in septic arthritis: prevalence and antibiotics susceptibility patterns.

Background And Objectives: Septic arthritis (SA) is an orthopedic emergency mainly caused by bacteria. SA due to is rare with a poor prognosis. This study aimed to assess the occurrence and antibiotic resistance patterns of in SA patients in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.

Antimicrobial resistance patterns and bacterial profiling among dental caries patients.

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of dental caries and their antibiotic resistance patterns.

Methods: The cohort study was conducted at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Vaccinology and Biotechnology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan, from November 2022 to April 2023, and comprised bacterial dental caries samples that were processed for different biochemical parameters and antibiotic susceptibility. Data was analysed using SPSS version 2022.

The bacterial profile and antibiotic susceptibility in skin and soft tissue infections at a tertiary care hospital of Quetta, Pakistan.

Objectives: To determine the bacterial profile and antibiotic susceptibility in skin and soft tissue infections among patients in a tertiary care setting.

Methods: The cross-sectional cohort study was conducted at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Vaccinology and Biotechnology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan, from June 2021 to May 2022, and comprised bacteriainfected skin samples that were collected from the Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, Quetta, and the Sandeman Provincial Hospital, Quetta. The swab samples were immediately cultured, and positive samples were evaluated for biochemical tests, antibiotic susceptibility test and polymerase chain reaction.

Drug susceptibility, Prevalence and effect of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on wound healing of burn patients.

Objective: To determine the prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility and effect of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in relation to burn patients.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Vaccinology and Biotechnology, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan, from March 2018 to May 2021, and comprised pus swab cultures were isolated from inpatients with 2nd and 3rd degree burns aged up to 60 years at Bolan Medical Complex Hospital and Sandeman Provinical Hospital, the two main government tertiary care hospitals in Quetta. The samples were immediately cultured, and evaluated using biochemical tests, antibiotic susceptibility and molecular identification using polymerase chain reaction.

Comparing Cardiac Mechanics and Myocardial Fibrosis in DBD and DCD Heart Transplant Recipients.

Background: Heart transplantation (HTx) after donation after circulatory death (DCD) is an expanding practice but is associated with increased warm ischemic time. The impact of DCD HTx on cardiac mechanics and myocardial fibrosis has not been reported. We aimed to compare cardiac mechanics and myocardial fibrosis using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in donation after brain death (DBD) and DCD HTx recipients and healthy controls.

Impact of COVID-19 on Pakistani dentists: a nationwide cross sectional study.

Background: The COVID-19 outbreak which developed into a public health crisis has raised concerns regarding infection control among health care workers particularly dentists all over the world. The aim of this survey was to assess awareness, fear and compliance with practice modification according to CDC guidelines during COVID-19 pandemic among Pakistani dentists.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey questionnaire.

Development of a "Surgical Shadowing Scheme" to improve undergraduate experiences of surgery.

Purpose: To establish a sustainable model for a "Surgical Shadowing Scheme" (SSS) and assess how this affects undergraduate attitudes to surgical careers.

Patients And Methods: Surgeons at university teaching hospitals associated with UCL Medical School and UCL Partners, United Kingdom, were approached for their willingness to participate in the scheme. Medical students were then invited to apply for the scheme, where students were individually matched to operating theater sessions with surgeons in their specialty of choice.