2019

• Disparities by sex in care-seeking behaviors and treatment outcomes for pneumonia among children admitted to hospitals in Bangladesh. Dis.: published March 2019.
• Unbiased metagenomic sequencing for pediatric meningitis in Bangladesh reveals neuroinvasive Chikungunya virus outbreak and other unrealized pathogens. Dis.: published March 2019
• Emergence and molecular basis of azithromycin resistance in typhoidal Salmonella in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dis.: published April 2019.
• The role of immune correlates of protection on the pathway to licensure, policy decision and use of group B Streptococcus vaccines for maternal immunization: considerations from World Health Organization consultations. Dis.: published April 2019.
• Epidemiology of Typhoid and Paratyphoid: Implications for Vaccine Policy.Dis.: published in March 2019.
• Evaluating PCR-Based Detection of Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi A in the Environment as an Enteric Fever Surveillance Tool. Dis.: published January 2019.

2018

• Causes and incidence of community-acquired serious infections among young children in South Asia (ANISA): an observational cohort study. Dis.: published July 2018
• Maternal immunization against Group B streptococcus: World Health Organization research and development technological roadmap and preferred product characteristics. Dis.: published in February 2018.
• Epidemiology of Otitis Media With Otorrhea Among Bangladeshi Children: Baseline Study for Future Assessment of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Impact. Dis.: published in July 2018.
• Fever and Related Contextual Factors carries an IncI1-ST31 plasmid encoding CTX-M-15. J Med Microbiol. 2018; 67:620 – 627.Dis.: published in April 2018.
• Global Science: Barriers in Bangladesh. Dis.: published in September 2018.
• Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi in Bangladesh: Exploration of Genomic Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistance.Dis.: published December 2018.
• Using pneumococcal and rotavirus surveillance in vaccine decision-making: A series of case studies in Bangladesh, Armenia and the Gambia. Dis.: published August 2018.
• Rates and determinants of neonatal mortality in two rural sub-districts of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Dis.: published November 2018.
• Can facility delivery reduce the risk of intrapartum complications-related perinatal mortality? Findings from a cohort study. Dis.: published June 2018.
• Enteric Fever and Related Contextual Factors in Bangladesh. Dis.: published September 2018.
• Designing Comprehensive Public Health Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Endemic Countries: Importance of Including Different Healthcare Facilities. Dis.: published July 2018.

2017

• Integration of enteric fever surveillance into the WHO coordinated Invasive Bacterial-Vaccine Preventable Diseases (IB-VPD) platform: A low cost approach to track an increasingly important disease. PLoS Negl Trop Dis.: published October, 2017.
• Rotavirus Vaccine will Improve Child Survival by More than Just Preventing Diarrhea: Evidence from Bangladesh. Am J Trop Med Hyg.: published December, 2017
• Development of an oral fluid immunoassay to assess past and recent hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection. J Immunol Methods: published September, 2017.
• Detection of macrolide resistance genes in culture-negative specimens from Bangladeshi children with invasive pneumococcal diseases. J Glob Antimicrob Resist.: published March, 2017.
• The Global Meningococcal Initiative: global epidemiology, the impact of vaccines on meningococcal disease and the importance of herd protection. Expert Rev Vaccines: published November, 2016.
• Estimates of the Burden of Group B Streptococcal Disease Worldwide for Pregnant Women, Stillbirths, and Children. Clin Infect Dis.: published November, 2017.
• Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Children After Group B Streptococcal Disease Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. Clin Infect Dis.: published November, 2017.
• Neonatal Encephalopathy With Group B Streptococcal Disease Worldwide: Systematic Review, Investigator Group Datasets, and Meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis.: published November, 2017.
• Preterm Birth Associated With Group B Streptococcus Maternal Colonization Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. Clin Infect Dis.: published November, 2017.
• Maternal Disease With Group B Streptococcus and Serotype Distribution Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. Clin Infect Dis.: published November, 2017
• Maternal Colonization With Group B Streptococcus and Serotype Distribution Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. Clin Infect Dis.: published November, 2017.
• Infant Group B Streptococcal Disease Incidence and Serotypes Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. Clin Infect Dis.: published November, 2017.
• Risk of Early-Onset Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Disease With Maternal Colonization Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. Clin Infect Dis.: published November, 2017.
• Intrapartum Antibiotic Chemoprophylaxis Policies for the Prevention of Group B Streptococcal Disease Worldwide: Systematic Review. Clin Infect Dis.: published November, 2017.
• Group B Streptococcal Disease Worldwide for Pregnant Women, Stillbirths, and Children: Why, What, and How to Undertake Estimates?. Clin Infect Dis.: published November, 2017.
• Stillbirth With Group B Streptococcus Disease Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. Clin Infect Dis.: published November, 2017.
• Group B Streptococcus among Pregnant Women and Newborns in Mirzapur, Bangladesh: Colonization, Vertical Transmission, and Serotype Distribution. J Clin Microbiol.: published August, 2017.
• Prevalence, Serotype Distribution and Mortality Risk Associated With Group B Streptococcus Colonization of Newborns in Rural Bangladesh. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published December, 2016.
• Maternal and neonatal colonization in Bangladesh: prevalences, etiologies and risk factors.
• Early-onset neonatal sepsis in Dhaka, Bangladesh: risk associated with maternal bacterial colonisation and chorioamnionitis.

2016

• Rotavirus Surveillance at a WHO-Coordinated Invasive Bacterial Disease Surveillance Site in Bangladesh: A Feasibility Study to Integrate Two Surveillance Systems. PLoS One: published April, 2016.
• PCR-Based Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Culture-Negative Specimens: Novel Primers for Detection of Serotypes within Serogroup 18. J Clin Microbiol.: published June, 2016.
• Laboratory Methods for Determining Etiology of Neonatal Infection at Population based Sites in South Asia: The ANISA Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published May, 2016.
• Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Bangladeshi Children Before Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published June, 2016.
• Aetiology of Neonatal Infection in South Asia (ANISA): An Initiative to Identify Appropriate Program Priorities to Save Newborns. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published May, 2016.
• Epidemiology and risk factors for pneumonia severity and mortality in Bangladeshi children <5 years of age before 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction. BMC Public Health: published December, 2016.
• Centralized Data Management in a Multicountry, Multisite Population-based Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published May, 2016.
• Seasonal Distribution and Climatic Correlates of Dengue Disease in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Am J Trop Med Hyg.: published June, 2016.
• Implementation of the ANISA Protocol in Sylhet, Bangladesh: Challenges and Solutions. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published May, 2016
• Prevalence, Serotype Distribution and Mortality Risk Associated With Group B Streptococcus Colonization of Newborns in Rural Bangladesh. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published December, 2016.
• Using Text Messages for Critical Real-time Data Capture in the ANISA Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published May, 2016.
• Infection Surveillance Protocol for a Multicountry Population-based Study in South Asia to Determine the Incidence, Etiology and Risk Factors for Infections Among Young Infants of 0 to 59 Days Old. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published May, 2016.
• Classification of Blood Culture Isolates Into Contaminants and Pathogens on the Basis of Clinical and Laboratory Data. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published May, 2016.
• Understanding Bacterial Isolates in Blood Culture and Approaches Used to Define Bacteria as Contaminants: A Literature Review. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published May, 2016.
• Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology for Newborn Infection (STROBE-NI): an extension of the STROBE statement for neonatal infection research. Lancet Infect Dis.: published May, 2016.
• Methods Employed in Monitoring and Evaluating Field and Laboratory Systems in the ANISA Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published May, 2016.
• Development and Implementation of the ANISA Labeling and Tracking System for Biological Specimens. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published May, 2016.
• Challenges in Implementation of the ANISA Protocol at the Matiari Site. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published May, 2016.

2015

• Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in Bangladeshi children prior to introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
• Global incidence of serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease: a systematic review. Lancet Infect Dis.: published November, 2015.
• Population-based incidence and etiology of community-acquired neonatal viral infections in Bangladesh: a community and hospital-based surveillance study. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published July, 2015.
• Towards sustainable public health surveillance for enteric fever. Vaccine: published June, 2015.
• Safety and efficacy of alternative antibiotic regimens compared with 7 day injectable procaine benzylpenicillin and gentamicin for outpatient treatment of neonates and young infants with clinical signs of severe infection when referral is not possible: a randomised, open-label, equivalence trial. Lancet Glob Health: published April, 2015.
• Detection of co-colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae by algorithmic use of conventional and molecular methods. Vaccine: published January, 2015.
• Etiology of bacteremia in young infants in six countries. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published January, 2015.

2014

• Estimation of the herd protection of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine against radiologically confirmed pneumonia in children under 2 years old in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Vaccine: published February, 2014.
• Mechanism for Prevention of Infection In Preterm Neonates by Topical Emollients: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published November, 2014.

2013

• Early-onset neonatal sepsis in Dhaka, Bangladesh: risk associated with maternal bacterial colonisation and chorioamnionitis. Trop Med Int Health.: published July, 2013.
• Follow-up of cases of Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis to determine its long-term sequelae. J Pediatr.: published July, 2013.
• Impact of introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine into childhood immunization on meningitis in Bangladeshi infants. J Pediatr.: published July, 2013.
• Maternal and neonatal colonization in Bangladesh: prevalences, etiologies and risk factors. J Perinatol.: published August, 2013.
• Measuring coverage in MNCH: a prospective validation study in Pakistan and Bangladesh on measuring correct treatment of childhood pneumonia. PLoS Med.: published May, 2013.
• Optimization of Multiple Pathogen Detection Using the TaqMan Array Card: Application for a Population-Based Study of Neonatal Infection. PLoS One: published June, 2013.
• Safety and efficacy of simplified antibiotic regimens for outpatient treatment of serious infection in neonates and young infants 0-59 days of age in Bangladesh: design of a randomized controlled trial. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published September, 2013.

2012

• Detection and serotyping of lyophilized nonculturable pneumococcal isolates. J Clin Microbiol.: published October, 2012.
• Impact of 4.0% chlorhexidine cord cleansing on the bacteriologic profile of the newborn umbilical stump in rural Sylhet District, Bangladesh: a community-based, cluster-randomized trial. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published May, 2012.
• Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype-2 childhood meningitis in Bangladesh: a newly recognized pneumococcal infection threat. PLoS One: published March, 2012.
  
• Prevalence of Ciprofloxacin and Nalidixic Acid Resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in Bangladesh Banglad J Microbio.: published June, 2012.

2011

• Biomarkers for diagnosis of neonatal infections: A systematic analysis of their potential as a point-of-care diagnostics. J Glob Health.: published December, 2011.
• Newborn vitamin A supplementation does not affect nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Bangladeshi infants at age 3 months. J Nutr.: published October, 2011.
• The remaining challenge of pneumonia: the leading killer of children. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published January, 2011
• Validation of a clinical algorithm to identify neonates with severe illness during routine household visits in rural Bangladesh. Arch Dis Child.: published September, 2011.
• 5 versus 10 days of treatment with ceftriaxone for bacterial meningitis in children: a double-blind randomised equivalence study. Lancet: published May, 2011.
• Laboratory-based diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia: state of the art and unmet needs. Clin Microbiol Infect.: published May, 2011.
• Improving the sensitivity of blood culture for Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Trop Pediatr.: published June, 2011.

2010

• A low-cost approach to measure the burden of vaccine preventable diseases in urban areas. Vaccine: published July, 2010.
• Cost-effectiveness of skin-barrier-enhancing emollients among preterm infants in Bangladesh. Bull World Health Organ.: published January, 2010.
• Evaluation of a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a package of community-based maternal and newborn interventions in Mirzapur, Bangladesh. PLoS One: published March, 2010.
• Nosocomial sepsis risk score for preterm infants in low-resource settings. J Trop Pediatr.: published July, 2010.
• Reduced susceptibility to fluroquinolone and molecular analysis of ciprofloxacine resistance in salmonella typhi in Bangladesh. University Journal of Biological Sciences: published July, 2010.

2009

• Addition of isovitalex in chocolate agar for the isolation of Haemophilus influenzae. Indian J Med Res.: published January, 2009.
• Causes of early childhood deaths in urban Dhaka, Bangladesh. PLoS One: published December, 2009.
• Determining gestational age in a low-resource setting: validity of last menstrual period. J Health Popul Nutr.: published June, 2009.
• Enhanced diagnosis of pneumococcal meningitis with use of the Binax NOW immunochromatographic test of Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen: a multisite study. Clin Infect Dis.: published March, 2009.
• Invasive pneumococcal disease among children in rural Bangladesh: results from a population-based surveillance. Clin Infect Dis.: published March, 2009.
• Neurodevelopmental sequelae in pneumococcal meningitis cases in Bangladesh: a comprehensive follow-up study. Clin Infect Dis.: published March, 2009.
• Population-based incidence and etiology of community-acquired neonatal bacteremia in Mirzapur, Bangladesh: an observational study. J Infect Dis.: published September, 2009.
• Risk factors for sclerema neonatorum in preterm neonates in Bangladesh. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published May , 2009.
• Simplified dosing of gentamicin for treatment of sepsis in Bangladeshi neonates. J Health Popul Nutr.: published October, 2009.
• Surveillance for invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae disease among hospitalized children in Bangladesh: antimicrobial susceptibility and serotype distribution. Clin Infect Dis.: published March, 2009.
• Use of multiple surveillance modalities to assess the epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in Bangladesh. Clin Infect Dis.: published March, 2009.
• Validation of community health workers’ assessment of neonatal illness in rural Bangladesh. Bull World Health Organ.: published January, 2009.
• Community-based cross-sectional seroprevalence study of hepatitis A in Bangladesh. World J Gastroenterol.: published, October 2009.
• Multihospital Surveillance of Pneumonia Burden among Children Aged <5 Years Hospitalized for Pneumonia in Bangladesh. Clin Infect Dis.: published March, 2009.

2008

• Direct detection of the multidrug resistance genome of Haemophilus influenzae in cerebrospinal fluid of children: implications for treatment of meningitis.Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published January, 2008.
• Effect of skin barrier therapy on neonatal mortality rates in preterm infants in Bangladesh: a randomized, controlled, clinical trial. Pediatrics: published June, 2008.
• Identification of serotype in culture negative pneumococcal meningitis using sequential multiplex PCR: implication for surveillance and vaccine design. PLoS One: published October, 2008.
• Routine skin cultures in predicting sepsis pathogens among hospitalized preterm neonates in Bangladesh. Neonatology: published March, 2008.
• Simplified Age-Weight Mortality Risk Classification for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Low-Resource Settings. J Pediatr.: published June, 2008.
• Effect of community-based newborn-care intervention package implemented through two service-delivery strategies in Sylhet district, Bangladesh: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Lancet: published June, 2008.
• Chloramphenicol versus ampicillin plus gentamicin for community acquired very severe pneumonia among children aged 2-59 months in low resource settings: Multicentre randomised controlled trial (SPEAR study)Bmj.: published January, 2008.
• Retinopathy of Prematurity in Bangladeshi Neonates.J Trop Pediatr.: published October, 2008.

2007

• Acceptability of massage with skin barrier-enhancing emollients in young neonates in Bangladesh.J Health Popul Nutr.: published June, 2007
• Determination of extended-interval gentamicin dosing for neonatal patients in developing countries.Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published June, 2007.
• Effect of topical emollient treatment of preterm neonates in Bangladesh on invasion of pathogens into the bloodstream. Pediatr Res.: published May, 2007.
• Effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae type B conjugate vaccine on prevention of pneumonia and meningitis in Bangladeshi children: a case-control study. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published July, 2007.
• Invasive pneumococcal disease burden and implications for vaccine policy in urban Bangladesh. Am J Trop Med Hyg.: published November, 2007.
• Safety and effect of chlorhexidine skin cleansing on skin flora of neonates in Bangladesh. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published June, 2007.
• Detection, Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens from Suspected Meningitis Patients.Bangladesh Journal of Microbio.: published June, 2007

2006

• Ciprofloxacin treatment in preterm neonates in Bangladesh: lack of effects on growth and development. Pediatr Infect Dis J.: published December, 2006.
• Detection of antigenuria for diagnosis of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease. Ann Trop Paediatr.: published December, 2006
• Molecular basis of resistance displayed by highly ciprofloxacin-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in Bangladesh.J Clin Microbiol.: published October, 2006.
• Pneumococcal vaccination in developing countries. Lancet: published May, 2006.
• Septicemic neonates without lumbar puncture: what are we missing? J Trop Pediatr.: published February, 2006.
• Trends in use of referral hospital services for care of sick newborns in a community-based intervention in Tangail District, Bangladesh. J Health Popul Nutr.: published December, 2006.