiology

Email

fouzia.zeeshan@duhs.edu.pk

Office

Qualifications

  • MBBS
  • MPhil
  • PhD
  • FCPS

Research

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3949-1663

 

PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Persistence of Small Colony Variants in Methicillin Resistant S. aureus Biofilms. Microbiology. 2026:95;118-128
  2. Biofilm formation and associated biochemical traits co-segregate with multidrug resistance in typhoidal Salmonella. The Journal of Antibiotics. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41429-026-00899-y
  3. Surface interactions and Mechanical Properties Shaping Biofilm Dynamics in Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiology 2025:94(60):1062-1071
  4. “Survival Strategies of Imipenem Resistant aeruginosa: A Comparative Analysis of Surface-Bound Biofilms and Unbound Aggregates”. Journal of Antibiotics 78, 500–510 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41429-025-00834-7
  5. Transmission of Multi-Drug-Resistant Salmonella from Fresh Vegetables: Implications for Shop-to-Kitchen Contamination. 2024. Microbiological & Immunological Communications 3(02) DOI:10.55627/mic.003.002.01061
  6. Evaluation and Sequencing of 16S rRNA Gene for Molecular Identification of Prevalent Salmonella Strains Isolated from Food and Water. Microbiological & Immunological Communications. 2024; 02
  7. Susceptibility Pattern of Ceftazidime -Avibactam against multi drug resistant gram negative rods. Liaquat Medical Research Journal. 2024:6(3).
  8. Evaluation of SARS-cov-2 seroprevalence among clinical laboratory workers and its association with past exposure to infection and vaccination. Liaquat Medical Research Journal. 2024:6(3).
  9. Impact of Biofilms on Surface Properties of Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) Resins. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 2024; e2400460
  10. An ex vivo study to asses ad compare the microbial load reduction in oval shape canals after instrumentation with TruShape 3D,XpEndo Journal of Pakistan Dental Association. 2024 ;33(2)
  11. Current Rise of Extensive Drug Resistant Salmonella Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Karachi, Pakistan. Medical Forum. 2023;34(9):32-36
  12. Frequency of Bacterial Coinfections isolated from Covid-19 Positive Patients from Tertiary care hospital of Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College.2023 Vol. 27 (Issue 2) Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) antibodies in tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan. Rawal Medical Journal. 2023 Mar 3;48(1):70
  13. Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae among uropathogens isolated in a referral laboratory of Karachi. Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute. 2022;36 (4):230-234
  14. Comparison between efficacy of Tygecycline and Minocycline in Multidrugresistant Acinetobacter baumanii isolated from Respiratory Tract Infections. Liaquat Medical Research Journal. 2022;4(4).
  15. Evaluation of Spectrum of Laboratory Hematological Manifestations in Dengue Fever. Liaquat Medical Research Journal. 2022;4(4).
  16. Nano tubes formation in aeruginosa. Cells 2022, 11, 3374. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11213374
  17. Frequency of Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) Infections at Tertiary Care Hospital of Karachi from 2017-2019.Pak J Med Dent. 2022;11(3): 17-23. doi: 36283/PJMD11-3/004OPEN
  18. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Response to Acidic Stress and Imipenem Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 8357. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12168357
  19. Installation and implementation of automation and its impact on clinical chemistry laboratory productivity, RMJ. 2021; 46(1): 228-231
  20. Frequency of Chikungunya Virus in the Tertiary Care Hospital of JIIMC 2021 Vol. 16, No.3
  21. Antimicrobial activity of phenolic compounds isolated from Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Submitted)
  22. Roles of phenotypic switching in stability and persistence of pseudomonas aeruginosa Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 10(1)(1):10- 17 · March 2020
  23. Estimation of vitamin D deficiency among patients of a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan. RMJ. 2019; 44(2): 248-250
  24. Prevalence of candidiasis in surgical ICU patients of a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan RMJ. 2019; 44(4): 761-764
  25. Emerging Trends of Antibiotic Resistance pattern of Salmonella Int.j.pathol.2018;16(2)
  26. Study of class 1 integrons in multidrug-resistant uropathogenic coli isolated from different hospitals of Karachi. Iran.J. Basic Med Sci. 2018;21:1039-1082
  27. Immunomodulatory activities of extracts of Caesalpinia Journal of herbs, spice and medicinal plants.2018;24(3):245-256
  28. Ascorbic acid augments colony spreading by reducing biofilm formation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Iran J Basic Med Sci. 2018 Feb; 21(2): 175–180.
  29. Prevalence and antibiotic resistance pattern of Streptococcus pneumoniae, isolated from invasive and non-invasive infections in a tertiary care hospital of Karachi. International Journal of Advanced Research. 2017 Int. J. Adv. Res. 5(4), 825-831
  30. Antibacterial fatty acids destabilize hydrophobic and multicellular aggregates of biofilm in aureus. Journal Of Antibotics. 29 June 2016, doi:10.1038/ja.2016.76
  31. In vitro inhibition of MDR bacterial isolates by extracts of different parts of Caesalpinia pulcherrima. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Science & 2015;5(3):199-204
  32. Prevalence and susceptibility pattern of multi drug resistant clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Karachi. Pak J Med Sci. 2014; 30(5):951-954
  33. In vitro antifungal sensitivity of Fluconazole, Clotrimazole and Nystatin against vaginal candidiasis in females of childbearing age. J Ayub Med Coll 2010 Oct-Dec;22(4):197-200 (Medline Indexed)
  34. Microbial Infections in females of childbearing age and therapeutic RMJ. 2011; 36(3): 178-181
  35. Vaginal Infections in women of childbearing age. Incidence, Etiology of vaginal infections and Therapeutic (March 2011). Book Page Link at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Vaginal-Infections-women-childbearing- Interventions/dp/3639339665