Search Results - "Qureshi, Sonia"
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Response of extensively drug resistant Salmonella Typhi to treatment with meropenem and azithromycin, in Pakistan
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-10-2020)“…Salmonella Typhi is one of the leading health problems in Pakistan. With the emergence of extensively drug resistant (XDR) Salmonella Typhi, treatment options…”
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Prevalence and risk factors associated with multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO) carriage among pediatric patients at the time of admission in a tertiary care hospital of a developing country. A cross-sectional study
Published in BMC infectious diseases (09-06-2021)“…Abstract Background The rise of Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) poses a considerable burden on the healthcare systems, particularly in low-middle income…”
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Effectiveness of typhoid conjugate vaccine against culture-confirmed Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi in an extensively drug-resistant outbreak setting of Hyderabad, Pakistan: a cohort study
Published in The Lancet global health (01-08-2021)“…Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S Typhi) is a major public health problem in low-income and middle-income countries. We aimed to investigate the…”
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A retrospective review on antibiotic use in acute watery diarrhea in children in a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan
Published in PloS one (15-07-2021)“…Responsible for at least one in nine pediatric deaths, diarrheal diseases are the leading, global cause of death. Further abetted by improper antibiotic use in…”
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Longevity of immune response after a single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine against Salmonella Typhi among children in Hyderabad, Pakistan
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-10-2024)“…•Salmonella Typhi can cause a potentially life-threatening infection, typhoid fever.•Typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) has been established as a safe,…”
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The prospective outcome of the monkeypox outbreak in 2022 and characterization of monkeypox disease immunobiology
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (18-07-2023)“…A new threat to global health re-emerged with monkeypox's advent in early 2022. As of November 10, 2022, nearly 80,000 confirmed cases had been reported…”
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Corrigendum: The prospective outcome of the Monkeypox outbreak in 2022 and characterization of monkeypox disease immunobiology
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (18-09-2023)“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1196699.]…”
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Outcome of inadvertent high dose BCG administration in newborns at a tertiary care hospital, Karachi- Case series
Published in PloS one (10-07-2019)“…Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is given to newborns soon after birth. BCG vaccine overdose has been rarely reported. Here we report the outcome of…”
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The spectrum of primary immunodeficiencies at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan
Published in The World Allergy Organization journal (01-07-2020)“…Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders (PIDs) are well-known disorders in the West. but the recognition and diagnosis of these disorders is challenging in…”
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Acute Kidney Injury after Congenital Heart Disease Surgery: A Single-Center Experience in a Low- to Middle-Income Country
Published in Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) (18-04-2020)“…Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a commonly recognized clinical problem after congenital heart disease (CHD) surgery. Increased perioperative morbidity,…”
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Long Term Impact on Lung Function of Patients With Moderate and Severe COVID-19. A Prospective Cohort Study
Published in Frontiers in public health (07-12-2021)“…In Pakistan, the cases of COVID-19 have declined from 6000 per day in June to 600 in September 2020. A significant number of patients continue to recover from…”
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Selected Thiadiazine-Thione Derivatives Attenuate Neuroinflammation in Chronic Constriction Injury Induced Neuropathy
Published in Frontiers in molecular neuroscience (16-12-2021)“…Neuropathic pain refers to a lesion or disease of peripheral and/or central somatosensory neurons and is an important body response to actual or potential…”
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Detection of typhoid carriers by duodenal fluid culture in a tertiary care hospital, Karachi: a cross-sectional study
Published in Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (31-08-2021)“…Published in August 2021…”
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Strategies to Improve Coverage of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) Immunization Campaign in Karachi, Pakistan
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (19-11-2020)“…The emergence and spread of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid in Karachi, Pakistan led to an outbreak response in Lyari Town, Karachi utilizing a mass…”
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Azithromycin and cefixime combination versus azithromycin alone for the out-patient treatment of clinically suspected or confirmed uncomplicated typhoid fever in South Asia: a randomised controlled trial protocol
Published in Wellcome open research (2021)“…Typhoid and paratyphoid fever (enteric fever) is a common cause of non-specific febrile infection in adults and children presenting to health care facilities…”
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Abdominal Lymphonodular Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Child
Published in Case reports in pediatrics (01-01-2015)“…We describe our experience with an apparently immunocompetent child presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin without focal signs. Investigations revealed…”
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Salmonellosis Including Enteric Fever
Published in The Pediatric clinics of North America (01-02-2022)“…Salmonella is a gram-negative, motile, nonsporulating, facultative anaerobic bacillus, belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. The bacteria were first…”
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Autosomal Recessive Agammaglobulinemia - first case with a novel TCF3 mutation from Pakistan
Published in Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) (01-01-2019)“…Autosomal Recessive Agammaglobulinemia (ARA) is an uncommon type of primary immunodeficiency characterized by mutations in genes responsible for early B cell…”
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Risk Factors Associated with Extensively Drug-Resistant Typhoid in an Outbreak Setting of Lyari Town Karachi, Pakistan
Published in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene (01-05-2022)“…Typhoid fever is endemic in Pakistan, with high annual incidence rates. An outbreak of extensively drug-resistant typhoid fever that first started in the…”
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Implementation of a low-cost standardized handoff system (IPASS) in a pediatric hematology/oncology unit: Lessons from a low-middle income country
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (20-10-2018)“…Abstract only 278 Background: Communication failure is the most common preventable cause of medical adverse event, and almost half of all sentinel events…”
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