Dr. Md. Abdus Salam
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Dr. Md. Abdus Salam

Professor
Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Microbiology from University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

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Biography

Dr. Md. Abdus Salam is currently working as Assistant Professor at Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine-Jeddah King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia. He has completed his Ph.D. in Microbiology from University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Previously he was appointed as Lecturer/Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at Rajshahi Medical College, Bangladesh. He also participated in number of workshops. He is fellow of Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh (FRCPE), United Kingdom, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow (FRCPG), United Kingdom, member of American Society for Microbiology (ASM), USA, Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM), UK, International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), USA, and life member of Bangladesh Society of Medical Microbiologist. He is supervisor in four (04) and Co supervisor in three (03) M. Phil (Microbiology) thesis. He has published 2 book/thesis, 11 research papers, 2 review articles, and 12 case reports contributed as author/co-author. His main area of interest focuses on Visceral Leishmaniasis (Innovative diagnostics), MDR Bacteria.

Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
100%
Medical Microbiology
62%
Immunochemistry
90%
Virology
75%
ELISA
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
79
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Nzou, S.M., Y. Fujii, M. Miura, M. Mwau and A.W. Mwangi et al., 2016. Development of multiplex serological assay for the detection of human African trypanosomiasis. Parasitol. Int., 65: 121-127.
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  2. Vallur, A.C., Y.L. Tutterrow, R. Mohamath, S. Pattabhi and A. Hailu et al., 2015. Development and comparative evaluation of two antigen detection tests for visceral leishmaniasis. BMC Infect. Dis., Vol. 15. 10.1186/s12879-015-1125-3.
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  3. Sayeed, M.Z., M.A. Salam, A.K.M.M. Islam and Z.A. Bhuiyan, 2015. Extreme variability in clinical penetrance for a splice-site Plakophilin-2 Mutation in a Bangladeshi family. Clin. Genet., .
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  4. Salam, M.A., 2015. Recent Ebola outbreak: The tale of an evolving epidemic. IBMCJ., 5: 3-7.
  5. Salam, M.A., 2015. Molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases: Current and future trends. IBMCJ., 5: 41-50.
  6. Islam, A.M., M.A. Salam, M.Z. Sayeed, and M.G. Kibria, 2015. Spontaneous echo contrast masking thrombus in giant left atrium of mitral stenosis-a dilemma in clinical diagnosis. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 31: 1283-1285.
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  7. Horaira, S.M.A., M.A. Salam and S.M. Badruddoza, 2015. Chromoblastomycosis: A rare casescenario. IBMCJ., 5: 51-54.
  8. Haque, R., M.L. Akter and M.A. Salam, 2015. Prevalence and susceptibility of uropathogens: A recent report from a teaching hospital in Bangladesh. BMC Res. Notes, Vol. 8. 10.1186/s13104-015-1408-1.
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  9. Haque, R., M.A. Salam, M.L. Akter and T. Yasmin, 2015. Antimicrobial resistance pattern of gram negative bacteria isolated from hospital infections. IBMCJ., 5: 8-13.
  10. Sayeed, M.Z., M.A Salam, M.Z. Haque and A.M. Islam, 2014. Brugada syndrome with a novel missense mutation in SCN5A gene: A case report from Bangladesh. Indian Heart Journal, 66: 104-107.
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  11. Salam, MA., 2014. Pharmacogenomics: A new concept to the promise of personalized medicine. IBMCJ., 4: 3-6.
  12. Salam, M.A., 2014. Problem-based learning in medical education: An overview. IBMCJ., 4: 3-6.
  13. Salam, M.A., 2014. Probiotics: Concept and applications. Bangladesh J. Med. Sci., 13: 373-377.
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  14. Khan, M.G.M., K.R.H. Bhaskar, M. Kikuchi, M.A. Salam and T. Akther et al., 2014. Comparison of PCR-based diagnoses for visceral leishmaniasis in Bangladesh. Parasitol. Int., 63: 327-331.
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  15. Hossain, S.M.A., M.A. Salam, M. Ahmad and S.M. Badruddoza, 2014. Hereditary haemoglobin disorders: A brief review of literature. IBMCJ., 4: 33-40.
  16. Alam, F., M.A. Salam, P. Hassan, I. Mahmood, M. Kabir and R. Haque, 2014. Amebic liver abscess in northern region of Bangladesh: Sociodemographic determinants and clinical outcomes. BMC Res. Notes, Vol. 7. 10.1186/1756-0500-7-625.
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  17. Akter, L., R. Haque and M.A. Salam, 2014. Comparative evaluation of chromogenic agar medium and conventional culture system for isolation and presumptive identification of uropathogens. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 30: 1033-1038.
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  18. Salam, M.A., M.A. Siddiqui, S.G. Nabi, K.R. Bhaskar and D. Mondal, 2013. Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis with mucosal involvement: An unusual case presentation including successful treatment with miltefosine. J. Health, Populat. Nutr., 31: 294-297.
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  19. Nesa, L., A. Salam, A. Ul Islam and A.U. Chouduri, 2013. Multi-drug resistant Neisseria gonorrhea among hotel-based sex workers in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Int. J. Microbiol. Res., 4: 167-176.
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  20. Miah, M.A.S., M.A. Salam, M.A. Haque, M.A.H. Azad, M.A.E. Haque, Q.T. Islam and A.S. Ekram, 2013. Evaluation of adverse effects of sodium stibogluconate in the treatment of visceral Leishmaniasis. KYAMC J., 3: 239-243.
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  21. Begum, S., M.A. Salam, K.F. Alam, N. Begum, P. Hassan and J.A. Haq, 2013. Detection of extended spectrum β-lactamase in Pseudomonas spp. isolated from two tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh. BMC Res. Notes, Vol. 6. 10.1186/1756-0500-6-7.
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  22. Ullah, M.A., A. Barman, I. Ahmed and M.A. Salam, 2012. Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant mothers: A valid and cost-effective screening test in Bangladesh. J. Obstetrics Gynaecol., 32: 37-41.
  23. Siddiqui, M.A., M.A.H. Khan, S.S. Ahmed, K.S. Anwar, S.M. Akhtaruzzaman and M.A. Salam, 2012. Recent outbreak of cutaneous anthrax in Bangladesh: clinico-demographic profile and treatment outcome of cases attended at Rajshahi medical college hospital. BMC Res., Vol. 15, 10.1186/1756-0500-5-464.
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  24. Salam, M.A., M.G.M. Khan, K.R.H. Bhaskar, M.H. Afrad, M.M. Huda and D. Mondal, 2012. Peripheral blood buffy coat smear: A promising tool for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis. J. Clin. Microbiol., 50: 837-840.
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  25. Rahman, I., M.A. Salam, K.M.F. Alam and N. Begum, 2012. Diagnostic indices of lectin antigen and anti-lectin antibodies in amoebic liver abscess. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 28: 31-35.
  26. Khan, M.G., K.R.H. Bhaskar, M.A. Salam, T. Akther, G. Pluschke and D. Mondal, 2012. Diagnostic accuracy of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for detection of Leishmania DNA in buffy coat from visceral leishmaniasis patients. Parasites Vectors, Vol. 5, 10.1186/1756-3305-5-280.
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  27. Begum, A., H. Sattar, M.R.A. Miah, A.A. Saleh, M.R. Hassan and M.A. Salam, 2012. Role of serum eosinophil cationic protein as a biological marker to assess the severity of bronchial asthma. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 28: 597-601.
  28. Alam, M.S. and M.A. Salam, 2012. Detection of gonococcal antigen by Immunochromatographic assay: A rapid and point-of-care diagnostic test for gonorrhoea. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 28: 130-134.
  29. Salam, M.A., S.M. Asafudullah, M.N. Huda, N. Akhter and A.B.M.M.M. Islam, 2011. Surgical site infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis following caesarian section. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 27: 945-947.
  30. Salam, M.A. M.G. Khan and D. Mondal, 2011. Urine antigen detection by latex agglutination test for diagnosis and assessment of initial cure of visceral leishmaniasis. Trans. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg., 105: 269-272.
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  31. Asafudullah, S.M., M.A. Salam and S.M. Badruddoza, 2011. Evaluation of diagnostic accuracy of different biomarkers for prostate cancer. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 27: 48-51.
  32. Salamm, M.A., 2010. MDR/XDR-TB: Where do we stand?. Bangladesh J. Med. Sci., 9: 189-192.
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  33. Salam, M.A., D. Mondal, M. Kabir, A.R.M.S. Ekram and R. Haque, 2010. PCR for diagnosis and assessment of cure in kala-azar patients in Bangladesh. Acta Trop., 113: 52-55.
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  34. Salam, M.A., D. Mondal, M. Kabir and R. Haque, 2010. Detection of urinary leishmanial antigen by latex agglutination test (KAtex) in kala-azar patients. Bangladesh J. Med. Sci., 9: 216-222.
  35. Salam, M.A., 2010. Prospects of vaccine in leishmaniasis. Bangladesh J. Med. Microbiol., 3: 40-46.
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  36. Haque, A., A.R.M.S. Ekram, L.S. Sharmin, M. Belaluddin and M.A. Salam, 2010. Congenital visceral leishmaniasis. Pak. J. Med. Sci, 26: 485-487.
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  37. Akter, L., M.A. Salam, N. Begum, I. Rahman, S. Islam and I. Ahmed, 2010. Potassium hydroxide (KOH) wet preparation for the laboratory diagnosis of suppurative corneal ulcer. Bangladesh J. Med. Sci., 9: 27-32.
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  38. Salam, M.A., D. Mondal, M. Kabir and R. Haque, 2009. rK39 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of kala-azar in an endemic zone of Bangladesh. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 25: 635-640.
  39. Haque, R. and M.A. Salam, 2009. Detection of ESBL producing nosocomial gram negative bacteria from a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 26: 887-891.
  40. Begum, N., M.A. Salam, I. Rahman, L. Akter, S.M. Asafudullah, I. Mahmood and I. Ahmed, 2009. Etiological agents of acute meningo-encephalitis syndrome: Study of 75 cases in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. J. Teachers Assoc., 22: 216-222.
  41. Asafudullah, S.M., M.A. Salam, S.M. Badruddoza and M.K. Rahma, 2009. Free PSA is a better tumor marker than serum total PSA in diagnosis of prostatic carcinoma. J. Teachers Assoc., 22: 30-35.
  42. Akter, L., M.A. Salam, B. Hasan, N. Begum and I. Ahmed, 2009. Etiological agents of suppurative corneal ulcer: Study of 56 cases. Bangladesh J. Med. Microbiol., 3: 33-36.
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  43. Salam, M.A., 2008. Imunochromatographic strip test detection of anti-rK39 antibody for the diagnosis of kala-azar in an endemic zone of Bangladesh. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 24: 497-501.
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  44. Quasem, M.A. and M.A. Salam, 2007. Ectopic enterobiasis: A case report and review of literature. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 23: 785-787.
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  45. Begum, N., I. Ahmed, M.A. Salam, S. Begum and K.M.F. Alam, 2007. Role of latex particle agglutination test in the diagnosis of meningitis. Bangladesh J. Med. Microbiol., 1: 10-12.
  46. Salam, M.A., 2006. Study on the laboratory diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis. M. Phil Thesis, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh..
  47. Salam, M.A., I. Ahmed and Q.R. Sultan, 2005. Increasing pattern of antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 21: 206-209.
  48. Salam, M.A., 2004. Leishmaniasis: Biological understanding and beyond. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 20: 164-168.
  49. Salam, M.A., I. Ahmed, M.S. Ali, S.M.A. Hossain and S. Begum, 2003. Microscopic detection of L.D. bodies in splenic aspirate at rajshahi medical college hospital. J. Teach. Assoc. (TAJ), 16: 20-23.
  50. Salam, M.A., I. Ahmed, M.S. Ali and J.A. Haq, 2002. Oxacillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in rajshahi medical college hospital. J. Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Med. College, 6: 5-8.
  51. Salam, M.A., 2002. Human genome mapping: A step forward in understanding the languages of heredity. J. Teachers Assoc., Vol. 15. .
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  52. Ahmed, I., M.A. Salam, S.M. Badruddoza and M.A. Quasem, 2002. Hepatitis F virus: Does it merely occupy the nomenclature?. J. Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Med. Coll., 5: 58-59.
  53. Ahmed, I., M.A. Salam, M.A.K. Sarkar and S.M. Badruddoza, 2002. Significance of prostate-specific antigen in prostatic carcinoma. Med. Forum Monthly, 13: 14-18.
  54. Ahmed, I. and M.A. Salam, 2002. Extended spectrum β-lactamases and bacterial resistance. Pak. J. Med. Sci., 18: 151-155.
  55. Salam, M.A., I. Ahmed, M. Ashrafuzzaman, 2000. Prevalence of HBsAg among clinically jaundiced patients. Bangladesh Med. J., 33: 20-22.
  56. Hossain, M.A., S. Ahmed, A. Ahmed, M.A. Salam and R.U. Ahmad, 2000.. Teaching skill assessment by the students: Prospects for improvement in undergraduate medical teaching. Bangladesh Med. Rev., 24: 19-22.
  57. Ali, M.S., I. Ahmed, M.W. Hussain, M.A. Salam, M.A. Siddique and S. Begum, 2000. Rate of smear positivity of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) and significance of examination of three consecutive sputum samples. J. Teach. Assoc., (TAJ), 13: 1-3.
  58. Ahmed, I., M.A. Salam and M.A. Quasem, 2000. Human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) and kaposi's sarcoma. J. Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Med. Coll., 4: 27-30.
  59. Siddique, M.A., M.A. Muttalib, I. Ahmed, M.A. Salam, M.A. Hossain and S. Begum, 1999. Bacterial isolates and their antibiogram in suspected cases of Conjunctivitis. J. Teachers Assoc., 12: 69-72.
  60. Siddique, M.A., I. Ahmed, A.A. Ahmed, F. Begum, M.A. Salam, S. Naz and N. Begum, 1999. Toxoplasmosis in pregnant women. Northern Med. J., 8: 71-74.
  61. Salam, M.A., I. Ahmed and M.S. Ali, 1999. Antistreptolysin O (ASO) titres among sore-throat children- a cross-sectional study. J. Teach. Assoc. (TAJ), 12: 131-134.
  62. Hossain, M.A., M.A. Salam, M.A. Kahhar, A. Ahmed and S. Ahmed, 1999. A study of Antibody titers against Salmonella antigens among healthy population. J. Bangladesh College Phys. Surgeon (BCPS), 17: 19-22.
  63. Ahmed, I., M.A. Salam, M.A.A. Amin, M.A. Siddique, S. Begum, M.A. Quasem and M.S. Sikder, 1999. Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Isolation rate and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. Bangladesh J. Dermatol venereal leprol., 16: 14-16.
  64. Ahmed, I., M.A. Salam, M.A. Siddique, M.F. Rahman, 1999. Anti-microbial susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates in suspected cases of pharyngitis in adults. Bangladesh J. Pathol., 14: 6-8.
  65. Salam, M.A., 1998. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)- its use in genetic diagnosis. Bangladesh J. Pathol., 13: 19-27.
  66. Salam, M.A. and M.F. Rahman, 1998. Gene therapy-A newer approach: Perspective cystic fibrosis. Bangladesh J. Pathol., 13: 17-20.
  67. Salam, M.A. and I. Ahmed, 1998. Bacterial etiology and anti-microbial susceptibility pattern of clinically suspected cases of CSOM. Bangladesh J. Pathol., 13: 3-5.
  68. Hossain, M.A., M.A. Siddique, M.A. Salam, M.A. Kahhar, P. Sultana and I. Ahmed, 1998. Sero-prevalence of syphilis among pregnant women attending ante-natal clinics of Mymensingh and Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. J. Teachers Assoc., 11: 76-78.
  69. Hossain, M.A., M.A. Siddique, M.A. Salam, M.A. Kahhar, A. Ahmed and S. Begum, 1998. Prevalence of Intestinal parasites among pregnant women living in semi urban area. J. Teachers Assoc., 11: 81-84.
  70. Ahmed, I., M.A. Salam, M.A. Siddique, M.A. Quasem, A.A. Ahmed and M.F. Rahman, 1998. Bacterial isolates and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in surgical wound infections. J. Teachers Assoc., 11: 100-103.
  71. Salam, M.A., 1997. Sickle cell Anemia-Genetic and clinical aspects. J. Teachers Assoc., 10: 84-92.
  72. Salam, M.A., 1995. Cystic fibrosis (a critical review on the genetic and clinical aspects of Cystic fibrosis). M.Sc. Thesis, Brunel University, UK..