Publications by authors named "Summiya Nizammudin"
Objective: To evaluate clinical risk factors and outcomes among cancer patients with candidaemia at a large cancer treatment centre.
Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan, and comprised data related to all cancer patients with a positive blood culture for candida species between January 1995 and December 2013.
Results: A total of 311 patients were identified and there were 16 positive candida cultures among every 1000 (1.
Objective: To identify clinical and microbiological characteristics of Shigella infections among cancer patients.
Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan, and comprised medical records from December 2011 to November 2013 which were reviewed to identify persons with laboratory-confirmed Shigella infections. Demographic information, clinical history, seasonal variation, microbiological details, treatment given, and outcomes in term of symptoms resolution and mortality at two weeks were noted.
Objectives: To determine the incidence and resistance pattern of Salmonella infection in healthcare workers and their dependents.
Methods: The retrospective analysis was conducted at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, and comprised records of employees and their dependents with bacteraemia from January 2007 to December 2011. Person-years were calculated using data from the human resources department.