Samir K. Saha

Determining Gestational Age in a Low-resource Setting: Validity of Last Menstrual Period (2009)

Rosenberg, Rebecca E., Ahmed, Saifuddin, Saha, Samir K., Black, Robert E., ...

The validity of three methods (last menstrual period [LPM], Ballard and Dubowitz scores) for assessment of gestational age for premature infants in a low-resource setting was assessed, using...

Retinopathy of Prematurity in Bangladeshi Neonates (2008)

Muslima, Humaira, Anwar, Kazi Shabbir, Khan, Naila Z., Saha, Samir K., ...

Background: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a potentially blinding eye disorder that primarily affects premature infants. Increased survival of extremely low birth weight infants following...

SHORT REPORT - Acceptability of Massage with Skin Barrier-enhancing Emollients in Young Neonates in Bangladesh (2007)

Saha, Samir K., Law, Paul A., Black, Robert E., Santosham, Mathuram, ...

Oil massage of newborns has been practised for generations in the Indian sub-continent; however, oils may vary from potentially beneficial, e.g. sunflower seed oil, to potentially toxic, e.g. mustard...

Trends in Use of Referral Hospital Services for Care of Sick Newborns in a Community-based Intervention in Tangail District, Bangladesh (2007)

Bari, Sanwarul, Mannan, Ishtiaq, Rahman, Mohammed Anisur, Darmstadt, Gary L., Seraji, M. Habibur R., Baqui, Abdullah H., ...

The Projahnmo-II Project in Mirzapur upazila (sub-district), Tangail district, Bangladesh, is promot­ing care-seeking for sick newborns through health education of families, identification and...

Trends in Use of Referral Hospital Services for Care of Sick Newborns in a Community-based Intervention in Tangail District, Bangladesh (2007)

Bari, Sanwarul, Mannan, Ishtiaq, Rahman, Mohammed Anisur, Darmstadt, Gary L., Habibur, M., Seraji, R., ...

The Projahnmo-II Project in Mirzapur upazila (sub-district), Tangail district, Bangladesh, is promot­ing care-seeking for sick newborns through health education of families, identification and...

Septicemic Neonates Without Lumbar Puncture: What are we Missing? (2006)

Hoque, Md. Mahbubul, Darmstadt, Gary L., Saha, Samir K.

Meningitis is a serious problem in newborn infants and has high mortality and frequent neurological sequelae. In neonates, signs and symptoms of serious infections are often obscure and clinical...

Assessment of atrial regional and global electromechanical function by tissue velocity echocardiography: a feasibility study on healthy individuals (2005)

Quintana, Miguel, Lindell, Peter, Saha, Samir K, Del Furia, Francesca, Lind, Britta, Govind, Satish, ...

Abstract Background The appropriate evaluation of atrial electrical function is only possible by means of invasive electrophysiology techniques, which are expensive and therefore not suitable for...

Septicemic Neonates Without Lumbar Puncture: What are we Missing? (2005)

Hoque, Md. Mahbubul, Darmstadt, Gary L., Saha, Samir K.

Meningitis is a serious problem in newborn infants and has high mortality and frequent neurological sequelae. In neonates, signs and symptoms of serious infections are often obscure and clinical...

Septicemic Neonates Without Lumbar Puncture: What are we Missing? (2005)

Hoque, Md. Mahbubul, Darmstadt, Gary L., Saha, Samir K.

Meningitis is a serious problem in newborn infants and has high mortality and frequent neurological sequelae. In neonates, signs and symptoms of serious infections are often obscure and clinical...

Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis B and Delta Virus Infections in Bangladesh (2003)

Zaki, Md. Hasan, Darmstadt, Gary L., Baten, Abdul, Ahsan, Chowdhury R., Saha, Samir K.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the most prevalent public health problems worldwide, and causes 1 million deaths annually. In Bangladesh, information about prevalence of HBV infection is...

Antimicrobial resistance and serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains causing childhood infections in Bangladesh, 1993 to 1997 (1999)

Saha, Samir K., Rikitomi, N., Ruhulamin, M., Masaki, H., Hanif, M., Islam, Maksuda, ...

Three hundred sixty-two Streptococcus pneumoniae strains were isolated from children under 5 years of age at Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital from 1993 to 1997. The strains were isolated from blood...

Antimicrobial Resistance and Serotype Distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Causing Childhood Infections in Bangladesh, 1993 to 1997

Saha, Samir K., Rikitomi, N., Ruhulamin, M., Masaki, H., Hanif, M., Islam, Maksuda, ...

Three hundred sixty-two Streptococcus pneumoniae strains were isolated from children under 5 years of age at Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital from 1993 to 1997. The strains were isolated from blood...

Rapid Identification and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Isolated from Blood: Implications for Therapy

Saha, Samir K., Darmstadt, Gary L., Baqui, Abdullah H., Hanif, M., Ruhulamin, M., Santosham, Mathuram, ...

The turnaround time (TAT) for Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi identification and reporting of the antibiotic susceptibility profile was determined for 391 cases of typhoid fever, using the lysis...

Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance and Serotype Composition of Carriage and Invasive Pneumococci among Bangladeshi Children: Implications for Treatment Policy and Vaccine Formulation

Saha, Samir K., Baqui, Abdullah H., Darmstadt, Gary L., Ruhulamin, M., Hanif, Mohammed, El Arifeen, Shams, ...

The nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae is thought to pose a risk for invasive pneumococcal diseases, and the evaluation of carriage strains is thus often used to inform antibiotic...

Antimicrobial Resistance and Serotype Distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Causing Childhood Infections in Bangladesh, 1993 to 1997

Saha, Samir K., Rikitomi, N., Ruhulamin, M., Masaki, H., Hanif, M., Islam, Maksuda, ...

Three hundred sixty-two Streptococcus pneumoniae strains were isolated from children under 5 years of age at Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital from 1993 to 1997. The strains were isolated from blood...

Rapid Identification and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Isolated from Blood: Implications for Therapy

Saha, Samir K., Darmstadt, Gary L., Baqui, Abdullah H., Hanif, M., Ruhulamin, M., Santosham, Mathuram, ...

The turnaround time (TAT) for Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi identification and reporting of the antibiotic susceptibility profile was determined for 391 cases of typhoid fever, using the lysis...

Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance and Serotype Composition of Carriage and Invasive Pneumococci among Bangladeshi Children: Implications for Treatment Policy and Vaccine Formulation

Saha, Samir K., Baqui, Abdullah H., Darmstadt, Gary L., Ruhulamin, M., Hanif, Mohammed, El Arifeen, Shams, ...

The nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae is thought to pose a risk for invasive pneumococcal diseases, and the evaluation of carriage strains is thus often used to inform antibiotic...

Molecular Basis of Resistance Displayed by Highly Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi in Bangladesh

Saha, Samir K., Darmstadt, Gary L., Baqui, Abdullah H., Crook, Derrick W., Islam, M. Nurul, Islam, Maksuda, ...

Highly ciprofloxacin-resistant (MIC, 512 μg/ml) strains of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi were isolated from the blood of typhoid patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The strains were indistinguishable...

Community-based cross-sectional seroprevalence study of hepatitis A in Bangladesh

Saha, Samir K, Saha, Setarunnahar, Shakur, Salim, Hanif, Mohammed, Habib, Md Ahsan, Datta, Sanjoy K, ...

AIM: To elucidate the age-distribution of anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) seroprevalence across different socioeconomic status (SES) categories in Bangladesh which, despite scarce data, is generally...