Submissions from 2011
Response of a single ‘mega intramuscular dose’ of vitamin D on serum 25OHD and parathyroid hormone levels in vitamin D deficient volunteers in Karachi Pakistan, Aysha Habib Khan, Rohra D, Saghir S, Udani S, Wood R, and Jabbar A
Determination of bone health status in community dwelling females in Karachi, Pakistan, Aysha Habib Khan, Naureen G, and Iqbal R
Ionized Calcium Cannot Predict Vitamin D Deficiency, Aysha Habib Khan and Lena Jafri
Primary non-functioning paraganglioma of liver: A rare tumour at an unusual location, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Rushna Raza, Abdul Jabbar, and Arsalan Ahmed
Evaluation of bone metabolism in breast cancer patients and its correlation with serum vitamin D levels, Udani S. K, Aysha Habib Khan, Qureshi S. A, Khan S, Ghani F, and Kayani N
Status of HER2 amplification, polysomy 17 and histopathological features of 425 Pakistani breast cancer patients., Tariq Moatter, Muniba Aban, Waseem Iqbal, Iqbal Azam, Afshan Pervaiz, Farjad Siddiqui, Farzana Murad, and Shahid Pervez
BRCA1 status in Pakistani breast cancer patients with moderate family history, Tariq Moatter, Muniba Aban, Shaista Khan, Iqbal Azam, and Shahid Pervez
Molecular characterization of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Pakistani population, Bushra Moiz, A. Nasir, T. Moatter, Z. A. Naqvi, and M. Khurshid
A study of genotypes, mutants and nucleotide sequence of hepatitis B virus in Pakistan: HBV genotypes in pakistan., Khalid Mumtaz, Saeed Hamid, Shahid Ahmed, Tariq Moatter, Shamim Mushtaq, Anis Khan, Masashi Mizokami, and Wasim Jafri
Squamous cell carcinoma in the small intestine., Shazia Mumtaz, Zubair Ahmad, Saira Fatima, and Asim Qureshi
Phylogenetic diversity of Escherichia coli strains producing NDM-type carbapenemases, S. Mushtaq, Seema Irfan, J. B. Sarma, M. Doumith, R. Pike, J. Pitout, D. M. Livermore, and N. Woodford
Evaluation of prevalence of low and high level mupirocin resistance in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates at a tertiary care hospital, Summiya Nizamuddin, Seema Irfan, and Afia Zafar
Evaluation of predominant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain types and its correlation with fluoroquinolone resistance in Pakistan, Summiya Nizamuddin, Kauser Jabeen, and Afia Zafar
An insight into the suspected HbA2' cases detected by high performance liquid chromatography in Pakistan., Maliha Nusrat, Bushra Moiz, Amna Nasir, and Mashhooda Rasool Hashmi
The impact of mucosal infections on acquisition and progression of tuberculosis, S. Perry, Rabia Hussain, and J. Parsonnet
Gastric MALT lymphoma: A rarity, Shahid Pervez, Naureen Ali, Hina Aaqil, Khalid Mumtaz, Syed Siddiq Ullah, and Nake Akhtar
Gastric MALT lymphoma: A rarity, Shahid Pervez, Naureen Ali, Hina Aaqil, Khalid Mumtaz, and Syed Siddiq Ullah
Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (IPSID), Shahid Pervez, Khalid Mumtaz, Syed Siddiq Ullah, Nake Akhtar, Naureen Ali, and Hina Aaqil
Strong BCL2 expression in Burkitt lymphoma is not uncommon in adults., Shahid Pervez, M. Qasim Raza, Arslan Mirza, and Anam Pal
In vitro susceptibility of typhoidal Salmonellae against newer antimicrobial agents: a search for alternate treatment options, Saba Qaiser, Seema Irfan, Erum Khan, Tanwir Ahsan, and Afia Zafar
Comparison of chromogenic urinary tract infection medium with cysteine lactose electrolyte deficient media in a resource limited setting, Saba Qaiser, Muhammad Zeeshan, Kausar Jabeen, Tanwir Ahsan, and Afia Zafar
Primary ovarian rhabdomosarcoma., Asim Qureshi, Usman Hassan, and Rakshanda Rehman
Fluoroquinolone Resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains from Karachi, Pakistan: Data from Community-Based Field Clinics, Yasraba Rafiq, Kauser Jabeen, Rumina Hasan, Sana Jafri, Rabia Laiq, Faisal Malik, Rafique Mangi, Abid Channa, and Zahra Hasan
Is neighborhood level information associated with serum vitamin D levels in individuals residing in Karachi, Pakistan?, Iqbal R, Jafri L, Haroon A, and Aysha Habib Khan
Genetic regulation of the ramA locus and its expression in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae, R. Rosenblum, E. Khan, G. Gonzalez, Rumina Hasan, and T. Schneiders
Overwhelming bone marrow Leishmaniasis, Raihan Sajid and Adnan Qureshi
Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in patients developing pulmonary tuberculosis related acute respiratory distress syndrome, Nawal Salahuddin, Mahnaz Tanveer Tanveer, Nisar Ahmed Rao, Saeed Akram, Zahra Hasan, and Rumina Hasan
HIV-1 Circulating Recombinant Form in Nepal, Aniqa Shahid, Sameer M. Dixit, V. L. Gurbacharya, Dibesh Karmacharya, and Syeda K. Ali
Outcome of adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia receiving the MRC UKALL XII protocol: A tertiary care centre experience, Mohammad Usman Shaikh, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Salman Adil, and Muhammad Kashif
Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Caused by Naegleria fowleri, Karachi, Pakistan, Sadia Shakoor, Mohammad Asim Beg, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Rebecca Bandea, Rama Sriram, Fatima Noman, Farheen Ali, Govinda S. Visvesvara, and Afia Zafar
Necrotising fasciitis due to Absidia corymbifera in wounds dressed with non sterile bandages, Sadia Shakoor, Kauser Jabeen, Romana Idrees, Bushra Jamil, Seema Irfan, and Afia Zafar
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma: the most common T-cell lymphoma in Pakistan., Sahr Syed, Sarwat Khalil, and Shahid Pervez
Th1/Th2 Cytometric Bead Array can discriminate cytokine secretion from endogenously activated cells in pulmonary disease, recent and remote infection in tuberculosis, Najeeha Talat, Firdaus Shahid, Sharon Perry, Ghaffar Dawood, and Rabia Hussain
Assessing the need for training: general practitioners knowledge, attitude and practice concerning dengue and malaria in Karachi, Pakistan, Ali M. Thaver, Zain A. Sobani, Fahad Qazi, Maryam Khan, Afia Zafar, and Mohammad Asim Beg
Central nervous system lesions: correlation of intraoperative and final diagnoses, six year experience at a referral centre in a developing country, Pakistan., Nasir Ud Din, Aisha Memon, Romana Idress, Zubair Ahmad, and Sheema Hasan
Randomized controlled trial to improve childhood immunization adherence in rural Pakistan: redesigned immunization card and maternal education, Hussain R. Usman, Mohammad H. Rahbar, Sibylle Kristensen, Sten H. Vermund, Russell S. Kirby, Faiza Habib, and Eric Chamot
Aplastic Anemia: Clinicohaematological Features, Treatment and Outcome Analysis, Rabia Wali, Zehra Fidoo, Salman Adil, and Muhammad Ahmed Naqvi
Prevalent genotypes of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: report from Pakistan, Afia Zafar, M. Stone, S. Ibrahim, Z. Parveen, Z. Hasan, E. Khan, R. Hasan, J. Wain, and K. Bamford
Use of "Parasep filter fecal concentrator tubes" for the detection of intestinal parasites in stool samples under routine conditions., Mohammad Zeeshan, Afia Zafar, Zeb Saeed, Seema Irfan, Zain A Sobani, Sadia Shakoor, and Mohammad Asim Beg
Submissions from 2010
Quebec platelet disorder, Anwar Hussain Abbasi, Quratulain Shaikh, and Syed Ather Hussain
Nipple adenoma of breast: a masquerader of malignancy, Kanwal Aftab and Romana Idress
Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of gall bladder: report of an extremely rare histological type of primary gall bladder carcinoma, Zubair Ahmad and Asim Qureshi
Epidemiological data of common soft tissue sarcomas as seen in our practice, Zubair Ahmad, Asim Qureshi, Romana Idrees, and Muhammad Azam
Is manual reticulocyte count a reliable option for under resourced countries, Afsheen Farzand Ali, Bushra Moiz, and Sadia Omer
Sclerosing mesenteritis as a cause of abdominal mass and discomfort in an elderly patient: a case report and literature review., Farzana Nawaz Ali, Sidra Ishaque, Bushra Jamil, Nasir-Ud-Din, and Muhammad Idris
Correlation of hepatitis C RNA and serum alanine aminotransferase in hepatitis B and C seronegative healthy blood donors, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Bushra Moiz, Tariq Moatter, Shiraz Ahmed, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
TP53 protein overexpression in oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC): correlation with histologic variables and survival outcome in Pakistani patients, S. M.A. Ali, M. S. Awan, S. Ghaffar, S. I. Azam, and Shahid Pervez
Gliomas: correlation of histologic grade, Ki67 and p53 expression with patient survival., Huma Arshad, Zubair Ahmad, and Sheema H Hasan
Neonatal mortality and prevalence of practices for newborn care in a squatter settlement of Karachi, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study., Afsheen Ayaz and Sarah Saleem
Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis of orbit., Muhammad Azam, Yousuf A Husen, and Sheema H Hasan
Pattern of drugs of abuse identified in chemical samples, Farhan Javed Dar, Aysha Habib Khan, Imran Siddiqui, and Farooq Ghani
Prevalence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Karachi, Pakistan: identification of at risk groups, Muslima Ejaz, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Yasraba Rafiq, Faisal Malik, Abid Channa, Rafique Mangi, Faiza Habib, and Rumina Hasan
Inducible clindamycin resistance due to expression of erm genes in Staphylococcus aureus: report from a tertiary care Hospital Karachi, Pakistan, Naima Fasih, Seema Irfan, Afia Zafar, Erum Khan, and Rumina Hasan
Clonal dissemination of vanA positive Enterococcus species in tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan, Naima Fasih, Afia Zafar, Erum Khan, Kausar Jabeen, and Rumina Hasan
Benign metastasizing leiomyoma, Saira Fatima, Zubair Ahmad, and Mohammad Azam
Genetic diversity among plasmodium falciparum field isolates in Pakistan measured with PCR genotyping of the merozoite surface protein 1 and 2, Najia Ghanchi, andreas Martensson, Johan Ursing, Sana Jafri, Sandor Bereczky, Rabia Hussain, and Mohammad Asim Beg
Frequency of cannabinoids use among the oil tanker and truck drivers., Farooq Ghani, Jawaid Jabbar, Imran Siddiqui, Aysha Habib Khan, and Tahseen Kazmi
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Pakistan, Rumina Hasan, Kauser Jabeen, Asho Ali, Yasraba Rafiq, Rabia Laiq, Babar Malik, Mahnaz Tanveer, Ramona Groenheit, Solomon Ghebremichael, Sven Hoffner, and Zahra Hasan
Copper sulphate toxicity in a young male complicated by methemoglobinemia, rhabdomyolysis and renal failure, Sara Hassan, Mohammad Usman Shaikh, Natasha Bahadur Ali, and Mehmood Riaz
Is fascin really a useful marker in distinguishing between classical Hodgkin's lymphoma and various types of Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas in difficult cases?, Romana Idrees, Zubair Ahmad, Asim Qureshi, Aamir Ahsan, and Shahid Pervez
Vibrio cholerae O1 bacteremia in Pakistan: Analysis of eight cases, Kauser Jabeen, Jaweriah Siddiqui, Afia Zafar, Sadia Shakoor, Natasha Bahadur Ali, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Increase in isolation of extended spectrum beta lactamase producing multidrug resistant non typhoidal Salmonellae in Pakistan., Kauser Jabeen, Afia Zafar, Seema Irfan, Erum Khan, Vikram Mehraj, and Rumina Hasan
Successful use of rituximab in Evans syndrome and refractory immune thrombocytopenic purpura, Muhammad Kashif, Adnan Qureshi, Salman Naseem Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Retrospective review of pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a single center experience, Safoorah Khalid, Bushra Moiz, Salman Adil, and Mohammad Khurshid
Increased isolation of ESBL producing Klebsiella pneumoniae with emergence of carbapenem resistant isolates in Pakistan: report from a tertiary care hospital, Erum Khan, Muslima Ejaz, Afia Zafar, Kauser Jabeen, Sadia Shakoor, Raunaq Inayat, and Rumina Hasan
Demographic and clinical features of dengue fever in Pakistan from 2003-2007: a retrospective cross-sectional study., Erum Khan, Mehreen Kisat, Nabil Khan, Amna Nasir, Salma Ayub, and Rumina Hasan
Emergence of CTX-M Group 1-ESBL producing Klebsiella pneumonia from a tertiary care centre in Karachi, Pakistan., E. Khan, Thamarai Schneiders, Afia Zafar, Erum Aziz, Asra Parekh, and Rumina Hasan
Emergence of a new antibiotic resistance mechanism in India, Pakistan, and the UK: a molecular, biological, and epidemiological study, Karthikeyan K. Kumarasamy, Mark A. Toleman, Timothy R. Walsh, Jay Bagaria, Fafhana Butt, Ravikumar Balakrishnan, Uma Chaudhary, Michel Doumith, Christian G. Giske, Seema Irfan, Padma Krishnan, Anil V. Kumar, Sunil Maharjan, Shazad Mushtaq, Tabassum Noorie, David L. Paterson, andrew Pearson, Claire Perry, Rachel Pike, Bhargavi Rao, Ujjwayini Ray, Jayanta B. Sarma, Madhu Sharma, Elizabeth Sheridan, Mandayam A. Thirunarayan, Jane Turton, Supriya Upadhyay, Marina Warner, William Welfare, David M. Livermore, and Neil Woodford
Prevalence and significance of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency among apparently healthy adults, Shireen Mansoor, Aysha Habib Khan, Farooq Ghani, Zafar Fatmi, Salma Badruddin, Sarwat Mansoor, Imran Siddiqui, and Abdul Jabbar
Trends in undergraduate teaching of parasitology in medical schools of Pakistan, Vikram Mehraj, Taimur Saleem, Saima Lalani, Nadia Sani, Imran Khan, Fatima Afridi, Hina Irfan, and Mohammad Asim Beg
Molecular analysis of human leukocyte antigen class I and class II allele frequencies and haplotype distribution in Pakistani population., T Moatter, M Aban, S Tabassum, U Shaikh, and Shahid Pervez
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in a soldier, Bushra Moiz, Mohammad Asim Beg, and Natasha Bahadur Ali
Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus-like differentiation of thyroid gland: report of two cases with follow-up., Azizun Nisa, Abrar Barakzai, Khurram Minhas, and Naila Kayani
Mediastinal lymphomas: Primary Mediastinal (Thymic) Large B-cell Lymphoma versus classical Hodgkin lymphoma, histopathologic dilemma solved?, Shahid Pervez and Ranish Deedar Ali Khawaja
Epidemiological data for common bone sarcomas., Asim Qureshi, Zubair Ahmad, Muhammad Azam, and Romana Idrees
Primary non-hodgkin's lymphoma of bone: Experience of a decade, Asim Qureshi, Anum Ali, Nashmia Riaz, and Shahid Pervez
Allred scoring for ER reporting and it's impact in clearly distinguishing ER negative from ER positive breast cancers, Asim Qureshi and Shahid Pervez
The morphologic and immunohistochemical spectrum of 16 cases of sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary, Asim Qureshi, Azizunissa Raza, and Naila Kayani
Carcinosarcoma of the esophagus, Ziaur Rehman, Inam Pal, Zubair Ahmad, and Asim Qureshi
Doxazosin induces apoptosis in PTEN–positive androgen-independent PC cells via inhibition of Akt activation, Hanna M Romanska, Maciej Salagierski, Rachel Bruton, P D Abel, Marek Sosnowski, and El Nasir Lalani
Clinical audit of inherited bleeding disorders in a developing country., Raihan Sajid, Safoorah Khalid, Nazish Mazari, Waleed Bin Azhar, and Mohammad Khurshid
Therapeutic outcomes of older patients with acute myeloid leukemia, Raihan Sajid, Bushra Moiz, Natasha Bahadur Ali, Nausheen Kamran, Salman Adil, Mohammad Usman Shaikh, and Mohammad Khurshid
Clinicopathologic spectrum of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia: a single center experience., Raihan Sajid, Sarah Hasan Siddiqui, Usman Shaikh, and Salman Adil
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical students regarding needle stick injuries, Taimur Saleem, Umair Khalid, Sidra Ishaque, and Afia Zafar
In vitro Activity of Tigecycline and Other Tetracyclines against Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter Species: Report from a Tertiary Care Centre in Karachi, Pakistan, Sadia Shakoor, Erum Khan, Afia Zafar, and Rumina Hasan
Use of p-nitrobenzoic acid in 7H10 agar for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: a field study, S. Shakoor, T. Ahsan, K. Jabeen, M. Raza, and Rumina Hasan
An unusual urinary tract infection!, S. Shakoor and Mohammad Asim Beg
Gastrointestinal helminthiasis presenting with acute diarrhoea and constipation: report of two cases with a second pathology., Z. A. Sobani, Sadia Shakoor, F. N. Malik, E. Z. Malik, and M. A. Beg
Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis Progression, Najeeha Talat, Sharon Perry, Julie Parsonnet, Ghaffar Dawood, and Rabia Hussain
Determinants of third dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) completion among children who received DTP1 at rural immunization centres in Pakistan: a cohort study, Hussain R. Usman, Sibylle Kristensen, M. Hossein Rahbar, Sten H. Vermund, Faiza Habib, and Eric Chamot
New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1 – Authors' reply, Timothy R. Walsh, Mark A. Toleman, Jayanta B. Sarma, Seema Irfan, Neil Woodford, and David M. Livermore
Chronic gastritis and Helicobacter pylori: a histopathological study of gastric mucosal biopsies, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob and Akbar Shah Hussainy
Submissions from 2009
The practice of histopathology in a developing country: difficulties and challenges, plus a discussion on the terrible disease burden we carry, Z. Ahmad, A Qureshi, and A. Khurshid
Breast carcinoma grading, estimation of tumor size, axillary lymph node status, staging, and nottingham prognostic index scoring on mastectomy specimens., Zubair Ahmad, Amna Khurshid, Asim Qureshi, Romana Idress, Nasira Asghar, and Naila Kayani Naila Kayani
Will histopathology survive in Pakistan?, Zubair Ahmad, A. Qureshi, N. S. Azad, and A. Khurshid
Prostatic carcinoma: a Pakistani perspective., Zubair Ahmad, Asim Qureshi, Romana Idrees, and Kanwal Aftab
Antimicrobial activity of tigecycline against nosocomial pathogens in Pakistan: a multicenter study, Altaf Ahmed, Afia Zafar, and Sajjad Mirza
Osseous metaplasia in a juvenile retention polyp: a case report., Rashida Ahmed, Zubair Ahmad, and Asim Qureshi
M. tuberculosis Central Assian Strain 1 MDR isolates have more mutations in rpoB and katG genes compared with other genotypes, Asho Ali, Zahra Hasan, Tariq Moatter, Mahnaz Tanveer, and Rumina Hasan