Zahin Amin-Chowdhury

Nov 25, 2024 | journalofinfection.com | Cranmer Terrace |Zahin Amin-Chowdhury |Marta Bertran |Fariyo Abdullahi |Carmen Sheppard |Seyi Eletu | +3 more

Keywords maternal infection neonatal infection invasive pneumococcal disease pregnancy postpartum risk Introduction Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of serious bacterial infections, including pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality across all age-groups.1,2 While the increased risk at the extremes of age and in individuals with specific underlying conditions such as immunosuppression is well-documented, little is known about...

Jul 27, 2023 | thelancet.com | David Shaw |Raquel Abad |Zahin Amin-Chowdhury |Adriana Antonio Bautista

Research in contextEvidence before this studyWe searched PubMed, bioRxiv, and medRxiv for articles written in English and published before Dec 31, 2019, that reported on large-scale containment measures implemented during a pandemic. Search terms included “pandemic” AND “microbial transmission” OR “transmission” AND “containment”. Overall, 262 papers were identified, but none met our inclusion criteria.