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View article: Integrating chest radiography tuberculosis screening and preventive treatment for contacts in primary healthcare settings in Pakistan
Integrating chest radiography tuberculosis screening and preventive treatment for contacts in primary healthcare settings in Pakistan Open
Background Pakistan ranks fifth among countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) incidence worldwide, yet only approximatively 70% of TB patients receive treatment. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends active TB case finding an…
View article: 173 Androgen receptor stratifies immune-cold triple negative breast cancer: meta-analysis of chemotherapy response to guide precision immunotherapy
173 Androgen receptor stratifies immune-cold triple negative breast cancer: meta-analysis of chemotherapy response to guide precision immunotherapy Open
View article: Navigating Challenges Evaluating Health System Responses to Burn Injuries in Quetta, Balochistan
Navigating Challenges Evaluating Health System Responses to Burn Injuries in Quetta, Balochistan Open
Burns are a significant health issue in the population of low- and middle-income countries such as Pakistan. This is especially acute in the resource-strained province of Balochistan, where the healthcare system in terms of assisting burn …
View article: Assessing the Socio-Cultural Acceptance of Wind Energy Projects in Indigenous Communities
Assessing the Socio-Cultural Acceptance of Wind Energy Projects in Indigenous Communities Open
The increase in the use of renewable energy, especially wind energy, is the key to climate success, yet it will not materialise solely based on technical efficiency but will rely on social and cultural acceptance. This paper explores the q…
View article: <b>An Investigation into the Impact of Entrepreneurship, Human Capital, and Physical Capital on Poverty Reduction in Pakistan</b>
<b>An Investigation into the Impact of Entrepreneurship, Human Capital, and Physical Capital on Poverty Reduction in Pakistan</b> Open
This study investigates the relationship between human capital, physical capital, and poverty in Pakistan for the period 1987–2018. Human capital is captured through indicators of education and health, whereas physical capital is represent…
View article: Optimizing use of data and evidence-related tools to complement routine surveillance systems for tuberculosis program planning
Optimizing use of data and evidence-related tools to complement routine surveillance systems for tuberculosis program planning Open
Background Challenges and gaps with routine tuberculosis (TB) data and surveillance systems are well-known. To address them, numerous TB data and evidence-related tools (e.g. surveys, assessments) have been developed to help countries coll…
View article: Screening of novel therapeutic targets and chimeric vaccine construction against antibiotic-resistant Yersinia Enterocolitica
Screening of novel therapeutic targets and chimeric vaccine construction against antibiotic-resistant Yersinia Enterocolitica Open
Yersinia enterocolitica is known to cause a variety of infections, including mild gastroenteritis and severe systemic disease. This bacterium has developed resistance to several antibiotics, including cephalosporins, penicillins, and fluor…
View article: Comparison of oral versus vaginal misoprostol for medical management of early fetal demise at Akhtar Saeed Trust Hospital, Lahore.
Comparison of oral versus vaginal misoprostol for medical management of early fetal demise at Akhtar Saeed Trust Hospital, Lahore. Open
Objective: To compare the efficacy, safety, and clinical outcomes of oral versus vaginal misoprostol for medical management of first-trimester missed abortion at Akhtar Saeed Trust Hospital, Lahore. Study Design: Randomized Controlled Tria…
View article: Enhancing Business Performance through Green Investment and Marketing with Mediating Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility
Enhancing Business Performance through Green Investment and Marketing with Mediating Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility Open
Organizations worldwide have continued their relentless extraction of natural resources in their profit-seeking activities without showing any regard for the environmental sustainability. However, it is now high time for businesses to admi…
View article: Evaluation of Social and Clinical Factors Associated with Adverse Drug Reactions Among Children with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Pakistan
Evaluation of Social and Clinical Factors Associated with Adverse Drug Reactions Among Children with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Pakistan Open
(1) Background: The occurrence, intensity, and characteristics of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) caused by anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs have consistently been a subject of worry. There is a lack of published research from Pakistan regarding…
View article: Incidence, Management and Factors Affecting Unsuccessful Treatment Outcomes in Pediatric Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients: A Cross-sectional Retrospective Study in Pakistan
Incidence, Management and Factors Affecting Unsuccessful Treatment Outcomes in Pediatric Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients: A Cross-sectional Retrospective Study in Pakistan Open
This study examined the clinical, sociodemographic and treatment-related parameters influencing the therapeutic response to multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) treatment in pediatric patients. This multicenter retrospective cross-s…
View article: Urgent request for pretomanid label expansion to align with WHO guidelines and improve treatment accessibility and efficacy
Urgent request for pretomanid label expansion to align with WHO guidelines and improve treatment accessibility and efficacy Open
Pretomanid is a key anti-TB drug included in the WHO list of essential medications. The current EMA-approved label for pretomanid restricts its use to the regimen comprising bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid (BPaL) and only for extensi…
View article: Maximizing tuberculosis services through private provider engagement – A case study from Pakistan
Maximizing tuberculosis services through private provider engagement – A case study from Pakistan Open
View article: Enhancing tuberculosis case notifications through mapping sales of medicine in the private sector: a quasi-experimental study in Punjab province, Pakistan
Enhancing tuberculosis case notifications through mapping sales of medicine in the private sector: a quasi-experimental study in Punjab province, Pakistan Open
View article: Acremonium infection in a patient of polytrauma
Acremonium infection in a patient of polytrauma Open
Acremonium species, a potential pathogen of hyalohyphomycosis group is saprophytic and ubiquitous in nature causing superficial and deep infections in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. A case report of a 39-year-old man …
View article: Comparative Analysis of Treatment Outcomes in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients with and without Bedaquiline in Pakistan: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Comparative Analysis of Treatment Outcomes in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients with and without Bedaquiline in Pakistan: A Retrospective Cohort Study Open
View article: <p>Role of Shariah in Islamic Banking Regulation</p>
Role of Shariah in Islamic Banking Regulation Open
View article: Enhancing tuberculosis case notifications through mapping sales of medicine in the private sector: A quasi-experimental study in Punjab Province, Pakistan
Enhancing tuberculosis case notifications through mapping sales of medicine in the private sector: A quasi-experimental study in Punjab Province, Pakistan Open
Introduction: In Pakistan, almost one-third of people who develop tuberculosis (TB) are missed by the National TB Program (NTP). A considerable number of people with TB receive treatment in the private sector but remain unnotified. This st…
View article: The Frequency and Incidence of QT Prolongation With Extended Use of Bedaquiline or Delamanid in a Large, Multi-Country Multidrug-Resistant/Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis Cohort
The Frequency and Incidence of QT Prolongation With Extended Use of Bedaquiline or Delamanid in a Large, Multi-Country Multidrug-Resistant/Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis Cohort Open
Background The 2022 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on multidrug-resistant/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) recommend 6 months of bedaquiline (Bdq) in the all-oral 9-month shorter regimen and 6 months or longer for …
View article: Steroid-Induced Hyperglycemia in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report
Steroid-Induced Hyperglycemia in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report Open
View article: Experience of piloting BPaLM/BPaL for DR-TB care at selected sites in Pakistan
Experience of piloting BPaLM/BPaL for DR-TB care at selected sites in Pakistan Open
BACKGROUNDPakistan ranks fourth globally in terms of high drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) burden, with approximately one-third of cases resistant to fluoroquinolones. Bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid and moxifloxacin (BPaLM/BPaL) offers an opp…
View article: Implementation strategies for providing optimised tuberculosis and diabetes integrated care in LMICs (POTENTIAL): protocol for a multiphase sequential and concurrent mixed-methods study
Implementation strategies for providing optimised tuberculosis and diabetes integrated care in LMICs (POTENTIAL): protocol for a multiphase sequential and concurrent mixed-methods study Open
Introduction Almost a quarter of patients with tuberculosis (TB) in Pakistan may also have diabetes, with an additional quarter in a pre-diabetic state. Diabetes is a risk factor for TB. When it co-occurs with TB, it leads to poorer outcom…
View article: Psychological Health of Pregnant Women Experiencing Domestic Violence in Central Punjab
Psychological Health of Pregnant Women Experiencing Domestic Violence in Central Punjab Open
Objective: To evaluate the impact of domestic violence on the psychological health of pregnant women.Study Design: Cross-sectional study.Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted public and private hospitals in Central Punjab, s…
View article: Evaluating the Effects of Decentralized District-Based Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Pakistan: An Alternative Model of Care
Evaluating the Effects of Decentralized District-Based Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Pakistan: An Alternative Model of Care Open
Background: Pakistan faces a high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), with traditional centralized care resulting in delays and poor treatment outcomes. Decentralizing care to district-level hospitals offers a potentially more e…
View article: Subnational tuberculosis burden estimation for Pakistan
Subnational tuberculosis burden estimation for Pakistan Open
Global tuberculosis (TB) burden estimates are aggregated at the national level, despite the likelihood of uneven distribution across and within regions in the same country. Subnational estimates are crucial to producing informed policies a…
View article: Sociocultural dimensions of research on public health roles for community pharmacists in tuberculosis disease control in a developing country
Sociocultural dimensions of research on public health roles for community pharmacists in tuberculosis disease control in a developing country Open
Developing countries often have healthcare system fragmentation because of either limited administrative healthcare organization or partial engagement of healthcare team members operating in private operations. Community pharmacies (also k…
View article: Geographical targeting of active case finding for tuberculosis in Pakistan using hotspots identified by artificial intelligence software (SPOT-TB): study protocol for a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised control trial
Geographical targeting of active case finding for tuberculosis in Pakistan using hotspots identified by artificial intelligence software (SPOT-TB): study protocol for a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised control trial Open
Introduction Pakistan has significantly strengthened its capacity for active case finding (ACF) for tuberculosis (TB) that is being implemented at scale in the country. However, yields of ACF have been lower than expected, raising concerns…
View article: TB preventive therapy: uptake and time to initiation during implementation of ‘7-1-7’
TB preventive therapy: uptake and time to initiation during implementation of ‘7-1-7’ Open
View article: Classification of early tuberculosis states to guide research for improved care and prevention: an international Delphi consensus exercise
Classification of early tuberculosis states to guide research for improved care and prevention: an international Delphi consensus exercise Open
View article: 2022 TB programme review in Pakistan: strengthening governance, with better patient diagnosis and treatment
2022 TB programme review in Pakistan: strengthening governance, with better patient diagnosis and treatment Open
BACKGROUNDIn Pakistan, 84% of healthcare is provided by the private sector. We conducted an epidemiological and programme review for TB to document progress and guide further efforts.METHODSSurveillance and data systems were assessed befor…