Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Asifa Karamat"
- Asifa Karamat's research primarily investigates the prevalence and diagnostic challenges associated with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Pakistan, emphasizing the need for improved diagnostic methods to differentiate NTM from tuberculosis in patients.
- In her 2021 study, Karamat highlights the limitations of existing diagnostic techniques, advocating for the use of nucleic acid amplification testing to enhance the accuracy of identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria in clinical settings.
- Additionally, Karamat explores the predictors of pulmonary embolism (PE) in cancer patients, evaluating the effectiveness of clinical prediction rules, D-dimer levels, and arterial blood gas analysis, indicating a significant variation in PE occurrences between cancer and non-cancer populations.
