Publications by authors named "Rafia Irfan"
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- The study investigates the incidence of colistin heteroresistance among carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in a hospital in Pakistan, revealing a significant health crisis due to drug-resistant bacteria.
- Out of 130 isolates analyzed, 31.5% exhibited heteroresistance, while 7.7% were fully colistin-resistant, leading to concerns about treatment effectiveness.
- The findings emphasize the urgency of improving diagnostic practices and treatment strategies to manage colistin heteroresistance and enhance patient outcomes in the face of rising multidrug resistance.
Infections caused by non-neoformans Cryptococcus spp., including Cryptococcus laurentii, previously thought to be saprophyte and non-pathogenic, have become more common during the past few years, particularly in immunocompromised hosts. To the best of our knowledge here, we present the first case of meningitis in an immunocompromised patient due to a fungus that has never been reported in Pakistan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To study the frequency and type of invasive fungal disease in critically ill and immunocompromised patients.
Method: The prospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from January 2017 to December 2020, and comprised pathological samples from immunocompromised and critically ill patients for fungal culture. Data regarding demographics, comorbidities, results of direct microscopy and fungal culture was recorded.
Objective Cardiac arrest is an emergency, which can be managed effectively by sound knowledge and practice of basic life support (BLS) skills. However, it has been globally reported that the knowledge of doctors regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and BLS is sub-standard. We conducted this study with the aim to assess the knowledge and attitude of doctors toward CPR in Dr.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction Studies have shown that electronic cigarettes have gained immense popularity and their use has increased dramatically all over the world. However, little is known about the knowledge and attitudes towards e-cigarettes in third world countries such as Pakistan. The aim of this study was to determine the perceptions of teenagers in Karachi regarding e-cigarettes and whether the differences in said perceptions were affected by gender and level of education.
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