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Fight Against Chronic Diseases (High Blood Pressure, Stroke, Diabetes And Cancer) In Pakistan; Cost-Effective Interventions, Mohammad Wasay, Abdul Jabbar
Fight Against Chronic Diseases (High Blood Pressure, Stroke, Diabetes And Cancer) In Pakistan; Cost-Effective Interventions, Mohammad Wasay, Abdul Jabbar
Department of Medicine
No abstract provided.
Spectrum Of Complications And Mortality Of Bacterial Meningitis: An Experience From A Developing Country, M. A. Rabbani, A. A. Khan, S. S. Ali, B. Ahmad, Mohammad Asim Beg, M. A. Khan, Mohammad Wasay
Spectrum Of Complications And Mortality Of Bacterial Meningitis: An Experience From A Developing Country, M. A. Rabbani, A. A. Khan, S. S. Ali, B. Ahmad, Mohammad Asim Beg, M. A. Khan, Mohammad Wasay
Department of Medicine
Objective:
The aim of this study was to obtain data on predisposing factors, causative organisms and their associated mortality and complications related to acute bacterial meningitis.
Methods:
The chart review of all patients in whom acute bacterial meningitis was diagnosed at The Aga Khan University Hospital from January 1995 through December 2001.
Results:
One hundred ninety-four patients were included in study. There were 146 males and 48 females. The mean age of our study population was 41±12.3 years. One hundred and ninety (97.9%) patients had community acquired meningitis; only 4 (2.0%) patients developed meningitis nosocomially. The two most common predisposing …
Neurological Care In Pakistan: Actions Are Needed, M. Wasay
Neurological Care In Pakistan: Actions Are Needed, M. Wasay
Department of Medicine
No abstract provided.