Mahfuza Marzan, Dewan Zubaer Islam, Halyna Lugova, Ambigga Krishnapillai et al.
BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs, and inappropriate uses lead to the resistance that renders them ineffective. This study aims to understand knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) concerning antibiotic use and resistance among university students in Bangladesh. METHODS: A cross-sectiona...
Mohd. Raeed Jamiruddin, Bushra Ayat Meghla, Dewan Zubaer Islam, Taslima Akter Tisha et al.
With the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic, new technologies are being implemented for more rapid, scalable, and sensitive diagnostics. The implementation of microfluidic techniques and their amalgamation with different detection techniques has led to innovative diagnostics kits to detect SARS-Co...
Sabahat Zahra, Muhammad Khurram Saleem, Khawaja Faizan Ejaz, Amna Akbar et al.
BACKGROUND: Nephropathy is one of the most common microvascular impediments of diabetes mellitus. In this study, we aimed to estimate the prevalence of nephropathy in diabetic patients across the North American region. METHODS: Eligible studies were screened out from 3 electronic databases, for exam...
AHM Safayet Ullah Prodhan, Dewan Zubaer Islam, Shahad Saif Khandker, Mohd. Raeed Jamiruddin et al.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, several priority diseases were not getting sufficient attention. Whilst breast cancer is a fatal disease affecting millions worldwide, identification and management of these patients did not initially attract critical attention to minimize the impact of lockdown, post-l...
Nosheena Akhter Shabbir, Sara Bashir Kant, Kainat Rashid, Uzma Hafeez et al.
BACKGROUND: As a major maternal health concern, the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among pregnant women was previously investigated in European, African, and Latin American regions other than the North American region. This study analyzed the prevalence of HIV among pregnant women ...
Shahad Saif Khandker, Safrin Jahan, Adiba Ayesha Khan, Begum Faijunnesa Abrittee et al.
HIV transmission and infection among dialysis patients have become a major healthcare concern and a rising threat throughout the world. Our current systematic review and meta-analysis targeted to determine the global epidemiologic state of HIV infection among dialysis patients. Three online database...
Shanaz Fatema Bristy, Md. Reaz Uddin, Nowshin Jahan, Dewan Zubaer Islam et al.
Functional analysis of ATP-binding cassette transporter of Streptomyces coelicolorTu Nguyen and Huu Nguyen
SM Shafiul Alam Sajal, Dewan Zubaer Islam, Shahad Saif Khandker, Elizabeth Solórzano-Ortiz et al.
The reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, has been regarded as the diagnostic gold standard. However, the excessive sensitivity of RT-PCR may cause false-positive outcomes from contamination. Again, its technical complexity in...
Alif Hasan Pranto, Ehsan Suez, Md Ekhtiar Uddin, Hasan Shahriyer Tonmoy et al.
Hepatitis B infection is a global threat caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV), which can be transmitted through blood transfusions. Again, dialysis is a mechanical process that is used to filter the blood of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the worldwi...
Md. Ahsanul Haque, Rahima Begum, Md. Zulfekar Ali, Dewan Zubaer Islam et al.
Background: In Bangladesh, a number of sex workers are involved in commercial sex work in different brothels in both legal and illegal settlements due to reasons such as lack of social support, depression, forced sex, abuse, violence, polyamory, being kidnapped, and unemployment. In this study, we t...
Md. Shiful Islam Sujan, A Khanom, Dewan Zubaer Islam, Sawda Binte Monir et al.
ABSTRACT ISAba43 is a mobile genetic element (MGE) previously reported in Acinetobacter baumannii carrying antibiotic-resistance genes. The draft genome of a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter pittii strain containing this MGE, isolated from a urinary tract infection (UTI) sample, is reported, highli...
Rahima Begum, Md Ahsanul Haque, Dewan Zubaer Islam, Hridoy Barua et al.
Tea (Camellia sinensis), a widely consumed beverage, reduces oxidative stress and has antimicrobial properties due to its phytochemicals. Ethanolic extracts from Bangladeshi green tea were analyzed for phytochemicals, antioxidants, bioactive compounds, and antibacterial activity using in vitro and i...
Hasibul Islam, Shahad Saif Khandker, Anwara Khatun, Ehsan Suez et al.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents an escalating global health burden, fundamentally altering morbidity and mortality trajectories across the world, particularly as it advances into end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Beyond the primary decline in renal filtration and excretion, a wide spectrum of ...
Shahad Saif Khandker, Md. Ekthiar Uddin, Dewan Zubaer Islam, Rokhsana Jahan et al.
Shahad Saif Khandker, Ekthiar Uddin, Dewan Zubaer Islam, Rokhsana Jahan et al.
Shahad Saif Khandker, Alif Hasan Pranto, Afrin Rahman Juthy, Mariam Zaman et al.
Background: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a procedure used in different malignant and non-malignant diseases. Although post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is infrequently observed in patients with HSCT, no study on the overall global incidence rate is available to...
Hasibul Islam, Shahad Saif Khandker, Anwara Khatun, Ehsan Suez et al.
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents an escalating global health burden, fundamentally altering morbidity and mortality trajectories across the world, particularly as it advances into end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Beyond the primary decline in renal filtration and excretion, a wide ...
Dewan Zubaer Islam, Fahmida Sultana Tamanna, Mohtasim Fuad, Mst. Sanzida Akter Shanta et al.
Monkeypox (Mpox) disease, caused by the Monkeypox virus (Mpox virus), emerged as a significant global health threat during the 2022 outbreak, prompting the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Rapid evolution through genomic modifi...