A. N. Alam

Publication List Details

Period

1980 - 2007

Number

74

Co-Authors

Aetiology and pathogenesis of chronic diarrhoeal illness in adults (2007)

Azad, A.K., Islam, M., Islam, R., Salam, M.A., Hoque, S.S., Alam, A.N., ...

Objective: Study the aetiology of chronic diarrhoea and understand the underlying pathology leading to the disease. Methodology: Chronic diarrhoea was defined as duration of diarrhoeal illness for...

Effects of age, duration of illness and infecting species on the pathology of fatal childhood shigellosis (2007)

Azad, A.K., Islam, M., Islam, R., Salam, M.A., Alam, A.N., Butler, T.

Objective: Understand the pathogenesis of the complications and the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in the persistence of the diarrhoeal illness, and determine the severity of colitis associated...

Campylobacter jejuni bacteraemia in children with diarrhoea in Bangladesh: report of six cases (2007)

Hossain, Muhammad Anowar, Kabir, Iqbal, Albert, M. John, Kibriya, AKMG, Alam, Khorshed, Alam, A.N.

Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from blood cultures bom 6 of 6»27S diarrhoea! children seeking treatment at the Clinical Research Centre of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease...

Enteroaggregative escherichia coli infections in Bangladeshi children: clinical and microbiological features (2007)

Haider, Khaleda, Faruque, S.M., Shahid, N.S., Albert, M.J., Nahar, S., Malek, A., ...

Escherichia coS isolated from 389 children, less than 1—year of age with diarrhoea, were analyzed for the presence of Enteroaggregative E coti (EAggEC) by their pattern of adherence to HeLa cells....

Rapid detection of rotavirus in faces by a side latex agglutination test as compared with an enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (2007)

Grahnquist, L., Stintzing, G., Alam, A.N., Svensson, L.

A commercial latex agglutination slide test for rotavirus detection (RotascreenR) was compared with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in a hospital setting using 225 patients, 6-24 months...

Comparison of clinical features and pathologic findings in fatal cases of typhoid fever during the initial and later stages of the disease (1997)

Azad, A.K., Islam, R., Salam, M.A., Alam, A.N., Islam, M., Butler, T.

This study was undertaken to correlate the clinical features and pathologic changes noted during the initial and later stages of fatal typhoid illness. Five cases who died during the initial stage of...

Development and evaluation of co-agglutination test to detect rotavirus antigens in stools of patients with diarrhoea (1995)

Islam, M.N., Hossain, M.A., Rahman, M., Yasmin, M., Alam, A.N., Hoque, M., ...

Rotavirus is the most common cause of acute diarrhoea in infants and children in both the developed and developing countries including Bangladesh. Information about rotavirus diarrhoea in Bangladesh...

Effect of antimicrobial (nalidixic acid) therapy in shigellosis and predictive values of outcome variables in patients susceptible or resistant to it (1995)

Islam, M.R., Alam, A.N., Hussain, M.S., Mahalanabis, Dilip

We observed the clinical features and results of simple laboratory tests on stools of 33 children with bacteriologically proven shigellosis to identify features that could be used to assess the...

Enteric protein loss and intestinal permeability changes in children during acute shigellosis and after recovery : effect of zinc supplementation (1994)

Alam, A.N., Sarker, S.A., Wahed, M.A., Khatun, M., Rahaman, M.M.

The effect of zinc supplementation on intestinal permeability changes and protein loss was studied in 32 children aged between 1 and 12 years during bouts of acute shigellosis and after recovery. An...

Double-blind comparison of oral gentamicin and nalidixic acid in the treatment of acute shigellosis in children (1994)

Islam, M.R., Alam, A.N., Hossain, M.S., Mahalanabis, Dilip

To compare the efficacy of oral gentamicin with nalidixic acid in the treatment of acute shigellosis, we studied, in a double blind-trial, 79 comparable children with bloody diarrhoea of less than 72...

Comparison of pivmecillinam and nalidixic acid in the treatment of acute shigellosis in children (1994)

Alam, A.N., Islam, M.R., Hossain, M.S., Mahalanabis, Dilip

The efficacy of oral pivmecillinam was compared with nalidixic acid in the treatment of acute shigellosis in children 1-8 years of age. In a double-blind trial we studied 80 comparable children with...

Management of acute diarrhoea in diabetic patients using oral rehydration solutions containing glucose, rice, or glycine (1994)

Haider, R., Khan, A.K. Azad, Roy, S.K., Dewan, N., Alam, A.N., Mahalanabis, Dilip

To assess the risk of hyperglycaemia with two standard oral rehydration solutions that contain carbohydrate compared with a carbohydrate free solution during rehydration of diabetic patients with...

Double-blind Comparison of Oral Gentamicin and Nalidixic Acid in the Treatment of Acute Shigellosis in Children (1994)

Islam, M. R., Alam, A. N., Hossain, M. S., Mahalanabis, D.

To compare the efficacy of oral gentamicin with nalidixic acid in the treatment of acute shigellosis, we studied, in a double blind-trial, 79 comparable children with bloody diarrhoea of less than...

Maternal nutritional status as a determinant of child health (1993)

Rahman, M., Roy, S.K., Ali, M., Mitra, A.K., Alam, A.N., Akbar, M.S.

To determine the relationship between the nutritional status of the mother and that of the child, 339 children aged 3-36 months and their mothers in two urban hospitals and a community out-patient...

Maternal Nutritional Status as a Determinant of Child Health (1993)

Rahman, M., Roy, S. K., Ali, M., Mitra, A. K., Alam, A. N., Akbar, M. S.

To determine the relationship between the nutritional status of the mother and that of the child, 339 children aged 3–36 months and their mothers in two urban hospitals and a community out-patient...

Prostacyclin concentrations in haemolytic uraemic syndrome after acute shigellosis in children (1991)

Alam, A.N., Abdal, N.M., Wahed, M.A., Rao, B., Kawser, C.A., Hoque, M., ...

The role of prostacyclin in the pathogenesis of haemolytic uraemic syndrome was evaluated in 11 children with acute shigellosis. Plasma concentrations of 6-keto prostaglandin, F1 alpha, a stable...

Interethnic variation in the metabolic inactivation of digoxin by the gut flora (1988)

Alam, A.N., Saha, Jnan R., Dobkin, Jay F., Lindenbaum, John

Digoxin is metabolized to cardioinactive reduced metabolites (digoxin reduction products) in some patients by anaerobic bacteria present in the gut flora. We compared the tendencies of Americans and...

Hydrolysed wheat based oral rehydration solution for acute diarrhoea (1987)

Alam, A.N., Sarker, S.A., Molla, A.M., Rahaman, M.M., Greenough, W.B. III

A randomised three cell study was carried out in 78 children with acute diarrhoea to evaluate the relative efficacy of oral rehydration solution (ORS) made from partially hydrolysed wheat grain,...

Prolonged depression of serum zinc concentrations in children following post-measles diarrhoea (1985)

Sarker, S.A., Rahaman, M.M., Ali, Akbar, Hossain, Saleha, Alam, A.N.

Serum zinc levels were measured in three groups of children aged 6 months to 6 years. In group I, there were 25 children with diarrhoea, who had a history of measles within the 2 weeks preceding the...

Characterization of Aeromonas caviae antigens which cross-react with Shigella boydii 5.

Albert, M J, Qadri, F, Ansaruzzaman, M, Kibriya, A K, Haider, K, Neogi, P K, ...

Live and boiled cells of 16 strains of Aeromonas caviae, isolated from patients with diarrhea, agglutinated with Shigella boydii 5 antiserum in a slide test. Further studies with seven selected...

Randomised double blind trial of single dose doxycycline for treating cholera in adults.

Alam, A N, Alam, N H, Ahmed, T, Sack, D A

OBJECTIVE--To compare the efficacy of a single dose of doxycycline (200 or 300 mg) with the standard multiple doses of tetracycline in patients with cholera. DESIGN--Randomised double blind...

Characterization of Aeromonas caviae antigens which cross-react with Shigella boydii 5.

Albert, M J, Qadri, F, Ansaruzzaman, M, Kibriya, A K, Haider, K, Neogi, P K, ...

Live and boiled cells of 16 strains of Aeromonas caviae, isolated from patients with diarrhea, agglutinated with Shigella boydii 5 antiserum in a slide test. Further studies with seven selected...

Randomised double blind trial of single dose doxycycline for treating cholera in adults.

Alam, A N, Alam, N H, Ahmed, T, Sack, D A

OBJECTIVE--To compare the efficacy of a single dose of doxycycline (200 or 300 mg) with the standard multiple doses of tetracycline in patients with cholera. DESIGN--Randomised double blind...

Risk factors for persistent diarrhoea.

Shahid, N. S., Sack, D. A., Rahman, M., Alam, A. N., Rahman, N.

With a systematically sampled population of children aged under 5 attending this centre for diarrhoeal disease research during 1983-5 a retrospective analysis of persistent diarrhoea (defined as...

Oral rehydration formula containing alanine and glucose for treatment of diarrhoea: a controlled trial.

Patra, F. C., Sack, D. A., Islam, A., Alam, A. N., Mazumder, R. N.

OBJECTIVE--To determine whether adding L-alanine to the glucose based oral rehydration solution recommended by the World Health Organisation would improve its efficacy in treating acute diarrhoea....

Enteric protein loss and intestinal permeability changes in children during acute shigellosis and after recovery: effect of zinc supplementation.

Alam, A N, Sarker, S A, Wahed, M A, Khatun, M, Rahaman, M M

The effect of zinc supplementation on intestinal permeability changes and protein loss was studied in 32 children aged between 1 and 12 years during bouts of acute shigellosis and after recovery. An...

Potassium and magnesium depletion in patients with cirrhosis on maintenance diuretic regimens.

Wheeler, P G, Smith, T, Golindano, C, Alam, A N, Wilkinson, S P, Edmonds, C J, ...

Total body potassium (40K) and leucocyte potassium measurements were carried out on 19 patients with stable but decompensated cirrhosis maintained on diuretics for previous ascites. Of 13 patients...

Changes in the electrolyte content of leucocytes at different clinical stages of cirrhosis.

Alam, A N, Wheeler, P, Wilkinson, S P, Poston, L, Golindano, C, Williamss, R

The intracellular sodium, potassium, and water content of isolated leucocytes was estimated in 47 patients with cirrhosis. The values for sodium showed a wide scatter. In patients without ascites the...

Persistent protein losing enteropathy in post measles diarrhoea.

Sarker, S A, Wahed, M A, Rahaman, M M, Alam, A N, Islam, A, Jahan, F

Faecal alpha 1 antitrypsin was measured in two groups of children with diarrhoea aged 6 months to 6 years during the acute and recovery stages of the illness. Group 1 comprised 19 children with a...

Hydrolysed wheat based oral rehydration solution for acute diarrhoea.

Alam, A N, Sarker, S A, Molla, A M, Rahaman, M M, Greenough, W B

A randomised three cell study was carried out in 78 children with acute diarrhoea to evaluate the relative efficacy of oral rehydration solution (ORS) made from partially hydrolysed wheat grain,...

Persistent diarrhoea: clinical efficacy and nutrient absorption with a rice based diet.

Roy, S K, Haider, R, Akbar, M S, Alam, A N, Khatun, M, Eeckels, R

Twenty six infant boys, aged 4 to 18 months, suffering from persistent diarrhoea and 25 age matched healthy controls without diarrhoea were given a diet based on rice powder, egg white, glucose, and...

Prostacyclin concentrations in haemolytic uraemic syndrome after acute shigellosis in children.

Alam, A N, Abdal, N M, Wahed, M A, Rao, B, Kawser, C A, Hoque, M, ...

The role of prostacyclin in the pathogenesis of haemolytic uraemic syndrome was evaluated in 11 children with acute shigellosis. Plasma concentrations of 6-keto prostaglandin, F1 alpha, a stable...

Management of acute diarrhoea in diabetic patients using oral rehydration solutions containing glucose, rice, or glycine.

Haider, R., Azad Khan, A. K., Roy, S. K., Dewan, N., Alam, A. N., Mahalanabis, D.

OBJECTIVE--To assess the risk of hyperglycaemia with two standard oral rehydration solutions that contain carbohydrate compared with a carbohydrate free solution during rehydration of diabetic...