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A. K. Siddique
Researcher at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Publications - 71
Citations - 3894
A. K. Siddique is an academic researcher from International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vibrio cholerae & Cholera. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 56 publications receiving 3676 citations.
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Large outbreak of clinical cholera due to Vibrio cholerae non-01 in Bangladesh
M. John Albert,A. K. Siddique,M. S. Islam,Abu Syed Golam Faruque,M. Ansaruzzaman,Shah M. Faruque,R. Bradley Sack +6 more
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Large epidemic of cholera-like disease in Bangladesh caused by Vibrio cholerae 0139 synonym Bengal
M. J. Albert,M. Ansaruzzaman,Pradip Kumar Bardhan,A. S. G. Faruque,Shah M. Faruque,M. S. Islam,Dilip Mahalanabis,R. B. Sack,M. A. Salam,A. K. Siddique,Mohammad Yunus,K. Zaman +11 more
TL;DR: A large epidemic of cholera-like disease in Bangladesh that is due to a V cholerae non-01 strain seems to have pandemic potential and is described, which suggests that the population has no previous immunological experience of the organism.
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New Variants of Vibrio cholerae O1 Biotype El Tor with Attributes of the Classical Biotype from Hospitalized Patients with Acute Diarrhea in Bangladesh
G. Balakrish Nair,Shah M. Faruque,Nurul A. Bhuiyan,M. Kamruzzaman,A. K. Siddique,David A. Sack +5 more
TL;DR: There are possible naturally occurring genetic hybrids between the classical and El Tor biotypes that can cause cholera and thus provide new insight into the epidemiology of cholERA in Bangladesh.
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Viable but nonculturable Vibrio cholerae O1 in biofilms in the aquatic environment and their role in cholera transmission
Munirul Alam,Marzia Sultana,G. Balakrish Nair,A. K. Siddique,Nur A. Hasan,R. Bradley Sack,David A. Sack,Kabir Uddin Ahmed,Abdus Sadique,Hideto Watanabe,Christopher J. Grim,A. Huq,Rita R. Colwell,Rita R. Colwell +13 more
TL;DR: It is concluded thatBiofilms can act as a reservoir for V. cholerae O1 between epidemics because of its long-term viability in biofilms.
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Why treatment centres failed to prevent cholera deaths among Rwandan refugees in Goma, Zaire
A. K. Siddique,Akram K,Khalequ Zaman,Sandra Laston,A. Salam,R.N. Majumdar,M. S. Islam,N. Fronczak +7 more
TL;DR: In one of the temporary treatment centres with the worst case-fatality record, it was shown that improvement of these factors could increase the odds of survival of cholera patients even in a disaster setting.