Publications by authors named "Muhammad I Hanif"
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- Actinomycosis is a rare chronic infection caused by Actinomyces bacteria, often misdiagnosed as cancer due to its similar presentation, particularly in cases with weakened mucosal barriers.
- A 58-year-old woman presented with severe abdominal pain and underwent tests revealing a mass that was mistaken for colitis before surgery found an adherent mass involving the sigmoid colon.
- Diagnosis relied on biopsy showing characteristic sulfur granules after negative cultures, and she was treated successfully with antibiotics after surgery, highlighting the importance of histopathological examination for accurate diagnosis.
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- - The study examines the outcomes of patients over 75 years old with hip fractures, particularly those who also have aortic stenosis (AS), analyzing data from 2008 to 2019.
- - It found that patients with AS had higher mortality and complications after hip fracture surgery compared to those without AS, with significant risk factors including age, congestive heart failure, and malnutrition.
- - Although the length of hospital stays was similar for both groups, the AS group faced greater challenges, indicating a need for enhanced postoperative care for these patients.
Microscopic examination results in patients with filariasis are often not identified by the presence of microfilaria, so it needs to be checked by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). One PCR method uses High-Resolution Melting (HRM). The purpose of this study was to compare qPCR-HRM with microscopic examination methods to determine the types of microfilaria found in patients with filariasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the quality of life in patients with rheumatic heart disease.
Methods: This case-control study was conducted at the Gulab Devi Chest Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, from October 2016 to March 2017, and comprised patients with rheumatic heart disease.Convenient sampling technique was used.
Recombinant human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 (rhBMP2) has important applications in the spine fusion and ortho/maxillofacial surgeries. Here we first report the secretory expression of biological active dimerized rhBMP2 from system. The mature domain of BMP2 gene was amplified from pTz57R/BMP2 plasmid.
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