Muhammad Khurram

• MS Biochemistry
• Lecturer at University of Management and Technology

COVID-19 disease has affected more than 1.58 million people in Pakistan. The disease has been associated with a number of inflammatory markers such as serum CRP, d-dimer and ferritin. The present study was undertaken to investigate the role of these 3 biomarkers with the severity of disease in a hospitalbased population in Lahore. Ninety-three COVI...

Thalassemia is a genetic disease and has become a worldwide problem. About 3-8% of the population worldwide suffers from beta-thalassemia. This study aimed to use the Mentzer index to predict beta-thalassemia patients in Punjab. This was a retrospective study conducted between June 2021 and June 2022. In the current study, about n=1000 patients wer...

Parthenium hysterophorus L, also known as false ragweed or wild carrot, is a flowering plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is a weed that causes many losses to ecosystem due to its ability to spread in to the agricultural and causes allergic reactions into humans and animals. This plant has many medicinal, antibacterial, antifungal, antica...

The current work reveals pharmacognostic and phytochemical analyses on the flowers of Achyranthens Aspera, a member of the Amaranthaceae family. The Americas, Asia, and Africa are where you can find Achyranthens Aspera most frequently. Achyranthens Aspera is a perennial herb that stands tall, quadrangular, and has several branches. The entire plant...

Tuberculosis, being one of the top 10 death causing diseases worldwide, is still widespread in developing countries. Pakistan is currently ranked fifth among the high tuberculosis burden countries and 5 % of the total patients worldwide are from this country. The study was conducted on 633 tuberculosis patients involving both pulmonary and extrapul...

Introduction: Dopamine (DA) is essential for the central nervous system (CNS) regulation of neurological, psychological, behavioral, and hormonal processes. Objective: In order to establish the viability of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) as a molecular tool for examining DA dysregulation in neurological diseases, this research sets out to estab...

Tuberculosis is a disease that causes high mortality and morbidity in the world. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis primarily infects the lungs but may also invade bones, kidneys, brain, and intestine. The present cross-sectional study was designed and conducted to estimate the occurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis and Rifampicin (RR-Gene) Resistant Gene in...

Hepatitis is defined as an enlargement of the liver. Viral hepatitis is the word used for the group of liver ailments generated by viral infections. There are approximately 350 million people worldwide who have chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. HBV is estimated to kill 563,000 people each year and cause a high rate of infection. The Hepati...

RT-PCR is a gold standard test for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV2 (Covid-19) infection; however, it is an expensive, time consuming and technical demanding technique. Rapid antigen detection immunoassay (RAD) is cost-effective, quick as well as can be performed and interpreted easily. The rapid diagnosis of COVID-19 patients is essential to reduce cost...

This retrospective cohort study aims to estimate the prevalence rate of Hepatitis B infected patients at the District Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. A total of 490 infected patients' complete medical records were collected with the help of a standard prepared questionnaire containing demographic details, hepatic complaints, past and present il...

Hepatitis is defined as an enlargement of the liver. Viral hepatitis is the word used for the group of liver ailments generated by viral infections. There are approximately 350 million people worldwide who have chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. HBV is estimated to kill 563,000 people each year and cause a high rate of infection. The Hepati...

Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato that causes economic losses by affecting livestock and also poses a public health threat worldwide. The present study is the first retrospective report on the seroprevalence of anti-E. granulosus antibodies in humans in Pakistan....

Background The significance of investigation for diagnosing and managing thyroid dysfunction in pregnant females has been extensively documented in the medical literature. This study aimed to determine trimester-specific reference ranges for thyroid-stimulating hormones (TSH), free T 3 (FT 3 ), and free T 4 (FT 4 ) in apparently healthy pregnant wo...

Hematological and hematopoietic cells malignancies of the genes and hematopoietic cells are associated with the genetic mutation, often at the chromosomal level. The standard cytogenetic study is widely accepted as one of the main diagnostics and prognostic determinants in patients. Therefore, the current descriptive and cross-sectional study sough...

Both hepatitis C and hepatitis B are part of the major health-related issues all over the globe. Both of these are viral infections that can be disseminated via sexual contact, blood or by the use of blood products, and through methods of intra-familial transmission. Collection of blood samples of factory workers was done aseptically at KBK electro...

Hepatitis C and hepatitis B are major health-related issues all over the globe. Both of these are iral infections that can be disseminated via sexual contact, by blood or the use of blood products, and through methods of intra-familial transmission. The collection of blood samples of factory workers was done aseptically at KBK Electronics. Overall,...

Background: The significance of investigation for diagnosing and managing thyroid dysfunction in pregnant females has been extensively documented in the medical literature. This study aimed to determine trimester-specific reference ranges for thyroid-stimulating hormones (TSH), Free T3 (FT3), and free T4 (FT4) in apparently healthy pregnant women a...

Recent articles have pointed the impact of co‐epidemics/co‐infections of COVID‐19 and other infectious diseases on an already overburdened healthcare infrastructure 1, 2. With the present toll of COVID‐19 cases reaching beyond 10,922,324 infected cases and claiming 523,011 lives ³. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health concern globally, resulting in liver-related complications. Approximately 6% population of Pakistan is infected with HCV. HCV is error prone, due to which it is classified into 7 genotypes and 67 subtypes. HCV genotype determination is critical for treatment and therapy response. In this study, 3,539...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health concern globally, resulting in liver-related complications. Approximately 6% population of Pakistan is infected with HCV. HCV is error prone, due to which it is classified into 7 genotypes and 67 subtypes. HCV genotype determination is critical for treatment and therapy response. In this study, 3,539...