Education
Academic Background-
M.Phil. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Microbiology | Completed: 1998
Publications (39)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Evaluation of Multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from clinically suspected cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
2024
HLA‐DQ and ‐DR alleles in patients with SLE: A tertiary hospital‐based case–control study in Bangladesh
2023
IL-23/Th17 cell axis and psoriasis.
Shirin Tarafder
2020
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): A review of the literature.
Shirin Tarafder
2020
COVID 19 outbreaks and impact on developing countries like Bangladesh.
Shirin Tarafder
2020
Comparison of antibiotic profiles of methicillin sensitive and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from different specimens of hospitalized patients in Dhaka city.
Shirin Tarafder
2019
Evaluation of oxacillin disk diffusion test for the phenotypic detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Shirin Tarafder
2019
Socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors contributing pulmonary tuberculosis infection and recent transmission.
Shirin Tarafder
2019
Expression of aberrant antigens in adult acute leukemia: A study in Bangladesh.
Shirin Tarafder
2019
Antibiogram of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli.
Shirin Tarafder
2019
Hodgkin and non Hodgkin lymphoma: Flowcytometric immunophenotyping on fine nieddle aspirate of lymph node.
Shirin Tarafder
2019
Flow cytometry immunophenotypic diagnosis of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas on fine-needle aspirate of lymph node.
Shirin Tarafder
2019
An approach to diagnosis of T-cell and NK-cell Non-Hodgkin lymphomas by flow cytometric immunophenotyping on fine needle aspirate of lymph node.
Shirin Tarafder
2019
Diagnostic test validity of oxacillin screen agar for the detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Shirin Tarafder
2018
Evaluation of loop mediated isothermal amplification (Lamp) assay for diagnosis of mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum samples.
Shirin Tarafder
2018
Pre-extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (Pre-XDR-TB) among pulmonary multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients in Bangladesh.
Shirin Tarafder
2018
gyrA gene mutation conferring phenotypic cross-resistance among fluoroquinolones (Ofloxacin, Levofloxacin and Gatifloxacin) in multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from pulmonary MDR-TB patients in Bangladesh.
Shirin Tarafder
2018
Flow cytometric immunophenotyping of acute leukaemia in adult and its comparison with cytomorphology.
Shirin Tarafder
2018
Flow cytometric immunophenotyping including Bcl-2 detection on fine needle aspirates of lymph node in the diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Shirin Tarafder
2018
Aetiological ahents of Adult Bacterial Pneumonia parients admitted at a tertiary care hospital in Dhaka city.
Shirin Tarafder
2017
Helicobacter pylori cagA gene Polymorphism in Patients with gastroduodenal diseases.
Shirin Tarafder
2017
Toxoplasma gondii specific IgG avidity assay: Role and implication in the confirmatory diagnosis of acute toxoplasmosis in seropositive pregnant women.
Shirin Tarafder
2016
Species identification of Candida isolated from clinical specimens in a tertiary care hospital.
Shirin Tarafder
2016
Extended-spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) producing organism and its antimicrobial susceptibility pattern to ciprofloxacin, amikacin and imipenem.
Shirin Tarafder
2015
Extended-spectrum β Lactamase (ESBL): Phenotypic detection and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern to ciprofloxacin, amikacin and imipenem.
Shirin Tarafder
2015
Evaluation of Chromogenic agar media for rapid identification of Candida species.
Shirin Tarafder
2015
Identification of Legionella from clinically diagnosed pneumonia patients and environmental samples.
Shirin Tarafder
2015
Evaluation of dot immunoblot for identification of antibodies to Extractable nuclear antigen.
Shirin Tarafder
2011
A rapid Drug Susceptibility Test (DST) for detection of Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) mycobacterium tuberculosis from direct sputum sample in category II failure tuberculosis patients.
Shirin Tarafder
2011
2010
Predisposing factors and aetiologic diagnosis of infectious corneal ulcer.
Shirin Tarafder
2010
Estimation of IL-1β in CSF for the diagnosis of meningitis in paediatric patients.
Shirin Tarafder
2007
TNF-α in CSF for the diagnosis of meningitis in paediatric patients.
Shirin Tarafder
2007
Role of latexd particle agglutination test in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis in paediatric patients.
Shirin Tarafder
2006
Antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of bacterial agents causing meningitis in paediatric patient.
Shirin Tarafder
2003
Fungal agents associated with otomycosis in Dhaka.
Shirin Tarafder
2002
Rapid laboratory diagnosis of otomycosis.
Shirin Tarafder
2002
Bacterial agents causing meningitis among hospitalised children.
Shirin Tarafder
2002
Shiga toxin associated haemolytic-uraemic syndrome.
Shirin Tarafder
2001