Publications

April 2014
IndiaSim: An Agent-based Model for Estimating the Health and Economic Benefits of Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Diseases in India
Health and Development, Disease Control Priorities
April 2014
Influenza A H1N1 Pandemic Strain Evolution Divergence and the Potential for Antigenic Drift Variants
Disease Control Priorities, Disease Control Priorities
October 2013
Optimizing antimicrobial prescribing: Are clinicians following national trends in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections rather than local data when treating MRSA wound infections
Health and Development, Antibiotic Resistance
August 2013
The Socioeconomic and Institutional Determinants of Participation in Indias Health Insurance Scheme for the Poor
Antibiotic Resistance, Health and Development
July 2013
Unit Cost of Medical Services at Different Hospitals in India
Antibiotic Resistance, Health and Development
July 2013
Costs of Surgical Procedures in Indian Hospitals
Health and Development, Health and Development
February 2013
The Changing Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the United States: A National Observational Study
Health and Development, Antibiotic Resistance
October 2012
The Future of the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria: Will AMFm Play On?
Antibiotic Resistance, Malaria
Has AMFm been effective? How will it continue in the future?Read more
April 2012
Malaria resurgence: a systematic review and assessment of its causes
Malaria, Malaria
Why have there been so many historical failures to maintain gains in malaria control?Read more
November 2011
Communicating trends in resistance using a drug resistance index
Malaria, Antibiotic Resistance
This article develops a method for aggregating bacterial resistance to multiple antibiotics, creating a drug resistance index comparable to the composite economic indices that measure consumer prices and stock market values.Read more
September 2011
Seasonal and Temperature-Associated Increases in Gram-Negative Bacterial Bloodstream Infections among Hospitalized Patients
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
Are rates of bacterial bloodstream infections in hospitals associated with seasonality or temperature?Read more
August 2011
Situation Analysis: Antibiotic Use and Resistance in South Africa
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
What is the burden of bacterial infections, including antibiotic resistant infections, in South Africa, and what can be done to improve health for the population?Read more
August 2011
Situation Analysis and Recommendations: Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Kenya, Executive Summary
Malaria, Antibiotic Resistance
This report surveys antibiotic use and resistance in Kenya and offers actionable policy proposals to lessen the burden of bacterial infections in the country.Read more
August 2011
Situation Analysis and Recommendations: Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Kenya
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
This report surveys antibiotic use and resistance in Kenya and offers actionable policy proposals to lessen the burden of bacterial infections in the country.Read more
July 2011
The Frequency and Impact of Nonprescription Antimicrobial Use Worldwide: A Systematic Review
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
July 2011
Using Oral Vancomycin Prescriptions as a Proxy Measure for Clostridium difficile Infections: A Spatial and Time Series Analysis
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
June 2011
Solving the Sisyphean Problem of Malaria in Zanzibar
Antibiotic Resistance, Malaria
With malaria once again nearing elimination in Zanzibar, will a disruption in funding cause a resurgence in the disease?Read more
April 2011
A Framework for Global Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
A robust global surveillance system is needed to monitor and address the growing problem of antibiotic resistance worldwide.Read more
March 2011
Situation Analysis: Antibiotic Use and Resistance in India, Executive Summary
Health and Development, Antibiotic Resistance
What do we know about treatment access and antibiotic resistance in India?Read more
March 2011
Is Physician Education Effective in Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship?
Malaria, Antibiotic Resistance
February 2011
Situation Analysis: Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Vietnam, Executive Summary
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
February 2011
Situation Analysis: Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Vietnam
Antibiotic Resistance, Environmental Health, Health and Development, Antibiotic Resistance
January 2011
Validity of ICD-9-CM Coding for Identifying Incident Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections: Is MRSA Infection Coded as a Chronic Disease?
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
Researchers often use administrative codes as indicators of MRSA infections. But is this technique valid and accurate for measuring MRSA rates?Read more
January 2011
Global Burden of Disease: Causes, Consequences and Intervention Strategies
Antibiotic Resistance, Health and Development
January 2011
Economic Benefit of Tuberculosis Control
Health and Development
January 2011
Incentives for Surveillance and Reporting of Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
January 2011
Ecology and economics of cycling antibiotics: Insights from mathematical modeling
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
January 2011
Malaria
Health and Development, Malaria
December 2010
Pharmacologic Advances in the Global Control and Treatment of Malaria: Combination Therapy and Resistance
Antibiotic Resistance, Malaria
November 2010
Ranking of elimination feasibility between malaria-endemic countries
Antibiotic Resistance, Malaria
What is the relative feasibility of eliminating malaria across malaria-endemic countries?Read more

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