​COVID 19 Research Publications

Updated December 2022        Source: PubMED

2022

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1A meta-analysis on incidence of barotrauma in patients with COVID-19 ARDS undergoing invasive mechanical ventilationSheema Saadia
Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Akbar Shoukat Ali
MedicineAdv Respir Med. 2022 Feb 24. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2022.0027. Online ahead of print.
2A Review of Coronaviruses Associated With Kawasaki Disease: Possible Implications for Pathogenesis of the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated With COVID-19Fatima Farrukh Shahbaz
Russell Seth Martins
Abdullah Umair
Ronika Devi Ukrani
Kausar Jabeen
Erum Khan
AKU Medical College
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Clin Med Insights Pediatr. 2022 Feb 16;16:11795565221075319. doi: 10.1177/11795565221075319. eCollection 2022.
3A Survey of Current Practices and Adherence to Coronavirus Disease Airway Management Guidelines Among Frontline Healthcare Professionals in a Resource-Limited CountryAmber Gulamani
Faisal Shamim
Sehrish Khan
Sohaib Hashmi
Shemila Abbasi
Anaesthesiology
Emergency Medicine
Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim. 2022 Oct;50(5):346-351. doi: 10.5152/TJAR.2021.21104.
4Acceptance of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and the associated factors among dental health care professionals: A cross-sectional surveyHafsa Qabool
Fatima Hamid
Rashna Hoshang Sukhia
SurgeryDent Med Probl. 2022 Feb 9. doi: 10.17219/dmp/145491. Online ahead of print.
5Acquired hemophilia A with SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine: first case from PakistanAnila Rashid
Zurrya Khan
Junaid Alam
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Oncology
Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2022 Jun 29:1-3. doi: 10.1080/00365513.2022.2092902. Online ahead of print.
6Acquired Hemophilia A: A possibly fatal complication of SARS-COV-2 infectionTaymmia Ejaz
Aisha Fareed Siddiqui
MedicineAnn Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Aug;80:104275. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104275. Epub 2022 Jul 31.
7An epidemiological, strategic and response analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia: a population-based observational studyAzza Sarfraz
Syed Hashim Abbas Ali Bokhari
Pediatrics and Child Health
Aga Khan University
BMC Public Health. 2022 Mar 7;22(1):457. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12811-y.
8Anakinra treatment efficacy in reduction of inflammatory biomarkers in COVID-19 patients: A meta-analysisAzza Sarfraz Pediatrics and Child HealthJ Clin Lab Anal. 2022 Jun;36(6):e24434. doi: 10.1002/jcla.24434. Epub 2022 Apr 18.
9Analysing the trends in breast surgery practice during COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative study with the Pre-COVID eraLubna M Vohra
Nargis Khan
Azmeena Nizar
Anum Jamil
SurgeryAnn Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Feb;74:103342. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103342. Epub 2022 Feb 5.
10Analysis of differential gene expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the nasopharyngeal milieu of mild & severe COVID-19 casesFizza Nazim
Nida Farooqui
Khalid Ahmed
Nouman Mughal
Azhar Hussain
Syed Hani Abidi
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Surgery
PLoS One. 2022 Dec 30;17(12):e0279270. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279270. eCollection 2022.
11Assessment during Covid-19: quality assurance of an online open book formative examination for undergraduate medical studentsJaveria Rehman
Rahila Ali
Azam Afzal
Sara Shakil
Amber Shamim Sultan
Romana Idrees
Syeda Sadia Fatima
Educational Development;  Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Medicine
Surgery
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
BMC Med Educ. 2022 Nov 15;22(1):792. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03849-y.
12Assessment of COVID-19 related preventive measures in medical students across a lower-middle-income country: A cross-sectional study from PakistanSheza Hassan
Daniyal Mansoor Ali
AKU Medical College
COE Trauma and Emergencies
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Oct;82:104757. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104757. Epub 2022 Sep 25.
13Best Practices For Administering Monoclonal Antibody Therapy For Coronavirus (COVID-19)Ghufran AdnanMedicine2021 Jun 30. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan–.
14Broadly neutralizing antibodies overcome SARS-CoV-2 Omicron antigenic shiftNajeeha Talat IqbalPaediatrics and Child HealthNature. 2022 Feb;602(7898):664-670. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-04386-2. Epub 2021 Dec 23.
15Burden and factors associated with perceived stress amidst COVID-19: a population web-based study in PakistanMaryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir
Ghazal Peerwani
Syed Iqbal Azam
Apsara Ali Nathwani
Romaina Iqbal
Nargis Asad
Community Health Sciences
Pediatrics and Child Health
Psychiatry
BMJ Open. 2022 Jun 15;12(6):e058234. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058234.
16Cardiovascular Disease, Intensive Care, and Mortality in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients: A Meta-AnalysisAzza Sarfraz
Zainab Nadeem
Pediatrics and Child Health
AKU Medical College
Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim. 2022 Jun;50(Supp1):S15-S21. doi: 10.5152/TJAR.2021.21066.
17Changes Adopted in Asian Pediatric Hospitals during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Report from the Pediatric Acute and Critical Care COVID-19 Registry of AsiaQalab AbbasPediatric and Child HealthJ Pediatr Intensive Care. 2021 Jan 19;11(3):221-225. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1722340. eCollection 2022 Sep.
18Characterizing Retail Food Environments in Peri-Urban Pakistan during the COVID-19 PandemicYaqub Wasan
Agha Shakeel
Amjad Hussain
Arjumand Rizvi
Sajid B Soofi
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
COE Women and Child HealthInt J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 15;19(14):8614. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148614.
19Clinical outcomes of immunomodulatory therapies in the management of COVID-19: A tertiary-care experience from PakistanNoreen Nasir
Salma Tajuddin
Sarah Khaskheli
Naveera Khan
Hammad Niamatullah
Nosheen Nasir
Medicine
AKU Medical College
PLoS One. 2022 Jan 27;17(1):e0262608. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262608. eCollection 2022.
20Colchicine and the combination of rivaroxaban and aspirin in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 (ACT): an open-label, factorial, randomised, controlled trialAysha AlmasMedicineLancet Respir Med. 2022 Oct 10:S2213-2600(22)00298-3. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00298-3. Online ahead of print.
21Comparison of risk factors and outcome of patients with and without COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis from Pakistan: A case-control studyNosheen Nasir
Joveria Farooqi
Syed Muhammad Zubair
Maaha Ayub
Shahmeer Khan
Muhammad Hassaan Wiqar
Syed Faisal Mahmood
Kauser Jabeen
Medicine
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
AKU Medical College
Research Facilitation Office
Mycoses. 2022 Sep 15. doi: 10.1111/myc.13529. Online ahead of print.
22Compliance to donning and doffing of personal protective equipment among dental healthcare practitioners during the coronavirus pandemic: a quality improvement plan, do, study and act (PDSA) InitiativeHafsa Qabool
Faiza Ali
Rashna Hoshang Sukhia
Naila Badruddin
SurgeryBMJ Open Qual. 2022 Sep;11(3):e002001. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002001.
23Compounding inequalities: Adolescent psychosocial wellbeing and resilience among refugee and host communities in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemicZulfiqar A BhuttaAga Khan UniversityPLoS One. 2022 Feb 2;17(2):e0261773. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261773. eCollection 2022.
24Contact dermatitis due to personal protective equipment use and hygiene practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review of case reportsAzza Sarfraz Paediatrics & Child HealthAnn Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Feb;74:103254. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103254. Epub 2022 Jan 13.
25Contributing factors to pediatric COVID-19 and MIS-C during the initial waves: A systematic review of 92 case reportsAzza Sarfraz
Zainab Nadeem
Pediatric and Child Health
Postgraduate Medical Education
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Sep;81:104227. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104227. Epub 2022 Jul 31.
26Correlating Biochemical and Structural Changes in the Brain with Clinical Features in COVID-19Abdul Mannan BaigBiological and Biomedical SciencesACS Chem Neurosci. 2022 Apr 20;13(8):1105-1107. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00164. Epub 2022 Apr 2.
27COVAD survey 2 long-term outcomes: unmet need and protocolZoha Zahid FazalAKU Medical CollegeRheumatol Int. 2022 Aug 14:1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00296-022-05157-6. Online ahead of print.
28COVID-19 and Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy - An underlying association?Warda Ahmed AKU Medical CollegeAnn Med Surg (Lond). 2022 May 26;78:103847. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103847. eCollection 2022 Jun.
29COVID-19 and Nursing Education: Challenges and ProspectsKhadija VadsariaInstitute for Global Health and DevelopmentAsia Pac J Public Health. 2022 May 20:10105395221100363. doi: 10.1177/10105395221100363. Online ahead of print.
30COVID-19 antibody positivity over time and pregnancy outcomes in seven low-and-middle-income countries: A prospective, observational study of the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health ResearchSarah Saleem
Najia Karim Ghanchi
Community Health Sciences
Pathology& Laboratory Medicine
BJOG. 2022 Dec 12. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17366. Online ahead of print.
31COVID-19 encephalopathy: an unusual presentation with new-onset seizure causing convulsive status epilepticusAisha Fareed Siddiqui
Sheema Saadia
Taymmia Ejaz
Zain Mushtaq
MedicineBMJ Case Rep. 2022 Mar 8;15(3):e245387. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245387.
32COVID-19 in adult acute myeloid leukemia patients: a long-term followup study from the European Hematology Association survey (EPICOVIDEHA)Natasha AliPathology& Laboratory MedicineHaematologica. 2022 May 12. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2022.280847. Online ahead of print.
33COVID-19 independently predicts poor outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke- Insights from a multicenter study from Pakistan and United Arab EmiratesSajid Hameed
Mohammad Wasay
MedicineJ Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2022 Nov 22;32(1):106903. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106903. Online ahead of print.
34COVID-19 infection among vaccinated and unvaccinated: Does it make any difference?Samar Fatima
Amara Zafar
Haris Afzal
Taymmia Ejaz
Sara Shamim
Shayan Saleemi
Amna Subhan Butt
MedicinePLoS One. 2022 Jul 15;17(7):e0270485. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270485. eCollection 2022.
35COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among the general population of Pakistan: a population-based surveySalman Muhammad Soomar
Sarmad Muhammad Soomar
Maria Khan
Iqbal Azam
Emergency Medicine
School of Nursing and Midwifery
AKU Medical College
Community Health Sciences
BMJ Open. 2022 Sep 17;12(9):e064096. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064096.
36COVID-19, nutrition, and gender: An evidence-informed approach to gender-responsive policies and programsZulfiqar BhuttaInstitute for Global Health & DevelopmentSoc Sci Med. 2022 Nov;312:115364. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115364. Epub 2022 Sep 20.
37Covid-19-Related Suicides in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh: Can we Rely on Reporting System? A Rapid Systematic ReviewGohar JavedSurgeryCurr Treat Options Psychiatry. 2022 Jan 28:1-14. doi: 10.1007/s40501-021-00256-w. Online ahead of print.
38D-dimer Testing in COVID-19: From Basics to Clinical ApplicationBushra MoizPathology and Laboratory MedicineJ Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2022 Jan;32(1):2-3. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.01.2.
39Development and validation of a clinical predictive model for severe and critical pediatric COVID-19 infectionQalab Abbas
Muhammad Abid
Pediatrics and Child HealthPLoS One. 2022 Oct 27;17(10):e0275761. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275761. eCollection 2022.
40Development of COVID-19 severity assessment score in adults presenting with COVID-19 to the emergency departmentFaysal Subhani
Abdul Ahad Chhotani
Shahan Waheed
Rana Osama Zahid
Kiran Azizi
Ahmed Raheem Buksh
Emergency MedicineBMC Infect Dis. 2022 Jun 27;22(1):576. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07535-8.
41Development of Evidence-Based COVID-19 Management Guidelines for Local Context: The Methodological ChallengesSarah Nadeem
Salima Saleem Aamdani
Bushra Ayub
Nashia Ali Rizvi
Fatima Safi Arslan
Russell Seth Martins
Maria Khan
Syed Faisal Mahmood
Clinical and Translational Research Incubator
Medicine
AKU Medical College
Glob Health Epidemiol Genom. 2022 Apr 20;2022:4240378. doi: 10.1155/2022/4240378. eCollection 2022.
42Differential diagnosis and pathogenesis of the neurological signs and symptoms in COVID-19 and long-COVID syndromeAbdul Mannan BaigBiological and Biomedical SciencesCNS Neurosci Ther. 2022 Sep 19. doi: 10.1111/cns.13957. Online ahead of print.
43Documenting response to COVID-individual and systems successes and challenges: a longitudinal qualitative studyNatasha Shaukat
Daniyal Mansoor Ali
Rubina Barolia
Butool Hisam
Sheza Hassan
Badar Afzal
Meher Angez
Junaid Razzak
Community Health Sciences
COE Trauma and Emergencies
School of Nursing and Midwifery
AKU Medical College
Emergency Medicine
BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 May 16;22(1):656. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08053-8.
44Editorial: COVID-19 in CNS and PNS: Basic and Clinical Focus on the Mechanisms of Infection and New Tools for the Therapeutic ApproachAbdul Mannan Baig Biological and Biomedical SciencesFront Neurol. 2022 Mar 3;13:838227. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.838227. eCollection 2022.
45Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on elective cataract surgery wait timesKarim F DamjiOphthalmology and Visual SciencesCan J Ophthalmol. 2022 Sep 9:S0008-4182(22)00274-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2022.09.001. Online ahead of print.
46Effectiveness of non-invasive respiratory support strategies in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta analysisUmair Arshad MalikMedicineAnn Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Dec;84:104827. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104827. Epub 2022 Nov 8.
47Effectiveness of non-invasive respiratory support strategies in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta analysisUmair Arshad MalikMedicineAnn Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Dec;84:104827. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104827. Epub 2022 Nov 8.
48Effects of prenatal exposure to maternal COVID-19 and perinatal care on neonatal outcome: results from the INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort StudyShabina Ariff Paediatrics & Child HealthAm J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Apr 19:S0002-9378(22)00291-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.04.019. Online ahead of print.
49Efficacy of heterologous boosting against SARS-CoV-2 using a recombinant interferon-armed fusion protein vaccine (V-01): a randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled phase III trialSyed Faisal MahmoodMedicineEmerg Microbes Infect. 2022 Jun 10:1-44. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2088406. Online ahead of print.
50Efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 primary and booster vaccine doses in CAR-T recipients - targeting the target antigenMuhammad Abbas AbidAKU Medical CollegeBone Marrow Transplant. 2022 Aug 26:1-5. doi: 10.1038/s41409-022-01795-3. Online ahead of print.
51Emergency airway management in COVID-19 patients and risk to healthcare workers: A low-middle income country data from the intubate COVID registryFaisal Shamim
Mohsin Nazir
Badar Afzal
Anaesthesiology
Emergency Medicine
Saudi J Anaesth. 2022 Apr-Jun;16(2):251-252. doi: 10.4103/sja.sja_743_21. Epub 2022 Mar 17.
52Epidemiology, clinical ramifications, and cellular pathogenesis of COVID-19 mRNA-vaccination-induced adverse cardiovascular outcomes: A state-of-the-heart reviewSarah RehmanAKU Medical CollegeBiomed Pharmacother. 2022 Mar 21;149:112843. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112843. Online ahead of print.
53Experience of Telemedicine in Gastroenterology Out-Patient Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences from a Tertiary-Care Hospital in a Developing CountryMaria Khan
Faisal Waseem Ismail
MedicineClin Exp Gastroenterol. 2022 Jun 17;15:91-99. doi: 10.2147/CEG.S361381. eCollection 2022.
54Exploring the beliefs and experiences with regard to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance in a slum of Karachi, PakistanMohammad Tahir YousafzaiPediatrics and Child HealthHealth Promot Int. 2022 Dec 1;37(6):daac140. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daac140.
55Factors associated with loss of motivation and hesitation to work amongst frontline health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey from a developing countryMehreen Malik
Asiyah Aman
Anesthesiology
Aga Khan University Hospital
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Nov;83:104766. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104766. Epub 2022 Sep 30.
56Factors predicting mortality among patients with COVID-19 associated hospital acquired pneumonia: Insights from a tertiary care centerNabila Kanwal
Humza Thobani
Ainan Arshad
Priya Ashok Kumar
Fatima Amjad
Safia Awan
Muhammad Irfan
Medicine
AKU Medical College
Aga Khan University
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2022 Dec 14. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2022.2436. Online ahead of print.
57First report of cerebral venous thrombosis following inactivated-virus covid vaccination (Sinopharm and Sinovac)Sajid Hameed
Ayisha Farooq Khan
Sara Khan
Mohammad Wasay
MedicineJ Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2022 Jan 13;31(3):106298. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106298. Online ahead of print.
58Health care in pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic and pregnancy outcomes in six low- and-middle-income countries: Evidence from a prospective, observational registry of the Global Network for Women's and Children's HealthSeemab Naqvi
Farnaz Naqvi
Sarah Saleem
Sana Yousuf
Community Health Sciences
Aga Khan University
BJOG. 2022 Jul;129(8):1298-1307. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17175.
59Health Care in Pregnancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Pregnancy Outcomes in Six Low-and-Middle-Income Countries: Evidence from a Prospective, Observational Registry of the Global Network for Women's and Children's HealthSeemab Naqvi
Farnaz Naqvi
Sarah Saleem
Sana Yousuf
Aga Khan University
Community Health Sciences
BJOG. 2022 Apr 4. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17175. Online ahead of print.
60IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic blood donors at two time points in KarachiMuhammad Hasan
Bushra Moiz
Shama Qaiser
Kiran Iqbal Masood
Zara Ghous
Areeba Hussain
Natasha Ali
Kulsoom Ghias
Erum Khan
Zahra Hasan
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
PLoS One. 2022 Aug 24;17(8):e0271259. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271259. eCollection 2022.
61Impact of biosecurity measures, social pressure and bullying on attitudes, perceptions, and job satisfaction levels among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional surveyAzza SarfrazPediatrics and Child HealthBMJ Open. 2022 Jul 25;12(7):e056952. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056952.
62Impact of COVID-19 on mental health of primary healthcare workers in Pakistan: lessons from a qualitative inquiryWaqas Hameed
Anam Shahil Feroz
Zafar Fatmi
Sameen Siddiqi
Community Health SciencesBMJ Open. 2022 Dec 8;12(12):e065941. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065941.
63Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on research and careers of early career researchers: a DOHaD perspectiveZahra Hoodbhoy Pediatrics and Child HealthJ Dev Orig Health Dis. 2022 Mar 4:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S2040174422000071. Online ahead of print.
64Impact of water insecurity amidst endemic and pandemic in Pakistan: Two tales unsolvedSidra KamalCritical Creative and Innovative ThinkingAnn Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Aug 24;81:104350. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104350. eCollection 2022 Sep.
65Inactivated COVID-19 vaccine triggering hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in an immunocompetent adult - A case reportSaad Nasir
Saqib Raza Khan
Rodaba Iqbal
Alizah Pervaiz Hashmi
Munira Moosajee
Noreen Nasir
Oncology
Medicine
J Clin Transl Res. 2022 Mar 31;8(2):143-146. eCollection 2022 Apr 29.
66Indirect effects of COVID-19 on child and adolescent mental health: an overview of systematic reviewsZulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta COE Women and Child HealthBMJ Glob Health. 2022 Dec;7(12):e010713. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010713.
67Industry 4.0 Technologies for the Manufacturing and Distribution of COVID-19 VaccinesAzza SarfrazPaediatrics & Child HealthJ Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec;13:21501319211068638. doi: 10.1177/21501319211068638.
68Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Pregnant Women Related to COVID-19 Infection: A Cross-sectional Survey in Seven Countries from the Global Network for Women's and Children's HealthFarnaz Naqvi
Seemab Naqvi
Sarah Saleem
Sana Yousaf
Community Health Sciences
Aga Khan University
BJOG. 2022 Feb 14. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17122. Online ahead of print.
69Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant women in a tertiary hospital in Karachi, PakistanSumaira Naz
Syeda Dur E Shawar
Shamila Saleem
Ayesha Malik
Amir Raza
Obstetrics & GynecologyPLoS One. 2022 Nov 30;17(11):e0274252. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274252. eCollection 2022.
70Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of pregnant women regarding COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy in 7 low and middle-income countries: An observational trial from the Global NetworkSeemab Naqvi
Sarah Saleem
Farnaz Naqvi
Sana Yousaf
Community Health Sciences
Aga Khan University
BJOG. 2022 May 21. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17226. Online ahead of print.
71Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of pregnant women regarding COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy in 7 low- and middle-income countries: An observational trial from the Global Network for Women and Children's Health ResearchSeemab Naqvi
Sarah Saleem
Farnaz Naqvi
Sana Yousaf
Community Health Sciences
Aga Khan University
BJOG. 2022 Nov;129(12):2002-2009. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17226. Epub 2022 Jun 5.
72Life satisfaction, resilience and coping mechanisms among medical students during COVID-19Hadia Pasha
Nudrat Farheen
Student Affairs and Services
AKU Medical College
PLoS One. 2022 Oct 5;17(10):e0275319. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275319. eCollection 2022.
73Loss of smell in COVID-19: reasons for variable recovery patterns from anosmiaAbdul Mannan BaigBiological and Biomedical SciencesNeural Regen Res. 2022 Jul;17(7):1623-1624. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.330625.
74Mediastinal lymphadenopathy: A serious complication in COVID-19 patientsAyush KumarAga Khan University HospitalAnn Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Jul;79:104039. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104039. Epub 2022 Jun 20.
75Medical students in Karachi and COVID-19: Myths and factsOmer Bin Khalid Jamil Aga Khan University HospitalSAGE Open Med. 2022 May 13;10:20503121221094208. doi: 10.1177/20503121221094208. eCollection 2022.
76Menstrual irregularities following COVID-19 vaccination: A global cross-sectional surveyAzza SarfrazPaediatrics & Child HealthAnn Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Aug 6;81:104220. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104220. Online ahead of print.
77Mental health assessment of healthcare workers in the emergency department of a low middle-income country during COVID-19 pandemicShahan Waheed
Nirdosh Kumar
Bushra Qaiser Qureshi
Ahmed Rahim
Emergency MedicineAnn Gen Psychiatry. 2022 Dec 3;21(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s12991-022-00426-x.
78Microplastics in freshly fallen snow: How may it adversely impact human health and exacerbate the COVID-19 crisis?Aleena KashifAKU Medical CollegeAnn Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Aug;80:104276. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104276. Epub 2022 Jul 31.
79Monkeypox outbreak in the age of COVID-19: a new global health emergencyAli IssaniEmergency MedicineMil Med Res. 2022 Oct 2;9(1):55. doi: 10.1186/s40779-022-00419-7.
80Obstetric Outcomes in Women with Rheumatic Disease and COVID-19 in the Context of Vaccination StatusNoreen NasirMedicineRheumatology (Oxford). 2022 Sep 19:keac534. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac534. Online ahead of print.
81Omicron spike function and neutralizing activity elicited by a comprehensive panel of vaccinesKumail Ahmed
Asefa Shariq Ansari
Najeeha Talat Iqbal
Paediatrics and Child Health and Biological and Biomedical SciencesScience. 2022 Jul 19:eabq0203. doi: 10.1126/science.abq0203. Online ahead of print.
82Optimising child and adolescent health and development in the post-pandemic worldZulfiqar A Bhutta Institute for Global Health and DevelopmentLancet. 2022 May 7;399(10337):1759-1761. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02789-6. Epub 2022 Apr 27.
83"Outcomes of COVID-19 infection in patients with hematological malignancies- A multicenter analysis from Pakistan"Adeeba Zaki
Salman Muhammad Soomar
Munira Shabbir-Moosajee
Aga Khan University Hospital
Oncology
PLoS One. 2022 Apr 21;17(4):e0267139. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267139. eCollection 2022.
84Patient's Perspective of Awake Proning: A Cross-Sectional Interview-Based Survey From COVID-19-Recovered PatientsSher M Sethi
Sana Hirani
Rodaba Iqbal
Amber S Ahmed
MedicineCrit Care Explor. 2022 Dec 16;4(12):e0824. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000824. eCollection 2022 Dec.
85Perceived risk and distress related to COVID-19 in healthcare versus non-healthcare workers of Pakistan: a cross-sectional studyAdeel Abid
Hania Shahzad
Hyder Ali Khan
Suneel Piryani
Areeba Raza Khan
Fauziah Rabbani
AKU Medical College
Community Health Sciences
Research & Graduate Studies
Hum Resour Health. 2022 Jan 22;20(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s12960-022-00705-4.
86Perceptions, challenges and experiences of frontline healthcare providers in Emergency Departments regarding Workplace Violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: A protocol for an exploratory qualitative study from an LMICMaleeha Naseem
Anam Shahil Feroz
Hajra Arshad
Sarah Ashraf
Muhammad Asim
Asad Mian
Community Health Sciences
AKU Medical College
Emergency Medicine
BMJ Open. 2022 Feb 8;12(2):e055788. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055788.
87Physician's attitudes on pulmonary rehabilitation following COVID-19: a brief perspective from a developing countryAzza SarfrazPediatrics and Child HealthMultidiscip Respir Med. 2022 Apr 14;17(1):837. doi: 10.4081/mrm.2022.837. eCollection 2022 Jan 12.
88Post COVID-19 sequelae of the respiratory system. A single center experience reporting the compromise of the airway, alveolar and vascular componentsNousheen Iqbal
Iffat Khanum
Muhammad Ali Ibrahim Kazi
Safia Awan
Muhammad Irfan
Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Javaid Ahmed Khan
MedicineMonaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2022 Oct 11. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2022.2412. Online ahead of print.
89Psychological and situational factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine intention among postpartum women in Pakistan: a cross-sectional studySharifa Lalani
Kiran Shaikh
Arshia Javed
Erum Saleem
Neelofur Babar
Qamarunissa Muhabat
Nigar Jabeen
Sidrah Nausheen
Shahnaz Shahid Ali
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Obstetrics & Gynecology
BMJ Open. 2022 Sep 22;12(9):e063469. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063469.
90Psychological Distress, Anxiety, Family Violence, Suicidality, and Wellbeing in Pakistan During the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional StudyAbdullah Khan KhattakMedicineFront Psychol. 2022 Mar 15;13:830935. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.830935. eCollection 2022.
91Reply to "Digging deeper on the neurophysiological assessment in COVID-19 patients" and "Myopathy in acute and long-term COVID-19"Sajid Hameed
Sara Khan
MedicineClin Neurophysiol. 2022 Feb;134:139-140. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2021.11.003. Epub 2021 Dec 7.
92Residual symptoms and the quality of life in individuals recovered from COVID-19 infection: A survey from PakistanRussell Seth Martins
Areeba Tharwani
Qosain Fatima Suriya
Javaid Ahmed Khan
Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Medical College
Aga Khan University Hospital
Medicine
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Mar;75:103361. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103361. Epub 2022 Feb 11.
93Role of COVID-19 pandemic in the academic life and well-being of private sector university students: an exploratory qualitative studyNaureen Akber Ali
Anam Shahil Feroz
Adeel Khoja
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Community Health Sciences
Medicine
BMJ Open. 2022 May 26;12(5):e055678. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055678.
94SARS-CoV-2 induced coagulopathy and potential role of anticoagulation: Scoping review of literatureZehra Naseem
Muhammad Mussab Khakwani
Maaha Ayub
Ahmed Ayaz
Bushra Jamil
Ainan Arshad
AKU Medical College
Medicine
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2022 Jan 26. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2022.1958. Online ahead of print.
95SARS-CoV-2 spike conformation determines plasma neutralizing activity elicited by a wide panel of human vaccinesKumail Ahmed
Asefa Shariq
Najeeha Talat Iqbal
Paediatrics and Child Health, and Biological & Biomedical SciencesSci Immunol. 2022 Nov 10:eadf1421. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adf1421. Online ahead of print.
96SARS-CoV-2 spike conformation determines plasma neutralizing activity elicited by a wide panel of human vaccinesKumail Ahmed
Asefa Shariq
Najeeha Talat Iqbal
Paediatrics and Child Health and Biological and Biomedical SciencesSci Immunol. 2022 Dec 23;7(78):eadf1421. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adf1421. Epub 2022 Dec 23.
97Self-Medication Practices in Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional AnalysisAbdullah Khan KhattakMedicineFront Public Health. 2022 Mar 9;10:803937. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.803937. eCollection 2022.
98Simultaneous Onset of Haematological Malignancy and COVID: An Epicovideha SurveyNatasha Ali Pathology& Laboratory MedicineCancers (Basel). 2022 Nov 10;14(22):5530. doi: 10.3390/cancers14225530.
99Social contributors for the rise of COVID-19 infections in South Asia: A large cross-sectional surveyAzza SarfrazPediatrics and Child HealthAnn Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Aug;80:104212. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104212. Epub 2022 Jul 19.
100Suicide numbers during the first 9-15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with pre-existing trends: An interrupted time series analysis in 33 countriesMurad KhanPsychiatryEClinicalMedicine. 2022 Aug 2;51:101573. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101573. eCollection 2022 Sep.
101Telemedicine for Rheumatology Patients in Covid-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of PatientsMuhammad Mehmood Riaz
Saad Bin Zafar Mahmood
Noreen Nasir
MedicineJ Patient Exp. 2022 Apr 13;9:23743735221092635. doi: 10.1177/23743735221092635. eCollection 2022.
102The effect of ivermectin on non-severe and severe COVID-19 disease and gender-based difference of its effectivenessSyed Muhammad Zubair
Muhammad Waleed Chaudhry
Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi
Talha Shahzad
Aqusa Zahid
Ibrahim Ali Khan
Javaid Ahmed Khan
Muhammad Irfan
MedicineMonaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2022 Jan 18. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2022.2062. Online ahead of print.
103The emergence of COVID-19 associated mucormycosis: a review of cases from 18 countriesNosheen NasirMedicineLancet Microbe. 2022 Jan 25. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00237-8. Online ahead of print.
104The Impact of COVID-19 on the Psychological Well-Being of Surgeons in Pakistan: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional StudySana Zeeshan
Mehdia Rajab Ali
Nida Zahid
Surgery
Pediatrics and Child Health
Cureus. 2022 Jul 18;14(7):e26997. doi: 10.7759/cureus.26997. eCollection 2022 Jul.
105The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with chronic liver disease: Results from the Global Liver RegistrySaeed Hamid MedicineHepatol Commun. 2022 Jul 26. doi: 10.1002/hep4.2048. Online ahead of print.
106The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the career choice of medicine: A cross-sectional study amongst pre-medical students in PakistanRaisa Saleh
Russell Seth Martins
Muhammad Saad
Asad Saulat Fatimi
Gaurav Kumar
Manzar Abbas
Inaara Akbar
Hamzah Jehanzeb
Shamila Ladak
Shamama Kaleem
Sarah Nadeem
AKU Medical College
Center for Innovation in Medical Education
Medicine
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Sep;81:104219. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104219. Epub 2022 Aug 7.
107The Potential Utility of Lead Compound, E18, in Inhibiting Docking of SARS-CoV-2 by inhibiting ACE2-B(0)AT1 ComplexFaiq Amin
Sahar Zuberi
Syeda Sadia Fatima
Biological and Biomedical SciencesJ Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2022 Aug;32(8):1096-1097. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.08.1096.
108The response to COVID-19 among drug retail outlets in Indonesia: A cross-sectional survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practicesMishal Khan Community Health Sciences and PathologyLancet Reg Health West Pac. 2022 Mar 17;22:100420. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100420. eCollection 2022 May.
109The role of Emergency Departments for Antimicrobial stewardship in COVID-19 Pandemic; the time is nowMadiha Ismail
Nazeer Najeeb Kapadia
Sara Usman
Emergency MedicinePak J Med Sci. 2022 Jan-Feb;38(1):329. doi: 10.12669/pjms.38.1.5107.
110The SARS-CoV-2 differential genomic adaptation in response to varying UVindex reveals potential genomic resources for better COVID-19 diagnosis and preventionAmbrin Fatima Biological and Biomedical SciencesFront Microbiol. 2022 Aug 4;13:922393. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.922393. eCollection 2022.
111Tropism of SARS-CoV-2 for human cortical astrocytesJahan Salma Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell ResearchProc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Jul 26;119(30):e2122236119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2122236119. Epub 2022 Jul 12.
112Underlying Causes and Treatment Modalities for Neurological Deficits in COVID-19 and Long-COVIDAbdul Mannan Baig
Tazeen Ali
Biological and Biomedical SciencesACS Chem Neurosci. 2022 Oct 19;13(20):2934-2938. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00482. Epub 2022 Oct 3.
113Understanding COVID-19 Vaccines Today: Are T-cells Key Players?Shameel Shafqat AKU Medical CollegeVaccines (Basel). 2022 Jun 6;10(6):904. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10060904.
114Understanding the mental health impact and needs of public healthcare professionals during COVID-19 in Pakistan : a qualitative studyWaqas Hameed
Anam Shahil Feroz
Zafar Fatmi
Noreen Afzal
Sameen Siddiqi
Community Health SciencesBMJ Open. 2022 Nov 7;12(11):e061482. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061482.
115Use of Steroids in COVID-19 Patients: What is known?Marzia Tahir
Emad-Uddin Siddiqui
Emergency MedicineJ Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2022 Mar;32(3):407-408. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.03.407.
116Variability in COVID-19 vaccination rates in pregnant women: Vaccine hesitancy or supply limitations?Seemab Naqvi
Sarah Saleem
Community Health SciencesBJOG. 2022 Aug 3. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17257. Online ahead of print.
117Virtual Meetings during COVID-19 Pandemic: Is it time to say Goodbye to Physical Meetings?Maseeh Uz Zaman
Nosheen Fatima
RadiologyJ Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2022 Apr;32(4):553-554. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.04.553.
118VITT with inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine - index caseKanta Devi
Natasha Ali
Nosheen Nasir
Syed Faisal Mahmood
Oncology
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine/Oncology
Medicine
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2022 Mar 7:1-2. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2036556. Online ahead of print.
119World Tuberculosis Day 2022: aligning COVID-19 and tuberculosis innovations to save lives and to end tuberculosisFarhana AmanullahPaediatrics & Child HealthLancet Infect Dis. 2022 Apr;22(4):442-444. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00142-6. Epub 2022 Mar 3.


​​​2021​

S#TitleAKU AuthorDepartmentJournal

1.       

A cross sectional evaluation of the corona-score for swift identification of SARS-CoV-2 infection at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

Sibtain Ahmed
Muhammad Umer Naeem Effendi
Zeeshan Ansar Ahmed
Imran Siddiqui
Lena Jafri

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021

2.       

A living WHO guideline on drugs to prevent covid-19

Saniya Sabzwari

Family Medicine

BMJ. 2021

3.       

A multidisciplinary approach to triage patients with breast disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience from a tertiary care center in the developing world

Abida K Sattar
Hania Shahzad
Adnan Abdul Jabbar
Azmina T ValiMohammed 
Sadaf Khan
Yasmin Vellani
Romana Idrees
Nasir Ali
Imrana Masroor
Humera Saeed
Gulzar Lakhani
Nadia Ayoub
Atif Waqar
Muhammad Zia-Ul Islam   Salman Kirmani
Asad Latif
Syed Ather Enam

Surgery
Aga Khan University Oncology
Nursing Services
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Radiology
Psychiatry
Pediatrics and Child Health
Anesthesiology

Cancer Rep (Hoboken). 2021

4.       

A public health approach for deciding policy on infant feeding and mother-infant contact in the context of COVID-19

Fyezah Jehan

Pediatrics and Child Health

Lancet Glob Health. 2021

5.       

A rapid real-time polymerase chain reaction-based live virus microneutralization assay for detection of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in blood/serum

Syed Hani Abidi
Kehkashan Imtiaz
Akbar Kanji
Shama Qaiser
Erum Khan
Kiran Iqbal
Kulsoom Ghias
Zahra Hasan

Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

PLoS One. 2021

6.       

Acceptance Rates and Beliefs toward COVID-19 Vaccination among the General Population of Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Abdullah Khan Khattak

Medicine

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021

7.       

Acuity level of care as a predictor of case fatality and prolonged hospital stay in patients with COVID-19: a hospital-based observational follow-up study from Pakistan

Aysha Almas
Zain Mushtaq

Medicine

BMJ Open. 2021

8.       

Adverse reactions following COVID-19 vaccination: An Ecuadorian experience

Azza Sarfraz

Pediatrics and Child Health

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021

9.       

Antimicrobial resistance and COVID-19: Intersections and implications

Rumina Hasan

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Elife. 2021

10.   

Balancing science and public policy in Pakistan's COVID-19 response

Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Adil Haider

Institute for Global Health & Development
AKU Medical College & Hospital

East Mediterr Health J. 2021

11.   

Beyond the numbers: understanding the diversity of covid-19 epidemiology and response in South Asia

Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Sameen Siddiqi

Institute for Global Health and Development
Community Health Sciences

BMJ. 2021

12.   

Building better tuberculosis control systems in a post-COVID world: learning from Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mishal S Khan

Aga Khan University

Int J Infect Dis. 2021

13.   

C. auris and non-C. auris candidemia in hospitalized adult and pediatric COVID-19 patients; single center data from Pakistan

Safia Moin
Joveria Farooqi
Salima Rattani
Nosheen Nasir
Sadaf Zaka
Kauser Jabeen

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Medicine

Med Mycol. 2021

14.   

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training strategies in the times of COVID-19: a systematic literature review comparing different training methodologies

Daniyal Mansoor Ali
Butool Hisam
Natasha Shaukat
Noor Baig
Junaid Razzak

COE Trauma and Emergencies
Community Health Sciences
Emergency Medicine

Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2021

15.   

Cardiovascular fellow-in-training feedback on virtual and simulator-based learning experience during Covid-19 pandemic in a low to middle income country - A cross-sectional study

Pirbhat Shams
Intisar Ahmed
Hunaina Shahab
Zehra Kadani
Marvi Shams
Yawer Saeed
Saira Bokhari
Aamir Hameed Khan

Medicine
Surgery

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021

16.   

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Associated with COVID-19 Infection: An Observational, Multicenter Study

Sajid Hameed
Mohammad Wasay

Medicine

Cerebrovasc Dis Extra. 2021

17.   

Characteristics of Patients Presenting with COVID-19 from Balochistan Province and Lessons Learnt

Abida Munir Badini

Family Medicine

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2021

18.   

Characterization and Outcomes of Hospitalized Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Report From a Multicenter, Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (Coronavirus Disease 2019) Registry

Sidra Ishaque

Paediatrics & Child Health

Crit Care Med. 2021

19.   

Childhood obesity on the rise during COVID-19: A request for global leaders to change the trajectory

Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Institute for Global Health & Development

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021

20.   

Chronic COVID syndrome: Need for an appropriate medical terminology for long-COVID and COVID long-haulers

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

J Med Virol. 2021

21.   

Chronic long-COVID syndrome: A protracted COVID-19 illness with neurological dysfunctions

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

CNS Neurosci Ther. 2021

22.   

Clinical characteristics, treatment and outcomes of paediatric COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Zulfiqar Bhutta

Institute for Global Health & Development

Arch Dis Child. 2021

23.   

Colchicine, COVID-19 and hematological parameters: A meta-analysis

Azza Sarfraz

Paediatrics & Child Health

J Clin Lab Anal. 2021

24.   

Comparative Analysis of Pediatric COVID-19 Infection in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Japan, and China

Qalab Abbas
Quratulain Maha

Paediatrics and Child Health
AKU Medical College

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021

25.   

Conflict, extremism, resilience and peace in South Asia; can covid-19 provide a bridge for peace and rapprochement?

Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Fyezah Jehan

Institute for Global Health and Development
Paediatrics and Child Health

BMJ. 2021

26.   

Continuing and ensuring surgical care for children during COVID and post-COVID crisis

Saqib Hamid Qazi
Sohail Asghar Dogar
La-Raib Hamid
Areeba Nadeem Pirzada
Ayesha Saleem
Jai K Das 

Surgery
AKU Medical College
Women and Child Health

J Pediatr Surg. 2021

27.   

Counting the neurological cost of COVID-19

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Nat Rev Neurol. 2021

28.   

COVID-19 age-dependent immunology and clinical outcomes: implications for vaccines

Azza Sarfraz
Saman Hasan Siddiqui
Junaid Iqbal
Syed Asad Ali
Zahra Hasan
Najeeha Talat Iqbal

Paediatrics and Child Health
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2021

29.   

COVID-19 and adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Presentation and management

Ayesha Butt
Natasha Ali

AKU Medical College
Oncology

Hematol Transfus Cell Ther. 2021

30.   

COVID-19 and family planning in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Azza Sarfraz

Pediatrics and Child Health

East Mediterr Health J. 2021

31.   

COVID-19 and fertility-at the crossroads of autoimmunity and thrombosis

Javeria Tariq

AKU Medical College

Rheumatol Int. 2021

32.   

COVID-19 associated mucormycosis: a life-threatening complication in patients admitted with severe to critical COVID-19 from Pakistan

Nosheen Nasir
Joveria Farooqi
Syed Faisal Mahmood
Kauser Jabeen

Medicine
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021

33.   

COVID-19 associated mucormycosis: a life-threatening complication in patients admitted with severe to critical COVID-19 from Pakistan

Nosheen Nasir
Joveria Farooqi
Syed Faisal Mahmood
Kauser Jabeen

Medicine
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021

34.   

COVID-19 BBIBP-CorV vaccine and transient heart block - A phenomenon by chance or a possible correlation - A case report

Pirbhat Shams
Jamshed Ali
Sheema Saadia
Aamir Hameed Khan
Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan
Javed Tai

Medicine

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021

35.   

COVID-19 in Hemodialysis Patients

Sonia Yaqub
Amna Hamid
Zarghoona Naeem

Medicine

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2021

36.   

COVID-19 pandemic and breast cancer management: A retrospective observational clinical study from Pakistan

Lubna M Vohra
Narmeen Asif
Abdul Ahad 

Surgery

Ann Med Surg (Lond).

37.   

COVID-19 Pandemic Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Among the Pakistani General Public

Rehana Rehman

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Front Public Health. 2021

38.   

COVID-19 pandemic: from origins to outcomes. A comprehensive review of viral pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnostic evaluation, and management

Syed Faisal Mahmood
Mohammad Hussham Arshad 

Medicine

Infez Med. 2021

39.   

COVID-19 vaccination in Sindh Province, Pakistan: A modelling study of health impact and cost-effectiveness

Maryam Huda

Community Health Sciences

PLoS Med. 2021

40.   

COVID-19, children and non-communicable diseases: translating evidence into action

Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Institute for Global Health & Development

Arch Dis Child. 2021

41.   

COVID-19, community trials, and inclusion

Romaina Iqbal

Community Health Sciences

Lancet. 2021

42.   

COVID-19, hydroxychloroquine and sudden cardiac death: implications for clinical practice in patients with rheumatic diseases

Hussain Ahmed Raza
Javeria Tariq

AKU Medical College

Rheumatol Int. 2021

43.   

Diabetes mellitus, maternal adiposity, and insulin-dependent gestational diabetes are associated with Covid-19 in pregnancy: The INTERCOVID Study

Ghulam Zainab

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021

44.   

Diagnostic dilemma in COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis

Kauser Jabeen
Joveria Farooqi
Muhammad Irfan
Syed Ahsan Ali

Pathology& Laboratory Medicine
Medicine
Aga Khan University

Lancet Infect Dis. 2021

45.   

Differences in pregnancy and perinatal outcomes among symptomatic versus asymptomatic COVID-19-infected pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Durray Shahwar A Khan
La-Raib Hamid
Rehana A Salam
Nadeem Zuberi
Jai K Das

Pediatrics and Child Heath
Obstetrics and Gynaecology

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021

46.   

Difficulty Breathing or Just a Case of the Nerves? Incidental Finding of Primary Pleural Schwannoma in a COVID-19 Survivor

Daania Shoaib

Muhammad N Zahir

Saqib R Khan

Adnan A Jabbar

Yasmin A Rashid

Oncology

Medicine

Cureus. 2021

47.   

Discrepancy between PCR based SARS-CoV-2 tests suggests the need to re-evaluate diagnostic assays

Muhammad Zain Mushtaq
Sadia Shakoor
Akbar Kanji
Najma Shaheen
Asghar Nasir
Zeeshan Ansar
Imran Ahmed
Syed Faisal Mahmood
Rumina Hasan
Zahra Hasan

Medicine
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Pediatrics and Child Health, Women and Child Health

BMC Res Notes. 2021

48.   

Electrodiagnostic findings in COVID-19 patients: A single center experience

Sajid Hameed
Ayisha Farooq Khan
Sara Khan

Medicine

Clin Neurophysiol. 2021

49.   

Evaluation of serum ferritin for prediction of severity and mortality in COVID-19- A cross sectional study

Sibtain Ahmed
Zeeshan Ansar Ahmed
Imran Siddiqui
Naveed Haroon Rashid
Maheen Mansoor
Lena Jafri

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Medicine
AKU Medical College

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021

50.   

Exploring community perceptions, attitudes and practices regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Karachi, Pakistan

Anam Shahil Feroz
Naureen Akber Ali
Ridah Feroz
Noshaba Akber
Salima Nazim Meghani

Community Health Sciences
Institute for Educational Development

BMJ Open. 2021

51.   

Exploring digital health interventions to support community health workers in low-and-middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol

Anam Shahil Feroz
Komal Valliani
Hajra Khwaja
Sehrish Karim

Community Health Sciences
Aga Khan Development Network Digital Health Resource Centre
Paediatrics and Child Health

BMJ Open. 2021

52.   

Exploring equity in health and poverty impacts of control measures for SARS-CoV-2 in six countries

Maryam Huda

Community Health Sciences

BMJ Glob Health. 2021 .

53.   

Exploring healthcare providers' perceptions of mental health amid COVID-19 pandemic in obstetrics and gynaecology department of a tertiary care public sector hospital of Karachi, Pakistan: an exploratory qualitative study protocol

Afreen Sadia
Anam Shahil Feroz

Community Health Sciences

BMJ Open. 2021

54.   

Exploring the Relationship Between Air Quality and Ischemic Stroke Admissions During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sajid Hameed
Zafar Fatmi
Mohammad Wasay

Medicine
Community Health Sciences

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021

55.   

Fake COVID-19 vaccination in India: an emerging dilemma?

Azza Sarfraz

Pediatrics and Child Health

Postgrad Med J. 2021

56.   

Foreseeing a Worsening of Pediatric Malnutrition Following SARS-CoV-2 in Low and Middle-Income Countries Such as Pakistan

Mir Ibrahim Sajid
Javeria Tariq
Ayesha Akbar Waheed
Dur-E-Najaf 

AKU Medical College

J Pediatr Nurs. 2021

57.   

Gender-specific psychological and social impact of COVID-19 in Pakistan

Fauziah Rabbani
Hyder Ali Khan
Suneel Piryani
Areeba Raza Khan

Community Health Sciences
Office of Research & Graduate Studies

BJPsych Open. 2021

58.   

General Public Perception of Social Media, Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic, and Related Misconceptions

Fatima Syed
Rehana Rehman

Aga Khan University
Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2021

59.   

Higher entropy observed in SARS-CoV-2 genomes from the first COVID-19 wave in Pakistan

Najia Karim Ghanchi
Asghar Nasir
Kiran Iqbal Masood
Syed Hani Abidi
Syed Faisal Mahmood
Akbar Kanji
Safina Razzak
Waqasuddin Khan
Saba Shahid
Maliha Yameen
Ali Raza
Javaria Ashraf
Zeeshan Ansar
Nazneen Islam
Zahra Hasan
Rumina Hasan

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Medicine
Pediatrics and Child Health

PLoS One. 2021

60.   

How COVID-19 has fundamentally changed clinical research in global health

Fyezah Jehan

Pediatrics and Child Health

Lancet Glob Health. 2021

61.   

Impact of COVID-19 on the pre and post analytical clinical laboratory testing processes- A performance evaluation study using six sigma

Sibtain Ahmed
Farhat Jahan
Muhammad Umer Naeem Effendi
Farooq Ghani

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021

62.   

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric services at a referral centre in Pakistan: lessons from a low-income and middle-income country setting

Salman Kirmani
Ali Saleem

Pediatrics and Child Health

Arch Dis Child. 2021

63.   

Implications for Schools Reopening During the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Pakistan

Nousheen Akber Pradhan 
Kashmira Nanji

Community Health Sciences
Aga Khan University

Asia Pac J Public Health. 2021

64.   

Improving Social Justice in COVID-19 Health Research: Interim Guidelines for Reporting Health Equity in Observational Studies

Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Institute for Global Health & Development

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021

65.   

Is COVID-19 impacting cancer screening in Pakistan? An observational study of cancer screening test requests during the pandemic

Sibtain Ahmed
Muhammad Abbas Abid
Noureen Niaz Ali
Imran Siddiqui

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021

66.   

Is COVID-19 pushing us to the Fifth Industrial Revolution (Society 5.0)?

Azza Sarfraz
Hamza Mohammad Iftikar
Ramsha Akhund

Pediatrics and Child Health
AKU Medical College

Pak J Med Sci. 2021

67.   

Knowledge and awareness of dental specialists, general dentists and dental assistants regarding SARS‑CoV‑2

Hafsa Qabool
Rashna Hoshang Sukhia
Mubassar Fida

Surgery

Dent Med Probl. 2021

68.   

Knowledge, attitude and perception of Pakistanis towards COVID-19; a large cross-sectional survey

Omar Irfan
Safia Awan
Javaid Ahmad Khan

AKU Medical College
Medicine

BMC Public Health. 2021

69.   

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of the Pakistani Population Regarding Facemasks During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Muhammad Ahmad Tahir
Sonia Husain

Aga Khan University
Aga Khan University Hospital-Karimabad

Asia Pac J Public Health. 2021

70.   

Lateral ST-elevation myocardial infarction after donation of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in a naïve donor

Pirbhat Shams
Fateh Ali Tipoo

Medicine

BMJ Case Rep. 2021

71.   

Lessons learned in stroke care during COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for future pandemics in the MENA+ region: A consensus statement from the MENA+-SINO

Mohammad Wasay

Medicine

J Neurol Sci. 2021

72.   

Long Term Impact on Lung Function of Patients With Moderate and Severe COVID-19. A Prospective Cohort Study

Sonia Qureshi
Nosheen Nasir
Naveed Rashid
Naveed Ahmed
Farah Qamar

Pediatrics and Child Health
Medicine

Front Public Health. 2021

73.   

Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection: The INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study

Shabina Ariff

Paediatrics and Child Health

JAMA Pediatr. 2021

74.   

Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection: The INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study

Shabina Ariff
Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Paediatrics and Child Health

JAMA Pediatr. 2021

75.   

Mental Health of Children and Adolescents Amidst COVID-19 and Past Pandemics: A Rapid Systematic Review

Komal Abdul Rahim
Jai K Das
Rehana A Salam

Aga Khan University Hospital

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021

76.   

Mucormycosis in a patient with COVID-19 with uncontrolled diabetes

Muhammad Shakir
Muhammad Hassaan Arif Maan
Shahan Waheed

Emergency Medicine
AKU Medical College

BMJ Case Rep. 2021

77.   

Multi-Subunit SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Design Using Evolutionarily Conserved T- and B- Cell Epitopes

Syed Hani Abidi

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Vaccines (Basel). 2021

78.   

Myocarditis associated with Covid-19 disease: A systematic review of published case reports and case series

Unaiza Tariq Baloch

Medicine

Int J Clin Pract. 2021

79.   

Non-compliance to social distancing during COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative cross-sectional study between the developed and developing countries

Faiqa Binte Aamir
Syeda Maria Ahmad Zaidi
Saadia Abbas
Syed Roohan Aamir
Karishma Kanhya Lal
Syeda Sadia Fatima

AKU Medical College
Biological and Biomedical Sciences

J Public Health Res. 2021

80.   

Nutritional perspectives for the prevention and mitigation of COVID-19

Muqeet Wahid
Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Woman and Child Health
COE Women and Child Health

Nutr Rev. 2021

81.   

On pandemics and pivots: a COVID-19 reflection on envisioning the future of medical education

Kulsoom Ghias
Kauser Jabeen

Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Pathology& Laboratory Medicine

Korean J Med Educ. 2021

82.   

Oral manifestations of Covid-19-A literature review

Madiha Khan
Shizrah Jamal
Robia Ghafoor

Surgery

Rev Med Virol. 2021

83.   

Pathways and Pathogenesis of Hearing Deficits, Tinnitus, and Vertigo in COVID-19

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

ACS Chem Neurosci. 2021 .

84.   

Pediatric hematology oncology during SARS-CoV-2: A brief communication of 28 patients and changes in clinical practice from a single institute in Pakistan

Mir Ibrahim Sajid
Sadaf Altaf
Naureen Mushtaq
Asim Belgaumi
Zehra Fadoo

AKU Medical College
Oncology

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021

85.   

Perceptions and experiences of healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Karachi, Pakistan: an exploratory qualitative study

Anam Shahil Feroz
Nousheen Akber Pradhan
Zarak Hussain Ahmed
Mashal Murad Shah
Nargis Asad
Sarah Saleem
Sameen Siddiqi

Community Health Sciences
Psychiatry

BMJ Open. 2021

86.   

Post COVID-19 tuberculosis: An emerging threat of pandemic

Aqusa Zahid
Nousheen Iqbal
Sarosh Moeen
Muhammad Irfan

Medicine
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2021

87.   

Predicting mortality in SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) positive patients in the inpatient setting using a novel deep neural network

Maleeha Naseem
Hajra Arshad
Syeda Amrah Hashmi

Community Health Sciences
AKU Medical College

Int J Med Inform 2021

88.   

Preeclampsia and COVID-19: results from the INTERCOVID prospective longitudinal study

Ghulam Zainab
Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Obstetrics and Gynaecology
COE Women & Child Health

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021

89.   

Preparedness and impact of COVID 19 infection at tertiary care neurology centers in Pakistan

Dureshshahwar Kanwar
Safia Awan
Ali Sajjad
Mohammad Wasay

Medicine
Aga Khan University

J Neurol Sci. 2021

90.   

Preprints in times of COVID19: the time is ripe for agreeing on terminology and good practices

Aasim Ahmad

Bioethics Group

BMC Med Ethics. 2021

91.   

Preprocedural Pool Testing Strategy for Dentistry during the COVID-19 Pandemic

F Umer
A Arif

Surgery

JDR Clin Trans Res. 2021

92.   

Prevalence and clinical outcomes of pleural effusion in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Shayan Saleemi

Medicine

J Med Virol. 2021

93.   

Procalcitonin as a predictor of severity and mortality in a cohort of patients hospitalised with COVID-19

S Ahmed
Z A Ahmed
N H Rashid
M Mansoor
I Siddiqui
L Jafri

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Medicine
Aga Khan University

Malays J Pathol. 2021

94.   

Psychological impact of COVID-19 and lock down measures: An online cross-sectional multicounty study on Asian university students

Zahid Memon

COE Women and Child Health

PLoS One. 2021

95.   

Rebuilding Trust on Routine Immunization in Era of COVID-19 Fear-Role that Civil Society Organizations can Play Hands-in-Hand with Immunization Program

Daniyaal Ahmad
Eleze Tariq

AKU Medical College

Public Health Rev. 2021

96.   

Relative Risk of Anxiety and Depression among COVID-19 Survivor Healthcare Workers from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan: A Pilot Cohort Study

Sarwat Masud

AKU Medical College

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2021

97.   

Repurposing potential of posaconazole and grazoprevir as inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 helicase

Syed Hani Abidi
Wardah Rafaqat

Biological and Biomedical Sciences
AKU Medical College

Sci Rep. 2021

98.   

Response to queries about "COVID-19 and adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Presentation and management"

Natasha Ali

Pathology& Laboratory Medicine

Hematol Transfus Cell Ther. 2021

99.   

Risk factors and outcome of pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 patients- a multinational observational study by the European Confederation of Medical Mycology

Kauser Jabeen

Pathology& Laboratory Medicine

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021

100. 

Risk factors for bacterial infections in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19: A case-control study

Nosheen Nasir
Fazal Rehman
Syed Furrukh Omair

Medicine

J Med Virol. 2021

101. 

Risk of infection and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among children and adolescents in households, communities and educational settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Institute for Global Health & Development

J Glob Health. 2021

102. 

Role of awake prone positioning in patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19: an experience from a developing country

Iffat Khanum
Fatima Samar
Yousuf Fatimah
Awan Safia
Aziz Adil
Habib Kiren
Nosheen Nasir
Faisal Mahmood
Jamil Bushra

Medicine

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2021

103. 

Role of Gut Microbiome in COVID-19: An Insight Into Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Potential

Muhammad Abbas Abid

Pathology& Laboratory Medicine

Front Immunol. 2021

104. 

Safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant women with rheumatic diseases: an immunologic perspective

Javeria Tariq

AKU Medical College

Rheumatol Int. 2021

105. 

SARS-CoV-2 & androgenic alopecia: exploring links!

Mir Ibrahim Sajid
Dur-E Najaf
Ayesha Niaz

AKU Medical College

Int J Dermatol. 2021

106.

SARS-CoV-2 vaccine response in CAR T-cell therapy recipients: A systematic review and preliminary observations

Muhammad Abbas Abid

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Hematol Oncol. 2021

107. 

Serial population-based serosurveys for COVID-19 in two neighbourhoods of Karachi, Pakistan

Muhammad Imran Nisar
Nadia Ansari
Farah Khalid
Mashal Amin
Hamna Shahbaz
Aneeta Hotwani
Najeeb Rehman
Usma Mehmood
Arjumand Rizvi
Junaid Iqbal
Ali Faisal Saleem
Fyezah Jehan

Paediatrics and Child Health

Int J Infect Dis. 2021

108. 

Sex hormones, autoimmunity and gender disparity in COVID-19

Hussain Ahmed Raza
Omaima Anis Bhatti

AKU Medical College

Rheumatol Int. 2021

109. 

Stark choices: exploring health sector costs of policy responses to COVID-19 in low-income and middle-income countries

Mishal Khan
Maryam Huda

Honorary Faculty
Community Health Sciences

BMJ Glob Health. 2021

110. 

STATE OF THE CAR-T: Risk of Infections with CAR-T Therapy and Determinants of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Responses

Muhammad Abbas Abid

Pathology& Laboratory Medicine

Transplant Cell Ther. 2021

111. 

Streptokinase in a COVID-19-positive patient with STEMI in a PPCI centre: a local experience

Nasir Rahman
Ihsan Ullah
Ghufran Adnan

Medicine

BMJ Case Rep. 2021

112. 

Stress and anxiety among dental practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey

Adeel Tahir Kamal
Rashna Hoshang Sukhia
Dinaz Ghandhi

Surgery

Dent Med Probl. 2021

113. 

Stroke Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: International Expert Panel Review

Mohammad Wasay

Medicine

Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021

114. 

Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum in patients with CoVID-19 disease; Case series from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

S M Sethi
A Sabeen Ahmed
S Hanif
M Aqeel
A B S Zubairi

Medicine

Epidemiol Infect. 2021

115. 

Successful endovascular mechanical thrombectomy in anticoagulation-resistant COVID-19 associated cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

Ali Sajjad
Ayisha Farooq Khan
Lubna Jafri
Ayeesha Kamran Kamal

Medicine

BMJ Case Rep. 2021

116. 

Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries

Murad Khan

Psychiatry

Lancet Psychiatry. 2021

117.

Supporting front-line postgraduate medical trainees during the COVID-19 pandemic: a checklist for organisations

Muhammad Rizwan Khan 
Zainab Samad
Adil H Haider

Surgery
Medicine

Postgrad Med J. 2021

118. 

Survival of the wealthiest? Wait in line for COVID-19 vaccination

Azza Sarfraz

Pediatrics and Child Health

Postgrad Med J. 2021

119. 

Targeting Neuroinvasion by SARS-CoV-2: Emerging Trends in Drug and Antibody Delivery to Combat COVID-19

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

ACS Chem Neurosci. 2021

120. 

Teleneurology based management of infantile spasms during COVID-19 pandemic: A consensus report by the South Asia Allied West syndrome research group

Pauline Samia
Prem Chand

Pediatrics, AKU Nairobi
Pediatrics and Child Health

Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2021

121. 

The association of chest radiographic findings and severity scoring with clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19 presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

Raima Kaleemi
Kiran Hilal
Ainan Arshad
Russell Seth Martins
Haq Tu
Sundas Basharat
Zeeshan Ansar 

Radiology 
Medicine
AKU Medical College
Pathology& Laboratory Medicine

PLoS One. 2021

122.

The COVID-19 pandemic: an opportunity to strengthen health systems in Afghanistan

Umerdad Khudadad
Wafa Aftab
Asrar Ali
Sameen Siddiqi 

Emergency Medicine
Community Health Sciences

East Mediterr Health J. 2021

123. 

The Differences in Clinical Presentation, Management, and Prognosis of Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 between Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Durray Shahwar A Khan

Areeba N Pirzada

Rehana A Salam

Jai K Das

Pediatrics and Child Health

Int J Environ Res Public Health

. 2021

124. 

The Impact of Disease Control Measures on the Spread of COVID-19 in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan

Amna Rehana Siddiqui
Sameen Siddiqi

Community Health Sciences

PLoS One. 2021

125. 

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Immunization Campaigns and Programs: A Systematic Review

Rabia Naseem
Rehana A Salam
Faareha Siddiqui
Jai K Das

Women and Child Health

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021

126. 

The mystery of COVID-19 reinfections: A global systematic review and meta-analysis

Jaleed Ahmed Gilani
Usama Waqar
Mir Ibrahim Sajid
Syed Faisal Mahmood

Aga Khan University
AKU Medical College
Medicine

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021

127. 

The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and the Response in Low-to-Middle Income Countries

Hania Shahzad
Fatima Mubarik
Abida K Sattar

Aga Khan University
AKU Medical College
Surgery

Curr Breast Cancer Rep. 2021

128. 

The radiological presentation of Rasmussen aneurysm secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis and COVID-19: A case report

Azza Sarfraz

Pediatrics and Child Health

Radiol Case Rep. 2021

129. 

Tocilizumab and COVID-19: a meta-analysis of 2120 patients with severe disease and implications for clinical trial methodologies

Azza Sarfraz

Pediatrics and Child Health

Turk J Med Sci. 2021

130. 

Tocilizumab in critically ill COVID-19 patients: An observational study

Muhammad Z Mushtaq
Saad B Z Mahmood
Aysha Almas
Syed Ather Wasti
Syed Ahsan Ali

Medicine

Int Immunopharmacol. 2021

131. 

Unilateral Optic Neuritis Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Rare Complication

Azza Sarfraz

Women and Child Health

Am J Case Rep. 2021

132. 

Upregulated type I interferon responses in asymptomatic COVID-19 infection are associated with improved clinical outcome

Kiran Iqbal Masood
Maliha Yameen
Javeria Ashraf
Saba Shahid
Syed Faisal Mahmood
Asghar Nasir
Nosheen Nasir
Bushra Jamil
Najia Karim Ghanchi
Iffat Khanum
Safina Abdul Razzak
Akbar Kanji
Rabia Hussain
Zahra Hasan

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Medicine

Sci Rep. 2021

133. 

Variances in BCG protection against COVID-19 mortality: A global assessment

Azza Sarfraz
Saman Hasan Siddiqui

Pediatrics and Child Health

J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2021

134. 

Virtual Primary Care Implementation During COVID-19 in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

Anam Shahil Feroz

Community Health Sciences

Telemed J E Health. 2021

135. 

Vitamin D and COVID-19: is there a role?

Aysha Habib Khan
Noreen Nasir
Nosheen Nasir
Quratulain Maha
Rehana Rehman

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine & Medicine
Medicine
AKU Medical College
Biological & Biomedical Sciences

J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2021

136. 

WGO Guidance for the Care of Patients With COVID-19 and Liver Disease

Saeed Hamid

Medicine

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2021

137.

When COVID-19 enters in a community setting: an exploratory qualitative study of community perspectives on COVID-19 affecting mental well-being

Naureen Akber Ali
Anam Shahil Feroz
Rida Feroz
Salima Nazim Meghani
Sarah Saleem

School of Nursing & Midwifery
Community Health Sciences
Institute for Educational Development

BMJ Open. 2021

138. 

Which outcomes are most important to measure in patients with COVID-19 and how and when should these be measured? Development of an international standard set of outcomes measures for clinical use in patients with COVID-19: a report of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) COVID-19 Working Group

Farhala M Baloch
Nasreen Muhammad

Aga Khan University
Medicine

BMJ Open. 2021

139. 

Worldwide Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Survey

Saeed Hamid

Medicine

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2021 ​



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AKU Authors

Department(s)

Journal

1.        

A quadruple blind, randomised controlled trial of gargling agents in reducing intraoral viral load among hospitalised COVID-19 patients: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Farhan Raza Khan

Syed Murtaza Raza Kazmi

Najeeha Talat Iqbal

Junaid Iqbal

Syed Akbar Abbas

Surgery

Paediatrics and Child Health

 

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Trials. 2020

2.        

Acute appendicitis during SARS-CoV-2: A brief communication of patients and changes in clinical practice from a single institute in Pakistan

Ayesha Saleem
Mir Ibrahim Sajid
Muhammad Arshad

Surgery
AKU Medical College

J Pediatr Surg. 2020

3.        

Alcohol consumption and obesity: The hidden scare with COVID-19 severity

Syeda Sadia Fatima

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Med Hypotheses. 2020

4.        

Analysis of COVID-19 burden, epidemiology and mitigation strategies in Muslim majority countries

Zainab Samad
Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Data Science and Medicine
Institute for Global Health and Development

East Mediterr Health J 2020

5.        

Ancillary considerations for endodontic emergency treatment of Covid-19 positive patients

Fahad Umer

Surgery

Spec Care Dentist. 2020

6.        

Availability, Satisfaction and Use of Personal Protective Equipment Among Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Assessment of Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Azza Sarfraz

Aga Khan University

J Occup Environ Med. 2020

7.        

Barriers to Optimizing Teledentistry During COVID-19 Pandemic

Asad Allana

Aga Khan University

Asia Pac J Public Health 2020

8.        

Call to Action: SARS-CoV-2 and CerebrovAscular DisordErs (CASCADE)

Mohammad Wasay

Medicine

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020

9.        

Can Neurotropic Free-Living Amoeba Serve as a Model to Study SARS-CoV-2 Pathogenesis?

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

ACS Chem Neurosci 2020

10.    

Cardiac Abnormalities Seen in Pediatric Patients During the SARS-CoV2 Pandemic: An International Experience

Shazia Mohsin
Nadeem Aslam

Pediatric and Child Health

J Am Heart Assoc. 2020

11.    

Challenges amid COVID-19 times - Review of the changing practices in a clinical chemistry laboratory from a developing country

Sibtain Ahmed

Lena Jafri

Hafsa Majid

Aysha Habib Khan

Farooq Ghani

Imran Siddiqui

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2020

12.    

Challenges to delivering pediatric surgery services in the midst of COVID 19 crisis: experience from a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan

Saqib Hamid Qazi
Ayesha Saleem
Areeba Nadeem Pirzada
La-Raib Hamid
Sohail Asghar Dogar
Jai K Das

Surgery
AKU Medical College
Women and Child Health

Pediatr Surg Int. 2020

13.    

Change in surgical practice amidst COVID 19; example from a tertiary care centre in Pakistan

Roshan-E-Shahid Rana
Muhammad Hammad Ather
Syed Ather Enam

Surgery

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2020

14.    

Change in the spectrum of orthopedic trauma: Effects of COVID-19 pandemic in a developing nation during the upsurge; a cross-sectional study

Pervaiz Mahmood Hashmi
Marij Zahid
Arif Ali
Hammad Naqi
Anum Sadruddin Pidani
Alizah Pervaiz Hashmi
Shahryar Noordin

Surgery
AKU Medical College

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2020

15.    

Chronic COVID Syndrome: Need for an appropriate medical terminology for Long-COVID and COVID Long-Haulers

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

J Med Virol 2020

16.    

Clinical features, diagnosis and management of COVID-19 patients in the outdoor setting

Bushra Jamil

Medicine

J Pak Med Assoc. 2020

17.    

Comorbid Anxiety and Depression among Pregnant Pakistani Women: Higher Rates, Different Vulnerability Characteristics, and the Role of Perceived Stress

Sharifa Lalani

Kiran Shaikh

Ayesha Mian

Shireen Shehzad Bhamani

AKU School of Nursing and Midwifery

Psychiatry

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020

18.    

Computing the Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on Respiration Regulatory Mechanisms in COVID-19

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

ACS Chem Neurosci. 2020

19.    

Covert Pathways to the Cranial Cavity: Could These Be Potential Routes of SARS-CoV-2 to the Brain?

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

ACS Chem Neurosci 2020

20.    

Covid -19, misinformation, and antimicrobial resistance

Mehreen Arshad
Syed Faisal Mahmood
Mishal Khan
Rumina Hasan

Aga Khan University

BMJ. 2020

21.    

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic: Information Sources Channels for the Public Health Awareness

Muhammad Yousuf Ali

Faculty of Health Sciences Library

Asia Pac J Public Health. 2020

22.    

COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents

Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Institute for Global Health and Development

Lancet Infect Dis. 2020

23.    

COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) in patients admitted with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: An observational study from Pakistan

Nosheen Nasir

Joveria Farooqi

Syed Faisal Mahmood

Kauser Jabeen

Medicine

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Mycoses. 2020

24.    

COVID-19 international neurological registries

Mohammad Wasay

Medicine

Lancet Neurol. 2020

25.    

COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation strategies: implications for maternal and child health and nutrition

Zulfiqar A Bhutta

COE Women and Child Health

Am J Clin Nutr. 2020

26.    

Covid-19 pandemic: Economic burden on patients with musculoskeletal injuries in a tertiary care hospital of LMIC; retrospective cross sectional study

Pervaiz Hashmi
Shah Fahad
Hammad Naqi Khan
Marij Zahid
Anum Sadruddin
Shahryar Noordin

Surgery

Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2020

27.    

Covid-19 risks and response in South Asia

Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health

BMJ. 2020

28.    

COVID-19 Suicide Prevention Research Collaboration. Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Murad Khan

Psychiatry

Lancet Psychiatry. 2020

29.    

COVID-19, children and non-communicable diseases: translating evidence into action

Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Institute for Global Health & Development

Arch Dis Child 2020

30.    

COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) in patients admitted with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: An observational study from Pakistan

Nosheen Nasir

Joveria Farooqi

Syed Faisal Mahmood

Kauser Jabeen

Medicine

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Mycoses. 2020

31.    

COVID-19-tailored approach to cardiac surgical safeguarding: stepwise protocol

Yasir Khan
Hamdan Mallick
Syed Shahabuddin 

Surgery
AKU Medical College

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2020

32.    

Debate: COVID-19 and school mental health in Pakistan

Ayesha Irshad Mian

Psychiatry

Child Adolesc Ment Health 2020

33.    

Decolonising COVID-19: delaying external debt repayments

Mishal Khan

Community Health Sciences

Lancet Glob Health. 2020.

34.    

Deleterious Outcomes in Long-Hauler COVID-19: The Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the CNS in Chronic COVID Syndrome

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

ACS Chem Neurosci. 2020

35.    

Dental services during the COVID-19 pandemic: A tertiary care hospital experience

Fahad Umer

Momina Motiwala

Surgery

Spec Care Dentist. 2020

36.    

Elucidation of Cellular Targets and Exploitation of the Receptor Binding Domain of SARS-CoV-2 for vaccine and monoclonal antibody synthesis

Abdul Mannan Baig

Areeba Khaleeq

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

J Med Virol. 2020

37.    

Emerging Challenges and Threats for Dental Health Care Sector Attributable to COVID-19: Tale of a Developing Country

Asma Sadruddin Pethani

Aga Khan University

Asia Pac J Public Health. 2020 

38.    

Evidence of the COVID-19 Virus Targeting the CNS: Tissue Distribution, Host-Virus Interaction, and Proposed Neurotropic Mechanisms.

Abdul Mannan Baig

Areeba Khaleeq

Usman Ali

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

AKU Medical College

ACS Chem Neurosci.  2020

39.    

Exploring the Potential of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Combat COVID-19 and Existing Opportunities for LMIC: A Scoping Review

Maleeha Naseem
Ramsha Akhund
Hajra Arshad
Muhammad Talal Ibrahim

Community Health Sciences
AKU Medical College

J Prim Care Community Health. 2020

40.    

Foreseeing a worsening of pediatric malnutrition following SARS-CoV-2 in low and middle-income countries such as Pakistan

Mir Ibrahim Sajid

Javeria Tariq

Ayesha Akbar Waheed

Dur-E-Najaf

AKU Medical College

J Pediatr Nurs. 2020

41.    

Heralding Healthcare Professionals: Recognition of Neurological Deficits in COVID-19

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

ACS Chem Neurosci. 2020

42.    

Impact of COVID-19 on laboratory professionals-A descriptive cross sectional survey at a clinical chemistry laboratory in a developing country

Lena Jafri

Sibtain Ahmed

Imran Siddiqui

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2020

43.    

Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Systematic Review of Recent Evidence.

Mir Ibrahim Sajid
Sheharbano Awais
Khizar Salar
Maryam Sherwani
Sajid Abaidullah
Nighat Kamal
Zahida Parveen

AKU Medical College

Biomedica, 2020

44.    

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric services at a referral centre in Pakistan: lessons from a low-income and middle-income country setting

Salman Kirmani

Ali Saleem

Paediatrics & Child Health

Arch Dis Child. 2020

45.    

Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on pediatric oncology care in the Middle East, North Africa, and West Asia Region: A report from the Pediatric Oncology East and Mediterranean (POEM) Group

Naureen Mushtaq

Asim Belgaumi

Pediatrics and Child Health

Cancer. 2020

46.    

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and well-being of communities: an exploratory qualitative study protocol

Anam Shahil Feroz
Naureen Akber Ali
Noshaba Akber Ali
Ridah Feroz
Salima Nazim Meghani
Sarah Saleem

Community Health Sciences
AKU School of Nursing and Midwifery
AKU Institute for Educational Development

BMJ Open. 2020

47.    

Impact of the societal response to COVID-19 on access to healthcare for non-COVID-19 health issues in slum communities of Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan: results of pre-COVID and COVID-19 lockdown stakeholder engagements

Kehkashan Azeem

Narjis Rizvi

Syed Iqbal Azam

Romaina Iqbal

Ahsana Nazish

Komal Tabani

Community Health Sciences

BMJ Glob Health. 2020

48.    

Initiating psychiatry teleclinics during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

Tania Nadeem
Sana Siddiqui
Nargis Asad

Psychiatry

Psychol Trauma 2020

49.    

Integrating mental health in COVID-19 crisis: Staff mental health referral pathway

Marium Mansoor
Shireen Najam
Tania Nadeem
Sunita Allaudin
Mariya Moochhala
Nargis Asad

Psychiatry

Asian J Psychiatr. 2020

50.    

Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19

Zorays Moazzam

Areej Salim

Alina Ashraf

Fyezah Jehan

Muhammad Arshad

AKU Medical College

Surgery

Paediatrics and Child Health

J Pediatr Surg Case Rep.

51.    

Knowledge, attitude and perception of Pakistanis towards COVID-19; a large cross-sectional survey

Omar Irfan

Safia Awan

Javaid Ahmad Khan

AKU Medical College

Medicine

BMC Public Health. 2021

52.    

Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 among Pakistani residents: information access and low literacy vulnerabilities

Zafar Fatmi
Shafaq Mahmood
Waqas Hameed
Ibtisam Qazi
Muhammad Siddiqui
Anny Dhanwani
Sameen Siddiqi

Community Health Sciences

East Mediterr Health J. 2020

53.    

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices against the growing threat of COVID-19 among medical students of Pakistan

Rehana Rehman

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

PLoS One. 2020

54.    

Letter to editor "A redeployment model of surgery residents to COVID-19 diagnostic and treatment zone (CDTZ). A safe and cost-effective strategy in a middle income country

Roshan-E-Shahid Rana
Muhammad Rizwan Khan
Gulzar S Lakhani
Syed Ather Enam

Surgery

Int J Surg 2020

55.    

Management of West syndrome during COVID-19 pandemic: A viewpoint from South Asian West Syndrome Research Group

Prem Chand

Pediatric and Child Health

Epilepsy Res. 2020

56.    

Maternal mental health amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Naureen Akber Ali
Anam Shahil Feroz

School of Nursing and Midwifery
Community Health Science

Asian J Psychiatr. 2020

57.    

Multidisciplinary research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic

Shireen Najam

Psychiatry

Lancet Psychiatry. 2020

58.    

Nepal's Response to Contain COVID-19 Infection.

Suneel Piryani

Community Health Sciences

J Nepal Health Res Counc.  2020

59.    

Neurological manifestations in COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2.

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

CNS Neurosci Ther.  2020

60.    

Neurological manifestations of COVID-19

Dureshahwar Kanwar 

Abdul Mannan Baig 

Mohammad Wasay 

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Medicine

J Pak Med Assoc. 2020

61.    

Ocular COVID-19: Eyes as a reservoir to conceal and spread SARS-CoV-2

Abdul Mannan Baig

Saara Ahmad

Areeba Khaleeq

Hamna Rafique

Shafiqa Rajput

Mehaer Angez

Ayesha Hameed

Talha Nawaz

Preet Katyara

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2020

62.    

Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‑19) in Pakistan: Psychological impact and coping strategies of Health Care Professionals

Rehana Rehman

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Pak J Med Sci. 2020

63.    

Outcome of COVID-19 patients with use of Tocilizumab: A single center experience

Muhammad Zain Mushtaq
Saad Bin Zafar Mahmood
Bushra Jamil
Adil Aziz
Syed Ahsan Ali

Medicine
Aga Khan University

Int Immunopharmacol. 2020

64.    

Paramedics in pandemics: protecting the mental wellness of those behind enemy lines

Shehar Bano Awais

Russell Seth Martins

Muhammad Shameel Khan

AKU Medical College

Psychiatry

Br J Psychiatry. 2021

65.    

Pediatric hematology oncology during SARS-CoV-2: A brief communication of 28 patients and changes in clinical practice from a single institute in Pakistan

Mir Ibrahim Sajid

Sadaf Altaf

Naureen Mushtaq

Asim Belgaumi

Zehra Fadoo

AKU Medical College

Oncology

 

 

 

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020

66.    

Perception-based influence factors of intention to adopt COVID-19 epidemic prevention in China

Khadeeja Iram

Aga Khan University

Environ Res. 2020

67.    

Personal Protective Equipment for Endoscopy in Low-Resource Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance From the World Gastroenterology Organisation

Amna S Butt

Medicine

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2020

68.    

Physical and mental health impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare workers: a scoping review

Natasha Shaukat

Daniyal Mansoor Ali

Junaid Razzak 

Community Health Sciences

COE Trauma and Emergencies

Int J Emerg Med. 2020

69.    

Pivoting Dental Practice Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Systematic Review

Raheel Allana

Paediatrics and Child Health

Medicina (Kaunas). 2020

70.    

Potential Barriers amongst Health Care Professionals of Pakistan in managing COVID-19 patients

Muhammad Irfan Ul Haq
Faraz Shafiq

Haris Sheikh 

Anesthesiology

Pak J Med Sci. 2020

71.    

Potential neuroinvasive pathways of SARS-CoV-2: Deciphering the spectrum of neurological deficit seen in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

J Med Virol. 2020

72.    

Practice of Academic Surgical Pathology During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Zubair Ahmad
Shabina Rahim
Nasir Ud Din
Arsalan Ahmed

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Am J Clin Pathol. 2020

73.    

Pre-existing liver disease is associated with poor outcome in patients with SARS CoV2 infection; The APCOLIS Study (APASL COVID-19 Liver Injury Spectrum Study)

Wasim Jafri

Medicine

Hepatol Int. 2020

74.    

Rigorous Hand Hygiene Practices Among Health Care Workers Reduce Hospital-Associated Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rozina Roshan

Anam Shahil Feroz

Zohra Rafique

Nazleen Virani 

Infection Prevention & Hospital Epidemiology (DIPHE)

Community Health Sciences

J Prim Care Community Health. 2020

75.    

Risk factors for intensive care unit admission and mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Ahmed Ayaz
Ainan Arshad
Hajra Malik
Haris Ali
Erfan Hussain
Bushra Jamil

AKU Medical College
Medicine

Acute Crit Care. 2020

76.    

Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID-19: a prospective international multicentre cohort study

F Shamim

Anaesthesiology

Anaesthesia. 2020

77.    

Role of respirators in controlling the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) amongst dental healthcare providers: a review

F. Umer ​

Z. Haji

K. Zafar

Surgery

Int Endod J. 2020

78.    

Suicide Research, Prevention, and COVID-19

Murad Khan

Psychiatry

Crisis. 2020

79.    

Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic

Murad Khan

Psychiatry

Lancet Psychiatry. 2020

80.    

Telehealth: An Important Player During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Naureen Akber Ali

Adeel Khoja 

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Medicine

Ochsner J. 2020

81.    

The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic: reflections on the roles of librarians and information professionals

Muhammad Yousuf Ali

Peter Gatiti

Faculty of Health Sciences Library

Aga Khan University

Health Info Libr J. 2020

82.    

The COVID-19 intubation and ventilation pathway (CiVP); a commentary.

Muhammad Akbar Baig

Emergency Medicine

Arch Acad Emerg Med. 2020

83.    

The neurology of COVID-19 revisited: A proposal from the Environmental Neurology Specialty Group of the World Federation of Neurology to implement international neurological registries

Mohammad Wasay

Medicine

J Neurol Sci. 2020

84.    

Towards pragmatic adaptations: Orthopedic surgery amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Absam Akbar

Aga Khan University

Ann Med Surg (Lond)

. 2020

85.    

Trend analysis of lab tests requisitions of COVID-19 prognostic biomarkers at a clinical chemistry reference laboratory-an observational study

Sibtain Ahmed
Farooq Ghani

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2020

86.    

Updates on What ACS Reported: Emerging Evidences of COVID-19 with Nervous System Involvement

Abdul Mannan Baig

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

ACS Chem Neurosci. 2020

87.    

WGO Guidance for the Care of Patients With COVID-19 and Liver Disease

Saeed Hamid

Medicine

J Clin Gastroenterol. 2020

88.    

What Does Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Mean for Global Pneumonia Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment?

Fyezah Jehan

Pediatrics and Child Health

Chest. 2020

89.    

Worldwide Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Survey

Saeed Hamid

Medicine

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2020