Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
A Isack , N McGoldrick , E NiChinneide, J Fennell, B Shah, F OConnell, E Feeney, P Mitchell, C McEvoy, S Waqas, Multidrug resistant prosthetic Hip joint infection managed via OPAT complicated by an unusual sarcoid-like reaction to Daptomycin, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) National Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) Conference, ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, LIVERPOOL, 2024
A Gupta, S Fenlon, A Pearson, K O'Brien, N Mazubane, A Delmonte-Sen, F OConnor, E Muldoon, S Waqas., Voices Heard: Enhancing OPAT Care through Patient Feedback, Oral Presentation Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting, 2024
K O'Brien, A Delmonte-Sen, A O'Neill, A DeMaio, P Govender, M Brassil, S Maher, S Waqas, A Single Centre Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Management Experience Over 18 months for Severe Pelvic Inflammatory disease., Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting, 2024
K O'Brien, L Colclough, P Mitchell, B Shah, E Moloney, S Waqas, Safety and efficacy of daptomycin usage for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) patients in a level 4 Irish Hospital over 1 year, Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting, 2024
N Mazubane, E NiChinneide, V Papp, J Gibney, S Bergin, E Kidney, J Carty, A Delmonte Sen, S Waqas., Gathering unintended baggage on the way: Malaria, scabies and Lyme co-infection in an asylum-seeker., Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting, 2024
A Gupta, F O' Power, S Fenlon, A Prior, S Bergin, D Stewart, S Frost, P Govender, P Lavin, S Waqas, Evaluation of OPAT Service in Tallaght University Hospital under newly established Infectious Diseases Department, 9th International Conference on Public Health, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, 2023
E NiChinnéide, J Fennell, S Bergin, A Gupta, V Papp, AR Prior, S Frost, P Lavin, S Waqas, The First 200 Consults: Utilisation of a New Infectious Diseases Inpatient Consult Service across a Level 4 Irish Hospital, Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland (IDSI) Annual meeting, 2023
V Papp, E Chinneide, A García Gallardo, D Kane, A McCarthy, S Clarke, K Harrington, D Halpenny, S Anwar, A O'Connor, C Hughes, S Bergin, C Hackett, M Alexander, F O Connell, S Waqas, The diagnostic challenge of a rare CNS infection mimic: neuro-Behçet's disease, Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland (IDSI) Annual Meeting, 2023
A Gupta, E Muldoon, P Morrison, C Parthiban, V Papp, E NiChinneide, FO Power, A Pearson, F O"Connor, S Fenlon, A Doyle, S McCarthy, S Waqas, Only A Wearer Knows Where the Shoe Pinches! Patient satisfaction survey from the OPAT service of level 4 Irish Hospital, Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland (IDSI) Annual meeting, 2023
Abdubadie Kutubi, Luke O'Brien, Ben Murphy, Patricia Fitzpatrick, Conor Hurson, Deepa Rajendran, Eoin Feeney, Patrick Mallon, Sarmad Waqas, A single centre experience of prosthetic joint infection outcomes with outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy, Heliyon, 9, (4), 2023, pe15212
V Papp, E NiChinneide, R Cullen, D Hayden, P Lavin, J Kelly, A Clayton-Lea, N Hearne, F Dargan, E Power, C Parthiban, S Waqas, Prospective evaluation of the potential for avoidance of Acute Medical Assessment Unit admissions via OPAT in a Level 4 Irish Hospital, Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland ASM, 2023
Al Hinai M, Feeney E, Nair P, Soliman C, Savinelli S, O'Broin C, Mallon P, Waqas S, 'Your service, your say- Patient satisfaction with OPAT service of a level 4 Irish hospital, Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland (IDSI), 2022
Maraj R, Okiro J, Papp V, Shaamile F, Govender P, Walsh J, Gibney J, Waqas S, McGowan A, Not all Tumor, Rubor, Dolor and Calor is Infection: A case of Myonecrosis Secondary to Diabetes Mellitus, Annual Meeting of the Irish Endocrine Society, 2022
Staunton S, Rajendran D, Maher P, McCann J, McNicholas S, Feeney E, O'Broin C, Savinelli S, Mallon P, Watson A, Waqas S,, Discharge-delaying factors for patients suitable for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in an Irish tertiary hospital during COVID-19, JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 3, (4), 2021
ET Conlon, S Ali, L O'Brien, NW Kelly, S McNicholas, S Waqas, Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteraemia (SAB) Management Over 1 year In a Tertiary Care Hospital., Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland (IDSI) annual meeting, 2021, 2021
M Murphy, J Honan, A O"Riordan, N Wrigley Kelly, D McCartan, I Callanan, A Watson, S Waqas, "Every Drop Matters" Assessment of Intravenous (IV) Fluid Prescribing Practices at an Irish University Teaching Hospital, Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (RAMI) Intern Section Study Day, 2021
O Higgins L, Savinelli S, Rajendran D, Soliman C, Waqas S, Feeney E, Incidence and characteristics of skin reactions to intravenous antibiotics in a tertiary care OPAT service, 31st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), 2021
R Lyons, C Kenny, C Soliman, D Rajendran, E Feeney, Stefano Savinelli, C O'Broin, P Mallon, S Waqas, Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) readmissions over 1 year in a Tertiary Care University Hospital, Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland (IDSI) Annual Scientific Meeting, 2021
Kearns EC, Callanan I, O'Reilly A, Purcell A, Tuohy N, Bulfin S, Smyth A, Bairead E, Fitzgerald S, Feeney E, Waqas S, Changing attitudes towards annual influenza vaccination amongst staff in a Tertiary Care Irish University Hospital., Irish journal of medical science, 2021
Staunton S, Rajendran D, Maher P, McCann J, McNicholas S, Feeney E, O"Broin C, Savinelli S, Mallon P, Watson A, Waqas S, Getting Home, Staying Home and Staying Safe: OPAT discharges during COVID-19 Pandemic, Irish Society of Clinical Microbiology Spring Meeting, 2021
O'Dea I, Mallon P, Feeney E, O'Broin C, Savinelli S, Waqas S, You have got Mail! The Quality of Email Consult Requests to the Infectious Diseases Department in St. Vincent"s University Hospital over 12 months, Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland (IDSI) Annual Scientific Meeting, 2021
J Honan, M Murphy, E Kearns, AM Dolan, R McNamara, S McNicholas, S Waqas, Management of Suspected Meningitis in a Tertiary Care University Hospital, Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland (IDSI) ASM, 2021, 2021
O'Farrell-Tyler A, Clince M, O'Sullivan C, O'Riordan A, Holian.J, Watson A, Waqas S, An Audit of Influenza Vaccine Uptake in the Dialysis Unit of a Tertiary Care University Hospital, Infectious Disease Society of Ireland (IDSI) Annual Scientific Meeting, 2020
Waqas S, Dunne K, Talento AF, Wilson G, Martin-Loeches I, Keane J, Rogers TR., Prospective observational study of respiratory Aspergillus colonization or disease in patients with various stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease utilizing culture versus nonculture techniques., Medical mycology, 2020
Elaine Whyte, Tara Hamilton, Orla Collins, Emer Kelly, Emmet McGrath, Sinead McNicholas, Sarmad Waqas, An audit on Antimicrobial Prescribing and Adherence to Local Guidelines in the Acute Medical Unit of St. Vincent"s University Hospital; Dublin Ireland, Infectious Disease Society of Ireland ASM, 2020
David McCormack, Sinead Rowe, Ian Callanan, Neil Wrigley Kelly, Patrick Mallon, Susan Fitzgerald, Rosa McNamara, Allan Watson, Eoin Feeney, Sarmad Waqas, COVID-19 Know-How: Assessing levels of COVID-19 Knowledge amongst doctors working in St. Vincent"s University Hospital, Infectious Disease Society of Ireland (IDSI) Annual Meeting, 2020
McCarthy C, Savinelli S, Feeney ER, Butler MW, O'Broin C, Ryan S, O'Neill L, Murphy DJ, Gallagher CG, McKone EF, Waqas S, Cotter A, Doran P, Keane MP, Mallon PW, Tocilizumab therapy in individuals with COVID-19 infection and hyperinflammatory state., Respirology (Carlton, Vic.), 2020
Cormac O'Floinn, Deepa Rajendran, Eoin Feeney, Paddy Mallon, Sinead McNicholas, Sarmad Waqas, An Audit on Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy Service Utilization in 2019 at St. Vincent"s University Hospital; Dublin Ireland, Infectious Disease Society of Ireland (IDSI) ASM, 2020
Waqas, S., Muldoon, E.G., Conneely, M., Bergin, D., Whyte, P., Carton, E., Tuite, H., HIV and pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) managed with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Irish Medical Journal, 113, (3), 2020
O'Sullivan C, Rothwell-Kelly G, O'Farrell-Tyler A, Holian J, O'Riordan A, Watson A, Waqas S., A Cross-Sectional Audit Of Blood Pressure (BP) Control Among Medical Inpatients In A Tertiary Care University Hospital (Abstract: Proceedings of the Intern Section of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland (RAMI) on Saturday 1st February 2020, Venue: The Pillar Centre for Transformative Healthcare, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin), Irish Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020
Hogan-Murphy, D., Waqas, S., Tuite, H., Ni Riain, U., What stops doctors switching from intravenous to oral antibiotics?, Irish Medical Journal, 112, (8), 2019
Waqas, S., Bannan, C., Fe Talento, A., Byrne, D., O'Connell, S., Clarke, S., Merry, C., A unique case of concurrent long bone osteomyelitis and empyema caused by Fusobacterium Nucleatum, Irish Medical Journal, 111, (1), 2018
Waqas S, Kieran J, O"Donovan C, Carroll F, Clarke S., Needle to Door Time-An Audit of Delaying Factors in Hospital Discharge of OPAT Suitable Patients in An Irish Tertiary Care Hospital, Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland ASM, 2017
Diego Grand, Sayoni Chakraborty, Lisa McDermott, Sarmad Waqas, Emer Hackett, Fred Sheedy, Anne Marie McLaughlin, Joseph Keane, Mary P. O"Sullivan, Seónadh O"Leary, Differential regulation of microRNA expression in human macrophages infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Annual Irish Thoracic Society Meeting, 2017
Waqas S, O'Connor M, Levey C, Mallon P, Sheehan G, Patel A, Avramovic G, Lambert JS, Experience of dolutegravir in HIV-infected treatment-naive patients from a tertiary care University Hospital in Ireland., SAGE open medicine, 2016
Waqas S, Fitzgerald SF, A study on knowledge of Clostridium difficile amongst health care providers and trainees at an acute Irish hospital., Irish society of Clinical Microbiology Autumn Meeting, 2015
Waqas S, Morley D, Clooney L, Cleary BJ, Drew R, Lambert JS, An Antimicrobial Point Prevalence Audit at Rotunda Hospital, Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting, 2015
Morley D, Sheehan G, Mallon P, Waqas S, O"Flanagan D, Igoe D, Murchan S, Lambert JS, Ireland"s evolving plan for Ebola viral disease (EVD), Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland ASM, 2015
Waqas, S., Lambert, J.S., Therapeutic drug monitoring in HIV-infected pregnant women with a focus on protease inhibitors, Future Virology, 10, (7), 2015, p915-922
Waqas S, Fitzgerald SF, Understanding of MRSA amongst health care providers and trainees at an acute Irish hospital., Irish Society of Clinical Microbiology Autumn Meeting, 2015
Waqas S, McGing P, Adequacy of pleural fluid tests in a hospital setting, Hospital Doctor of Ireland, 20, (1), 2014, p24-26
Waqas S, Sevastianova K, Chan G, Russell-Goldman E, Tierney N, De Barra E, McConkey S, Door to needle time "An audit of delay in intravenous antibiotic administration in an Irish Tertiary Hospital, Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland ASM, 2014
Khan A, Waqas S, An Unusual Diagnosis of Chest Pain, Oman Med J, 28, (6), 2013
O'Connell OJ, Murphy C, Waqas S, Gahan Y, O'Callaghan DS, Diagnostic utility of flexible bronchoscopy following computed tomography of thorax in the assessment of haemoptysis, Irish Thoracic Society ASM, 2013
Waqas S, O'Connell OJ, Riddell P, O'Loughlin C, Gaine S, Redmond K, Nolke L, Egan JJ, Successful lung transplantation in a patient with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension, Irish Thoracic Society ASM, 2013
Khan A, Waqas S., Air below the right diaphragm., Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association, 15, (4), 2009, p291-292
Sheikh AJ, Khan AA, Najib U, Waqas S, Shah IA, Qureshi HN, Hashmi T, Shakeel S, Iqtidar S, Zahoor Z, Khan SJ, The prevalence of Renal Complications in NIDDM, Esculapio, (5), 2006, p11-13
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
O'Brien, Kaitlyn, Waqas, Sarmad, Tackling the Great imitator!, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 54, (1), 2024, p105-105
Waqas, Sarmad, TB or not TB, The ethereal conundrum!, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 53, (1), 2023, p83-83
Anas Zahid, Sarmad Waqas, Importance of excluding invasive aspergillus infection prior to immunosuppression, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2022, p147827152211037
O'Brien L, Ali S, Conlon E, Wrigley-Kelly N, McNicholas S, Waqas S, Management and Outcome of Patients with Candidaemia over One-Year, Irish medical journal, 114, (8), 2021, p452-
Sarmad Waqas, An alarm bell: increase in MDR and XDR enteric fever over ten years, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 51, (3), 2021, p310--317
Habib A, Ishtaq A, Deane T, Gollapalli S, Malik F, Raza Khan M, Callanan I, Mallon P, Feeney E, Waqas S., Ask to Mask: Varying Compliance With COVID-19 Guidelines Within Hospitals., Irish medical journal, 114, (8), 2021, p448
Kelly NW, Waqas S., Diagnosis of tuberculosis with molecular methods and treatment of Axial skeleton Tuberculosis., The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 50, (4), 2020, p456-461
O'Sullivan S, Kelly E, Collins O, McGrath E, Waqas S., Flu flying in august, Irish Medical Journal, 112, (9), 2019
Waqas, S., Baqi, A., Rasheed, M.A., Kelly, E., Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome under recognised across the irish sea!, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 49, (4), 2019, p345-346
Waqas S, Galvin Z, Demirdal V D, O'Connor T, Windrim C, McCormick K, Doyle R. and Chadwick, G., Appropriateness of medical admissions and of continued in-patient stay at an acute hospital, Irish Medical Journal, 109, (3), 2016
Waqas S, O Callaghan M, Bury E, Collins O, Kelly E., McGrath E., Influenza vaccine uptake amongst in-patients in acute medical unit of a tertiary care Irish hospital, Irish Medical Journal, 109, (10), 2016, pP491
Recognition
Awards and Honours
Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland Best Infectious Diseases Trainee Contribution to Research Award
Memberships
Fellowship Royal College Of Physicians of Ireland
Fellowship Royal College Of Physicians of Edinburgh
Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland co-representative Irish National antimicrobial stewardship advisory group
Membership Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland
Fellowship General Medicine College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan