Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Surgery
Research interest
Research interests include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, Trypanosoma species research and implications, and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.
TB stigma in India: A narrative review of types of stigma, gender differences, and potential interventions
Improving Clinician Awareness of and Screening for Chagas Disease with an Educational Intervention
Vaccines Alone Cannot Slow the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2
Impact of Undernutrition on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes in India: A Multicenter, Prospective, Cohort Analysis
Undernutrition is feeding the tuberculosis pandemic: A perspective
Acute hepatitis A in international travellers: a GeoSentinel analysis, 2008–2020
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
Recommendations for Screening and Diagnosis of Chagas Disease in the United States
Nutritional Supplementation Would Be Cost-Effective for Reducing Tuberculosis Incidence and Mortality in India: The Ration Optimization to Impede Tuberculosis (ROTI-TB) Model
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
Beyond the new normal: Assessing the feasibility of vaccine-based suppression of SARS-CoV-2
Comparing tuberculosis gene signatures in malnourished individuals using the TBSignatureProfiler
Individually optimal choices can be collectively disastrous in COVID-19 disease control
‘People listen more to what actors say’: A qualitative study of tuberculosis-related knowledge, behaviours, stigma, and potential interventions in Puducherry, India
Zika among international travellers presenting to GeoSentinel sites, 2012–2019: implications for clinical practice
How much do Indians pay for tuberculosis treatment? A cost analysis
Clinical outcomes and inflammatory marker levels in patients with Covid-19 and obesity at an inner-city safety net hospital
Household food insecurity among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and its associated factors in South India: a cross-sectional analysis
Risk factors for death during treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis patients in South India: A cohort study
Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in travellers and migrants: a 20-year GeoSentinel Surveillance Network analysis
Effect of malnutrition on radiographic findings and mycobacterial burden in pulmonary tuberculosis
Interaction of nutritional status and diabetes on active and latent tuberculosis: a cross-sectional analysis
Undernutrition and Tuberculosis: Public Health Implications
Existing blood transcriptional classifiers accurately discriminate active tuberculosis from latent infection in individuals from south India