Awareness, Knowledge, and Coverage of Vaccination Against Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis Among Medical Students of Karachi: A Cross-sectional Analysis.

Background Along with reducing the global burden of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, the DPT3 (diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus) vaccine protects health care professionals (HCPs) as well as vulnerable patients in their care. This study evaluates awareness, knowledge and coverage of DPT3 vaccine and boosters among medical students of public university in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods A cross-sectional study consisting of 281 participants selected through convenience sampling was conducted from July 2017 to July 2018 using a self-administered questionnaire.

Back Pain: A Rare Presentation of Takayasu Arteritis.

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic inflammatory large-vessel vasculitis of the aorta and its major branches. It is a relatively rare disease, which presents with a wide spectrum of clinical features. Back pain is, however, rarely described to be a presenting symptom of TA.

Frequency and Nature of Road Traffic Injuries: Data of More than 10,000 Patients from Ha'il, Saudi Arabia.

Background Road traffic accidents (RTAs) have become a major issue in today's world. They have caused the loss of more than a million lives in the last decade and are substantially increasing every day. Injuries due to RTAs can cause significant morbidity and mortality.

Awareness Regarding Pap Smear Among Female University Students of Karachi: A Cross-sectional Survey.

Objective: To determine the knowledge and practices regarding Papanicolaou (Pap) smear test among female university students of Karachi.

Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 491 female university students of Karachi. Participants were selected by random sampling between the ages of 18 to 30 years; from different universities namely Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU), and Institute of Business administration (IBA).

The 100 Most Influential Papers and Recent Trends in the Field of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours: A Bibliometric Analysis.

Background Bibliometric analysis is a statistical tool used to examine the exponential growth in medical research. Many analogous analyses have been conducted, but none existed for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Hence, we conducted a citation analysis of the hundred most cited and recently published articles on this topic.