Academic Section(s):
Infectious Diseases
Education:
Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan (2011)
King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan (2017)
Residency:
Donald and Barbara Zucker at Hofstra/Northwell School of Medicine
Staten Island University Hospital, New York City, NY, USA (2019-2022)
Clinical/Research Interests:
Infections in immunocompromised hosts; HIV; Transplant associated infections
Select Publications:
Sahra S, Javed A, Jahangir A, Thind SK. Pharmacological options for Candida albicans Endocarditis at the roadblock with irrecoverable prosthetics and drug interactions. BMC Infect Dis. 2023 May 8;23(1):304. PMID: 37158828.
Sahra S. A South Asian Perspective to Myths and Misconceptions around Antibiotic Resistance: Time to Get Rid of Them. Infect Chemother. 2023 Mar;55(1):113-114. PMID: 36864768; PMCID: PMC10079456.
Sahra S, Jahangir A, Hamadi R, et al. Clinical and Microbiologic Efficacy and Safety of Imipenem/Cilastatin/Relebactam in Complicated Infections: A Meta-analysis. Infect Chemother. 2021 Jun;53(2):271-283. doi: 10.3947/ic.2021.0051. PMID: 34216121; PMCID: PMC8258290.
Sahra S, Abureesh M, Amarnath S, et al. Clostridioides difficile infection in liver cirrhosis patients: A population-based study in United States. World J Hepatol. 2021 Aug 27;13(8):926-938. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i8.926. PMID: 34552699; PMCID: PMC8422922.
Sahra S, Jahangir A, Iqbal QZ et al. Co-infection of hepatitis E virus and Plasmodium falciparum malaria: A genuine risk in sub-Saharan Africa. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Apr 20;14(1):215. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04723-4. PMID: 33879247; PMCID: PMC8056203.
Cheema HA, Jafar U, Sohail A, Shahid A, Sahra S et al. Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir for the treatment of COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Med Virol. 2023 Feb;95(2):e28471. doi: 10.1002/jmv.28471. PMID: 36606609.
Cheema HA, Jafar U, Elrashedy AA et al. Efficacy and safety of Fluvoxamine for the treatment of COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Infect. 2022 Dec;85(6):702-769. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.10.012. Epub 2022 Oct 13. PMID: 36244547; PMCID: PMC9558771.
Niazi M, Jahangir A, Sahra S et al. Efficacy of PARP Inhibitors as Maintenance Therapy for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Oncology (Williston Park). 2021 Nov 18;35(11):708-715. doi: 10.46883/ONC.2021.3511.0708. PMID: 35088974.
Javed A, Alvi MJ, Sahra S et al. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura and Legionella infection IDCases, Volume 27,2022,ISSN 2214-2509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01439.