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Belal Hossain
Researcher at Dhaka Shishu Hospital
Publications - 12
Citations - 251
Belal Hossain is an academic researcher from Dhaka Shishu Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine & Population. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 12 publications receiving 225 citations. Previous affiliations of Belal Hossain include Johns Hopkins University & Boston Children's Hospital.
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Identification of serotype in culture negative pneumococcal meningitis using sequential multiplex PCR: implication for surveillance and vaccine design.
Samir K. Saha,Gary L. Darmstadt,Abdullah H Baqui,Belal Hossain,Maksuda Islam,Dona Foster,Hassan M. Al-Emran,Aliya Naheed,Shams El Arifeen,Stephen P. Luby,Mathuram Santosham,Derrick W. Crook +11 more
TL;DR: PCR-based serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in Asia could improve ascertainment of pneumococcal serotype distributions, especially for meningitis in settings with high prior use of antibiotics.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype-2 Childhood Meningitis in Bangladesh: A Newly Recognized Pneumococcal Infection Threat
Samir K. Saha,Hassan M. Al Emran,Belal Hossain,Gary L. Darmstadt,Senjuti Saha,Maksuda Islam,Atique Iqbal Chowdhury,Dona Foster,Aliya Naheed,Shams El Arifeen,Abdullah H Baqui,Shamim Qazi,Stephen P. Luby,Stephen P. Luby,Robert F. Breiman,Mathuram Santosham,Robert E. Black,Derrick W. Crook +17 more
TL;DR: An unprecedented upsurge of serotype 2, an uncommon pneumococcal serotype, without any known intervention is reported, which was the leading serotype-specific cause of childhood meningitis in Bangladesh over the past decade.
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Epidemiology and risk factors for pneumonia severity and mortality in Bangladeshi children <5 years of age before 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction
Shampa Saha,Hasan,Lindsay Kim,Jennifer L. Farrar,Belal Hossain,Maksuda Islam,Asm Nawshad Uddin Ahmed,M. Ruhul Amin,Mohammed Hanif,Manzoor Hussain,Shams El-Arifeen,Shams El-Arifeen,Cynthia G. Whitney,Samir K. Saha +13 more
TL;DR: Modifiable factors for severe pneumonia and mortality in young children in Bangladesh included low weight for age and access to safe drinking water and improving vaccination status could decrease disease severity.
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Understanding Bacterial Isolates in Blood Culture and Approaches Used to Define Bacteria as Contaminants: A Literature Review.
Belal Hossain,Mohammad Shariful Islam,Atiqur Rahman,Mahfuza Marzan,Iftekhar Rafiqullah,Nicholas E. Connor,Mohammad Hasanuzzaman,Maksuda Islam,Davidson H. Hamer,Patricia L. Hibberd,Samir K. Saha +10 more
TL;DR: Inaccurate interpretation of blood culture may falsely guide treatment and also has long-term policy implications, so the combination of clinical and microbiological knowledge, patient’s clinical history and laboratory findings are essential for appropriate interpretation ofBlood culture.
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Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Bangladeshi Children Before Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Samir K. Saha,Belal Hossain,Maksuda Islam,Hasanuzzaman,Shampa Saha,Mohammad Quamrul Hasan,Gary L. Darmstadt,Mrittika Chowdury,Shams El Arifeen,Abdullah H Baqui,Robert F. Breiman,Mathuram Santosham,Stephen P. Luby,Stephen P. Luby,Cynthia G. Whitney +14 more
TL;DR: The distribution of serotypes causing IPD in Bangladeshi children is diverse, limiting the proportion of PCV cases PCV can prevent, but PCV introduction is expected to have major benefits as the country has a high burden of IPD-related mortality, morbidity and disability.