Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research interests include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, and Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis.
Post-TB lung disease: pathogenesis, host-directed therapies, and the C3HeB/FeJ model for pre-clinical advances.
Rifampin Exposure in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women With Tuberculosis in India.
Development of a four-gene host signature for paucibacillary TB among symptomatic individuals with sputum Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra very low and trace results
Prominence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis biomarkers among sputum culture-negative clinic attendees, independent of Ultra status
Combining blood transcriptomic signatures improves the prediction of progression to tuberculosis among household contacts in Brazil
Mechanisms of lung damage in tuberculosis: implications for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
B cells promote granulomatous inflammation during chronic Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in mice
High resolution imaging and five-year tuberculosis contact outcomes
Dynamin-like proteins mediate extracellular vesicle secretion in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Comparison of IGRA and TST in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis among women of reproductive age in South India
Impact of Undernutrition on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes in India: A Multicenter, Prospective, Cohort Analysis
Early alveolar macrophage response and IL-1R-dependent T cell priming determine transmissibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains.
Malnutrition leads to increased inflammation and expression of tuberculosis risk signatures in recently exposed household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis
Predictors of weight loss during the intensive phase of tuberculosis treatment in patients with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis in South India
Comparison of IGRA and TST in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis among women of reproductive age in South India
Food for thought: addressing undernutrition to end tuberculosis
Prevalence and risk factors associated with latent tuberculosis infection among household contacts of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in South India
Comparison of profile and treatment outcomes between elderly and non-elderly tuberculosis patients in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, South India
Prevalence and factors associated with diabetes mellitus among tuberculosis patients in South India—a cross-sectional analytical study
Comparing tuberculosis gene signatures in malnourished individuals using the TBSignatureProfiler
Rapamycin modulates pulmonary pathology in a murine model of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
‘People listen more to what actors say’: A qualitative study of tuberculosis-related knowledge, behaviours, stigma, and potential interventions in Puducherry, India
Risk factors for death during treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis patients in South India: A cohort study
Severe undernutrition in children affects tuberculin skin test performance in Southern India.
Cross-validation of existing signatures and derivation of a novel 29-gene transcriptomic signature predictive of progression to TB in a Brazilian cohort of household contacts of pulmonary TB
Risk factors for death during treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis patients in South India: A cohort study
Fluoroquinolone Efficacy against Tuberculosis Is Driven by Penetration into Lesions and Activity against Resident Bacterial Populations
Effect of malnutrition on radiographic findings and mycobacterial burden in pulmonary tuberculosis
Transmission phenotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains is mechanistically linked to induction of distinct pulmonary pathology
Transmission phenotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains is mechanistically linked to induction of distinct pulmonary pathology.