Publications

In peer reviewed medical journals

  1.   Raja NS. Melioidosis: A case report. Journal of Pakistan Medical association. August 2003. 53 (8); 373.
  2. SD Puthucheary, KP Ng, Asma Hafeez, Raja NS and Hamimah H Hassan. Salmonelosis in persons infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A report of seven cases from Malaysia. Southeast Asian J trop Med Public Health. June 2004. 35 (2); 3229-33.
  3. Raja NS, N N Singh. Bilateral orbital cellulitis due to Neisseria gonorrhoea and Staphylococcus aureus: a previously unreported case. J Med Microbiol 2005; 54 609-611.4.
  4. Raja NS, M Z Ahmad, N N Singh. Melioidosis: an emerging infectious disease. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine. 2005 Apr-Jun; 51(2): 140-5.
  5. Lee WS, Hafeez A, Hassan H, Raja NS, SD Puthucheary. Focal non-typhoidal Salmonella infections from a single center in Malaysia. Southeast Asian J trop Med Public Health 2005; 36: 678-82.
  6. Raja NS, R Karunakaran, Y F Ngeow, R Awang. Community acquired vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: a case report from Malaysia. Journal of Medical Microbiology 2005; 54:  901-903.
  7. Raja NS, Singh NN. Fatal septicaemic melioidosis in young adult. Infectious Diseases Journal of Pakistan 2005; 14: 138-9.
  8. Raja NS, Singh NN, Disseminated Invasive Aspergillosis in apparently immunocompetent host. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2006; 39: 73-77.
  9. Puthucheary SD, Sagkar, Hafeez A, Raja NS, Hassan H. Rhodococcus euqi-An emerging human pathogen of immunocompromised hosts: a report of four cases from Malaysia.” Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2006; 31:
  10. Raja NS, Parasakthi N, Puthucheary SD, Kamarulzaman A. Invasive Meningococcal disease in University of Malaya Medical centre. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2006; 52: 23-9.
  11. Abba M, Raja NS, Pillay D. Compliance with MRSA Hospital Control Guidelines in a District General Hospital. Infectious Diseases Journal of Pakistan 2006; 15: 3-5.
  12. Raja NS.  Janjua KA, Haq N. Management of vancomycin resistant enterococci. Infectious Diseases Journal of Pakistan 2006: 15:  13-9.
  13. Raja NS. Karunakaran R, Hassan H, Puthucheary SD. Epidemiological Features of Pseudomonas aeruginosa blood stream infections in a teaching hospital in Kuala Lumpur and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the isolates. Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre 2006; 9: 14-9.
  14. Raja NS, Singh NN, Janjua KA, Raja N. Hepatitis C virus infection: an enigma continues. Medicine Today, Pakistan 2006; 4: 1-9.
  15. Raja NS.  Microbiology of diabetic foot infections: a retrospective study of 194 cases. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection 2007; 40: 39-44
  16. Raja NS.  Singh NN. Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a tertiary care hospital. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection 2007; 40: 45-9.
  17. Raja NS, Devi S. The incidence Dengue disease in a University teaching hospital in Malaysia in 2003 and 2004.  Infectious Disease Journal 2006; 15:99-102.
  18. Raja NS.  Melioidotic septic arthritis: a case report and literature review. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection 2007; 40: 178-82.
  19. Karunakaran R, Raja NS, N. Parasakthi. The Aetiology of Blood Culture isolates among patients in a multi disciplined teaching hospital in Malaysia. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection 2007; 40: 445-9.
  20. Karunakaran R, Raja NS, Quek Kia Fatt, Victor Hoe C.W., N. Parasakthi. Evaluating the routine use of the Bactec Anaerobic bottle when using the Bactec blood culture system. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection 2007; 40: 432-7.
  21. Raja NS, Janjua KA. Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus Infection in Pakistan. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection 2008; 41: 4-8.
  22. Raja NS. Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis in a non-immunocompromised patient: A case report and review.  Infectious Disease Journal 2007;16: 115-118.
  23. Raja NS. A decade of melioidosis cases in the University Teaching Hospital. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection 2008; 41: 174-9..
  24. Raja NS, Meyers M, Parratt D, Liakas I, Khokhar A. Gemella Endocarditis: a report of two cases. Infectious diseases in clinical practice 2009; 17: 335-338.
  25. Karunakaran R, Raja NS, Hafeez A, Puthucheary SD. Group B Streptococcus infection: epidemiology, serotypes, and antimicrobial susceptibility of selected isolates in the population beyond infancy (excluding females with genital tract- and pregnancy-related isolates) at the University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur. Japanese Journal of Infectious disease 2009; 62: 192-4.
  26. Raja NS.  Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome. Medicine Today 2008: 14; 35-41
  27. Raja NS, Parratt D, Meyers M. Blood culture contamination rate in Southend University Hospital during Aug 2006 to Jul 2007. Healthcare Infections, Australia 2009; 14: 95-100.
  28. Raja NS. Singh N, Sethi H, Raja NH, Janjua KA. Dengue infections: a major public health issue. International Journal of Pathology 2010; 7: 4-12.
  29. Raja NS, Schelenz S. Cyclospora cayetanensis causing diarrhoea in adults in Norfolk, England: report of two cases and review of literature. Scottish Medical Journal 2010; 55: 2-3.
  30. Raja NS, Meyers M, Parratt D, Higgins D, Irving P. Acute epiglottitis due to Steptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus in an adult. Infectious Diseases Journal 2010.
  31. Raja NS, Parratt D, Meyers M. Aetiology and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of blood culture isolates at district General hospital. Journal of Pathology 2010; 4: 132-9.
  32. Raja NS, Scarsbrook C. Burkholderia pseudomallei causing bone and joints infection: a clinical update. Published in  Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy (http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40121-015-0098-2).

Chapter in book

Book: Antimicrobe and vaccine

Burkholderia pseudomallei (Melioidosis) and B. mallei (Glanders)

Authors: Nadeem Sajjad Raja, MBBS, MSc, FRCPath, Nicholas J white, Andrew H Simpson

http://www.antimicrobe.org/b89.asp

Abstracts

  • An Audit of third generation cephalosporins (Ceftazidime and Cefoperazone) and Vancomycin prescribing in University of Malaya Medical Centre. 2001. Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre (JUMMEC): 6(1). 56

Nur Amani Ahmad Tajuddin, Hah Moon Heng, Nadeem Sajjad Raja Adeeba Kamarulzaman, N Parasakthi

 Presentations

Title of talk/presentation Date(s) Venue
The aetiology and the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of blood stream infections in neutropenic and non-neutropenic patients with malignancy ECCMID from April 09 to 12, 2016. Amsterdam Netherland.
Audit on the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in a district hospital in the UK ECCMID from 25 to 28 April 2015 Copenhagen Denmark
Candida blood stream infections in a district general hospital: a study from the UK ECCMID from 25 to 28 April 2015 Copenhagen Denmark

Presented (poster) on 27-30 April 2013 in ECCMID Berlin Germany.  Audit on timely administration of antibiotics in febrile neutropenia at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Raja NS, Schelenz S.

  • Presented (poster) in May 2003 in annual scientific meeting of Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. Prevalence of resistance pattern of nosocomial pathogens in adult intensive care unit in Malaysia. N Parasakthi, G Ong, R Karunakaran and Nadeem S Raja
  • Presented (poster) by Raja NS in FIS 2006 conference in Wales UK on 29 Nov. to Dec 01, 2006. Clostridium Difficile – Associated Diarrhoea (CDAD): A review of current diagnostic practices.
  • Presented (poster) in FIS 2006 conference in Wales UK on 29 Nov. to Dec 01, 2006. Evaluation of a primary screening method for detection of ESBL/AmpC ß-lactamases in routine urinalysis using a multipoint method. Orange K, De P, Pillay DG, Raja NS, Burrows K.
  • Presented (poster) Group B Streptococcus infections in the population beyond infancy (excluding females with genital tract isolates) at the University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Epidemiological Features and serotypes. This study will be presented in May 2008 in Athens Greece.
  • Gave talk on “Post Streptococcus Reactive Arthritis” in Grand round at Norfolk & Norwich NHS Trust. In 2009.
  • Gave talk on Helicobacter pylori diagnosis: Serology vs. Stool antigen test At Good Hope Hospital UK in 2006.
  • Gave talk in the journal club meeting “Streptococcus pneumoniae bone infections, GRE bacteremia, Pertussis” etc at Norfolk & Norwich NHS Trust, “Salmonelosis in persons infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A report of seven cases from Malaysia” Good Hope Hospital and University of Malaya medical Centre.
  • Gave talk on Epidemiology of hepatitis E virus infection in North of Birmingham, Good Hope Hospital, UK in 2006.
  • Presented cases on Melioidosis, Meningococcus meningitis, Invasive aspergillosis in grand rounds at University of Malay medical Centre Kuala Lumpur Malaysia in 2003-5.

Invited speaker

  • Gave talk on “Disc diffusion susceptibility testing: Factors affecting quality of results” in Medical Microbiology Workshop (Antimicrobial susceptibility testing in a diagnostic Medical Microbiology Laboratory). In Petaling Jaya, Malaysia in September 2004.