Submissions from 2013
New developments in the management of congenital Factor XIII deficiency, Zehra Fadoo, Quratulain Merchant, and Karim Abdur Rehman
Body composition and physical activity during childhood and adolescence: Relations to biomechanical bone strength, Joshua Farr, Shreyasee Amin, Joseph Melton, Salman Kirmani, Louise McCready, Elizabeth Atkinso, and Sundeep Khosla
Implications of mild vs moderate trauma childhood distal forearm fractures for peak bone mass acquisition: The two faces of growth, Joshua Farr, Sundeep Khosla, Joseph Melton, Elizabeth Atkinson, Salman Kirmani, Louise McCready, and Shreyasee Amin
Isolation and characterization of human osteoblasts from needle biopsies without in vitro culture, Koji Fujita, Matthew Roforth, James Peterson, Salman Kirmani, Matthew Drake, Louise McCready, David Monroe, and Sundeep Khosla
A study to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and impact of packaged interventions (“Diarrhea Pack”) for prevention and treatment of childhood diarrhea in rural Pakistan, Atif Habib, Sajid Soofi, Kamran Sadiq, Tariq Samejo, Musawar Hussain, Mushtaq Mirani, Asmatullah Rehmatullah, Imran Ahmed, and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
A study evaluating poliovirus antibodies and risk factors associated with polio seropositivity in low socioeconomic areas of Pakistan, Atif Habib, S. Soofi, N. Ali, R.W. Sutter, M. Palansch, H. Qureshi, T. Akhtar, N.A. Molodecky, H. Okayasu, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Response to Cobben et al. "Array CGH on unstimulated blood does not detect all cases of Pallister-Killian syndrome: buccal smear analysis should remain the diagnostic procedure of first choice", Jennelle C. Hodge and Salman Kirmani
Prevalence of early childhood disability in a rural district of Sind, Pakistan, Shahnaz Ibrahim and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Risk of hearing loss in children exposed to gentamicin for the treatment of sepsis in young infancy: A community based cohort study in Pakistan, Urooj Iftikhar, Syed Asad Ali, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Iqbal Azam, Sarah Saleem, and Anita Kaniz Zaidi
Nutritional management of the low birth weight/preterm infant in community settings: a perspective from the developing world, Aamer Imdad and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Global epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease, Rabab Z. Jafri, Syed Asad Ali, Nancy E. Messonnier, Carol Tevi-Benissan, David Durrheim, Juhani Eskola, Florence Fermon, Keith P. Klugman, Mary Ramsay, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Pseudohypoaldosteronism presenting with thrombocytosis and bilateral pneumothoraces in an infant, Asma Javed, Jennifer M. Leonard, Carl Cramer, Seema Kumar, Salman Kirmani, and Chad K. Brands
A double blind community-based randomized trial of Amoxicillin Versus Placebo for fast breathing Pneumonia in children aged 2-59 months in Karachi, Pakistan (RETAPP), Fyezah Jehan, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Salima Kerai, Nick Brown, Benazir Balouch, Zulfiqar Hyder, Gwen Ambler, Amy Sarah Ginsburg, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Botulism in children: a diagnostic dilemma in developing countries, Muhammad Rehan Khan, Prem Kumar, Shahnaz Shahid, and Anwarul Haque
Thrombotic microangiopathic syndrome: a novel complication of diabetic ketoacidosis, Muhammad Rehan Khan, Prem Kumar Maheshwari, and Anwarul Haque
Mortality and neurodevelopmental outcomes of acute bacterial meningitis in children aged <5 years in>Pakistan, Asif Raza Khowaja, Syed Mohiuddin, Adam L. Cohen, Ahmed Khalid, Usma Mehmood, Farnaz Naqvi, Nargis Asad, Khatidja Pardhan, Kim Mulholland, Rana Hajjeh, Anita K.M. Zaidi, and Saad Shafqat
Effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine on radiologically-confirmed pneumonia in young children in Pakistan, Asif Raza Khowaja, Syed Mohiuddin, Adam L. Cohen, Waseem Mirza, Naila Nadeem, Talha Zuberi, Basit Salam, Fatima Mubarak, Bano Rizvi, and Yousuf Husen
Similarity of geleophysic dysplasia and Weill-Marchesani syndrome, Aaina Kochhar, Salman Kirmani, Frank Cetta, Brian Younge, James C. Hyland, and Virginia Michels
Quality of care provided by mid-level health workers: systematic review and meta-analysis, Zohra S. Lassi, Giorgio Cometto, Luis Huicho, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
The interconnections between maternal and newborn health--evidence and implications for policy, Zohra S. Lassi, Amara Majeed, Shafia Rashid, Mohammad Yawar Yakoob, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Folic acid supplementation during pregnancy for maternal health and pregnancy outcomes, Zohra S. Lassi, Rehana A. Salam, Batool A. Haider, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Rare exonic deletions implicate the synaptic organizer Gephyrin (GPHN) in risk for autism, schizophrenia and seizures, Anath C. Lionel, Andrea K. Vaags, Daisuke Sato, Matthew J. Gazzellone, Elyse B. Mitchell, Hong Yang Chen, Gregory Costain, Susan Walker, Gerald Egger, and Salman Kirmani
A cross sectional survey of newborn care practices in rural Sindh, Pakistan: implications for research and policy, Zahid Memon, M. Imran Khan, Sajid Bashir Soofi, S Muhammad, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Madurella mycetomatis as an agent of brain abscess: case report and review of literature, Fatima Mir, Sadia Shakoor, Mumtaz Jamshed Khan, Khurram Minhas, Afia Zafar, and Anita Zaidi
Midterm results of bovine jugular vein conduit for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction, Shazia Samad Mohsin, Maria Tariq Siddiqui, Abdul Sattar Shaikh, Mehnaz Atiq, and Muneer Amanullah
Childhood acute iymphoblastic leukaemia: Experience from a single tertiary care facility of Pakistan, Naureen Mushtaq, Zehra Fadoo, and Ahmed Naqvi
Pakistan's expanded programme on immunization: an overview in the context of polio eradication and strategies for improving coverage, Aatekah Owais, Asif Raza Khowaja, Syed Asad Ali, and Anita K M Zaidi
Formative research and development of an evidence-based communication strategy: the introduction of Vi typhoid fever vaccine among school-aged children in Karachi, Pakistan, Alfred Pach, Ghurnata Tabbusam, M. Imran Khan, Zamir Suhag, Imtiaz Hussain, Ejaz Hussain, Uzma Mumtaz, Inam ul Haq, Rehman Tahir, Amjad Miran, Aisha Yousafzai, Sushant Sahastrabuddhe, R Leon Ochiai, Sajid Soofi, John D. Clemens, Michael O. Favorov, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Comparison of clinical and CSF profiles in children with tuberculous and pyogenic meningitis; role of CSF protein: Glucose ratio as diagnostic marker of tuberculous meningitis, Farah Naz Qamar, Arshalooz Jamila Rahman, Sania Iqbal, and Khadija Humayun
Community-based management and outcome of omphalitis in newborns in Karachi, Pakistan, Farah Naz Qamar, Shiyam Sundar Tikmani, Fatima Mir, and Anita Kazmi Mehdi Zaidi
Health care use patterns for diarrhea in children in low-income periurban communities of Karachi, Pakistan, Farheen Quadri, Dilruba Nasrin, Asia Khan, Tabassum Bokhari, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Zaid Bhatti, Karen Kotloff, Myron M. Levine, and Anita K M Zaidi
Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) in two patients with 16p11.2 microdeletion syndrome, Gordana Raca, Becky S. Baas, Salman Kirmani, Jennifer J. Laffin, Craig A. Jackson, Edythe A. Strand, Kathy J. Jakielski, and Lawrence D. Shriberg
Prevalence of hypertension in healthy school children in Pakistan and its relationship with body mass index, proteinuria and hematuria, Arshalooz Jamila Rahman, Farah Naz Qamar, Sohail Ashraf, Zubair Ali Khowaja, Shafaq Binte Tariq, and Hira Naeem
Estrogen reduces bone sost mRNA and circulating sclerostin levels in postmenopausal women, Matthew Roforth, Koji Fujita, Susan Demaray, Ulrike McGregor, Salman Kirmani, Louise McCready, James Peterson, Matthew Drake, David Monroe, and Sundeep Khosla
Effects of age on molecular pathways regulating bone formation in humans: A key role for notch and Rorβ signaling, Matthew Roforth, Koji Fujita, Ulrike McGregor, Salman Kirmani, Louise McCready, James Peterson, Matthew Drake, David Monroe, and Sundeep Khosla
Severe combined immune deficiency syndrome, Ali Faisal Saleem, Ranish Deedar Ali Khawaja, Abdul Sattar Shaikh, Syed Asad Ali, and Anita Kaniz Mehdi Zaidi
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, Ali Faisal Saleem, Farah Naz Qamar, Hira Shahzad, Maqbool Qadir, and Anita K.M. Zaidi
Community-based versus health facility-based management of acute malnutrition for reducing the prevalence of severe acute malnutrition in children 6 to 59 months of age in low- and middle-income countries, Yasir Shafiq, Ali Saleem, Zohra S. Lassi, and Anita KM Zaidi
Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity: prospective cohort study from Pakistan, Abdul Sattar Shaikh, Ali Faisal Saleem, Shazia Samad Mohsin, Muhammad Matloob Alam, and Mehnaz Atiq Ahmed
Clinical characteristics, factors affecting sepsis outcome, Pakistan, Shahla Siddiqui, Bushra Jamil, Nosheen Nasir, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Fauzia Anis Khan, Phillippe Fossard, and Rabia Hussain
Effect of provision of daily zinc and iron with several micronutrients on growth and morbidity among young children in Pakistan: a cluster-randomised trial, Sajid Soofi, Simon Cousens, Saleem P. Iqbal, Tauseef Akhund, Javed Khan, Imran Ahmed, Anita K. Zaidi, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Improved accessibility of emergency obstetrics and newborn care (EmONC) services for maternal and newborn health: a community based project, Ali Turab, Shabina Ariff, Atif Habib, Imran Ahmed, Masawar Hussain, Akhtar Rashid, Zahid Memon, M. Imran Khan, Sajid Soofi, and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Annual Research Review: Improved nutrition--pathway to resilience, Aisha K. Yousafzai, Muneera A. Rasheed, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Scientific rationale for study design of community-based simplified antibiotic therapy trials in newborns and young infants with clinically diagnosed severe infections or fast breathing in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, Anita K M Zaidi, Abdullah H. Baqui, Shamim Ahmad Qazi, Rajiv Bahl, Samir Saha, Adejumoke I. Ayede, Ebunoluwa A. Adejuyigbe, Cyril Engmann, Fabian Esamai, and Antoinette Kitoto Tshefu
Simplified antibiotic regimens for the management of clinically diagnosed severe infections in newborns and young infants in first-level facilities in Karachi, Pakistan: study design for an outpatient randomized controlled equivalence trial, Anita K M Zaidi, Shiyam Sundar Tikmani, Shazia Sultana, Benazir Baloch, Momin Kazi, Hamidur Rehman, Khairunnissa Karimi, Fyezah Jehan, Imran Ahmed, and Simon Cousens
Nutrition political economy, Pakistan. Province Report:Sindh, Shehla Zaidi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Rozina Mistry, Gul Nawaz, Noorya Hayat, Shandana Khan Mohmand, and Andres Mejia Acosta
The political economy of undernutrition. National Report, Pakistan, Shehla Zaidi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Shandana Khan Mohmand, and Andres Mejia Acosta
Nutrition political economy, Pakistan. Provincial Report: Balochistan., Shehla Zaidi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Suleman Qazi, Gul Nawaz, Noorya Hayat, Shandana Khan Mohmand, and Andres Mejia Acosta
Nutrition political economy, Pakistan. Province Report: Punjab, Shehla Zaidi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Akhtar Rashid, Gul Nawaz, Noorya Hayat, Shandara Khan Mohmand, and Andres Mejia Acosta
Nutrition political economy, Pakistan. Province Report: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shehla Zaidi, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Abdul Wajid, Gul Nawaz, Kashif Nazeer, Shandana Khan Mohmand, and Andres Mejia Acosta
Nutrition policy in the post-devolution context in Pakistan: an analysis of provincial opportunities and barriers, Shehla Zaidi, Shandana Khan Mohmand, Noorya Hayat, Andres Mejia Acosta, and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutta
Submissions from 2012
Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis presenting as severe iron deficiency anaemia--a case from Pakistan, Noureen Afzal, Ammara Mushtaq, Arshalooz Rahman, and Sonia Qureshi
Urinary tract infection presenting as jaundice in neonates, Noureen Afzal, Maqbool Qadir, Sonia Qureshi, Rehan Ali, Shakeel Ahmed, and Khalil Ahmad
Pseudomonas necrotizing fasciitis in an otherwise healthy infant, Shakeel Ahmed, Syed Rehan Ali, and Zahra Aziz Samani
Cardiac involvement in kawasaki disease in Pakistani children, Saleem Akhtar, Muhammad Matloob Alam, and Mehnaz Atiq Ahmed
Icterus Neonatorum in Near-Term and Term Infants: An overview., Rehan Ali, Shakeel Ahmed, Maqbool Qadir, and Khalil Ahmad
Sample size calculation and sampling techniques, Syed Asad Ali
Each day outdoor play!, Shelina Bhamani
Parwarish Markaz: Integrated services for the optimal development of children ages 0-3, Shelina Bhamani
Urban fathers’ involvement in early childhood development: A case study from Pakistan, Shelina Bhamani
Conduct problems in children attending pre-primary schools in rural areas of Pakistan, Shelina Bhamani and Nadia Ayub
The Countdown for 2015: what lies ahead?, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta and Mickey Chopra
The Ignominy of Low birth Weight in South Asia, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Household food access and child malnutrition: Results from the eight-country MAL-ED study, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, MALED Network Investigators, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Ali Turab, Didar Alam, Shahida Qureshi, Aisha Khizar Yousafzai, Syed Asad Ali, Imran Ahmed, Sajad Memon, and Muneera Rasheed
Global nutrition epidemiology and trends, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta and Rehana A. Salam
Chronic tibial nonunion in a Rothmund-Thomson syndrome patient, Aaron M. Carlson, Kristen B. Thomas, Salman Kirmani, and Noralane M. Lindor
Adherence to guidelines for respiratory syncytial virus immunoprophylaxis among infants with prematurity or chronic lung disease in three United States counties, Kecia N. Carroll, Marie R. Griffin, Kathryn M. Edwards, Syed Asad Ali, Yuwei Zhu, Marika K. Iwane, Peter G. Szilagyi, Mary A. Staat, Timothy P. Stevens, and Caroline B. Hall
Group B streptococcal disease in infants aged younger than 3 months: systematic review and meta-analysis, Karen M. Edmond, Christina Kortsalioudaki, Susana Scott, Stephanie J. Schrag, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Simon Cousens, and Paul T. Heath
Hereditary paraganglioma-pheochromocytoma syndromes, Tobi Else, Samantha Greenberg, Lauren Fishbein, Salman Kirmani, Roger D. Klein, Ricardo V. Lloyd, and William F. Young
Acute myeloid leukaemia in children: experience at a tertiary care facility of Pakistan, Zehra Fadoo, Naureen Mushtaq, Saima Alvi, and Muhammad Ali
Omphalocoele, ten years experience at a tertiary care hospital, Anila Haroon, Akhtar Amin Memon, and Rehan Ali
Array CGH on unstimulated blood does not detect all cases of Pallister-Killian syndrome: A skin biopsy should remain the diagnostic gold standard, Jennelle C. Hodge, Rachael L. Hulshizer, Pam Seger, Angelique St Antoine, Jennifer Bair, and Salman Kirmani
Spinal muscular atrophy:clinical spectrum and genetic mutations in Pakistani children, S. H. Ibrahim, Tariq Moatter, and Ali Faisal Saleem
Global micronutrient deficiencies in childhood and impact on growth and survival: challenges and opportunities, Aamer Imdad and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Intervention strategies to address multiple micronutrient deficiencies in pregnancy and early childhood, Aamer Imdad and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Basic study designs in health research, Fyezah Jehan and Abdul Momin Kazi
Questionnaire designing and validation, Abdul Momin Kazi and Wardah Khalid
Risk factors associated with typhoid fever in children aged 2-16 years in Karachi, Pakistan, M. Imran Khan, R. L. Ochiai, S. B. Soofi, L. Von-Seidlein, M. J. Khan, S. M. Sahito, Atif Habib, M. K. Puri, J. K. Park, Y. A. You, M. Ali, S. Q. Nizami, C. J. Acosta, R. Bradley-Sack, J. D. Clemens, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Effectiveness of Vi capsular polysaccharide typhoid vaccine among children: a cluster randomized trial in Karachi, Pakistan, M. Imran Khan, Sajid Bashir Soofi, R. Leon Ochiai, Atif Habib, Shah Muhammad Sahito, S. Qamaruddin Nizam, Camilo J Acosta, John D. Clemens, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Epidemiology, clinical presentation, and patterns of drug resistance of salmonella typhi in Karachi, Pakistan, M. Imran Khan, Sajid Bashir Soof, R. Leon Ochiai, Mohammad Jawed Khan, Shah Muhammad Sahito, Atif Habib, Mahesh K Puri, Lorenz von Seidlein, Jin Kyung Park, Young Ae You, Mohammad Ali, S. Qamarudding Nizami, Camilo J Acosta, Richard Bradley Sack, John D Clemens, and Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Risk factors associated with typhoid fever in children aged 2–16 years in Karachi, Pakistan, M. I. KHAN, R. L. OCHIA, S. B. SOOFI, L. VON- SEIDLEIN, M. J. KHAN, S. M. SAHITO, Atif Habib, M. K. PURI, J. K. PARK, Y. A. YOU, M. ALI, S. Q. NIZAMI, C. J. ACOSTA, R. BRADLEY- SACK, J. D. CLEMENS, and Z. A. BHUTTA
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants at a tertiary care center in Pakistan, Muhammad Rehan Khan, Prem K. Maheshwari, Huma Shamim, Ali F. Saleem, Shakeel Ahmed, Syed R. Ali, and Shahnaz H Ibrahim
Morbidity pattern of sick hospitalized preterm infants in Karachi, Pakistan, Muhammad Rehan Khan, Prem Kumar Maheshwari, Huma Shamim, Shakeel Ahmed, and Syed Rehan Ali
Mutation in NSUN2, which Encodes an RNA Methyltransferase, Causes Autosomal-Recessive Intellectual Disability, Muzammil Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Arshad Rafiq, Abdul Noor, Shobbir Hussain, Joana V. Flores, Verena Rupp, Akshita K. Vincent, Roland Malli, Ghazanfar Ali, Falak Sher Khan, Gisele E. Ishak, Dan Doherty, Rosanna Weksberg, Muhammad Ayub, Christian Windpassinger, S. H. Ibrahim, Michaela Frye, Muhammad Ansar, and John B. Vincent
Parental Awareness and Coverage of Mass Measles Vaccination Drive 2011: Cross-Sectional Survey in the Metropolitan City of Karachi, Pakistan, Asif Raza Khowaja, Sana Sheikh, Ali Faisal Saleem, and Anita KM Zaidi
Molecular genetic testing in endocrinology - A practical guide, Salman Kirmani
Sclerostin levels during growth in children, Salman Kirmani, S. Amin, L. K. McCready, E. J. J. Atkinson, L. Joseph Melton III, R. Müller, and S. Khosla
Real-time reverse transcriptase PCR assay for improved detection of human metapneumovirus, Jennifer Klemenc, Syed Asad Ali, Monika Johnson, Sharon J. Tollefson, H Keipp albot, Tina V. Hartert, Kathryn M. Edwards, and John V. Williams
Multiple jejunal cancers resulting from combination of germline APC and MLH1 mutations, Noralane M. Lindor, Tom C. Smyrk, Sheila Buehler, Shanaka R. Gunawardena, Brittany C. Thomas, Paul Limburg, Salman Kirmani, and Stephen N. Thibodeau
Simultaneous Detection of Six Diarrhea-Causing Bacterial Pathogens with an In-House PCR-Luminex Assay, Jie Liu, Jean Gratz, Athanasia Maro, Happy Kumburu, Gibson Kibiki, Mami Taniuchi, Arif Mahmud Howlader, Shihab U. Sobuz, Rashidul Haque, Kaisar A. Talukder, Shahida Qureshi, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Doris M. Haverstick, and Eric R. Houpta
Elective tracheostomy in mechanically ventilated children, Prem Kumar Maheshwari, Muhammad Rehan Khan, and Anwarul Haque
Familial thrombocythemia: A case report of three Arab siblings with MPL gene mutation p. Pro106Leu and abnormal platelet aggregation studies, Preethi Reddy Marri, Vilmarie Rodriguez, and Salman Kirmani
Translational research in the developing world: Molecular medicine goes global, Asad Mian, Nathan S. Bryan, and Anita K. M. Zaidi
Reduced elastogenesis: A clue to the arteriosclerosis and emphysematous changes in Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia?, Marie Morimoto, Zhongxin Yu, Peter Stenzel, J Marietta Clewing, Behzad Najafian, Christy Mayfield, Glenda Hendson, Justin G. Weinkauf, Andrew K. Gormley, and Salman Kirmani
Dental Abnormalities in Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia, M Morimoto, O Kérourédan, M Gendronneau, C Shuen, A Baradaran-Heravi, Y Asakura, M Basiratnia, R Bogdanovic, D Bonneau, and Salman Kirmani
A novel sclerosing skeletal dysplasia with mixed sclerosing bone dysplasia, characteristic syndromic features, and clinical and radiographic evidence of male-male transmission, Maureen Murphy-Ryan, Salman Kirmani, Dana Mara Thompson, Larry A. Binkovitz, Kristen B. Thomas, and Dusica Babovic-Vuksanovic
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a child with Fanconi’s anemia, Naureen Mushtaq, Rabia Wali, Zehra Fadoo, and Ali Faisal Saleem
Time trends and age-related etiologies of pediatric hydrocephalus: results of a groupwise analysis in a clinical cohort, Qura-Tul-Ain Rashid, Muhammad Sohail Salat, Kishwar Enam, Syed Faraz Kazim, Saniya Siraj Godil, Syed Ather Enam, Saleem Perwaiz Iqbal, and Syed Iqbal Azam
Healthcare-associated infections among pediatric oncology patients in Pakistan: risk factors and outcome., Naveed-ur-Rehman Siddiqui, Rabia Wali, Anwarul Haque, and Zehra Fadoo
Helping Babies Breathe: Global neonatal resuscitation program development and formative educational evaluation, Nalini Singhal, Jocelyn Lockyer, Herta Fidler, William Keenan, George Little, Sherri Bucher, Maqbool Qadir, and Susan Niermeyer