Publications by authors named "Owais Munir"

Background: Respiratory distress is a common presenting complaint in children brought to the Emergency Department (ED). The Clinical Respiratory Score (CRS) has shown promise as a screen for severe illness in High Income Countries. We aimed to validate the admission CRS in children presenting to the ED of a Low-to Middle Income Country.

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  • - Prolonged rupture of membranes (PROM) significantly increases the risk of early onset neonatal sepsis (EONS), leading to higher rates of illness and death in newborns, with a reported incidence of 27 cases per 1,000 live births in a study from Aga Khan University, Karachi.
  • - The study identified 17 cases (4%) of blood-culture proven bacterial sepsis, with common pathogens including Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and highlighted several key risk factors such as maternal fever, chorioamnionitis, prolonged PROM, prematurity, and low birth weight.
  • - The findings suggest that early identification of at-risk infants and timely laboratory screening for se
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