Submissions from 2024
Assessing the feasibility of a multifaceted intervention package for improving respiratory health of textile workers: Findings from the Multistep pilot study in Karachi, Pakistan, Asaad A. Nafees, Afreen Sadia, Zafar Fatmi, Iqbal Azam Syed, Muhammad Irfan, Natasha Shaukat, Yousaf Ali, Peter Burney, and Paul Cullinan
Submissions from 2023
Fungal empyema thoracis, a rare but an emerging entity: A retrospective case series from Pakistan, Nousheen Iqbal, Akbar Shoukat Ali, Aqusa Zahid, Kauser Jabeen, and Muhammad Irfan
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Radiological and microbiological profile of patients presented in an outpatient pulmonary clinic in a developing country, Nousheen Iqbal, Muhammad Irfan, Mustafa Bin Ali Zubairi, Maaha Ayub, Safia Awan, Kauser Jabeen, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Macrolides for better resolution of community-acquired pneumonia: A global meta-analysis of clinical outcomes with focus on microbial etiology, Miltiades Kyprianou, Konstantina Dakou, Aftab Aktar, Hichem Aouina, Naser Behbehani, Keertan Dheda, Georges Juvelekian, Adel Khattab, Bassam Mahboub, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Byssinosis and lung health among cotton textile workers: Baseline findings of the multiTex trial in Karachi, Pakistan, Asaad A. Nafees, Muhammad Zia Muneer, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Sean Semple, Sara De Matteis, Peter Burney, and Paul Cullinan
A global systematic review and meta-analysis on the emerging evidence on risk factors, clinical characteristics, and prognosis of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A), Mohammad Aadil Qamar, Syed Shabbir Afzal, Rubaid Azhar Dhillon, Mir Ibrahim Sajid, Zouina Sarfraz, Azza Sarfraz, Mehek Narmeen, Omar Irfan, Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Invasive aspergillosis and pseudomembranous tracheitis in uncontrolled diabetes, Moiz Salahuddin, Musaib Alavi, and Saad Nasir
Aspergillus-specific IgG antibodies for diagnosing chronic pulmonary aspergillosis compared to the reference standard, Helmut J F Salzer, Maja Reimann, Carolin Oertel, Jesper Davidsen Davidsen, Christian B. Laursen, Eva Van Braeckel, Ritesh Agarwal, Korkut Avsar, Oxana Munteanu, Muhammed Irfan, and Christoph Lange
Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a retrospective review of clinical, radiological, microbiological and lung function profile at a tertiary care center of low-middle income country, Shayan Shahid, Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar, Abdullah Wagley, Muhammad Daniyal Musharraf, Haris Zahid, Syed Muhammad Zubair, and Muhammad Irfan
Impact of immune status on the clinical characteristics, treatment outcomes and mortality of pulmonary nocardiosis: A retrospective analysis in a tertiary care hospital from a low to middle-income country, Syed Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Mustansir Mehdi Khan, Yasmin Rahim, Hamza Ibad, and Muhammad Irfan
Submissions from 2022
Treatment outcome definitions in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: A CPAnet consensus statement, Eva Van Braeckel, Iain Page, Jesper Rømhild Davidsen, Christian B. Laursen, Ritesh Agarwal Agarwal, Ana Alastruey Izquierdo, Aleksandra Barac, Jacques Cadranel, Arunaloke Chakrabarti, Oliver A. Cornely, and Mohammad Irfan
Differences in gender perception of smokeless tobacco, Nousheen Iqbal, Amal M. Sheikh Damanhouri, S U Riaz, Muhammad Irfan, Safia Awan, M W Khan, S Bana, and Javaid Ahmed Khan
Post COVID-19 sequelae of the respiratory system. A single center experience reporting the compromise of the airway, alveolar and vascular components, Nousheen Iqbal, Iffat Khanum, Muhammad Ali Ibrahim Kazi, Syeda Urooj Riaz, Uzzam Ahmed Khawaja, Safia Awan, Muhammad Irfan, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, and Javaid Khan
Residual symptoms and the quality of life in individuals recovered from COVID-19 infection: A survey from Pakistan, Mohammad Aadil Qamar, Russell Seth Martins, Rubaid Azhar Dhillon, Areeba Tharwani, Omar Irfan, Qosain Fatima Suriya, Wajiha Rizwan, Javaid Ahmed Khan, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Clinical characteristics, outcomes, and factors associated with mortality in Nocardia pneumonia: 18 years' real-world data from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Yasmin Rahim, Jaffar Khan, Shayan Shahid, Safia Awan, and Muhammad Irfan
Clinical features, microbiology and lung function in post-TB bronchiectasis compared to other aetiologies, Shayan Shahid and Muhammad Irfan
Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF and Geno type MTBDRplus line probe assay for diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion, Ayesha Sharif, Maham Vaqar, Kauser Jabeen, and Muhammad Irfan
The effect of ivermectin on non-severe and severe COVID-19 disease and gender-based difference of its effectiveness, Syed Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Waleed Chaudhry, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Talha Shahzad, Aqusa Zahid, Ibrahim Ali Khan, Javaid Ahmed Khan, and Muhammad Irfan
Submissions from 2021
Prevalence of and risk factors for respiratory symptoms in an adult urban population, Z Akhter, S Razzaq, U Rabbani, Muhammad Irfan, P Burney, and Asaad A. Nafees
Evaluation of radiation-induced pleural effusions after radiotherapy to support development of animal models of radiation pneumonitis, Masooma Aqeel, Meetha Medhora, Elizabeth Gore, Jenna Borkenhagen, Slade Klawikowski, Daniel Eastwood, Anjishnu Banerjee, and Elizabeth R. Jacobs
Violence against healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review of incidents from a lower-middle-income country, Omaima Anis Bhatti, Hareem Rauf, Namrah Aziz, Russell S. Martins, and Javaid Khan
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis misdiagnosed as smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis; a retrospective study from Pakistan, Nousheen Iqbal, Muhammad Dawood Amir Sheikh, Kauser Jabeen, Safia Awan, and Muhammad Irfan
Loperamide-induced cardiotoxicity: A case overlooked?, Sameen Iqbal, Sidra Malik Fayyaz, Yawer Saeed, and Masooma Aqeel
Knowledge, attitude and perception of Pakistanis towards COVID-19; a large cross-sectional survey, Zoya Fatima Rizwan Ladiwala, Rubaid Azhar Dhillon, Ibrahim Zahid, Omar Irfan, Muhammad Sharjeel Khan, Safia Awan, and Javaid Ahmad Khan
Factors motivating smoking cessation: A cross-sectional study in a lower-middle-income country, Russell S. Martins, Muhammad Umer Junaid, Muhammad Sharjeel Khan, Namrah Aziz, Zoha Zahid Fazal, Mariam Umoodi, Fatima Shah, and Javaid Ahmed Khan
Role of interferon gamma release assay in the diagnosis and management of mycobacterium tuberculosis-associated uveitis: A review, Samra Rahman, Muhammad Irfan, and Rehman Siddiqui
Prevalence and clinical outcomes of pleural effusion in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Sawai Singh Rathore, Nabeel Hussain, Ade Harrison Manju, Qingqing Wen, Sohaib Tousif, Camilo Andrés Avendaño-Capriles, Maria Jose Hernandez-Woodbine, Gianpier Alonzo Rojas, Priyanka Vatsavayi, and Shayan Saleemi
Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on prevention and elimination strategies for hepatitis B and hepatitis C, Syed Tabish Rehman, Hareem Rehman, and Shahab Abid
Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum in patients with COVID-19 disease; case series from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Sher Sethi, Amber Sabeen Ahmed, Sadaf Hanif, Masooma Aqeel, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Respiratory pathogens in patients with acute exacerbation of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis from a developing country, Shayan Shahid, Kausar Jabeen, Nousheen Iqbal, Joveria Farooqi, and Muhammad Irfan
Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: A cause of chronic cough and haemoptysis, Talha Shahzad, Nadeem Rizvi, Sabeehuddin Siddique, and Rashida Ahmed
The environmental impact of inhaled therapy: Making informed treatment choices, Ashley Woodcock, Kai M. Beeh, Hironori Sagara, Simon Aumônier, Emmanuel Addo-Yobo, Javaid Khan, Jørgen Vestbo, and Helen Tope
Post COVID-19 tuberculosis: An emerging threat of pandemic, Aqusa Zahid, Nousheen Iqbal, Sarosh Moeen, and Muhammad Irfan
National registry of interstitial lung disease from Pakistan, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Mosavir Ansarie, Talha Mahmud, Saadia Ashraf, Nisar Ahmed Rao, Arshad Javaid, Zubair Shaheen, Shereen Khan, and Afzaalullah Khan
Persistence of post-COVID lung parenchymal abnormalities during the three-month follow-up, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Anjiya Shaikh, Syed Muhammad Zubair, Akbar Shoukat Ali, Safia Awan, and Muhammad Irfan
Post tuberculosis radiological sequelae in patients treated for pulmonary and pleural tuberculosis at a tertiary center in Pakistan, Syed Muhammad Zubair, Mariyam Gohar Ali, and Muhammad Irfan
Eosinophilic lung disease as a sequela of MSSA pneumonia, Syed Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Zaid Hamid Hussain, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Sarcoidosis presenting as fatigue and weakness, Syed Muhammad Zubair and Naveed Haroon Rashid
Submissions from 2020
Novel use of fresh frozen plasma in treating hereditary angioedema: A success story from Pakistan, Amber Sabeen Ahmed and Sidra Fayyaz
Risk factors for intensive care unit admission and mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, Ahmed Ayaz, Ainan Arshad, Hajra Malik, Haris Ali, Erfan Hussain, and Bushra Jamil
Cystic echinococcosis: A 10-year experience from a middle-income country, Ayesha Butt and Javaid Khan
Impact of enteral feeding on vasoactive support in septic shock: A retrospective observational study, Matthew Ewy, Masooma Aqeel, Michelle Kozeniecki, Kadam Patel, Anjishnu Banerjee, Daren K. Heyland, and Jayshil J. Patel
191. Loperamide abuse associated with cardiac dysrhythmia: Case report, Sidra Fayyaz, Masooma Aqeel, and Jaffar Wasan
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with H1N1 influenza pneumonia admitted at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Mujahid Hussain, Nosheen Nasir, Muhammad Irfan, and Zahra Hasan
Trichosporon species and fusarium species as a cause of empyema thoracis in a diabetic patient, Nousheen Iqbal, Muhammad Ammar, Muhammad Irfan, and Kauser Jabeen
Underlying conditions and clinical spectrum of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA): An experience from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Nousheen Iqbal, Muhammad Irfan, Ammar Mushtaq, and Kauser Jabeen
Effects of systemic steroids on patients with community-acquired pneumonia: Observational study from a tertiary care hospital of a developing country, Nousheen Iqbal, Muhammad Irfan, Faraz Siddiqui, Verda Arshad, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Accuracy of genotype MTBDR plus line probe assay in patients with tuberculous pleural effusion: Comparison with clinical and culture based diagnosis, Muhammad Irfan, Farah Idress, Kauser Jabeen, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Sehrish Butt, and Rumina Hasan
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with severe influenza, Muhammad Irfan, Kauser Jabeen, M Hussain, Joveria Farooqi, Naveed Haroon Rashid, Nosheen Nasir, and Zahra Hasan
Aspergillus fumigatus and aspergillus flavus-specific IgG cut-offs for the diagnosis of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in Pakistan, Kauser Jabeen, Joveria Farooqi, Nousheen Iqbal, Khalid Wahab, and Muhammad Irfan
Compliance of smokeless tobacco supply chain actors and products with tobacco control laws in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: Protocol for a multicentre sequential mixed-methods study, Zohaib Khan, Rumana Huque, Aziz Sheikh, Anne Readshaw, Jappe Eckhardt, Cath Jackson, Mona Kanaan, Romaina Iqbal, Zohaib Akhter, and Javaid Khan
Sarcoidosis presenting as vocal cord palsy: An unusual presentation and literature review, Mohummad Hassan Raza Raja, Muhammad Abdullah Javed, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Etiology, clinical, radiological, and microbiological profile of patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis at a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan, Nadia Sharif, Mirza Saifullah Baig, Sana Sharif, and Muhammad Irfan
Submissions from 2019
International prevalence and risk factors evaluation for drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia, Stefano Aliberti, Grayden S. Cook, Bettina L. Babu, and Muhammad Irfan
Solitary endobronchial papilloma: A rare entity, Muhammad Soban Arif Maan, Muhammad Waleed, Amir Humza Sohail, Asna Sulaiman, and Javaid Ahmed Khan
The maverick disease: Cystic echinococcosis in unusual locations: A ten year experience from an endemic region, Ayesha Butt and Javaid Khan
Visual and treatment outcomes of tubercular uveitis: a prospective case series from a referral hospital in Pakistan, Muhammad Ishaq Ghauri, Nousheen Iqbal, Syeda Urooj Riaz, Muhammad Irfan, Ajeet Kumar, and Muhamad Shariq Mukarram
Parallel community solutions for cardiovascular risk reduction, Tazeen Jafar, Zainab Samad, and Gerald S. Bloomfield
Hypopituitarism other than sellar and parasellar tumors or traumatic brain injury assessed in a tertiary hospital, Sarwar Malik; Zareen Kiran,; Owais Rashid; Minaz Mawani; Asma Gulab; Qamar Masood; and Najmul Islam
Molecular characterization of multidrug-resistance in Gram-negative bacteria from the Peshawar teaching hospital, Pakistan, A. Masseron, L. Poirel, B. Jamil Ali, M. A. Syed, and P. Nordmann
Primary pulmonary plasmacytoma presenting with rare IgG lambda monoclonal gammopathy, Yasmin Rahim, Farrukh Zia Tareen, Rashida Ahmed, and Javaid Khan
Cancer and how the patients see it; prevalence and perception of risk factors: a cross-sectional survey from a tertiary care centre of Karachi, Pakistan, Saira Saeed, Javaid Khan, Nousheen Iqbal, Sana Irfan, Alviya Shafique, and Safia Awan
Matched-paired analysis of patients treated for invasive mucormycosis: standard treatment versus posaconazole new formulations (MoveOn), Jon Salmanton-García, Danila Seidel, and Nousheen Iqbal
Identification of policy priorities to address the burden of smokeless tobacco in Pakistan: A multimethod analysis, Kamran Siddiqi, Ziauddin Islam, Zohaib Khan, Faraz Siddiqui, Masuma Mishu, Omara Dogar, Vandana Shah, Javaid Khan, Subhash Pokhrel, and Romaina Iqbal
Submissions from 2018
Large mediastinal mass in a 15-year-old boy, Mariyam Gohar Ali, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, and Farah Naz Farid
Microbiological testing of adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia: an international study, Manuela Carugati, Stefano Aliberti, Luis Felipe Reyes, Ricardo Franco Sadud, and Muhammad Irfan
Diagnosing isolated hepatosplenic tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report, Om Dawani, Raja Samir Khan, Mujtaba Jamal Syed, Abdul Moid Shehzad, Ahmed Alratoot, and Muhammad Faizan Ahmed
Constrictive Pericarditis Presenting as Bilateral Pleural Effusion: A Report of Two Cases, Manesh Kumar Gangwani; Salman B. Mahmood,; Fariha Hasan; and Javaid Khan
Electronic cigarettes use and perception amongst medical students: a cross sectional survey from Sindh, Pakistan, Nousheen Iqbal, Zain A. KHAN, Syed Muhammad Hamza Anwar, Omar Irfan, Babar Irfan, Ammar Mushtaq, Maria Bibi, Faraz Siddiqui, and Javaid Khan
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis: A 17 year experience from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Omar Irfan, Haris Khan, Zarrar Khan, Alina Ashraf, Rimsha Ahmed, Javaid Khan, and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
An international perspective on hospitalized patients with viral community-acquired pneumonia, Dejan Radovanovic, Giovanni Sotgiu, Mateja Jankovic, Padukudru Anand Mahesh, Pedro Jorge Marcos, Mohamed I. Abdalla, Marta Francesca Di Pasquale, Andrea Gramegna, Silvia Terraneo, and Mohammad Irfan Akhtar
Invasive mediastinal aspergillosis presenting as superior vena cava syndrome in an immunocompetent patient, Yasmin Rahim, Aisha Memon, and Javaid Khan
Epidemiology of asthma and associated factors in an urban Pakistani population: Adult asthma study-Karachi, Shama Razzaq, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Unaib Rabbani, Muhammad Irfan, Shahla Naeem, Muhammad Arslan Khan, Zafar Fatmi, and Peter Burney
Awareness, use and perceptions about E-cigarettes among adult smokers in Karachi, Pakistan., Maryam Sarfraz, Hamza Abdur Rahim Khan, Amna Urooba, Zainab Manan, Omar Irfan, Ramlah Nadeem, Huma Baqir, Saad Farooq, Zarrar Khan, Javaid Khan, and Sarah saleem
Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries in a Septuagenarian from the Developing Country of Pakistan, Hunaina Shahab, Salima Ashiqali, and Mehnaz Atiq
Submissions from 2017
Poncet's disease: two case reports, Fatima Adhi, Rabia Hasan, Mehreen Adhi, Syed Ali Hamid, Nousheen Iqbal, and Javaid A. Khan
Case of undiagnosed pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP, Verda Arshad, Nousheen Iqbal, Haider Ali Saleem, and Muhammad Irfan
Case of undiagnosed pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), Verda Arshad, Nousheen Iqbal, Haider Ali Saleem, and Muhammad Irfan
Validating a point of care lactate meter in adult patients with sepsis presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital of a low- to middle-income country, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Hira Shahzad, Erfan Hussain, and Asad Mian
Diagnostic performance of genoType MTBDRplus line probe assay in bronchoalveolar lavage for pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis in sputum scarce and smear-negative patients, Farah Idrees, Muhammad Irfan, Kauser Jabeen, Joveria Farooqi, and Rumina Hasan
Disseminated hydatid cyst of liver and lung, Nousheen Iqbal, Muhammad Hussain, Romana Idress, and Muhammad Irfan
Chronic pulmonary mucormycosis: an emerging fungal infection in diabetes mellitus, Nousheen Iqbal, Muhammad Irfan, Kauser Jabeen, Murtaza Mohammed Kazmi, and Muhammad Usman Tariq
Pharmacological Threat to Lungs: A Case Series and Literature Review, Omar Irfan, Jaleed A. Gilani, Abeel Irshad, Babar Irfan, and Javaid A. Khan
Knowledge about asthma: A cross-sectional survey in 4 major hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan, Omar Irfan, Babar Irfan, Zain Ahmad Khan, Maha Tahir, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, and Javaid Ahmad Khan
Raising taxes key to accelerate tobacco control in South Asia, Prabhat Jha, Javaid Khan, Sujata Mishra, and Prakash Gupta
Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease in South Asia: current status and future directions, Anoop Misra, Nikhil Tandon, Shah Ebrahim, Naveed Sattar, Dewan Alam, Usha Shrivastava, K M Venkat Narayan, and Tazeen H. Jafar
Spectrum of interstitial lung disease from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Maryam Hassan, Talha Shahzad, Sajjad Sarwar, Aamir Abbas, Huzaifa Ahmad, and Muhammad Irfan
Assessing decision of inpatient or outpatient care in community acquired pneumonia: APT care study, Saleem Ullah, Javaid Khan, Amanullah Khan, and Irfan Hashemy
Coinfection with Lichtheimia corymbifera and Aspergillus flavus in an Immune-Competent Patient Mimicking as Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Farah Idress, Kauser Jabeen, Saima Kamal, and Afia Zafar
Submissions from 2016
Pleural effusion as a manifestation of multiple myeloma, Nousheen Iqbal, Muhammad Usman Tariq, Mohammad Usman Shaikh, and Hashir Majid
Reasons for failure to quit: a cross-sectional survey of tobacco use in major cities in Pakistan, M Irfan, A S. Haque, H Shahzad, Z A. Samani, S Awan, and J A. Khan
Post-tuberculosis pulmonary function and noninfectious pulmonary disorders, Muhammad Irfan
Tobacco control laws in Pakistan and their implementation: A pilot study in Karachi, Javaid Ahmed Khan, Abdul Malik Amir Humza Sohail, and Muhammad Arslan Arif Maan
Tobacco Cessation Treatment: Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Physician in Karachi, Pakistan: A Cross Sectional Study, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Irfan, Minaz Mawani, Zeeshan Waheed, Ahmed Suleman Haque, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, and Javaid Khan
Endobronchial tuberculosis-a review, Talha Shahzad and Muhammad Irfan
Central nervous system prophylaxis in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, Mohammad Faizan Zahid, Nadia Khan, Shahrukh K. Hashmi, Sani Haider Kizilbash, and Stefan K. Barta
Comments on the editorial on ILD published in the September 2016 issue of JPMA, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Submissions from 2015
Re-recurrent Dermatofibrosarcomaprotuberans of the chest wall., Niaz Hussain, Mujtaba Zaki Naveed, and Ghulam H
Endobronchial tuberculosis presented as multiple endobronchial vesicular lesions, Farah Idrees, Saima Kamal, Muhammad Irfan, and Rashida Ahmed
Prevalence of tobacco use among women: a cross sectional survey from a squatter settlement of Karachi, Pakistan, Nousheen Iqbal, Muhammad Irfan, Nida Ashraf, Safia Awan, and Javaid A. Khan