zubair akhtar - Infectious Diseases

Author Information

Zubair Akhtar is a researcher affiliated with the Infectious Diseases Division at ICDDRB, located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His work primarily focuses on various aspects of infectious diseases, with significant contributions to the understanding of antibiotic usage, resistance, and public health interventions in resource-limited settings.

Research Contributions

Dr. Zubair Akhtar has made substantial contributions to the field of infectious diseases, particularly in the context of Bangladesh. His research spans several important topics, including antibiotic dispensing practices, the impact of immunization on malnourished children, and surveillance systems for emerging infectious threats like COVID-19. He has also explored antibiotic usage in food animal production and its implications for resistance, as well as infection prevention measures in healthcare settings. His studies provide valuable insights into healthcare challenges and interventions in low-resource environments.

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Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Citation Count	257
H-index	8
Paper Count	31

Publications:

Pattern of Antibiotic Dispensing at Pharmacies According to the WHO Access, Watch, Reserve (AWaRe) Classification in Bangladesh

DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11020247

Year: 2022

Characteristics of severely malnourished under-five children immunized with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin following Expanded Programme on Immunization schedule and their outcomes during hospitalization at an urban diarrheal treatment centre, Bangladesh

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262391

Year: 2022

Antibiotic Usage and Resistance in Food Animal Production: What Have We Learned from Bangladesh?

DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10091032

Year: 2021

Establishing a sentinel surveillance system for the novel COVID-19 in a resource-limited country: methods, system attributes and early findings

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055169

Year: 2021

In-hospital and 30-day major adverse cardiac events in patients referred for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI: 10.1186/s12872-021-01896-9

Year: 2021

Working with Respiratory Illness: Presenteeism Among Healthcare Personnel at Tertiary-Care Hospitals in Bangladesh, 2008–2016

DOI: 10.1017/ash.2021.149

Year: 2021

Antibiotic Use for Febrile Illness among Under-5 Children in Bangladesh: A Nationally Representative Sample Survey

DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10101153

Year: 2021

Maternal Characteristics Mediating the Impact of Household Poverty on the Nutritional Status of Children Under 5 Years of Age in Bangladesh

DOI: 10.1177/0379572121999016

Year: 2021

Assessment of standard precaution related to infection prevention readiness of healthcare facilities in Bangladesh: Findings from a national cross-sectional survey

DOI: 10.1017/ash.2021.226

Year: 2021

Influenza Vaccination after Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Trial.

DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.057042

Year: 2021

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