Mustafizur Rahman, Rasheda Sultana, Giasuddin Ahmed, Sharifun Nahar et al.
Approximately 20,000 stool specimens from patients with diarrhea visiting 1 urban and 1 rural hospital in Bangladesh during January 2001-May 2006 were tested for group A rotavirus antigen, and 4,712 (24.0%) were positive. G and P genotyping was performed on a subset of 10% of the positive samples (n...
Mustafizur Rahman, Jelle Matthijnssens, Sharifun Nahar, Goutam Podder et al.
A novel rotavirus strain (Dhaka6) isolated from a 21-year-old Bangladeshi male patient was characterized by sequence analysis of its VP7 and VP4 gene segments. Phylogenetic analysis of the VP7 gene of the Dhaka6 strain revealed a common evolutionary lineage with porcine G11 rotavirus strains. This i...
W. Abdullah Brooks, A. S. M. Alamgir, Rebecca Sultana, Md Saiful Islam et al.
We identified avian influenza virus A (H5N1) infection in a child in Bangladesh in 2008 by routine influenza surveillance. The virus was of the same clade and phylogenetic subgroup as that circulating among poultry during the period. This case illustrates the value of routine surveillance for detect...
Begum Sharifun Nahar, Syeda Afroza, Sunirmol Roy, Nurun Nahar et al.
Background: Neonatal sepsis is an important issue with a high morbidity and mortality rate in spite of new advances in antibiotic therapy. Identifying the causative agents and their antibiotic sensitivity in a neonatal care unit (NCU) helps the physician to choose the most appropriate antibiotic the...
Begum Sharifun Nahar
Abstract not available DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjch.v38i2.21145 Bangladesh J Child Health 2014; VOL 38 (2) : 98-100
MMR Sajib, M Obidullah, Avijit Dutta, Enakshmi Ghosh et al.
The aim of this study was to evaluate body conformation, morphometry and meat yield characteristics of broiler, Sonali, deshi and Fayomi chicken available in local market. Experiment was carried out at the poultry science laboratory of Jhenidah government veterinary college (JGVC), Jhenidah for a pe...
Sharifun Nahar, Souvik Paul, N Kubayashi
Rotaviruses are the most important etiological agents of severe diarrheal illness in infants, children, and adults throughout the world. Group A rotavirus causes approximately 40% of hospitalization for diarrhea among under 5 years children. The prevalence of Group B rotaviruses is not as high as th...
AJM Ferdaus, BM Hassin, Sharifun Nahar, MSA Bhuiyan et al.
The experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of upgraded Dwarf-Fayoumi genotype (IDC♂ × Fay♀) with three different feeding regimes from onset of lay to 72 weeks of age. A total of 90 IDC♂ × Fay♀ birds of third generation (F3) at 16 weeks of age were distributed to 15 selected farmers nea...
Sushil Kumar Bagchi, Md. Moniruzzaman, Sharifun Nahar, Md. Khalequzzaman et al.
Background: Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention are at risk of different complications such as periprocedural bleeding and acute haemoglobin reduction that can lead to myocardial injury. Blood loss through catheter during procedure and through puncture site haematoma causes peripr...
Mohammad Hossain, Md Abdul Qyuoom, Abu Shoyeb Md Mahamuduzzaman, Imam Uddin Md. Abu Kawsar Mir et al.
Worldwide birth defects are one of the main causes of morbidity and disability among children. The risk factors vary significantly by geography, depending on local environmental and genetic factors. Our aim was to ascertain the local risk factors for birth defects, which is the first step toward dev...
Sushil Kumar Bagchi, Md Moniruzzaman, Sharifun Nahar, Md Khalequzzaman et al.
Background: Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention are at risk of different complications such as periprocedural bleeding and acute hemoglobin reduction that can lead to myocardial injury. Blood loss through the catheter during the procedure and through puncture site haematoma causes...
Tazin Islam, Adhir Kumar Das, Md. Arifur Rahaman, Sharifun Nahar et al.
Background: Weight gain is an ongoing challenge when initiating insulin therapy in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study is to observe and compare the effect of commonly used regimens of insulin on body mass index (BMI) among Type 2 diabetes patients. Methods: An observationa...
Begum Sharifun Nahar
Abstract not availableJ Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2015; 33(2): 95-97
Syeda Shahina Subhan, Nasir Uddin Mithu, Md Rezwanur Rahman, Sharifun Nahar et al.
Background: In patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), Cardiac Troponin I (cTnI) elevation is indicative of myocardial damage. After acute myocardial infarction (AMI), level of Pro-BNP rises rapidly during the first 24 hours and tends to stabilize thereafter.Objective: The present study tried t...
Nasrin Begum, Sharmeen Mahmood, Parvin Akhter Shamsun Nahar, Sabiha Islam et al.
Birth defects are a leading cause of infant death, accounting for more than 1 of every 5 infant deaths. Every year more than 8.14 million children are born with a serious birth defect, due to genetic or environmental causes. In the low and middle income countries the burden of birth defects is much ...