Publications by authors named "S Bin Bashar"
With increasing antibiotic resistance in gram-negative bacteria, including those causing Shigellosis, evidence of safety and pharmacokinetics data on new oral antibiotics is crucial. We aimed to investigate the safety and pharmacokinetic properties of an oral carbapenem, tebipenem pivoxil, along with it's ability to produce desired results in childhood shigellosis. This randomized pilot clinical trial was conducted at Dhaka Hospital, icddr,b in 2022 between May and September.
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- Obesity poses serious health risks and can lead to chronic diseases; effective nutrition education plays a key role in managing weight.
- The study involved 50 overweight/obese adults in Lahore, split into control and intervention groups, with the intervention group receiving individualized guidance and follow-ups for three months.
- Results showed significant improvements in BMI and body composition for the intervention group compared to the control group, indicating that personalized nutrition education is more effective for weight loss.
Our study aimed to identify the bacterial source of a previously detected mobile antibiotic-resistant gene, , found in a lake that serves as a source to a water treatment plant operated by a First Nation reserve. Three methicillin-resistant presumptive spp. isolated from the sample using selective media were verified as positive by PCR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Among diarrheal children, injudicious use of antibiotics is a major public health concern particularly in low- and middle-income countries. There are evidence-based guidelines by the World Health Organization (WHO) to prescribe antibiotics for bloody diarrhea in children. There is a scarcity of published data regarding the judicious use of antibiotics for bloody diarrhea in children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The primary concern with prolonged hospitalization following birth is the risk of acquiring hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) caused by opportunistic bacteria, which can alter the early establishment of gut microbiota.
Objective: To assess the association between postpartum hospital length of stay (LOS) and the composition of gut microbiota at 3 and 12 months of age according to birth mode.
Methods: In total, 1313 Canadian infants from the CHILD Cohort Study were involved in this study.