Alak Paul, Dwaipayan Sikdar, Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, Md Robed Amin et al.
The current novel coronavirus (nCoV) pandemic, COVID-19, was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has spread globally, causing startling loss of life, stalling the global economy, and disrupting social life. One of the challenges to contain COVID-19 is convincing people to adopt pers...
Mohammad Abul Faiz, Md. Farid Ahsan, Aniruddha Ghose, Moinur Rahman et al.
venom antigens in patients' serum. Bites were most common in the early morning and evening during the monsoon (May-July). Ligatures were routinely applied to the bitten limb before admission. Thirty-seven patients consulted traditional healers, most of whom made incisions around the bite site. Fifty...
Maryam Faiz, Aniruddha Ghose, Md. Farid Ahsan, Moinur Rahman et al.
Prospective studies of snake bite patients in Chittagong, Bangladesh, included five cases of bites by greater black kraits (Bungarus niger), proven by examination of the snakes that had been responsible. This species was previously known only from India, Nepal, Bhutan and Burma. The index case prese...
Mohammad Jahid Hasan, Tamanna Tabassum, Mohiuddin Sharif, Md. Abdullah Saeed Khan et al.
BACKGROUND: The clinical presentation of dengue fever had been observed to change with time since its first outbreak in 2000 in Bangladesh. This report showed the clinical presentation of the 2019 outbreak in Bangladesh along with its comparison to previous outbreaks witnessed in this region. METHOD...
Md. Abdullah Saeed Khan, Abdullah Al Mosabbir, Enayetur Raheem, Ahsan Ahmed et al.
Abstract Background The mosquito-borne arboviral disease dengue has become a global public health concern. However, very few studies have reported atypical clinical features of dengue among children. Because an understanding of various spectrums of presentation of dengue is necessary for timely diag...
Md. Maruf Ahmed Molla, Mahmuda Yeasmin, Md. Khairul Islam, Mohiuddin Sharif et al.
BACKGROUND: As evidence is mounting regarding irrational and often unnecessary use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic a cross-sectional Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) (in accordance with WHO guideline) was conducted across COVID-19 dedicated wards in Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH)...
Aliya Naheed, Maliha Hakim, Md. Saimul Islam, Md Badrul Islam et al.
Background: Dementia is a significant global health issue, particularly for low-income and middle-income countries which majorly contribute to the dementia cases reported globally (67%). We estimated the prevalence of dementia among older people in Bangladesh and compared the estimate across differe...
Rapeephan R. Maude, Richard J. Maude, Aniruddha Ghose, M. Robed Amin et al.
Scrub and murine typhus infections are under-diagnosed causes of febrile illness across the tropics, and it is not known how common they are in Bangladesh. We conducted a prospective seroepidemiologic survey across six major teaching hospitals in Bangladesh by using an IgM enzyme-linked immunosorben...
Sudhir Venkatesan, Puja Myles, Kirsty J. Bolton, Stella G. Muthuri et al.
BACKGROUND: The effect of neuraminidase inhibitor (NAI) treatment on length of stay (LoS) in patients hospitalized with influenza is unclear. METHODS: We conducted a one-stage individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis exploring the association between NAI treatment and LoS in patients hospital...
Md. Khairul Islam, Md. Maruf Ahmed Molla, Pratyay Hasan, Mohiuddin Sharif et al.
Abstract To evaluate the persistence and factors associated with sleep disturbances among COVID‐19 patients with a history of sleep disturbances 2 months after discharge from the hospital. A total of 400 patients admitted at Dhaka Medical College Hospital during July and August were diagnosed as suf...
Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, Md. Shariful Alam Jilani, Lovely Barai, Tanjila Rahman et al.
Melioidosis is known to occur in Bangladesh, but there are few reports about the condition in the published international literature. We set out to review all known cases of melioidosis in the country to date, using both retrospective and prospective data. A web-based literature search was conducted...
Richard J. Maude, Mahtab Uddin Hasan, Md. Amir Hossain, Abdullah Abu Sayeed et al.
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological data on malaria in Bangladesh are sparse, particularly on severe and fatal malaria. This hampers the allocation of healthcare provision in this resource-poor setting. Over 85% of the estimated 150,000-250,000 annual malaria cases in Bangladesh occur in Chittagong Division...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Md Robed Amin, Abdullah Al Mosabbir
Bangladesh, a South Asian country with over 165 million people, is currently confronting the worst phase of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVIDAU : PleasenotethatCOVID 19hasbeendefineda -19) pandemic since the official declaration on 8 March 2020, with a record surge in cases and deaths. After ravag...
Sajib Chakraborty, Saruar Alam, Mohammad Sayem, Mousumi Sanyal et al.
BackgroundThe dengue-infected patients with or without hemorrhagic manifestations, typically exhibit moderate to severe thrombocytopenia. A thrombopoietin receptor agonist – eltrombopag has been efficacious in correcting thrombocytopenia in patients with various pathological conditions including imm...
Miah Md. Akiful Haque, Yasmin Jahan, Zara Khair, Michiko Moriyama et al.
Chronic diseases, including non-communicable diseases (NCDs), have arisen as a severe threat to health and socio-economic growth. Telemedicine can provide both the highest level of patient satisfaction and the lowest risk of infection during a pandemic. The factors associated with its usage and pati...