​​​Publications For The Year 2026​​

Chemical Pathology Publications​​

• Khan, W. A., Naz, F., Arif, M., Khan, S., Majid, H., Nisar, I., & Humayun, K. N. (2026). Positive Predictive Value of Dried Blood Sampling of TSH in Diagnosing Congenital Hypothyroidism in Neonates Born at a Tertiary Care Hospital: PPV of Dried Blood Sampling of TSH in Diagnosing Congenital Hypothyroidism. Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences, 67-72.​​​
  

• Hashmi, B., Sherazi, A., Jafri, L., Saleem, A., Bano, N., & Majid, H. (2026). Age and Seasonal Variation in Allergen Sensitivity Among Children: A Comprehensive Analysis of Food and Environmental Allergens. Cureus, 18(3).​​
  

• Letter to the Editor, Muhammad Umer Naeem Effendi, Syed Bilal Hashmi* and Sibtain Ahmed, Paraphenylenediamine (Blackstone) Poisoning" JCPSP DOI: https://doi.org/10.37184/jlnh.2959-1805.3.54​​​​

• Ahmed S, Fatimi AS, Siddiqui I*, Abbas G, Iqbal S, Shafi M, Arbab K, Uppa R, Shaukat A, Khan MD, Khan MQA, Zubairi AM, Naqvi SHN, Alam JM, Ozben T. Sustainability practices and green lab initiatives in clinical laboratories in Pakistan: a national e-survey-based analysis. eJIFCC. 2026;37(1).

• Ahmed S, Sattar AA, Siddiqui I. Magnesium: the silent partner or the next vitamin D? Shifting paradigm in mineral metabolism in health and disease. eJIFCC. 2026;37(1).​

Haematology Publications​​

• Arshad S, Tahir HM, Mahnoor R, Ali A, Muzamil A, Munir F, Faiz S, Ijaz F, Afzal A, Shafique F. Synthesis of Sericin-Based Stretchable and Self-healing Hydrogel Loaded With Psidium guajava L. Extract for Treatment of Burn Wound. J Burn Care Res. 2026 May 5;47(3):833-849. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irag004. PMID: 41543144.​​​​​​
  

• Ali K, Khandwala K, Memon A, Ali N, Hafiz A, Anwar SSM. Unusual CNS relapse of plasma cell leukemia manifesting as multiple extra-axial brain lesions: A case report with literature review. Radiol Case Rep. 2026 Apr 28;21(7):2905-2911. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2026.03.052. PMID: 42094100; PMCID: PMC13141048.​​​
  

• Siddiqui N, Hilal K, Uddin Z, Khandwala K. Spinal epidural vascular malformation presenting in pregnancy. BMJ Case Rep. 2026 Apr 24;19(4):e266461. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2025-266461. PMID: 42031381.​​
  

• Fatima S, Iqbal N, Lu S, Khan MO, Mehmood MA, Qari SH, Jamal A, Wei Z, Ahmad N. FAE1 and FAD2 gene expression dynamics and fatty acid modulation in Brassica under salt stress: A molecular insight. PLoS One. 2026 Apr 6;21(4):e0345945. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345945. PMID: 41941488; PMCID: PMC13052875.​​
  

• Ali, K., Khandwala, K., Memon, A., Ali, N., Hafiz, A., & Sirat, S. M. A. (2026). Unusual CNS relapse of plasma cell leukemia manifesting as multiple extra-axial brain lesions: A case report with literature review. Radiology Case Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2026.03.052​​​​
  

• Shaikh, Muhammad Shariq & Raza, Afsheen & Mahmud, Omar & Raheem, Ahmed & Jehanzeb, Hamzah & Beg, Asim. (2026). Exchange Transfusion in Malaria with High Parasitaemia: A Case Series from a Pakistani Tertiary Care Centre. MENA Journal of Case Reports. 1. 1-8. 10.64913/mmrmjcr.v1i1.16. ​​
  

• Ali, N., Ahmed, D., Iftikhar, R., Iftikhar, A., Anwar, N., Bokhari, S. W., Zaidi, U., Ahmad, U., Sarwar, S., Humayun, S., Khan, M., Ahsan, B., Khan, F. A., Jamal, A., Qureshi, F., Moosajee, M., Zahur, U., Borhany, M., Adil, S. N., & Mir, M. A. (2026). Impact of Pre-Transplant Depth of Response on Outcomes in Patients With Multiple Myeloma: A Report on Behalf of Pakistan Blood and Marrow Transplant Group. Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology, 10.1111/ajco.70104. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajco.70104​​
  

• Salmanton-García, J., Marchesi, F., Cornely, O. A., Stemler, J., & Menna, P. (2026). Optimizing Treatment, Minimizing Risk: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Hematological Malignancies. Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases, 18(1), e2026022. https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2026.022. Collaborators: Natasha Ali​​
  

• Nathani, N. N. A., Kumari, L., & Ali, N. (2026). Primary multifocal osseous Hodgkin's lymphoma with spinal involvement. Oxford medical case reports, 2026(1), omaf223. https://doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omaf223​​​ 

• Ali, N., Iftikhar, R., Khan, Z. A., Ahmad, U., Mahmood, H., & Aziz, Z. (2026). Outcomes of diffuse large B-cel​​l lymphoma in older adults treated in resource-constrained settings. Advances in Hematology, 2026, A​​rticle 6682894, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1155/ah/6682894​​​​

Histopathology Publications​

• Charolia, M. S., Rani, A., Memon, A. H., Anwar, S., & Fatima, S. (2026). Coexistence of hyalinizing trabecular tumor and papillary thyroid carcinoma: A diagnostic challenge. AACE Endocrinology and Diabetes. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aed.2026.01.013
  

• Masroor M, Amir KMS, Asghari T, Bakhshi SK. Fourth ventricular pilocytic astrocytoma mimicking an arachnoid cyst: A case report and review of literature. Surg Neurol Int. 2026 Jan 23;17:44. doi: 10.25259/SNI_948_2025. PMID: 41660354; PMCID: PMC12875256.
  

• Anwar N, Pervez S, Moatter T, Stark M, Chundriger Q, Ali TS, et al. (2026) Analysis of EGFR signaling pathway; miRNAs and
  inflammatory biomarkers in a high-risk oral cancer population in Pakistan - An exploratory study. PLoS One 21(2): e0340264. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340264
  
  
  

• Sohail Z, Ja​​mal A, Karim MM, Ayesha S, Shahid AH, Musharraf MB, Uddin Z, Rehman AU. Evaluating the safety and diagnostic performance of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy in the geriatric population. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2026 Jan 16;18(1):115392. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v18.i1.115392. PMID: 41607382; PMCID: PMC12836192.​
  

• Ali SF, Amja​​d M, Atiqa, Dhanani R, Ashfaq Z, Arif B. Spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma of postcricoid region of hypopharynx: a case report of a rare tumour in uncommon location with atypical presenting complaint. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2026;12:86-9.​

Microbiology Publications

• Hibberd PL, Kim JH, Trotta M, Leal SM, Aceituno A, Ward DV, Patel A, Subramaniam A, Carlo WA, Ahmed I, Saleem S, Billah SM, Haque R, Mazariegos M, Esamai F, Somannavar MS, Goudar SS, Chomba E, Mwenchanya M, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Goldenberg RL, Bauserman M, Krebs NF, Bucher S, Derman RJ, Petri WA, Koso-Thomas M, Babineau DC, McClure EM, Tita ATN. Impact of prophylactic oral azithromycin during labor on Azithromycin Resistance (AMR) in nasal Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in women and infants in the multi-country Azithromycin Prevention in Labor Use Study (A-PLUS). PLoS One. 2026 Apr 17;21(4):e0346174. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0346174. PMID: 41996390; PMCID: PMC13089724.​​​
  

• Nadeem Z, Khanum I, Ahmed I, Munir T, Habib K. Risk factors and outcomes of emerging Listeria monocytogenes infection in Pakistan: Insights from a tertiary care hospital. PLoS One. 2026 Apr 22;21(4):e0346612. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0346612. PMID: 42018538; PMCID: PMC13102183.​​​
  

• Syeda Rija Zehra, Imran Ahmed, Mohammad Umer Khan, Tooba Raheem, Syed Abbas Kazmi, Sadaf Zaka, Kauser Jabeen Comparison of colistin drop test to broth micro-dilution for the screening of colistin resistance in carbapenem-resistant gram-negative organisms, IDJP,https://ojs.idj.org.pk/index.php/Files/article/view/369.​​
  

• Dania Khalid Saeed, Sadia Shakoor, Javaria Ashraf, Zahra Hasan, Rumina Hasan. Profiling of BDQ-induced transcriptome suggests amino acid ​metabolism and stress responses as alternate mechanisms contributing to BDQ tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Microbiol Spectrum. 2026 Feb 3;14(2):e0145525. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01455-25. Epub 2025 Dec 16.

  
  

• Degaga TS, Pasaribu AP, Tripura R, Ghanchi N, Rajasekhar M, Adhikari B, Ley B, Bamboro SA, Jabbar FA, Hasibuan N, Tego TT, Zehra S, Qurashi B, Mnjala H, Lee G, Li P, Kazi AM, Safitri W, Yulita Y, Siagian DSP, Syahputra D, Hadi H, Muhammad T, Ibrahim A, Syed N, Dost K, Puspitrasari AM, Kariodimedjo PP, Rai A, Rumaseb A, Sutanto E, Ean M, Khan A, Sokha M, Commons RJ, Weston S, Noviyanti R, Peto T, Callery JJ, Ali U, Mehmood T, Dondorp A, Devine A, Setiawan E, Mwaura M, Cassidy-Seyoum S, Temesgen R, Abate DT, Erjabo EB, Gessa GG, Kiros FG, Usmani MI, Raza A, Woyessa A, Hailu A, Simpson JA, Karahalios A, Beg MA, von Seidlein L, Dysoley L, Auburn S, Price RN, Thriemer K. Effectiveness and safety of 7-day high-dose primaquine and single-dose tafenoquine versus 14-day low-dose primaquine in patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria (EFFORT): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, superiority trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 11:S1473-3099(25)00729-7. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00729-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41690325.​​​​​​

• ​Stanton TD, Keegan SP, Abdulahi JA, Amulele AV, Bates M, Heinz E, Hooda Y, Hu W, Jain K, Kanwar S, Magobo R, Olwagen CP, Tembo JM, Sonda T, Strysko J, Tigoi CC, Amin SA, Bittinger K, Cornick J, Foster-Nyarko E, Gumbi W, Hotwani A, Iqbal N, Jones SM, Kabir F, Khan W, Musyani CL, McGann CM, Mittal V, Moustafa AM, Musicha P, Mwansa JCL, Ndumba ML, Odih EE, Omuoyo DO, Pearse O, Phillips LT, Planet PJ, Rasool AA, Rodrigues CMC, Sands K, Tanmoy AM, Theiller E, Zuza AM, Basu S, Chan GJ, Iregbu KC, Mazarati JB, Alemayehu SS, Walsh TR, Zahra R, Dramowski A, Fwoloshi S, Labi AK, Madrid L, Obeng-Nkrumah N, Ojok D, Wadugu BD, Whitelaw AC, Bethou A, Bhargava A, Jindal A, Nanavati RN, Prasad PS, Sastry A, Farooqi JQ, Ghanchi N, Jehan F, Khan E, Agarwal RK, Aiken AM, Berkley JA, Coffin SE, Feasey NA, Govender NP, Hamer DH, Madhi SA, Nisar MI, Saha SK, Saha S, Sankar MJ, Wyres KL, Holt KE. Distribution of capsule and O types in Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: A meta-analysis of genome-predicted serotype prevalence to inform potential vaccine coverage. PLoS Med. 2026 Jan 12;23(1):e1004879. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004879​

​Molecular Publications​​

• Effectiveness and safety of 7-day high-dose primaquine and single-dose tafenoquine versus 14-day low-dose primaquine in 

  patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria (EFFORT): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled,

  superiority trial. Tamiru Shibiru Degaga, Ayodhia Pitaloka Pasaribu, Rupam Tripura, Najia Ghanchi, Megha Rajasekhar, 

  Bipin Adhikari, Benedikt Ley, Samuel Alemu Bamboro, Fareeha Abdul Jabbar, Nurfadhilah Hasibuan, Tedla Teferi Tego, 

  Shane Zehra, Bushra Qurashi, Hellen Mnjala, Grant Lee, Peixuan Li, Abdul Momin Kazi, Widaya Safitri, Yulita Yulita, Dedi 

  Sahat Parningotan Siagian, Deni Syahputra, Halik Hadi, Taj Muhammad, Amna Ibrahim, Nasreen Syed, Khuda Dost, Agatha Mia Puspitrasari, Pinkan Pertiwi Kariodimedjo, Anjana Rai, Angela Rumaseb, Edwin Sutanto, Mom Ean, Asia Khan, Meas Sokha, Robert James Commons, Sophie Weston, Rintis Noviyanti, Tom ​​Peto, James J Callery, Umair Ali, Tariq Mehmood, Arjen Dondorp, Angela Devine, Ery Setiawan, Muthoni Mwaura, Sarah Cassidy-Seyoum, Rodas Temesgen, Dagimawie Tadesse Abate, Eyerusalem Beyene Erjabo, Geremew Gashaw Gessa, Fitsum ​​​​Getahun Kiros, Muhammad Imran Usmani, Ali Raza, Adugna Woyessa, Asrat Hailu, Julie A Simpson, Amalia Karahalios, Mohammad Asim Beg, Lorenz von Seidlein, Lek Dysoley, ​​Sarah Auburn, Ric N Price, Kamala ​​Thriemer, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00729-7, ​​​https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41690325/.​

• Masood KI, Yameen M, Ashraf J, Ram N, Saifullah N, Jamil B, Irfan M, Masood Q, Fatima F, Ajmal A, Dockrell HM, Hussain R, Rottenberg M, Cliff JM, Hasan Z. Latent tuberculosis infection in high TB disease burden countries dysregulates cellular and immunological profiles which is further enhanced with uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 21;16(1):4247.​​​ ​​DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-34370-z