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PUBLICATIONS

Original Publications:

  1. Altar A, Luby S, Ahmed AJ, Zaidi N, Khan AJ, Mirza S, McCormick J, Fisher-Hoch S. Outbreak of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Quetta, Pakistan: contact tracing and risk assessment. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 3(11):878-82, 1998 Nov.

2.   Luby S, Zaidi N, Rehman S, Northrup R. Improving private practitioner sick-child case management in two urban communities in Karachi, Pakistan. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 7(3): 210-19, 2002 Mar.

3.   Zaidi N, Konstantinou K, Zervos M. The role of molecular biology and nucleic acid technology in the study of human infection and epidemiology. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2003 Sep; 127(9): 1098-105. Review.

4.   Oprea SF, Zaidi N, Donabedian SM, Balasubramaniam M, Hershberger E, Zervos MJ. Molecular and clinical epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus fecalis. Journal Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. (2004) 53, 626-630.

5.   Altaf A, Shah SA, Zaidi N, Memon A, Nadeem-ur-Rehman, Wray N. High risk behaviors of injection drug users registered with harm reduction Programmed in Karachi, Pakistan. Harm Reduction Journal 2007, 4:7.

6.   Altaf A, Janjua NZ, Kristenen S, Zaidi N, Memon A, Hook III EW, Vermund SH, Shah SA. High-risk behaviors among juvenile prison inmates in Pakistan. Public Health 123 (2009) 470-475.  

Book Chapters:

1.   Central Nervous System Infections. Najam Zaidi, Melissa Gaitanis, John Gaitanis, Karl Meisel and Syed A. Rizvi. Clinical Neuroimmunology: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders: Current Clinical Neurology. Humana Press. 2011. ISBN 978-1-60327-859-1

  1. Endotoxin Recognition. Najam Zaidi, Steve Opal. Critical Care Nephrology. 2nd Edition. Editors:  C. Ronco, R. Bellomo. ISBN-13: 9781416042525.

3.   Transfusion Related Infections. Najam Zaidi. Infectious Diseases, 4rd Edition; 2016. Edited by Jonathan Cohen, M Sc, FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPE, FMedSci, William G. Powderly, MD and Steven M. Opal, MD.


Abstracts and Presentations in Meetings:

  1. Serotonin Syndrome Associated with the Use of Phenelzine and Citalopram: A First Reported Case. Allison Wright, Najam Zaidi, MD. Lannie Cation, MD.  FACP. Abstract presentation at Poster Session in Illinois Chapter of American College of Physicians Meeting, 2000.


  1. Infection In Transvenously Placed Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Najam Zaidi, Mir A Husain.     Abstract presented at 40th IDSA Meeting, Poster session Oct 2002.

  2. Enterococcus gallinarum endocarditis in a dialysis patient. Datinder Deo, M.D, Najam Zaidi, M.D. Abstract presentation at Poster Session in Michigan Chapter American College of Physicians Meeting, 2002.


  1. Molecular Epidemiology and Risk factors for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus fecalis. Simona F. Oprea, Najam Zaidi, Susan M. Donabedian, Ellie Hershberger, Marcus J. Zervos. Manuscript presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of IDSA, Oct 2003.


  1. An 80-Year-Old Woman with Rapid Bilateral Loss of Vision and Cardiac Findings. Reba Johnson MD, Najam Zaidi MD, Carl Lauter M.D. Abstract presentation at Poster Session in Michigan Chapter American College of Physicians Meeting, 2004.


  1. Precursor B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Masquerading as Cellulitis. Stephanie Ajudua, Najam Zaidi, MD. Rhode Island Chapter, American College of Physicians 2005 Associates’ Forum.


  1. Pseudochylothorax. Christina Anderlind MD, Najam Zaidi MD. Rhode Island Chapter, American College of Physicians 2005 Associates’ Forum.


  1. Pectoral swelling and Weakness: An Unusual case of Infected Hematoma. Mina Guico MD. Najam Zaidi MD. Rhode Island Chapter, American College of Physicians 2005 Associates’ Forum.


  1. Red Herrings: A Case Report of Facial Swelling after Seafood. Sophy Hernandez, Tim Farrell, MD; and Najam Zaidi, MD. RI Chapter, American College of Physicians 2006 Associates’ Forum.

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