A5017542184- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Ocular Oncology and Treatments
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Meningioma and schwannoma management
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center
2020-2025
Mohammed V University
2023-2024
Islamia University of Bahawalpur
2023
University of Virginia Medical Center
2022
Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
2021
Virginia Commonwealth University
2016-2018
Biology of Infection
2018
Engineering Associates (United States)
2018
Hamad Medical Corporation
2018
Office of Infectious Diseases
2018
OBJECTIVETo investigate the impact of discontinuing contact precautions among patients infected or colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) on rates healthcare-associated infection (HAI).Single-center, quasi-experimental study conducted between 2011 and 2016.METHODSWe employed an interrupted time series design to evaluate 7 horizontal prevention interventions across intensive care units (ICUs) hospital wards at 865-bed urban,...
Streptococcus agalactiae meningitis is usually observed among neonates. We present a rare case of in 33-year-old immunocompromised male patient with Burkitt lymphoma. Initially, the exhibited nonspecific symptoms, including postprandial vomiting, blurred vision, and episodic memory loss. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis imaging revealed meningitis. Empiric antibiotic therapy ceftriaxone vancomycin, followed by targeted ampicillin treatment, resulted complete resolution. This highlights...
Objective The objective of this study is to investigate the predisposing factors, disease course, potential complications, role primary prophylaxis, and overall clinical outcomes Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in cancer patients. Methods was conducted at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan. We analyzed medical records patients diagnosed with CDI from July 2015 2024 collected data about demographic characteristics, presentation, treatment,...
Abstract Objective: To assess the impact of treatment guidelines on trends outpatient antibiotic prescription among pediatric and adult patients at a cancer center in Pakistan. Design: Retrospective observational study conducted between July 1 st 2018 31 2023. Methods: We determined indication for antibiotics frequency guideline-discordant prescriptions upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), lower (LRTI), urinary (UTI), diarrhea. The χ 2 test was used to prescribed these indications....
Introduction: Meningiomas are rare tumors in children, accounting for around 3% of all pediatric brain tumors. Among them, primary intraventricular meningiomas (PIM) even more exceptional, with an estimated incidence between 0.5% and 5% meningiomas. This article presents a case meningioma 7-year-old child, review the literature. Case Report: We report child. He presented symptoms intracranial hypertension, cerebral MRI revealed enhanced tumor at level right lateral ventricle. After surgical...
In this paper, we develop the new extended Kumaraswamy generated (NEKwG) family of distributions. It aims to improve modeling capability standard by using a one-parameter exponential-logarithmic transformation. Mathematical developments NEKwG are provided, such as probability density function series representation, moments, information measure, and order statistics, along with asymptotic distribution results. Two special distributions highlighted discussed, namely, uniform (NEKwU)...
Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi), is a life-threatening bacterial infection. Recently, an outbreak of new sublineage extensively drug resistant (XDR) S. emerged in Pakistan the province Sindh. This had both composite multidrug resistance transposon integrated on chromosome and acquired IncY plasmid carrying extended spectrum beta-lactamase, blaCTX-M-15, which conferred to third-generation cephalosporins. We observed previously that XDR typhoid spread...
Patient and staff safety at healthcare facilities during outbreaks hinges on a prompt infection prevention control response. Physicians leading these programmes have encountered numerous obstacles the pandemic.The aim of this study was to evaluate practices explore challenges in Pakistan coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.We conducted cross-sectional administered survey physicians 18 hospitals Pakistan.All participants implemented universal masking, limited intake patients designated separate...
Primary leptomeningeal melanoma is an extremely rare type of intracranial melanoma. It cannot be reliably distinguished from metastatic on neuroimaging and histopathological characteristics alone; its diagnosis established only after exclusion secondary disease a cutaneous, mucosal or retinal primary. Prognosis poor, partly due to high rate misdiagnosis. Herein, we report case primary meningeal the skull base with melanomatosis, in 31-year-old man, mimicking meningioma. Our aim highlight...
We implemented preprocedure severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing for cancer patients. The overall positivity rate was 0.3%. Preprocedure may be limited to operative procedures as community rates of SARS-CoV-2 exceed 7%. Nonoperative aerosol-generating performed without testing, wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment.
Background: The simultaneous presence of a pituitary adenoma and meningioma is rare underreported condition. randomly encountered cases need to be reported further allow our understanding this collision tumors that are still not understood nor fully described. Patients Method: We report case coexisting nonfunctioning left temporal lobe revealed by 1-year history progressive vision loss occasional headaches in 56-year-old woman. Her clinical condition worsened the last 5 months with ptosis,...
Introduction: Enteric fever is a significant health concern in endemic countries. While extensive research has been conducted to understand its presentation and outcomes non-cancer patients, limited data exist on impact cancer patients. This descriptive study aims investigate the clinical outcome Methodology: retrospective observational analysed 90 adult patients from single centre Pakistan January 2017 December 2022. Inclusion criteria involved documented blood culture infections with...