Publications by authors named "Hala Haq"

Background: Dengue is a widely spread mosquito-borne infection in humans, which in recent decades declared is public health problem globally. The dengue virus contains 4 different serotypes (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4) which belong to the genus Flavivirus.

Aims: A descriptive experimental study was conducted to determine the epidemiology, types of Dengue serotypes, clinical features, laboratory probe, and markers for primary diagnosis of dengue virus infection in hospitalized patients.

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Unlabelled: BACKGROUND : Since the pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 began, our understanding of the pathogenesis and immune responses to this virus has continued to evolve. It has been shown that this infection produces natural detectable immune responses in many cases. However, the duration and durability of immunity and its effect on the severity of the illness are still under investigation.

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Background: Health care workers (HCWs) are exposed to high risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection due to close contact with infected patients in hospital. The objective of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence and to identify the exposure risk of various subgroups among HCWs to prioritize them for early vaccination.

Methods: This was a multicentre cross-sectional study conducted between 15 and 29 June 2020.

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Objective: To find out the frequency of ZAP-70, CD38 and CD49d in patients diagnosed with CLL in our population.

Methods: This is a cross sectional study conducted in Army Medical College in collaboration with Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and Military Hospital Rawalpindi from 1 January 2018 to 30 November 2018. Permission from Institutional Ethical Committee was obtained.

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