dr. muttaqillah najihan bin abdul samat

pensyarah perubatan

jabatan mikrobiologi & imunologi perubatan

 muttaqillah@ukm.edu.my



   Biografi/ Biography :

  • Dr. Muttaqillah Najihan Abdul Samat adalah seorang pensyarah perubatan di Jabatan Mikrobiologi & Imunologi Perubatan, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Beliau juga berkhidmat sebagai ahli mikrobiologi klinikal di Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM, Kuala Lumpur. Beliau memperoleh ijazah MBBCh BAO dari National University of Ireland, Galway, dan ijazah Dr.Path (Mikrobiologi Perubatan) dari Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Bidang penyelidikannya termasuk diagnostik makmal mikrobiologi perubatan serta diagnostik molekular, dengan pengkhususan dalam penyelidikan MRSA.
    Dr. Muttaqillah Najihan Abdul Samat is a medical lecturer at the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He is also serving as a clinical microbiologist at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM, Kuala Lumpur. He obtained his MBBCh BAO degree from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and his Dr.Path (Medical Microbiology) degree from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. His research interests include laboratory and molecular diagnostics in medical microbiology, with a special interest in MRSA research.

  • farah dayana zahedi, mun yee soo, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, suria hayati md pauzi, salina husain, aneeza khairiyah wan hamizan, baharudin abdullah, balwant singh gendeh, abdul samat ismail and rocky vester richmond.  (2025).  the effect of diluted 1% baby shampoo on biofilm reduction in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis.  - peerj.  1 - 17. 

     

    amirah azzeri, nurul azmawati mohamed, saarah huurieyah wan rosli, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, zetti zainol rashid, muhamad arif mohamad jamali, muhammad zarul hanifah md zoqratt, muhammad azamuddeen nasir, harpreet kaur ranjit singh, liyana azmi.  (2024).  unravelling the link between sars-cov-2 mutation frequencies, patient comorbidities, and structural dynamics.  - plos one.  1-15. 

     

    nurul amirah mohamad farook, silvia argimonī, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, sharifah azura salleh, sunita sulaiman, toh leong tan, petrick periyasamy, chee lan lau, nor azila muhammad azami, raja mohd fadhil raja abd rahman, mia yang ang, hui-min neoh.  (2024).  desiccation tolerance and reduced antibiotic resistance: key drivers in st239-iii to st22-iv mrsa clonal replacement at a malaysian teaching hospital.  - international journal of medical microbiology.  1 - 12. 

     

    muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, wong kon ken, neoh hui-min, aliah binti ahmad mokhtar, nurlu aina binti norsham .  (2024).  detection of beta-lactamase production in methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus (mssa) isolates in hospital canselor tuanku muhriz (hctm).  -

     

    wahab, a.a, nurazizah, s.m.a, ding, c.h, muttaqillah, n.a.s, nordashima, a.s, kori, n, periyasamy, p.  (2023).  non-bacteremia liver abscess caused by burkholderia pseudomallei from a tertiary teaching hospital in malaysia: a case report and literature review.  - tropical biomedicine.  290-294. 

     

    farah dayana zahedi, mun yee soo, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, suria hayati md pauzi, salina husain, aneeza khairiyah wan hamizan, baharudin abdullah, balwant singh gendeh, abdul samat ismail and rocky vester richmond.  (2025).  the effect of diluted 1% baby shampoo on biofilm reduction in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis.  - peerj.  1 - 17. 

     

    nurul amirah mohamad farook, silvia argimonī, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, sharifah azura salleh, sunita sulaiman, toh leong tan, petrick periyasamy, chee lan lau, nor azila muhammad azami, raja mohd fadhil raja abd rahman, mia yang ang, hui-min neoh.  (2024).  desiccation tolerance and reduced antibiotic resistance: key drivers in st239-iii to st22-iv mrsa clonal replacement at a malaysian teaching hospital.  - international journal of medical microbiology.  1 - 12. 

     

    amirah azzeri, nurul azmawati mohamed, saarah huurieyah wan rosli, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, zetti zainol rashid, muhamad arif mohamad jamali, muhammad zarul hanifah md zoqratt, muhammad azamuddeen nasir, harpreet kaur ranjit singh, liyana azmi.  (2024).  unravelling the link between sars-cov-2 mutation frequencies, patient comorbidities, and structural dynamics.  - plos one.  1-15. 

     

    nurnabila syafiqah muhamad rizal, hui-min neoh, ramliza ramli, petrick @ ramesh a/l k periyasamy, alfizah hanafiah ,muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, toh leong tan, kon ken wong, sheila nathan, sylvia chieng, seow hoon saw, bee yin khor.  (2021).  16s rrna gene next-generation sequencing (16sngs) for bacterial pathogen identification: pilot study in a malaysian teaching hospital.  - international journal of infectious diseases.  180-203. 

     

    mohd azrul hisham ismail, norhidayah kamarudin, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, raja mohd fadhil raja abdul rahman, saberi saimun, toh leong tan and hui-min neoh.  (2021).  methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) clonal replacement in a malaysian teaching hospital: findings from an eight-year interval molecular surveillance.  - antibiotics.  1-10. 

     

    wahab, a.a, nurazizah, s.m.a, ding, c.h, muttaqillah, n.a.s, nordashima, a.s, kori, n, periyasamy, p.  (2023).  non-bacteremia liver abscess caused by burkholderia pseudomallei from a tertiary teaching hospital in malaysia: a case report and literature review.  - tropical biomedicine.  290-294. 

     

    asrul abdul wahab, nurdiyana mohamed, ding chuan hun, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, nurwahyuna rosli, fazarina mohammed.  (2023).  salmonella enteritidis abdominal aorta mycotic aneurysm presented with acute cholestatic jaundice: a case report and literature review.  - tropical biomedicine.  23-28. 

     

    muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, norhidayah kamarudin, asrul abdul wahab, chuan hun ding.  (2022).  a rare case of bacteraemic pneumonia due to eubacterium callanderi.  - malaysian journal of pathology.  359-360. 

     

    ting siau mei valerie, asrul abdul wahab, chuan hun ding, najihan abdul samat muttaqillah.  (2021).  neonatal lupus erythematosus presented as thrombocytopenia: a rare presentation.  - malaysia journal of pathology.  184. 

     

    ting siau mei valerie, asrul abdul wahab, chuan hun ding, najihan abdul samat muttaqillah.  (2021).  a rare case of brain abscess caused by salmonella spp. in a post neurosurgical patient.  - malaysia journal of pathology.  184. 

     

    farah dayana zahedi, mun yee soo, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, suria hayati md pauzi, salina husain, aneeza khairiyah wan hamizan, baharudin abdullah, balwant singh gendeh, abdul samat ismail and rocky vester richmond.  (2025).  the effect of diluted 1% baby shampoo on biofilm reduction in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis.  - peerj.  1 - 17. 

     

    amirah azzeri, nurul azmawati mohamed, saarah huurieyah wan rosli, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, zetti zainol rashid, muhamad arif mohamad jamali, muhammad zarul hanifah md zoqratt, muhammad azamuddeen nasir, harpreet kaur ranjit singh, liyana azmi.  (2024).  unravelling the link between sars-cov-2 mutation frequencies, patient comorbidities, and structural dynamics.  - plos one.  1-15. 

     

    nurul amirah mohamad farook, silvia argimonī, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, sharifah azura salleh, sunita sulaiman, toh leong tan, petrick periyasamy, chee lan lau, nor azila muhammad azami, raja mohd fadhil raja abd rahman, mia yang ang, hui-min neoh.  (2024).  desiccation tolerance and reduced antibiotic resistance: key drivers in st239-iii to st22-iv mrsa clonal replacement at a malaysian teaching hospital.  - international journal of medical microbiology.  1 - 12. 

     

    asrul abdul wahab, nurdiyana mohamed, ding chuan hun, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, nurwahyuna rosli, fazarina mohammed.  (2023).  salmonella enteritidis abdominal aorta mycotic aneurysm presented with acute cholestatic jaundice: a case report and literature review.  - tropical biomedicine.  23-28. 

     

    wahab, a.a, nurazizah, s.m.a, ding, c.h, muttaqillah, n.a.s, nordashima, a.s, kori, n, periyasamy, p.  (2023).  non-bacteremia liver abscess caused by burkholderia pseudomallei from a tertiary teaching hospital in malaysia: a case report and literature review.  - tropical biomedicine.  290-294. 

     

    asrul abdul wahab, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, jayaveerakumar naidu a/l nadarajah & nur atiqah shamsul nizam.  (2021).  antigen-antibody reactions in vitro.  - 23-30. 

     

    sharifah azura salleh, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, umi kalsom @ satariah ali & norsuhada ishak.  (2021).  chapter 14 central nervous system.  - 160-164. 

     

    muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, anita sulong & mohd anas ismail.  (2021).  cardiovascular system.  - 131-138. 

     

    muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, tzar mohd nizam khaithir, alfizah hanafiah & suhana harun.  (2021).  mycobacteria, chlamydia, spirochetes and rickettsia.  - 84-90. 

     

    noor zetti zainol rashid, mohamed kamel abd ghani, asrul abdul wahab, tzar mohd nizam khaithir, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat.  (2023).  ensiklopedia penyakit berjangkit.  - 416. 

     

    noor zetti zainol rashid, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, wong kon ken, umi kalsom ali, siti norlia othman, ainihayati noordin, abdul hamydy abdul hamid, nordiana ismail, nor maslini ismail, nur sahairah awang, farizan abd bangsa.  (2022).  carta alir penyimpanan spesimen selepas pengujian di unit biologi molekul.  - 1-4. 

     

    noor zetti zainol rashid, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, wong kon ken, umi kalsom ali, siti norlia othman, ainihayati noordin, abdul hamydy abdul hamid, nordiana ismail, nor maslini ismail, nur sahairah awang, farizan abd bangsa.  (2022).  carta alir pembekalan kotak triple layer packaging covid-19.  - 1-3. 

     

    azimatun noor aizuddin, norfarhana samsudin siti hajarni isahak wan masyitah wan shukri rosman mat rashid norbaizura isa wan norhaslizal mohd suhaimi nor izzati abd majid siti nur aishah mohd nasir rosliani mohd salih umi yanna che non.  (2021).  singkatan terma perubatan hctm edisi ke-5.  - 125. 

     

    zetti zainol rashid, ainihayati noordin, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, wong kon ken, umi kalsom ali, siti norlia othman, nordiana ismail, nur sahairah awang, abdul hamydy abdul hamid, nor maslini ismail, haslina mahbob, mohd danori sardi, anita sulong.  (2021).  tatacara dan carta alir kemasukan keputusan ujian makmal dan interim report ke dalam sistem ilms.  - 1-7. 

     

    muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, wong kon ken, neoh hui-min, aliah binti ahmad mokhtar, nurlu aina binti norsham .  (2024).  detection of beta-lactamase production in methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus (mssa) isolates in hospital canselor tuanku muhriz (hctm).  -

     

    zetti zainol rashid, umi kalsom @ satariah ali, wong kon ken, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, siti norlia othman.  (2023).  logbook for molecular diagnostics & tissue culture, drpath(med microbiology) stage ii, faculty of medicine ukm.  - 1-13. 

     

    noor zetti zainol rashid, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, wong kon ken, umi kalsom ali, siti norlia othman, ainihayati noordin, abdul hamydy abdul hamid, nordiana ismail, nor maslini ismail, nur sahairah awang, farizan abd bangsa.  (2022).  carta alir pembekalan kotak triple layer packaging covid-19.  - 1-3. 

     

    zetti zainol rashid, muttaqillah najihan abdul samat.  (2022).  pbl package: the price for fun. ff2125 gastrointestinal module.  - 1-29. 

     

    muttaqillah najihan abdul samat, norhidayah kamarudin, asrul abdul wahab, chuan hun ding.  (2022).  a rare case of bacteraemic pneumonia due to eubacterium callanderi.  - virtual 19th annual scientific meeting, college of pathologists, academy of medicine, malaysia.  1.