Search Results - "Zaidi, Anita K.M."

Population-based surveillance for severe rotavirus gastroenteritis in children in Karachi, Pakistan by Qazi, Romena, Sultana, Shazia, Sundar, Shiyam, Warraich, Haider, un-Nisa, Tayyab, Rais, Abida, Zaidi, Anita K.M

“…Abstract The incidence of rotavirus-associated severe diarrhoea and distribution of rotavirus genotypes in children less than five years of age was determined…”
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Randomized Trial of Amoxicillin for Pneumonia in Pakistan by Jehan, Fyezah, Nisar, Imran, Kerai, Salima, Balouch, Benazir, Brown, Nick, Rahman, Najeeb, Rizvi, Arjumand, Shafiq, Yasir, Zaidi, Anita K.M

“…The WHO recommends oral amoxicillin for pneumonia with tachypnea, yet trial data show that withholding amoxicillin may be noninferior to using amoxicillin. In…”
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Astrovirus Infection and Diarrhea in 8 Countries by Olortegui, Maribel Paredes, Rouhani, Saba, Yori, Pablo Peñataro, Salas, Mery Siguas, Trigoso, Dixner Rengifo, Mondal, Dinesh, Bodhidatta, Ladaporn, Platts-Mills, James, Samie, Amidou, Kabir, Furqan, Lima, Aldo, Babji, Sudhir, Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar, Mason, Carl J, Kalam, Adil, Bessong, Pascal, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Mduma, Estomih, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Lima, Ila, Ramdass, Rakhi, Moulton, Lawrence H, Lang, Dennis, George, Ajila, Zaidi, Anita K M, Kang, Gagandeep, Houpt, Eric R, Kosek, Margaret N

“…Astroviruses are important drivers of viral gastroenteritis but remain understudied in community settings and low- and middle-income countries. We present data…”
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Trends in antibiotic susceptibility and incidence of late-onset Klebsiella pneumoniae neonatal sepsis over a six-year period in a neonatal intensive care unit in Karachi, Pakistan by Saleem, Ali Faisal, Qamar, Farah Naz, Shahzad, Hira, Qadir, Maqbool, Zaidi, Anita K.M

“…Summary Introduction The incidence, change in antibiotic susceptibility, and risk factors associated with mortality of late-onset Klebsiella pneumoniae sepsis…”
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Effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae Type b Conjugate Vaccine on Radiologically-Confirmed Pneumonia in Young Children in Pakistan by Khowaja, Asif Raza, MSc, Mohiuddin, Syed, MRCGP, Cohen, Adam L., MD, MPH, Mirza, Waseem, FCPS, Nadeem, Naila, FCPS, Zuberi, Talha, FCPS, Salam, Basit, FCPS, Mubarak, Fatima, FCPS, Rizvi, Bano, MSc, Husen, Yousuf, FCPS, Pardhan, Khatidja, FRCR, FCPS, Khan, Khalid Mehmood A., FCPS, MCPS, DCH, Raza, Syed Jamal, FCPS, MRCP, MCPS, Zuberi, Hassan Khalid, MBBS, DCH, Mustafa, Sultan, MCPS, FCPS, Sheikh, Salma H., MRCP, Nizamani, Akbar, FCPS, Lohana, Heermani, FCPS, Mulholland, Kim, MBBS, FRACP, MD, Zell, Elizabeth, MStat, Hajjeh, Rana, MD, Bosan, Altaf, DABP, Zaidi, Anita K.M., MBBS, SM, FAAP

“…Objective The effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine in preventing severe pneumonia in Asian children has been questioned, and many large…”
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Impact of Maternal Education about Complementary Feeding on Their Infants' Nutritional Outcomes in Low- and Middle-income Households: A Community-based Randomized Interventional Study in Karachi, Pakistan by Saleem, Ali Faisal, Mahmud, Sadia, Baig-Ansari, Naila, Zaidi, Anita K.M

“…This cluster-randomized interventional trial at peri-urban settings of Karachi was conducted to evaluate the impact of maternal educational messages regarding…”
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Should fast breathing pneumonia cases be treated with antibiotics? The scientific rationale for revisiting management in Low and Middle income countries by Jehan, Fyezah, Nisar, Imran, Kerai, Salima, Brown, Nick, Ambler, Gwen, Zaidi, Anita K.M.

“…•World Health Organization (WHO) recommends oral antibiotic treatment for all children with fast breathing pneumonia.•However evidence for the guidance is weak…”
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Immunogenicity of poliovirus vaccines in chronically malnourished infants: A randomized controlled trial in Pakistan by Saleem, Ali Faisal, Mach, Ondrej, Quadri, Farheen, Khan, Asia, Bhatti, Zaid, Rehman, Najeeb ur, Zaidi, Sohail, Weldon, William C, Oberste, Steven M, Salama, Maha, Sutter, Roland W, Zaidi, Anita K.M

“…Abstract Reaching high population immunity against polioviruses (PV) is essential to achieving global polio eradication. Efficacy of oral poliovirus vaccine…”
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Influenza vaccine acceptance among pregnant women in urban slum areas, Karachi, Pakistan by Khan, Afshin Alaf, Varan, Aiden Kennedy, Esteves-Jaramillo, Alejandra, Siddiqui, Mariam, Sultana, Shazia, Ali, Asad S, Zaidi, Anita K.M, Omer, Saad B

“…Abstract Background Facilitators and barriers to influenza vaccination among pregnant women in the developing world are poorly understood, particularly in…”
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Pakistan's expanded programme on immunization: An overview in the context of polio eradication and strategies for improving coverage by Owais, Aatekah, Khowaja, Asif Raza, Ali, Syed Asad, Zaidi, Anita K.M

“…Highlights • Routine immunization coverage remains low in Pakistan. • Improving routine immunization coverage is necessary for meeting MDG-4. • We review…”
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Floods in Pakistan: a public health crisis by WARRAICH, Haider, ZAIDI, Anita Km, PATEL, Kavita

“…In August 2010, Pakistan experienced floods that affected 20 million people in 78 districts, killed 1800, damaged or destroyed about 2 million homes, 514…”
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Measles susceptibility in children in Karachi, Pakistan by Sheikh, Sana, Ali, Asad, Zaidi, Anita K.M, Agha, Ajmal, Khowaja, Asif, Allana, Salim, Qureshi, Shahida, Azam, Iqbal

“…Abstract Measles, despite being vaccine preventable is still a major public health problem in many developing countries. We estimated the proportion of measles…”
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Co-carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae among children younger than 2 years of age in a rural population in Pakistan by Shahid, Shahira, Nisar, Muhammad Imran, Jehan, Fyezah, Ahmed, Sheraz, Kabir, Furqan, Hotwani, Aneeta, Muneer, Sahrish, Qazi, Muhammad Farrukh, Muhammad, Sajid, Ali, Asad, Zaidi, Anita K.M., Iqbal, Najeeha T.

“…Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae are common colonizers of the human nasopharynx. In this study, we describe S. aureus nasopharyngeal carriage…”
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International Perspective on Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis by Ganatra, Hammad A., MBBS, Stoll, Barbara J., MD, Zaidi, Anita K.M., MBBS, SM

“…Infections are a major cause of neonatal death in developing countries. High-quality information on the burden of early-onset neonatal sepsis and…”
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Effectiveness of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against vaccine-type invasive pneumococcal disease in Pakistan by Riaz, Atif, Mohiuddin, Syed, Husain, Sara, Yousafzai, Mohammad Tahir, Sajid, Muhammad, Kabir, Furqan, Rehman, Najeeb ur, Mirza, Waseem, Salam, Basit, Nadeem, Naila, Pardhan, Khatidja, Khan, Khalid Mehmood A., Raza, Syed Jamal, Arif, Fehmina, Iqbal, Khalid, Zuberi, Hassan Khalid, Whitney, Cynthia G., Omer, Saad B., Zaidi, Anita K.M., Ali, Asad

“…•This is the first study to provide estimates of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) effectiveness in a South Asian country.•The study showed…”
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Incidence of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: a population-based prospective study in Pakistan by Tikmani, Shiyam Sundar, Warraich, Haider Javed, Abbasi, Farrukh, Rizvi, Arjumand, Darmstadt, Gary L, Zaidi, Anita K.M

“…To estimate the incidence of neonatal jaundice and hyperbilirubinemia in a poor urban community in Karachi, where 70% of births occur at home. Home-based…”
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Neonatal Infections in the Developing World by Ganatra, Hammad A., MBBS, Zaidi, Anita K.M., MBBS, MS

“…An estimated one million newborns die from infections in developing countries. Despite the huge burden, high-quality data from community-based epidemiologic…”
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Young infant clinical signs study--, Pakistan: a data note by Shahid, Shahira, Tikmani, Shiyam Sunder, Brown, Nick, Zaidi, Anita K M, Jehan, Fyezah, Nisar, Muhammad Imran

“…Neonatal sepsis is the leading cause of child death globally with most of these deaths occurring in the first week of life. It is of utmost public health…”
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Aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low and middle income countries by Waters, Donald, Jawad, Issrah, Ahmad, Aziez, Lukšić, Ivana, Nair, Harish, Zgaga, Lina, Theodoratou, Evropi, Rudan, Igor, Zaidi, Anita K M, Campbell, Harry

“…99% of the approximate 1 million annual neonatal deaths from life-threatening invasive bacterial infections occur in developing countries, at least 50% of…”
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Mortality and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Children Aged <5 Years in Pakistan by Khowaja, Asif Raza, MSc, Mohiuddin, Syed, MRCGP, Cohen, Adam L., MD, MPH, Khalid, Ahmed, MBBS, Mehmood, Usma, MSc, Naqvi, Farnaz, MSc, Asad, Nargis, PhD, Pardhan, Khatidja, FCPS, Mulholland, Kim, MBBS, FRACP, MD, Hajjeh, Rana, MD, Zaidi, Anita K.M., MBBS, SM, FAAP, Shafqat, Saad, MBBS, PhD

“…Objective Significant neurodevelopmental sequelae are known to occur after acute bacterial meningitis (ABM). This study determined the burden of such sequelae…”
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