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Komal Raj Rijal
Researcher at Tribhuvan University
Publications - 71
Citations - 927
Komal Raj Rijal is an academic researcher from Tribhuvan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 60 publications receiving 516 citations. Previous affiliations of Komal Raj Rijal include Pokhara University & Mahidol University.
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Barriers in the access, diagnosis and treatment completion for tuberculosis patients in central and western Nepal: A qualitative study among patients, community members and health care workers
Sujan Babu Marahatta,Rajesh Kumar Yadav,Deena Giri,Sarina Lama,Komal Raj Rijal,Shiva Raj Mishra,Ashish Shrestha,Pramod Raj Bhattrai,Roshan Kumar Mahato,Bipin Adhikari,Bipin Adhikari +10 more
TL;DR: The main objective of this study was to explore the factors affecting the access to the health services, diagnosis and the treatment completion for TB patients in central and western Nepal.
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Diagnostic Accuracy of GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay in Comparison to Conventional Drug Susceptibility Testing Method for the Diagnosis of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
Pratikshya Pandey,Narayan Dutt Pant,Komal Raj Rijal,Bhawana Shrestha,Sirita Kattel,Megha Raj Banjara,Bhagwan Maharjan,Rajendra Kc +7 more
TL;DR: GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay was found to be highly sensitive, specific and comparable to gold standard conventional DST method for the diagnosis of MDR-TB.
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Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Species in Pediatric Patients Visiting International Friendship Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal:
Karuna Kayastha,Binod Dhungel,Shovana Karki,Bipin Adhikari,Megha Raj Banjara,Komal Raj Rijal,Prakash Ghimire +6 more
TL;DR: A high prevalence of multidrug-resistant ESBL organisms was found in this study among pediatric patients, and treatment based on their routine identification and susceptibility to specific antibiotics is critical to halt the spread of AMR and ESBL.
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Multidrug resistant Vibrio cholerae O1 from clinical and environmental samples in Kathmandu city
Upendra Thapa Shrestha,Nabaraj Adhikari,Rojina Maharjan,Megha Raj Banjara,Komal Raj Rijal,Shital Raj Basnyat,Vishwanath Prasad Agrawal +6 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that toxigenic strains be identified and proper antibiotic susceptibility testing be conducted to allow effective empirical therapy to be used to treat and control cholera.
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Detection of OXA-48 Gene in Carbapenem-Resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from Urine Samples.
Sushma Gurung,Sonali Kafle,Binod Dhungel,Nabaraj Adhikari,Upendra Thapa Shrestha,Bipin Adhikari,Megha Raj Banjara,Komal Raj Rijal,Prakash Ghimire +8 more
TL;DR: One in ten isolates of E. coli and K. pneumoniae were carbapenem resistant, and OXA-48 serves as a potential agent to map the distribution of resistance among clinical isolates.