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Sana Arif

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Box 3230, DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
Box 3230, DUMC, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

Recent Publications


Invasive surgical site infections after lung transplantation: contemporary risk factors and associated clinical outcomes.

Journal Article JHLT Open · August 2025 BACKGROUND: Invasive primary surgical site infections (IP-SSI) complicate lung transplant (LT) surgery. Identification of IP-SSI risk factors is critical to IP-SSI prevention. METHODS: This single-center retrospective cohort study of adult patients who und ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

A change of heart: Limitations of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) surveillance strategies in identifying surgical site infections after heart transplant surgery.

Journal Article Am J Infect Control · July 2025 Surgical site infections (SSI) surveillance after heart transplantation is critical for preventing SSI. We analyzed the accuracy of 3 SSI surveillance systems: National-Healthcare-Safety-Network (NHSN), Society-of-Thoracic-Surgeons (STS), and detailed manu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) infections following intravesical BCG immunotherapy: a systematic review protocol.

Journal Article Syst Rev · January 22, 2025 BACKGROUND: Although intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy usually exhibits a favorable safety profile, it can lead to the development of BCG infections, both localized and disseminated. Understanding of BCG infections following intrave ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Aga Khan University (Pakistan) · 2005 M.B.B.S.