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Epidemiological Investigation and Public Health Response to a Diphtheria Outbreak in Jalalabad Union, Sylhet, December 2023 Open

Md. Mainul Hassan, Sohel Rahman, Md Foyjul Islam, Md. Ahashan Habib, Mohammad Rashedul Hassan , et al. · 2025

Candida auris colonization among critically ill neonatal intensive care unit patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh Open

Fahmida Chowdhury, Syeda Mah‐E‐Muneer, Sanzida Khan, Alexander Jordan, Gazi Md. Salahuddin Mamun , et al. · 2025

Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant yeast causing invasive infection and healthcare-associated outbreaks globally. We aimed to estimate the extent of C. auris colonization and infection among neonates in selected neonatal intensive care…

Patterns of Antimicrobial Resistance Among Major Bacterial Pathogens Isolated from Clinical Samples in Bangladesh (2017–2020): A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study Open

Aninda Rahman, Mohammad Julhas Sujan, S M Shahriar Rizvi, Hridika Talukder Barua, Zakir Hossain Habib , et al. · 2025

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical public health issue in Bangladesh, where antibiotic use is widespread but often unregulated. This nationwide cross-sectional study (2017–2020) analyzed data from 26 public and private laboratori…

Bacterial Profile and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern from Different Clinical Specimens at Uttara Adhunik Medical College Hospital, Dhaka Open

Mahfuza Nasrin, Fahmida Begum, Mohammad Julhas Sujan, Hridika Talukder Barua, Zakir Hossain Habib , et al. · 2025

Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical global public health issue, leading to prolonged illness, increased morbidity and mortality, and rising healthcare costs. The effectiveness of antibiotics is diminishing due to the…

Bacterial Profile and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern from Dif-Ferent Clinical Specimens at Uttara Adhunik Medical College Hospital, Dhaka Open

Mahfuza Nasrin, Fahmida Begum, Mohammad Julhas Sujan, Hridika Talukder Barua, Zakir Hossain Habib , et al. · 2025

Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an urgent global public health problem. It threatens effective treatment of infections and leads to prolonged duration of illness, higher morbidity and mortality rates, and an increased cost …

Resistance Pattern of Bacterial Isolates from Clinical Specimens of Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh: A Three-Year Retrospective Study Open

Abul Kalam, Mohammad Julhas Sujan, Ahmed Taha Aboushady, Hridika Talukder Barua, S M Shahriar Rizvi , et al. · 2025

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing global health concern, leading to increased treatment costs, prolonged hospital stays, and higher mortality rates. This study analyzes the prevalence and trends of AMR in pathogenic …

Patterns of Antimicrobial Resistance Among Major Bacterial Pathogens Isolated from Clinical Samples in Bangladesh (2017–2020): A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study Open

Aninda Rahman, Mohammad Julhas Sujan, S M Shahriar Rizvi, Hridika Talukder Barua, Zakir Hossain Habib , et al. · 2025

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical public health issue in Bangladesh, where antibiotic use is widespread but often unregulated. A nationwide study (2017–2020) analyzing data from 26 laboratories examined bacterial resistance tren…

Microbiological Profile and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility Pat-Tern – Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh Open

Sraboni Mazumder, Mohammad Julhas Sujan, Mohammad Zahangir Alam, Fahmida Rahman, Saika Farook , et al. · 2025

Background: It is essential to monitor causative agents of infections and antimicrobial resistance patterns to inform treatment and policy at the local level. In this study, we investigated the microbiological profile and antibiotic suscep…

Trends and Patterns of Antimicrobial Resistance in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh Open

Sangjukta Roy, Hridika Talukder Barua, Mohammad Julhas Sujan, Akram Hossain, Shyamal Kumar Paul , et al. · 2025

Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health issue, particularly in resource-limited, low- to middle-income countries like Bangladesh. In this study, we analyze and present four years of data on AMR from a tertiar…

Candida Blankii: An Emerging Fungal Threat Among Neonates in Critical Care Unit of Bangladesh Open

Tanzir Ahmed Shuvo, Sayeeda Huq, Nusrat Jahan Shaly, Faiyaz Ahmed Khan, Aman Haque , et al. · 2025

Antibiotic resistance and serotype distribution of Shigella strains in Bangladesh over the period of 2014–2022: evidence from a nationwide hospital-based surveillance for cholera and other diarrheal diseases Open

Mokibul Hassan Afrad, Md Taufiqul Islam, Yasmin Ara Begum, Md. Khaled Saifullah, Faisal Ahmmed , et al. · 2024

The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and risk factors linked to Shigella infections through a nationwide hospital-based diarrheal disease surveillance in Bangladesh. From May 2014 to …

Core and accessory genomic traits of Vibrio cholerae O1 drive lineage transmission and disease severity Open

Alexandre Maciel-Guerra, Kubra Babaarslan, Michelle Baker, A. S. M. Zisanur Rahman, Maqsud Hossain , et al. · 2024

Signature genomic traits of the core and accessory genome of Vibrio Cholerae O1 drive lineage transmission and disease severity Open

Alexandre Maciel-Guerra, Kubra Babaarslan, Michelle Baker, Aura Rahman, Maqsud Muhammad Hossain , et al. · 2024

In Bangladesh, Vibrio cholerae lineages are undergoing genomic evolution, causing pandemics and outbreaks with increased virulence, resistance, spreading ability and disease severity. However, our understanding of the genomic determinants …

Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Methods in Bangladesh: Present and Way Forward Open

Mohammad Julhas Sujan, Zakir Hossain Habib, Aninda Rahman, S M Shahriar Rizvi, Hridika Talukder Barua , et al. · 2023

The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) conducts active, case-based national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in Bangladesh. The Capturing Data on Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Trends in Use i…

Genomic characterization of cocirculating Corynebacterium diphtheriae and non-diphtheritic Corynebacterium species among forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, 2017–2019 Open

Lingzi Xiaoli, Yanhui Peng, Margaret M. Williams, Marlon Lawrence, Pamela K. Cassiday , et al. · 2023

Respiratory diphtheria is a serious infection caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae , and disease transmission mainly occurs through respiratory droplets. Between 2017 and 2019, a large diphtheria outbreak among forcibly displace…

National Hospital-Based Sentinel Surveillance for Cholera in Bangladesh: Epidemiological Results from 2014 to 2021 Open

Md Taufiqul Islam, Sonia T. Hegde, Ashraful Islam Khan, Md Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Zahid Hasan Khan , et al. · 2023

Despite focusing on cholera burden, epidemiologic studies in Bangladesh tend to be limited in geographic scope. National-level cholera surveillance data can help inform cholera control strategies and assess the effectiveness of preventive …

Importance of Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance with its Challenges: Bangladesh Perspective Open

Zakir Hossain Habib, Tahmina Shirin · 2023

not available Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2022;9(1):1-2

Implementation of Integrated Surveillance System for Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bangladesh Open

Zakir Hossain Habib, Tahmina Shirin · 2023

not available Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology, January 2022;16(1):1-2

An Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak from Rice, Bangladesh, January 2021 Open

Jafrin Jahed Jiti, Mallick Masum Billah, Mahbubur Rahman, Rashedul Hassan, Zakir Hossain Habib , et al. · 2022

On 7 Jan 2021, the health manager at Bheramara, Bangladesh, notified the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control, and Research that 18 people were hospitalized for acute gastrointestinal illness. We conducted a retrospective cohort stud…

Complete Genome Sequences of Four Macrolide-Resistant Nondiphtheritic Corynebacterium Isolates Open

Lingzi Xiaoli, Yanhui Peng, Margaret M. Williams, Pamela K. Cassiday, Sarah Nobles , et al. · 2022

This report describes the complete genome sequences of four isolates of the nondiphtheritic Corynebacterium (NDC) species Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum and Corynebacterium propinquum , recovered during investigation of a large dipht…

Pharmacodynamics of Piperacillin-Tazobactam/Amikacin Combination versus Meropenem against Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in a Hollow Fiber Infection Model Open

Kamrul Islam, Fekade B. Sime, Steven C. Wallis, Michelle J. Bauer, Saiyuri Naicker , et al. · 2022

Carbapenems are recommended for the treatment of urosepsis caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing, multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli ; however, due to selection of carbapenem resistance, there is an increasing interest…

Pharmacodynamic evaluation of piperacillin/tazobactam versus meropenem against extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing and non-producing Escherichia coli clinical isolates in a hollow-fibre infection model Open

Kamrul Islam, Fekade B. Sime, Steven C. Wallis, Michelle J. Bauer, Brian M. Forde , et al. · 2022

Background Urosepsis caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli is increasing worldwide. Carbapenems are commonly recommended for the treatment of ESBL infections; however, to minimize the emergence of carbap…

The findings of Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Bangladesh (2016-2020) Open

Zakir Hossain Habib, Saima Binte Golam Rasul, Md. Ashraful Alam, Nazmun Nahar Bably, Iqbal Ansary Khan , et al. · 2021

Surveillance is one of the effective tools to address antimicrobial resistance. In Bangladesh a countrywide antimicrobial resistance surveillance has been ongoing since 2016. The main objective of this surveillance is to formulate the guid…

Epidemiological, clinical, and public health response characteristics of a large outbreak of diphtheria among the Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 2017 to 2019: A retrospective study Open

Jonathan A. Polonsky, Melissa Ivey, Md Khadimul Anam Mazhar, Ziaur Rahman, Olivier le Polain de Waroux , et al. · 2021

Background Unrest in Myanmar in August 2017 resulted in the movement of over 700,000 Rohingya refugees to overcrowded camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. A large outbreak of diphtheria subsequently began in this population. Methods and findi…

Investigation of a Large Diphtheria Outbreak and Cocirculation of Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum Among Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals, 2017–2019 Open

Lauren M. Weil, Margaret M. Williams, Tahmina Shirin, Marlon Lawrence, Zakir Hossain Habib , et al. · 2020

Background Diphtheria, a life-threatening respiratory disease, is caused mainly by toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, while nontoxigenic corynebacteria (eg, Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum) rarely causes diphtheri…

Biosafety Measures in the Laboratory during Handling of Specimens of Suspected COVID-19 Patients Open

Zakir Hossain Habib, Ahmed Nawsher Alam · 2020

not available. Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2020;7(suppl_1):S66-S68

Sonographic Study of Female Pelvic Organs in Breast Cancer Patients Taking Tamoxifen: Clinical Correlation Open

Rafia Parveen, Shaikh Shofiur Rahman, Taposhi Sarker, Syed Muhammad Baqui Billah, Zakir Hossain Habib · 2020

Background: As most of breast cancer patients are treated with Tamoxifen, different effects of this drug in patients should be evaluated since no such study is carried out in Bangladesh till date. Objective: The purpose of the present stu…

Spectrum and Antibiotic Resistance Pattern of Bacteria Causing Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) in a Tertiary Care Hospital Open

Sadia Afroz, Zakir Hossain Habib, Syed Muhammad Baqui Billah, Hasina Akhter, Hosne Jahan , et al. · 2020

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections encountered by clinicians particularly in developing countries. Current knowledge on antimicrobial resistance pattern is essential for appropriate the…

Comparative study of Ziehl-Neelsen (Z-N) Staining Versus Fluorochrome Stain for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Open

Hosne Jahan, Shikha Paul, Kamrul Hasan Milon, Samshad Jahan, Rashida Akter Khanam , et al. · 2018

Background: Tuberculosis is a highly infectious disease and has the highest burden with it. Diagnosis of tuberculosis in many countries is still dependent on microscopy. For developing countries with a large number of cases and financial c…

Diagnosis of Kala-azar by rK39 based ELISA and KAtex Open

Zakir Hossain Habib, Imtiaz Ahmed, Hasina Akhter, Hafiza Akhter, Sanya Tahmina Jhora , et al. · 2017

This cross sectional study was carried out in SSMC for a period of one year from July 2007 to June 2008 to evaluate rK39 based ELISA and KAtex tests for diagnosis of Kala-azar. Total 150 patients were selected clinically. For this study rK…

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