Background: COVID-19 patients are typically prescribed antibiotics empirically despite
concerns. There is a need to evaluate antibiotic use among hospitalized COVID-19 patients …

ABSTRACT Introduction Previous studies in Pakistan have shown considerable over
prescribing of antibiotics in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 despite very low prevalence …

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has mutated several times
into new strains, with an increased infectivity. Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 strains depends on …

The emergence of different variants of concern of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has resulted in upsurges of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Background Nowadays, the world is facing a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic,
elicited by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). At the time …

Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic showed distinct waves where cases ebbed and flowed.
While each country had slight, nuanced differences, lessons from each wave with country …

In this study, we investigated the genomic variability of alpha-VOC of SARS-CoV-2 in
Pakistan, in context of the global population of this variant. A set of 461 whole-genome …

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy continues to be a widespread problem in Pakistan due to
various conspiracy beliefs, myths and misconceptions. Since the hemodialysis population is …

In this study, we explored the genomic architecture and phylogenomic relationship of BA.
2.75, a subvariant of Omicron SARS-CoV-2. A set of 1468 whole-genome sequences of BA …

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants has posed a challenge to disease control efforts
worldwide. This study explored the genomic diversity and phylogenetic relationship of SARS …