By Dr Lok Bahadur Shrestha

Journal articles

Walker SJ; Shrestha LB; Lloyd AR; Dawson O; Sheehan Y; Sheehan J; Maduka NBC; Cabezas J; Akiyama MJ; Kronfli N, 2024, 'Barriers and advocacy needs for hepatitis C services in prisons: Informing the prisons hepatitis C advocacy toolkit', International Journal of Drug Policy, 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104386

Mainali N; Shrestha AB; Shrestha S; Chapagain S; Khanal B; Shrestha LB; Shrestha S; Jaiswal V, 2023, 'mRNA vaccines as a revolutionary approach to combat cancer.', Postgrad Med J, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/postmj/qgad138

Basnet A; Tamang B; Shrestha MR; Shrestha LB; Rai JR; Maharjan R; Dahal S; Shrestha P; Rai SK, 2023, 'Assessment of four in vitro phenotypic biofilm detection methods in relation to antimicrobial resistance in aerobic clinical bacterial isolates', PLoS ONE, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294646

Speck P; MacKenzie J; Bull RA; Slobedman B; Drummer H; Fraser J; Herrero L; Helbig K; Londrigan S; Moseley G; Prow N; Hansman G; Edwards R; Ahlenstiel C; Abendroth A; Tscharke D; Hobson-Peter J; Kriiger-Loteri R; Parry R; Marsh G; Harding E; Jacques DA; Gartner MJ; Lee WS; McAuley J; Vaz P; Sainsbury F; Tate MD; Sinclair J; Imrie A; Rawlinson S; Harman A; Carr JM; Monson EA; Hibma M; Mahony TJ; Tu T; Center RJ; Shrestha LB; Hall R; Warner M; Ward V; Anderson DE; Eyre NS; Netzler NE; Peel AJ; Revill P; Beard M; Legione AR; Spencer AJ; Idris A; Forwood J; Sarker S; Purcell DFJ; Bartlett N; Deerain JM; Brew BJ; Asgari S; Farrell H; Khromykh A; Tuipulotu DE; Anderson D; Mese S; Tayyar Y; Edenborough K; Uddin JM; Hussain A; Daymond CJI; Agius J; Johnson KN; Shirmast P; Abedinzadeshahri M; MacDiarmid R; Ashley CL; Laws J; Furfaro LL; Burton TD; Johnson SMR; Telikani Z; Petrone M; Roby JA; Samer C; Suhrbier A; Van Der Kamp A; Cunningham A; Donato C; Mahar J; Black WD; Vasudevan S; Lenchine R; Spann K; Rawle DJ; Rudd P; Neil J; Kingston R; Newsome TP; Kim KW; Mak J; Lowry K; Bryant N, 2023, 'Statement in Support of: "Virology under the Microscope - a Call for Rational Discourse"', mSphere, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00165-23

Speck P; Mackenzie J; Bull RA; Slobedman B; Drummer H; Fraser J; Herrero L; Helbig K; Londrigan S; Moseley G; Prow N; Hansman G; Edwards R; Ahlenstiel C; Abendroth A; Tscharke D; Hobson-Peters J; Kriiger-Loterio R; Parry R; Marsh G; Harding E; Jacques DA; Gartner MJ; Lee WS; McAuley J; Vaz P; Sainsbury F; Tate MD; Sinclair J; Imrie A; Rawlinson S; Harman A; Carr JM; Monson EA; Hibma M; Mahony TJ; Tu T; Center RJ; Shrestha LB; Hall R; Warner M; Ward V; Anderson DE; Eyre NS; Netzler NE; Peel AJ; Revill P; Beard M; Legione AR; Spencer AJ; Idris A; Forwood J; Sarker S; Purcell DFJ; Bartlett N; Deerain JM; Brew BJ; Asgari S; Farrell H; Khromykh A; Tuipulotu DE; Anderson D; Mese S; Tayyar Y; Edenborough K; Uddin JM; Hussain A; Daymond CJI; Agius J; Johnson KN; Shirmast P; Abedinzadeshahri M; MacDiarmid R; Ashley CL; Laws J; Furfaro LL; Burton TD; Johnson SMR; Telikani Z; Petrone M; Roby JA; Samer C; Suhrbier A; Van Der Kamp A; Cunningham A; Donato C; Mahar J; Black WD; Vasudevan S; Lenchine R; Spann K; Rawle DJ; Rudd P; Neil J; Kingston R; Newsome TP; Kim KW; Mak J; Lowry K; Bryant N, 2023, 'Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse”', mBio, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mbio.00815-23

Basnet A; Chand AB; Pokhrel N; Acharya S; Gurung P; Khanal LK; Shrestha K; Shrestha LB; Raghubanshi BR, 2023, 'Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern in Opportunistic Pathogens Isolated from Immunocompromised Patients', Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 20, pp. 664 - 671, http://dx.doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i3.4047

Foster CSP; Bull RA; Tedla N; Santiago F; Agapiou D; Adhikari A; Walker GJ; Shrestha LB; Van Hal SJ; Kim KW; Rawlinson WD, 2023, 'Persistence of a Frameshifting Deletion in SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a for the Duration of a Major Outbreak', Viruses, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15020522

Speck P; Mackenzie J; Bull RA; Slobedman B; Drummer H; Fraser J; Herrero L; Helbig K; Londrigan S; Moseley G; Prow N; Hansman G; Edwards R; Ahlenstiel C; Abendroth A; Tscharke D; Hobson-Peters J; Kriiger-Loterio R; Parry R; Marsh G; Harding E; Jacques DA; Gartner MJ; Lee WS; McAuley J; Vaz P; Sainsbury F; Tate MD; Sinclair J; Imrie A; Rawlinson S; Harman A; Carr JM; Monson EA; Hibma M; Mahony TJ; Tu T; Center RJ; Shrestha LB; Hall R; Warner M; Ward V; Anderson DE; Eyre NS; Netzler NE; Peel AJ; Revill P; Beard M; Legione AR; Spencer AJ; Idris A; Forwood J; Sarker S; Purcell DFJ; Bartlett N; Deerain JM; Brew BJ; Asgari S; Farrell H; Khromykh A; Tuipulotu DE; Anderson D; Mese S; Tayyar Y; Edenborough K; Uddin JM; Hussain A; Daymond CJI; Agius J; Johnson KN; Shirmast P; Abedinzadeshahri M; MacDiarmid R; Ashley CL; Laws J; Furfaro LL; Burton TD; Johnson SMR; Telikani Z; Petrone M; Roby JA; Samer C; Suhrbier A; Van Der Kamp A; Cunningham A; Donato C; Mahar J; Black WD; Vasudevan S; Lenchine R; Spann K; Rawle DJ; Rudd P; Neil J; Kingston R; Newsome TP; Kim KW; Mak J; Lowry K; Bryant N, 2023, 'Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse”', Journal of Virology, 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00451-23

Shrestha DB; Budhathoki P; Gurung B; Subedi S; Aryal S; Basukala A; Aryal B; Adhikari A; Poudel A; Yadav GK; Khoury M; Rayamajhee B; Shrestha LB, 2022, 'Epidemiology of dengue in SAARC territory: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Parasites and Vectors, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05409-1

Basnet A; Chand AB; Pokhrel N; Gurung P; Rai JR; Bajracharya S; Acharya S; Shrestha LB, 2022, 'Status of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in a Tertiary Care Center', Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 20, pp. 505 - 509, http://dx.doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i02.4049

Chand AB; Basnet A; Shrestha LB; Sen B; Priyadarshinee A; Amatya I; Rajbanshi BR, 2022, 'Significance of Hematological Biomarkers in Association to Syphilitic Patients', Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 20, pp. 426 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i02.4074

Pokharel K; Dawadi BR; Shrestha LB, 2022, 'Role of Biofilm in Bacterial Infection and Antimicrobial Resistanc', Journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 60, pp. 836 - 840, http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7580

Chand AB; Singh S; Bhatt LR; Sen B; Joshi YP; Joshi P; Shrestha LB; Shrestha SKD; Basnet A, 2022, 'Vitamin D Deficiency among Patients Visiting Outpatient Departments in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study', Journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 60, pp. 356 - 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7299

Pokharel K; Dawadi BR; Aryal B; Shrestha LB, 2022, 'PROFILE OF BREAKTHROUGH INFECTION OF COVID-19 IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL: A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY', Journal of Chitwan Medical College, 12, pp. 62 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.54530/jcmc.591

Shrestha LB; Yadav GK; Pradhan S; Sharma A; Pandit T; Chhetry R; Khanal B, 2022, 'Co-infection of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C among HIV-infected patients: A cross-sectional study from tertiary care hospital of eastern Nepal', PLOS ONE, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264791

Basnet A; Chand AB; Shrestha LB; Pokhrel N; Karki L; Shrestha SKD; Tamang B; Shrestha MR; Dulal M; Rai JR, 2022, 'Co-infection of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli among COVID-19 Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study', Journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 60, pp. 294 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7376

Balachandran H; Phetsouphanh C; Agapiou D; Adhikari A; Rodrigo C; Hammoud M; Shrestha LB; Keoshkerian E; Gupta M; Turville S; Christ D; King C; Sasson SC; Bartlett A; Grubor-Bauk B; Rawlinson W; Aggarwal A; Stella AO; Klemm V; Mina MM; Post JJ; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Konecny P; Ahlenstiel G; Dwyer DE; Sorrell TC; Kelleher A; Tedla N; Lloyd AR; Martinello M; Bull RA, 2022, 'Maintenance of broad neutralizing antibodies and memory B cells 1 year post-infection is predicted by SARS-CoV-2-specific CD4+ T cell responses', Cell Reports, 38, pp. 110345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110345

Shrestha LB; Foster C; Rawlinson W; Tedla N; Bull RA, 2022, 'Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variants BA.1 to BA.5: Implications for immune escape and transmission', Reviews in Medical Virology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rmv.2381

Baral R; Shrestha LB; Ortuno-Gutierrez N; Pyakure P; Rai B; Rimal SP; Singh S; Sharma SK; Khanal B; Selvaraj K; Kumar AM, 2021, 'Low yield but high levels of multidrug resistance in urinary tract infections in a tertiary hospital, Nepal', PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION, 11, pp. 70 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/pha.21.0044

Shrestha LB; Tedla N; Bull RA, 2021, 'Broadly-Neutralizing Antibodies Against Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants', Frontiers in Immunology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.752003

Shrestha M; Baral R; Shrestha LB, 2021, 'Metallo-β lactamase producing non-fermentative gram-negative bacilli from various clinical isolates in a tertiary care hospital: A descriptive cross-sectional study', Journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 59, pp. 875 - 880, http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.6408

Shrestha LB; Syangtan G; Basnet A; Acharya KP; Chand AB; Pokhrel K, 2021, 'Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in nepal', Journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 59, pp. 518 - 522, http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/JNMA.6251

Syangtan G; Bista S; Dawadi P; Rayamajhee B; Shrestha LB; Tuladhar R; Joshi DR, 2021, 'Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Carriers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Frontiers in Public Health, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.587374

Shrestha DB; Budhathoki P; Sedhai YR; Shrestha LB; Awal S; Upadhaya Regmi B; Yadav J; Baniya R; Thapaliya S; Dangal G, 2021, 'Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C among HIV Infected Patients in Nepal over 1990-2020.', Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ), 19, pp. 132 - 139, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34812172

Shrestha LB, 2020, 'Multi-drug resistant and extended-spectrum lactamase producing bacteria in pediatric urinary tract infection', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 101, pp. 27 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.106

Shrestha LB; Bhattarai NR; Rai K; Khanal B, 2020, 'Antibiotic resistance and mecA gene characterization of coauglase-negative Staphylococci isolated form clinical samples in Nepal.', Infection and drug resistance, 13, pp. 3163 - 69

Shrestha LB; Pokharel K, 2020, 'Standard operating procedure for specimen collection, packaging and transport for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2', Journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.5260

Shrestha LB; Bhattarai NR; Khanal B, 2019, 'Bacteriological Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern among Isolates Obtained From Body Fluids.', Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 17, pp. 173 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v0i0.1656

Shrestha LB; Baral R; Poudel P; Khanal B, 2019, 'Clinical, etiological and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of pediatric urinary tract infections in a tertiary care hospital of Nepal.', BMC pediatrics, 19, pp. 36 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1410-1

Shrestha LB; Baral R; Khanal B, 2019, 'Comparative study of antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation among Gram-positive uropathogens isolated from community-acquired urinary tract infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections.', Infection and drug resistance, 12, pp. 957 - 963, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S200988

Dumaru R; Baral R; Shrestha LBLB, 2019, 'Study of biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance pattern of gram-negative Bacilli among the clinical isolates at BPKIHS, Dharan', BMC Research Notes, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4084-8

Shah C; Baral R; Bartaula B; Shrestha LB, 2019, 'Virulence factors of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) and correlation with antimicrobial resistance.', BMC microbiology, 19, pp. 204 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-019-1587-3

Shrestha L; Bhattarai NR; Khanal B, 2018, 'Comparative evaluation of methods for the detection of biofilm formation in coagulase-negative staphylococci and correlation with antibiogram', Infection and Drug Resistance, Volume 11, pp. 607 - 613, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S159764

Shrestha LB; Bhattarai NR; Khanal B, 2017, 'Antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation among coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from clinical samples at a tertiary care hospital of eastern Nepal', Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 6, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0251-7

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