Papers by Dr Abdul Haseeb Khan
The Professional Medical Journal, 2013
Objective: To assess the frequency of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients diagnosed at... more Objective: To assess the frequency of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients diagnosed at private laboratories ofSargodha not included in the national DOTS (Direct Observational Therapy Short Course) programme. Study Design: A retrospectivestudy. Place and Duration of Study: Private laboratories of Sargodha from January 2007 to December 2012. Methodology: Dataanalysis of 3952 patients who reported to private laboratories of Sargodha for staining of sputum for AFB was carried out. They were allself reporting and were either suspects of pulmonary tuberculosis or had a history of contact with a smear positive case of TB. Stainingwas done by Ziehl-Neelson method. The smear results were reported as positive or negative. Results: Out of total 3952 specimens 373(9.21%) were found to be positive for the presence of acid fast bacilli. From these 373 positive cases 164 (44%) were female and 209(56%) were males. The age group most frequently associated with the smear positive result wa...
The Professional Medical Journal, 2020
Objectives: To assess serum vitamin D level in third trimester multiparous pregnant females and c... more Objectives: To assess serum vitamin D level in third trimester multiparous pregnant females and correlate them with different parameters (sun exposure and age). Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Department of Pathology, SMC, UOS, Sargodha. Period: April 17th to September 17th, 2017. Material & Methods: A total of fifty multiparous pregnant women in 3rd trimester were included in this study. On the basis of their 25 hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD) levels, pregnant women were categorized into 2 groups: normal (>30ng/ml) and deficient (<20ng/ml). Vitamin D level was measured by CLIA (chemilumuniscence immunoassay analyzer). Data related to sun exposure and age groups was recorded on self structured questionnaire. Results: We found that 47 multiparous women (94%) were vitamin D deficient and 3 (6%) had normal vitamin D levels. Based on associated findings, results showed significance between vitamin D and day time of sun exposure (p =0.02), vitamin D and duration of sun expo...
The Professional Medical Journal, 2018
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Papers by Dr Abdul Haseeb Khan