Publications of Microbiology​ 2025​

January-March​​​​


  • Frequency of viral etiology in community-acquired pneumonia. Khan ZA, Ali AS, Ahmed I, Farooqi J, and Irfan M. ​Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2025 Jan 17. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2025.3161. Epub ahead of print. ​​DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2025.3161​

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  • Chest​ X-ray scoring to screen for chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with a history of pulmonary TB. Ali AS, Zubair SM, Jabeen K, and Irfan M. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2025 Feb 1;29(2):90-91.​ ​DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0433​


  • ​Tracing linkages between pharmaceutical incentivisation, antibiotic prescribing and antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan MN Noor, S Shakoor, and R Hasan. The Elgar Companion to Health and the Sustainable Development Goals, 361-372 https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803927244.00030 


  • Antiviral efficacy of fluoxetine in early symptomatic COVID-19: an open-label, randomised, controlled, adaptive platform trial (PLATCOV). Jittamala P, Boyd S, Schilling WHK, Watson JA, Ngamprasertchai T, Siripoon T, Luvira V, Batty EM, Wongnak P, Esper LM, Almeida PJ, Cruz C, Ascencao FR, Aguiar RS, Ghanchi NK, Callery JJ, Singh S, Kruabkontho V, Ngernseng T, Tubprasert J, Madmanee W, Suwannasin K, Promsongsil A, Hanboonkunupakarn B, Poovorawan K, Potaporn M, Srisubat A, Loharjun B, Taylor WRJ, Qamar F, Kazi AM, Beg MA, Chommanam D, Vidhamaly S, Chotivanich K, Imwong M, Pukrittayakamee S, Dondorp AM, Day NPJ, Teixeira MM, Piyaphanee W, Phumratanaprapin W, White NJ; PLATCOV Collaborative Group. ​​​EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Jan 18;80:103036. ​DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.103036​


  • Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM. Cornely OA, Sprute R, Bass​etti M, Chen SC, Groll AH, Kurzai O, Lass-Flörl C, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Rautemaa-Richardson R, Revathi G, Santolaya ME, White PL, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Arendrup MC, Baddley J, Barac A, Ben-Ami R, Brink AJ, Grothe JH, Guinea J, Hagen F, Hochhegger B, Hoenigl M, Husain S, Jabeen K, Jensen HE, Kanj SS, Koehler P, Lehrnbecher T, Lewis RE, Meis JF, Nguyen MH, Pana ZD, Rath PM, Reinhold I, Seidel D, Takazono T, Vinh DC, Zhang SX, Afeltra J, Al-Hatmi AMS, Arastehfar A, Arikan-Akdagli S, Bongomin F, Carlesse F, Chayakulkeeree M, Chai LYA, Chamani-Tabriz L, Chiller T, Chowdhary A, Clancy CJ, Colombo AL, Cortegiani A, Corzo Leon DE, Drgona L, Dudakova A, Farooqi J, Gago S, Ilkit M, Jenks JD, Klimko N, Krause R, Kumar A, Lagrou K, Lionakis MS, Lmimouni BE, Mansour MK, Meletiadis J, Mellinghoff SC, Mer M, Mikulska M, Montravers P, Neoh CF, Ozenci V, Pagano L, Pappas P, Patterson TF, Puerta-Alcalde P, Rahimli L, Rahn S, Roilides E, Rotstein C, Ruegamer T, Sabino R, Salmanton-García J, Schwartz IS, Segal E, Sidharthan N, Singhal T, Sinko J, Soman R, Spec A, Steinmann J, Stemler J, Taj-Aldeen SJ, Talento AF, Thompson GR 3rd, Toebben C, Villanueva-Lozano H, Wahyuningsih R, Weinbergerová B, Wiederhold N, Willinger B, Woo PCY, Zhu LP. Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 13:S1473-3099(24)00749-7. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00749-7. Epub ahead of print. Erratum in: Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 26:S1473-3099(25)00154-9. ​​​​DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00749-7​


  • Pre-existing IgG antibodies to HCoVs NL63 and OC43 Spike increased during the pandemic and after COVID-19 vaccination. Hasan Z, Masood KI, Veldhoen M, Qaiser S, Alenquer M, Akhtar M, Balouch S, Iqbal J, Wassan Y, Hussain S, Feroz K, Muhammad S, Habib A, Kanji A, Khan E, Mian AA, ​​​​Hussai​n R, Amorim MJ, and Bhutta ZA. Heliyon. 2025 Jan 22;11(3):e42171. ​​

    DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42171


  • ​​​​Frequency of viral etiology in community-acquired pneumonia. Kh​an ZA, Ali AS, Ahmed I​​, Farooqi J and Irfan M. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2025 Jan 17. DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2025.3161​


  • ​Doctors taking bribes from pharmaceutical companies is common and not substantially reduced by an educational intervention: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in Pakistan. Khan M, Noor​​ MN, Rahman-Shepherd A, Siddiqui AR, Khan SS, van der Mark N, Isani AK, Siddiqi AQ, Opondo C, Ziauddin F, Bhutto F, Azam I, Hanefeld J, Ali N, Khan RI, Kazmi SAR, Wiseman V, Aftab W, Mirza Z, Hasan Z, Siddiqi S, Hasan R and Shakoor S. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Jan 15;9(12):e016055. DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016055​