Publications

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
May 2013
East North Central region has the highest prevalence of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in United States
Health and Development, Antibiotic Resistance
March 2013
Hospital-Community Interactions Foster Coexistence between Methicillin-Resistant Strains of Staphylococcus aureus
Antibiotic Resistance
February 2013
The Changing Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the United States: A National Observational Study
Health and Development, Antibiotic Resistance
February 2013
Antimalarial drug resistance: A review of the biology and strategies to delay emergence and spread
Antibiotic Resistance, Malaria
January 2013
Trends in Resistance to Carbapenems and Third-Generation Cephalosporins among Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae in the United States, 19992010
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
November 2012
Joint Statement on Antibiotic Resistance with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and 25 National Health Organizations
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
November 2012
From Financing to Fevers: Lessons of an Antimalarial Subsidy Program
Malaria, Malaria
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
October 2012
Primaquine for reducing Plasmodium falciparum transmission (Review)
Malaria, Malaria
Should people treated for malaria caused by P. falciparum infection take a single dose of primaquine along with primary treatment?Read more
October 2012
A Matter of Life and Death
Malaria, Antibiotic Resistance
What broad-based economic solutions could help fight the growing threat of antibiotic resistance?Read more
June 2012
Seasonality and Temporal Correlation between Community Antibiotic Use and Resistance in the United States
Malaria, Antibiotic Resistance
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
April 2012
Crafting a system-wide response to healthcare-associated infections
Health and Development, Antibiotic Resistance
Patient sharing means that infections move between facilities. How can we tackle MRSA beyond the individual hospital level?Read more
April 2012
Challenges of drug resistance in the developing world
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
What are the factors that make drug resistance a more difficult problem for poorer countries?Read more
January 2012
Does a Legal Ban on Sex-Selective Abortions Improve Child Sex Ratios? Evidence from a Policy Change in India
Health and Development
Does a ban on sex-selective abortions effectively work towards evening the child sex ratio in India?Read more
January 2012
One-Size-Fits-All? Optimizing Treatment Duration for Bacterial Infections
Antibiotic Resistance
How can antibiotic dosing practices be optimized to both clear infections and minimize the development of antibiotic resistance?Read more
December 2011
Socioeconomic Differences in the Impact of Smoking Tobacco and Alcohol Prices on Smoking in India
Antibiotic Resistance, Alcohol and Tobacco
How would taxing cigarettes and bidis affect smoking rates in India? How do socioeconomic factors affect the impact of such taxes?Read more
December 2011
Rationalizing antibiotic use to limit antibiotic resistance in India
Antibiotic Resistance
A report summarizing the situation as it is known regarding antibiotic use and growing resistance in India and recommending short and long term actions.Read more
November 2011
Antibacterial R&D incentives
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
What are the policy options for stimulating antibiotic research and development?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
September 2011
Travel risk, malaria importation and malaria transmission in Zanzibar
Antibiotic Resistance, Malaria
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
August 2011
Antibiotic Resistance and the 111th Congress
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance
A legislative round-up of the 111th Congress's action on antibiotic resistance...Read more
August 2011
Synthesizing epidemiological and economic optima for control of immunizing infections
Antibiotic Resistance, Disease Control Priorities
What is the optimum level of control of immunizing infections?Read more
July 2011
The Frequency and Impact of Nonprescription Antimicrobial Use Worldwide: A Systematic Review
Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance

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