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Md. Abdus Salam

Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biological Sciences - Doctor of Philosophy, Institute of Biological Sciences
  • Master of Science in Medical Genetics with Immunology - Masters Degree, Brunel University
  • Master of Philosophy in Microbiology - Masters Degree, Rajshahi Medical College
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery - Bachelor Degree, Institute of Postgraduate Medicine Research (IPGMR)

Md. Abdus Salam (Prof. Dr.)

Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF MEDICINE


abdussalam@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Medical Microbiology ~ Parasitology - Laboratory Diagnosis


Professional Membership


  • 1989 - 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Registered Member), Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (BM&DC)
  • 2006 - 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Life Member (LM-29)), Bangladesh Society of Medical Microbiologists
  • 2012 - 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (E-affiliated Member), Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM), United Kingdom
  • 2013 - 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
  • 2013 - 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), USA
  • 2020 - 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), National Diabetic Institute (NADI), Malaysia


Teaching Responsibilities


BASIC LABORATORY TECHNIQUES 2019/2020
BODY REACTIONS TO PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
CARDIOVASCULAR, RESPIRATORY AND HAEMOPOIETIC SYSTEMS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
CARDIOVASCULAR, RESPIRATORY, BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING ORGANS 2019/2020
General Laboratory Techniques and Instrumentations 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE IN ISLAM 2020/2021 2019/2020
MEDICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENTATION 2019/2020
NORMAL RESPONSE AND PROCESS TO DISEASED STATE 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
NORMAL STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN CELL, TISSUE & BODY SYSTEM 2019/2020
NORMAL STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN CELL, TISSUE & BODY SYSTEMS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
STRUCTURE & FUNCTION IN NORMAL & DISEASED STATES & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
THE ALIMENTARY AND HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEMS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
THE ENDOCRINE, REPRODUCTIVE AND URINARY SYSTEMS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
THE ENDOCRINE, REPRODUCTIVE URINARY SYSTEMS 2019/2020
THE LOCOMOTOR AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020


Publications


Article

2023 Antibody-drug conjugates: the paradigm shifts in the targeted cancer therapy. Frontiers in Immunology, 14 () pp. 1-13
2023 Antimicrobial resistance: a growing serious threat for global public health. Healthcare, 11 (13) pp. 1-20
2023 Conventional methods and future trends in antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 30 (3) pp. 1-15
2023 Lipoid proteinosis: identification of a novel nonsense mutation c.1246C>T:p.R416X in ECM1 gene from Bangladesh. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 39 (4) pp. 1-4
2022 Cefuroxime Axetil loaded dispersed formulation for enhanced drug release and antibacterial activity. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 56 (3) pp. s454-s461
2021 Evidence-based diagnostic algorithm for visceral leishmaniasis in Bangladesh. Parasitology International, 80 () pp. 1-6
2021 Microbiology of chronic suppurative otitis media: an update from a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 37 (3) pp. 821-826
2020 Accelerated aqueous solubility and antibacterial activity of cefuroxime axetil using microcrystalline cellulose as carrier. Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 11 (8) pp. 159-173
2020 High prevalence of multidrug resistant uropathogens: a recent audit of antimicrobial susceptibility testing from a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh. Pak J Med Sci, 36 (6) pp. 1297-1302
2018 Current status of gonococcal antimicrobial susceptibility with special reference to Azithromycin and Ceftriaxone: report from a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 34 (6) pp. 1397-1401
2016 Amebic liver abscess is associated with malnutrition and low serum leptin level. Journal of Infectious Diseases & Therapy, 4 (5) pp. 1-4
2016 Development of multiplex serological assay for the detection of human African trypanosomiasis. Parasitology International, 65 (2) pp. 121-127
2016 Evaluation of diagnostic performance of rK28 ELISA using urine for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis. Parasites & Vectors, 9 (1) pp. 1-8
2015 Development and comparative evaluation of two antigen detection tests for Visceral Leishmaniasis. BMC Infectious Diseases, 15 (1) pp. 1-10
2015 Extreme variability in clinical penetrance for a splice-site Plakophilin-2 mutation in a Bangladeshi family. Clinical Genetics, 88 (5) pp. 1-3
2015 Prevalence and susceptibility of uropathogens: a recent report from a teaching hospital in Bangladesh. BMC Research Notes, 8 (1) pp. 1-5
2015 Spontaneous echo contrast masking thrombus in giant left atrium of mitral stenosis-a dilemma in clinical diagnosis. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 31 (5) pp. 1283-1285
2015 Variable phenotypic expression including late presentation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in LEOPARD syndrome with P.Q510E mutation in PTPN11 gene. International Journal of Clinical Cardiology, 2 (5) pp. 1-4
2014 Amebic liver abscess in northern region of Bangladesh: sociodemographic determinants and clinical outcomes. BMC Research Notes, 7 (1) pp. 1-5
2014 Brugada syndrome with a novel missense mutation in SCN5A gene: a case report from Bangladesh. Indian Heart Journal, 66 (1) pp. 104-107
2014 Comparative evaluation of chromogenic agar medium and conventional culture system for isolation and presumptive identification of uropathogens. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 30 (5) pp. 1033-1038
2014 Comparison of PCR-based diagnoses for visceral leishmaniasis in Bangladesh. Parasitology International, 63 (2) pp. 327-331
2014 Probiotics: concept and applications. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 13 (4) pp. 373-377
2013 Detection of extended spectrum β-lactamase in Pseudomonas spp. isolated from two tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh. BMC Research Notes, 6 (1) pp. 1-4
2013 Multi-drug resistant neisseria gonorrhea among hotel-based sex workers in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. International Journal of Microbiological Research, 4 (2) pp. 167-176
2013 Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis with mucosal involvement: an unusual case presentation including successful treatment with Miltefosine. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 31 (2) pp. 294-297
2012 Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant mothers: a valid and cost-effective screening test in Bangladesh. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 32 (1) pp. 37-41
2012 Diagnostic accuracy of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for detection of Leishmania DNA in buffy coat from visceral leishmaniasis patients. Parasites & Vectors, 5 (1) pp. 1-8
2012 Evaluation of adverse effects of sodium stibogluconate in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. KYAMC Journal, 3 (1) pp. 239-243
2012 Evaluation of diagnostic indices of lectin antigen and anti-lectin antibodies in amebic liver abscess. Pak J Med Sci, 28 (1) pp. 31-35
2012 Gonococcal antigen detection by Immunochromatographic assay: a reliable and point-of-care diagnostic test for gonorrhoea. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 28 (1) pp. 130-134
2012 Peripheral blood buffy coat smear: a promising tool for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 50 (3) pp. 837-840
2012 Recent outbreak of cutaneous anthrax in Bangladesh: clinico-demographic profile and treatment outcome of cases attended at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. BMC Research Notes, 5 (1) pp. 1-6
2012 Role of serum eosinophil cationic protein as a biological marker to assess the severity of bronchial asthma. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 28 (4) pp. 597-601
2011 Evaluation of diagnostic accuracy of different biomarkers for prostate cancer. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 27 (1) pp. 48-51
2011 Surgical site infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis following caesarian section. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 27 (4) pp. 945-947
2011 Urine antigen detection by latex agglutination test for diagnosis and assessment of initial cure of visceral leishmaniasis. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 105 (5) pp. 269-272
2010 Congenital visceral leishmaniasis. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 26 (2) pp. 485-487
2010 Detection of ESBL producing nosocomial gram negative bacteria from a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 26 (4) pp. 887-891
2010 Detection of urinary leishmanial antigen by latex agglutination test (KAtex) in kala-azar patients. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 9 (4) pp. 216-222
2010 MDR/XDR-TB: where do we stand?. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 9 (4) pp. 189-192
2010 PCR for diagnosis and assessment of cure in kala-azar patients in Bangladesh. Acta Tropica, 113 (1) pp. 52-55
2010 Potassium hydroxide (KOH) wet preparation for the laboratory diagnosis of suppurative corneal ulcer. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 9 (1) pp. 27-32
2010 Seroconversion after recombinant Hepatitis B vaccination. Journal of Medicine, 11 (2) pp. 143-150
2009 Etiological agents of Acute Meningo-Encephalitis syndrome: study of 75 cases in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. TAJ: Journal of Teachers Association, 22 (2) pp. 216-222
2009 Etiological agents of suppurative corneal ulcer: study of 56 cases. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology, 3 (1) pp. 33-36
2009 Free PSA is a better tumor marker than serum total PSA in diagnosis of prostatic carcinoma. TAJ: Journal of Teachers Association, 22 (1) pp. 30-35
2009 rK39 Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Kala-Azar in an endemic zone of Bangladesh. Pakistan Journal of Mededical Sciences, 25 (4) pp. 635-640
2008 Imunochromatographic strip test detection of anti-rK39 antibody for the diagnosis of Kala-Azar in an endemic zone of Bangladesh. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 24 (4) pp. 497-501
2007 Ectopic enterbiasis: a case report and review of literature. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 23 (5) pp. 785-787
2007 Role of Latex particle agglutination test in the diagnosis of meningitis. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology, 1 (1) pp. 10-12
2005 Increasing pattern of antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 21 (2) pp. 206-209
2004 Leishmaniasis: biological understanding and beyond. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 20 (2) pp. 164-168
2003 Microscopic detection of L.D. bodies in splenic aspirates at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. TAJ: Journal of Teachers Association, 16 (1) pp. 20-23
2002 Extended spectrum beta lactamases and bacterial resistance. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 18 (2) pp. 151-155
2002 Human Genome Mapping: A Step Forward in Understanding the Languages of Heredity. TAJ: Journal of Teachers Association, 15 (2) pp.
Book

2024 Comprehensive textbook of medical microbiology and immunology. 1st ed.. Joykoly Publications Ltd., ISBN: 978-984-95827-0-0