Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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Faculty Members have conducted research related to the Subtractive Genomic Approach Toward Introduction of Novel Immunogenic Targets Against Clostridioides Difficile: Thinking Out of the Box
Shirin Afhami
Shirin Afhami

Associate Professor of Infectious Disease

Department Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine

School of Medicine

Shariati Hospital

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

All Documents
1. Assessment of Awareness, Adherence, and Barriers to Device-Associated Infection Prevention Measures in Intensive Care Units: A Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study, American Journal of Infection Control (2026)
2. Demographics, Clinical Characteristics, Microbiological Findings, and Risk Factors of 66 Patients With Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Infection, International Cardiovascular Research Journal (2025)
3. Evaluation of Infection Prevention and Control Programs at the Hospital Level Based on the World Health Organization Tool, International Journal of Preventive Medicine (2025)
4. National Update on Healthcare-Associated Infections in Iran for 2023—Based on the Iranian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (Inis) System, Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health (2025)
5. Acinetobacter Baumannii Infection in Critically Ill Patients With Covid-19 From Tehran, Iran: The Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Molecular Characteristics of Isolates, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2024)
6. Burden of Nosocomial Infections in Intensive Care Units: Cost of Antibiotics, the Extra Length of Stay and Mortality Rate, Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine (2024)
7. Rate, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies, International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research (2024)
8. Population Pharmacokinetics of Vancomycin in Patients With Diabetic Foot Infection: A Comparison of Five Models, Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders (2023)
9. Intraventricular Cns Aspergillosis in a Patient With Prior History of Covid-19: Case Report and Review of Literature, Annals of Medicine and Surgery (2022)
10. Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Acinetobacter: A Multicenter Study, Comparing European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (Eucast) and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (Clsi): Evaluation of Susceptibility Testing Methods for Polymyxin, Immunopathologia Persa (2021)
11. Health Care-Associated Infections, Including Device-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance in Iran: The National Update for 2018, Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene (2021)
12. Influenza Vaccination Coverage and Obstacles in Healthcare Workers (Hcws) and the Follow up of Side Effects: A Multicenter Investigation in Iran, Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene (2021)
13. Comparing the Effect of Open and Closed Suction Techniques in Terms of Environmental Contaminate, Cost, and Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Based on the New Definition of National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (Nnis), International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (2020)
14. Relationship Between Preoperative 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D and Surgical Site Infection, Journal of Surgical Research (2020)
15. Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir Compared With Standard of Care in the Treatment of Patients Admitted to Hospital With Moderate or Severe Coronavirus Infection (Covid-19): A Randomized Controlled Trial, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2020)
16. Assessment of Device-Associated Infection Rates in Teaching Hospitals in Islamic Republic of Iran; [Evaluation Des Taux D’Infections Associees Aux Dispositifs Medicaux Dans Les Hopitaux Universitaires En Republique Islamique D’Iran], Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (2019)
17. Characterization of Clostridioides Difficile Isolates Recovered From Hospitalized Patients and the Hospitals Environment and Air: A Multicenter Study, Anaerobe (2019)
18. Facilitating Factors in the Prevention and Control of Nosocomialinfections in the Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Study, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (2018)
19. Health Care-Associated Infections in Iran: A National Update for the Year 2015, American Journal of Infection Control (2018)
20. Pathogenicity Locus Determinants and Toxinotyping of Clostridioides Difficile Isolates Recovered From Iranian Patients, New Microbes and New Infections (2018)
21. Jolt Accentuation of Headache: Can This Maneuver Rule Out Acute Meningitis?, BMC Research Notes (2017)
22. The Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Factors of Escherichia Coli of Serogroup O1 Isolated From Tehran, Iran, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease (2017)
23. Effect of Educational, Managerial and Regulatory Interventions on Cardiac Surgeon’S Adherence to the Guidelines for Preoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis, Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (2016)
24. Genotyping of Clinical and Environmental Aspergillus Flavus Isolates From Iran Using Microsatellites, Mycoses (2016)
25. Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections Proceeding in Intensive Care Units: A Content Analysis Study, Acta Medica Mediterranea (2016)