FaryalAbdulGhaffarMDFAAP

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• 137 citations
  Impact of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Dallas, TX, childre...
  Allison F. Messina, Kathy Katz-Gaynor, Theresa Barton, Naveed Ahmad, Faryal Ghaffar, David A. Rasko, George H. McCracken> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2007 Jun 1
• 94 citations
  Variation in the presence of neuraminidase genes among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates with identical sequence types.
  Melinda M. Pettigrew, Kristopher P. Fennie, Matthew P. York, Janeen Daniels, Faryal Ghaffar> ;Infection and Immunity. 2006 Jun 1
• 13 citations
  Cefdinir pharmacokinetics and tolerability in children receiving 25 mg/kg once daily.
  Karen L. Bowlware, George H. McCracken, Juanita Lozano-Hernandez, Faryal Ghaffar> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2006 Mar 1
• 6 citations
  The safety of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
  Faryal Ghaffar> ;Expert Opinion on Drug Safety. 2005 Jul 12
• 108 citations
  Mobilization of Plasmacytoid and Myeloid Dendritic Cells to Mucosal Sites in Children with Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Other Viral Respiratory Infections
  A. Karolina Palucka, Theresa Barton, Faryal Ghaffar, Hasan S. Jafri, Jacques Banchereau, Octavio Ramilo> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2005 Apr 1
• 139 citations
  Effect of the 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Nasopharyngeal Colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae in the First 2 Years of Life
  Faryal Ghaffar, Theresa Barton, Juanita Lozano, Luz Stella Muniz, Patricia J. Hicks, Vanthaya N. Gan, Naveed Ahmad, George H. McCracken> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2004 Oct 1
• 50 citations
  Effects of Large Dosages of Amoxicillin/Clavulanate or Azithromycin on Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Nonpneumococcal α-H...
  Faryal Ghaffar, Luz Stella Muniz, Kathy Katz, Jeanette L. Smith, Theresa Shouse, Phyllis Davis, George H. McCracken> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2002 May 15
• 80 citations
  Diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae Lower Respiratory Infection in Hospitalized Children by Culture, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Serological Testing, and Urinary Anti...
  Ian C. Michelow, Juanita Lozano, Kurt Olsen, Collin S. Goto, Nancy K. Rollins, Faryal Ghaffar, Violeta Rodriguez-Cerrato, Maija Leinonen, George H. McCracken> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2002 Jan 1
• 13 citations
  BMS-284756 in Experimental Cephalosporin-Resistant Pneumococcal Meningitis
  Violeta Rodriguez-Cerrato, Faryal Ghaffar, Jesus Saavedra, Ian C. Michelow, Robert D. Hardy, Janie Iglehart, Kurt Olsen, George H. McCracken> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2001 Nov 1
• 36 citations
  Pharmacodynamics and bactericidal activity of moxifloxacin in experimental Escherichia coli meningitis.
  Violeta Rodriguez-Cerrato, Cynthia C. McCoig, Ian C. Michelow, Faryal Ghaffar, Hasan S. Jafri, Robert D. Hardy, Chetan B. Patel, Kurt Olsen, George H. McCracken> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2001 Nov 1
• 60 citations
  Acute mastoiditis in children: a seventeen-year experience in Dallas, Texas.
  Faryal Ghaffar, Meike Wördemann, George H. Mccracken> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2001 Apr 1
• 45 citations
  Effects of amoxicillin/clavulanate or azithromycin on nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in children with acute otitis media.
  Faryal Ghaffar, Luz Stella Muniz, Kathy Katz, Jason Reynolds, Jeanette L. Smith, Phyllis Davis, Ian R. Friedland, George H. McCracken> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2000 Oct 1
• 42 citations
  Disseminated infection with varicella-zoster virus vaccine strain presenting as hepatitis in a child with adenosine deaminase deficiency.
  Faryal Ghaffar, Kelly Carrick, Beverly Barton Rogers, Linda R. Margraf, Karen Krisher, Octavio Ramilo> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2000 Aug 1
• 25 citations
  Increased carriage of resistant non-pneumococcal α-hemolytic streptococci after antibiotic therapy
  Faryal Ghaffar, Ian R. Friedland, Kathy Katz, Luz Stella Muniz, Jeanette L. Smith, Phyllis Davis, Jason Reynolds, George H. McCracken> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 1999 Nov 1
• 12 citations
  Efficacy of Gatifloxacin in Experimental Escherichia coli Meningitis
  Irja Lutsar, Ian R. Friedland, Hasan S. Jafri, Loretta Wubbel, Winston Ng, Faryal Ghaffar, George H. McCracken> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1999 Jul 1
• 127 citations
  Dynamics of nasopharyngeal colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
  Faryal Ghaffar, Ian R. Friedland, George H. McCracken> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 1999 Jul 1
• 9 citations
  Pharmacodynamics of trovafloxacin in a mouse model of cephalosporin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia
  Winston Ng, Irja Lutsar, Loretta Wubbel, Faryal Ghaffar, Hasan S. Jafri, George H. McCracken, Ian R. Friedland> ;The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 1999 Jun 1
• 51 citations
  Pharmacodynamics of Gatifloxacin in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Experimental Cephalosporin-Resistant Pneumococcal Meningitis
  Irja Lutsar, Ian R. Friedland, Loretta Wubbel, Cynthia C. McCoig, Hasan S. Jafri, Winston Ng, Faryal Ghaffar, George H. McCracken> ;Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1998 Oct 1
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Journal Articles

• Effect of the 7-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Nasopharyngeal Colonization by Streptococcus Pneumoniae in the First Two Years of Life  
  Ghaffar F, Barton T, Lozano J, Muniz LS, Hicks P , Gan V, Ahmad N, McCracken GH, Clinical infectious Disease, 1/1/2004
• Effects of Large Dosage Amoxicillin/clavulanate or Azithromycin on Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Haemophilus Influenzae, Non-pneumococcal Alpha-...  
  Ghaffar F, Muniz LS, Katz K, Smith JL, Davis P, Mobley D, McCracken GH, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1/1/2002
• Acute Mastoiditis in Children: A 17 Year Experience in Dallas, Texas  
  Ghaffar F, Meike Wordemann, McCracken GH Jr, Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1/1/2001
• Disseminated Infection with Varicella-Zoster Vaccine Strain Presenting as Hepatitis in a Child with Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency  
  Ghaffar F, Carrick K, Rogers BB, Margraf LR, Krisher K, Ramilo O, Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1/1/2000
• Effects of Amoxicillin-clavulanate or Azithromycin on Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Haemophilus Influenzae in Children with Acute Otitis Media  
  Ghaffar F, Friedland IR, Katz K, Muniz LS, Reynolds J, Smith JL, Davis P, McCracken GH Jr, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1/1/2000
• Increased Carriage of Resistant Non-pneumococcal Alpha Hemolytic Streptococci after Antibiotic Therapy  
  Ghaffar F, Friedland IR, Katz K, Muniz LS, Smith JL, Davis P, Reynolds J, McCracken GH Jr, The Journal of Pediatrics, 1/1/1999
• CME Review Article Dynamics of Nasopharyngeal Colonization by Streptococcus Pneumoniae  
  Ghaffar F, Friedland IR, McCracken GH Jr, Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1/1/1999
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Books/Book Chapters

• Respiratory Tract Infections 
  Faryal Ghaffar, Octavio RamiloHorizon Scientific Press Ltd2004
• Quinolone Antimicrobial Agents 
  Chapter: Quinolones in Pediatrics 
  Faryal Ghaffar MD, George H McCracken MDEditors: David Hooper, Ethan Rubinstein.ASM Press (American Society of Microbiology)Edition 3rd,2003
• Advanced Therapy of Otitis Media 
  Chapter: Management of Acute Otitis Media in an Antibiotic-resistant Era Worldwide 
  Faryal Ghaffar MD, George H McCrackenEditors: Charles Bluestone, Cuneyt Alper.2003

Abstracts/Posters

• Salivary Anti-capsular Antibodies in Infants Receiving Conjugate Pneumococcal Vaccine - Relationship to Colonization
  Ghaffar F, Arnaoutakis K, Zhang Q, McCracken G and Finn A, 22nd Annual Meeting of European Society of Paediatric Infectious Disease, Tampere, Finland, 5/26/2004
• Effect of the Booster Dose of 7-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Nasopharyngeal Colonization of Vaccine-type Streptococcus Pneumoniae
  Ghaffar F, Barton T, Lozano J, Muniz L, McCracken GH, 43rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Chicago, Illinois, 9/1/2003
• Effect of the 7- Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Nasopharyngeal Colonization (NP) By Streptococcus Pneumoniae in Early Life
  Ghaffar F, Barton T, Muniz LS, Lozano J, McCracken GH, 42nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Diego, California, 9/1/2002
• Effect of the 7- Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Nasopharyngeal Colonization (NP) By Streptococcus Pneumoniae in the First Year of Life
  Ghaffar F, Barton T, Muniz LS, Lozano J, McCracken GH, St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Microbial Research Conference, Memphis, TN, 2/21/2002
• Effect of the 7- Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Nasopharyngeal Colonization (NP) By Streptococcus Pneumoniae in the First Six Months of Life
  Ghaffar F, Barton T, Muniz LS, Lozano J, McCracken GH, 41st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Chicago, Illinois, 9/1/2001
• Effect of Amoxicillin:Clavulanate 14:1 (AC) Versus Azithromycin on Nasopharyngeal Carriage and Resistance of Streptococcus Pneumoniae
  Ghaffar F, Katz K, Muniz LS, Smith JL, Davis P, Shouse T, Reynolds J, McCracken GH Jr, 38th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1/1/2000
• Carriage of Non-pneumococcal Alpha-hemolytic Streptococci and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
  Ghaffar F, Muniz LS, Katz K, Muniz LS, Smith JS, Davis P, Shouse T, McCracken GH Jr, 39th Interscience Conference on Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1/1/2000
• Effect of Amoxicillin/clavulanate (7:1 Formulation) Versus Azithromycin on Nasopharyngeal Carriage and Resistance of Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Hemophilus Influenzae...
  Ghaffar F, McCracken GH Jr, Friedland IR, 38th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Diego, 1/1/1998
• Antibiotic Therapy Is Associated with Increased Carriage of Resistant Viridans Streptococci but Not Resistant Streptococcus Pneumoniae
  Ghaffar F, Katz K, McCracken GH Jr, Friedland IR, 38th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, San Diego, 1/1/1998
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Lectures

• Respiratory Tract Infections 
  Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas - 1/1/2004
• Bone and Joint Infections 
  Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas - 1/1/2004
• Effect of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Colonization and Invasive Disease 
  10/22/2003
• Small Pox Overview 
  School of Nursing- Center for Continuing Nursing Education. The University of Texas at Arlington - 6/5/2003
• Management of a Febrile Child in the Era of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 
  Department of Pediatrics UT Southwestern Medical School and the Office of Continuing Education in Co - 4/25/2003
• Urinary Tract Infection Diagnosis and Management 
  University of Texas at Arlington - 1/1/2003
• World Tuberculosis Day 
  Dallas County Health and Human Services - 1/1/2000
• Characterization of Nasopharyngeal Isolates of Streptococcus Pneumoniae in Children Treated for Acute Otitis Media 
  San Francisco - 9/1/1999
• Serum Interleukin-6 in Differentiation between Bacterial and Non-bacterial Acute Otitis Media 
  University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston - 5/1/1997
• Management of a Febrile Child in the Era of Prevnar 
  Children's Medical Center and Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas
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