Publications by authors named "M Khokhar"
Kinnow mandarin ( Blanco) is a valuable fruit crop mainly grown in the North Indian states of India due to its high-quality juice content. Psylla ( Kuwayama), whitefly ( Ashmead), sooty mould () and dieback () pests are the most important biotic constraints affecting its fruit yield up to 70 percent. To manage these pests, farmers often use mixture of non-label claim pesticides (quinalphos 25%EC, lambda-cyhalothrin 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare the short-term outcomes of metabolic surgery and intensive medical therapy in the management of diabetes mellitus among obese persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Methods: The quasi-experimental study was conducted at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, from March 2018 to February 2019, and comprised obese type 2 diabetes mellitus patients of either gender aged 20-65 years. Those undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery were assigned group A, while those undergoing intensive medical therapy formed control group B.
Objective: To determine the relative effectiveness of combination therapy of antidepressants with low-dose methylfolate versus antidepressant monotherapy in patients with depressive disorder.
Methods: In an open-label clinical trial, forty-four patients with depressive disorder (6A70, 6A71, and 6A72 according to ICD-11) received an evidence-based antidepressant therapy (either escitalopram 10-20 mg, sertraline 50-100 mg, fluoxetine 20-40 mg, duloxetine 30-60 mg, mirtazapine 15-30 mg, venlafaxine 75-150 mg, trazodone 50-100 mg, amitriptyline 25-75 mg, or clomipramine 25-75 mg orally daily for 4 weeks). The experimental group, Group B was additionally given a dose of methylfolate 800 µg daily for four weeks.
To Study the Microbiological Florae in Patients of Acute Otitis Externa.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to identify the types of bacteria causing acute otitis externa (AOE) and their antimicrobial sensitivities in patients from a tertiary care center in North India.
- Out of 66 patients, 50 samples tested positive for bacterial cultures, with gram-negative bacteria accounting for 60% and gram-positive for 40%, the most common being Pseudomonas aeruginosa (48%).
- The findings emphasized the importance of regularly assessing bacterial flora and antimicrobial resistance to ensure effective treatment for AOE, as bacteria showed varying susceptibilities to different antibiotics.