Research

Saud, B., & Adhikari, S. (2024). Re-evaluating polio vaccination strategies in Nepal: transitioning from OPV to fIPV for sustained immunity. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 24(10), 1073-1074.

Adhikari, S., Saud, B., & Yadav, P. K. (2024). Empowering communities: implementing a COPD self-management program in Nepal. The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia, 29.

Saud, B., Chand, K., Amatya, N., Paudel, G., Adhikari, S., & Shrestha, V. (2023). Factors associated with cutaneous colonization of mucormycetes in diabetic and non-diabetic individuals. Access Microbiology, 5(9), 000495-v4.

Saud, B., Khatri, G., Amatya, N., Paudel, G., & Shrestha, V. (2023). Methicillin‐Resistant and Biofilm‐Producing Staphylococcus aureus in Nasal Carriage among Health Care Workers and Medical Students. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2023(1), 8424486.

Bhattarai, A., Ranabhat, K., Saud, B., Bhattarai, S., Paudel, K., Acharya, D. K., ... & Das, S. K. (2023). Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Concerning COVID-19 in Nepal. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 21(01), 145-152.

Adhikari, S. K., Ranabhat, K., Bhattarai, S., Saud, B., Paudel, K., Bhandari, R., ... & Khanal, V. (2023). Epidemiology of COVID‐19 Mortality in Nepal: An Analysis of the National Health Emergency Operation Center Data. Public Health Challenges, 2(4), e127.

Saud, B., Amatya, N., Yadav, R. K., Paudel, G., Adhikari, S., Shrestha, V., & Lakhey, A. (2023). Bacteriological quality of meat and hygiene practice among meat handlers in Kathmandu, Nepal. Journal of Food Safety and Hygiene.

Sah, P., Mandal, A. K., Saud, B., Yadav, S. K., Sah, S. K., Gyawali, M., & Karn, S. K. (2022). Knowledge, practices and compliance related to COVID-19 among Nepalese population in Province 2, Nepal. Dialogues in Health, 1, 100002.

Rizal, S., Amatya, N., Dhungana, G., Saud, B., & Chand, K. (2023). Prevalence of microbiological contaminants in milk samples in Kathmandu. Nepal. Arch. Clin. Microbiol, 2, 7-10.

Sriram, S., Adhikari, S., & Saud, B. (2025). Reconfiguring health purchasing for universal health coverage: insights from Nepal with relevance to low-and middle-income countries. Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1609219.

Saud, B., Adhikari, S., Maharjan, L., Paudel, G., Amatya, N., & Amatya, S. (2022). An epidemiological prospective of focal outbreak of dengue infection in Kathmandu, Nepal. Journal of Clinical Virology Plus, 2(1), 100063.

Amatya, N., Paudel, G., Saud, B., Wagle, S., Shrestha, V., & Adhikari, B. (2022). Prevalence of Moraxella Catarrhalis as a nasal flora among healthy Kindergarten children in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2022(1), 3989781.

Paudel, G., Amatya, N., Saud, B., Wagle, S., Shrestha, V., & Adhikari, B. (2022). Nasal colonization by potential bacterial pathogens in healthy kindergarten children of Nepal: a prevalence study. Germs, 12(1), 86.

Ranabhat, K., Saud, B., Adhikari, S., Bhattarai, S., Adhikari, R., Luitel, B. R., & Sigdel, M. R. (2022). Anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 Antibody Level among Renal Transplant Recipients: A Case Report from Nepal. Case reports in urology, 2022(1), 2889501.

Sapkota, B., Saud, B., Shrestha, R., Al-Fahad, D., Sah, R., Shrestha, S., & Rodriguez-Morales, A. J. (2022). Heterologous prime–boost strategies for COVID-19 vaccines. Journal of travel medicine, 29(3), taab191.

Saud, B., Adhikari, S., Amatya, N., Thapa, H. S., Paudel, G., Shahi, S., & Yadav, P. K. Smoking Turnover Intention Among Active Tobacco Smokers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Shrestha, V., Bajracharya, J., Amatya, N., Saud, B., & Paudel, G. Lipid Profile and Lipid Peroxidation Level among Smokers and Non-Smokers at Kirtipur. health, 5, 6.

Saud,B., Sapkota. B., Adhikari S, Karn MK, Labh RK (2021) Dried Blood Spot Sampling For COVID-19 Seroprevalence Survey. Int Jou Micro Infec Deseas: IJMID-102.

Shrestha, V., Amatya, N., Shrestha, A., Saud, B., & Paudel, G. (2021). Evaluation of stability of urea and creatinine in dried blood spots stored at different temperatures. J Adv Med Sci, 1, 7-11.

Saud, B., Bajgain, P., Paudel, G., Shrestha, V., Bajracharya, D., Adhikari, S., ... & Awasthi, M. S. (2020). Fungal infection among diabetic and nondiabetic individuals in Nepal. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2020(1), 7949868.

Awasthi, K. R., Awasthi, M. S., & Saud, B. (2020). Knowledge and practice regarding maintaining oral Hygiene a mong pregnant women in lalitpur, nepal. Journal of Medical Case Reports and Reviews, 3(02).

Saud, B., Masranggi, S., Paudel, G., Bhandari, P., Shrestha, V., & Dhungana, G. (2020). Stability of Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 and 2 Antibody in Dried Blood Spot: A Pilot Study. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 25(1), 18874-18876.

Dangi, N. B., Subedi, S., Gyawali, M., Bhattarai, A., & Bhandari, T. R. (2021). Medical abortion kit dispensing practices of community pharmacies in Pokhara Metropolitan, Nepal. Plos one, 16(1), e0244969.

Saud, B., Malla, R., & Shrestha, K. (2019). A review on the effect of plant extract on mesenchymal stem cell proliferation and differentiation. Stem cells international, 2019(1), 7513404.

Saud, B., Paudel, G., Khichaju, S., Bajracharya, D., Dhungana, G., Awasthi, M. S., & Shrestha, V. (2019). Multidrug‐resistant bacteria from raw meat of buffalo and chicken, Nepal. Veterinary medicine international, 2019(1), 7960268.

Saud, B., Paudel, T., Sharma, T., Gyawali, M., Dhungana, G., Shrestha, V., ... & Bhusal, N. (2019). In-vitro antibacterial activity of Rhus javanica against multidrug-resistant uro-pathogens. Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Science, 7(1), 41-46.

Adhikari, S., Saud, B., Paudel, G., & Bajracharya, D. (2019). Emergence of antimicrobial drug resistant bacteria in Nepal: a current scenario. PBCR, 1, 31-33.

Adhikari, S., Saud, B., Paudel, G., & Wagle, S. (2019). A rare case of recurrent urinary tract infection due to Trichosporon species in an immune-competent diabetic female patient. Archives of Case Reports, 3(1), 026-028.

Saud, B., & Adhakari, S. (2019). H5N1 Associated Human Fatality in Nepal-A First Case. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 19(5), 14624-14624.

Jain, R., Trehan, A., Mishra, B., Singh, R., Saud, B., & Bansal, D. (2016). Cytomegalovirus disease in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatric hematology and oncology, 33(4), 239-247.

Saud, B., Sunuwar, P., Paudel, G., Dhungana, G., & Shrestha, V. (2019). Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in School-going Children in Lalitpur, Nepal. Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, 6(1), 26-27.

Saud, B., Malla, R., & Shrestha, K. (2019). Stem Cell Therapy in Nepal Challenges and Opportunities. J Stem Cell Res Dev Ther, 5, 022.

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Rai, L., Saud, B., Paudel, G., & Dhungana, G. (2017). Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection among rural area school children of Lokhim VDC, Nepal. Journal of Microbiology & Experimentation, 4(1), 102.

Saud, B., Thapa, B., & Shrestha, V. (2018). Dried Blood Spot for Developing Countries: An. J Vis Exp, 97, e52619.

Saud, B., & Adhikari, S. (2018). Probiotics: A promising anti-cancer agent. Adv Biotechnol Microbiol, 10(2), 555783.

Saud, B., Adhikari, S., & Awasthi, M. (2018). Cancer burden in Nepal: a call for action. MOJ Proteomics Bioinform, 7(5), 278-279.

Awasthi, M. S., Awasthi, K. R., Thapa, H. S., Saud, B., Pradhan, S., & Khatry, R. A. (2018). Utilization of antenatal care services in Dalit communities in Gorkha, Nepal: A cross‐sectional study. Journal of pregnancy, 2018(1), 3467308.

Saud, B., & Paudel, G. (2018). The threat of ambient air pollution in Kathmandu, Nepal. Journal of environmental and public health, 2018(1), 1504591.

Saud, B., Sharma, M., Mishra, B., Sarkar, S., & Ratho, R. K. (2016). TNF-alpha gene polymorphism in Indian population during the course of pandemic influenza a H1N1 infection: a pilot study. MOJ Immunol, 3(5), 00100.

Phoolgen, S., Kumar, S. A., & Kumar, R. J. (2012). Evaluation of the rationality of psychotropic drug promotional literatures in Nepal. J Drug Discov Ther, 2(6), 6-8.

Yadav, S. K., Sah, A. K., Sah, P., & Jha, R. K. (2012). Gastrointestinal Toxicity of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Maxillofacial Trauma Patients: A Review. International Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biological Archives, 3(3), 411-4.

Sah, A. K., Yadav, S. K., Sah, P., & Jha, R. K. (2012). Prescribing trends of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory drugs used in dental outpatient department of a tertiary hospital in Nepal. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 4(3), 1779.

Sah, A. K., Yadav, S. K., Sah, P., & Jha, R. K. (2012). Status of antimicrobial use in dental outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in central Nepal. Int J Pharm Biol Arch, 3(2), 281-5.

Yadav, S. K., Sah, A. K., Jha, R. K., Sah, P., & Shah, D. K. (2013). Turmeric (curcumin) remedies gastroprotective action. Pharmacognosy reviews, 7(13), 42.

Jha, R. K., Paudel, K. R., Shah, D. K., Sah, A. K., Basnet, S., Sah, P., & Adhikari, S. (2015). Subject preferences of first-and second-year medical students for their future specialization at Chitwan Medical college and teaching hospital, Chitwan, Nepal–a questionnaire-based study. Advances in medical education and practice, 609-613.

Jha, R. K., Sah, A. K., Shah, D. K., & Phoolgen Sah, P. S. (2013). The treatment of visceral leishmaniasis: safety and efficacy.

Kumar, J. R., Kishore, A., Kumar, S. D., Shamshul, A., Govind, D., Sangharshila, B., ... & Gayatri, K. (2016). Knowledge and Awareness regarding Dengue among the Undergraduate health Science students of Dengue Hit region of Nepal. Age, 20(87), 27-8.

Prajapati, S., Prajapati, G., Shrestha, V., & Shrestha, S. (2022). Assessment of Thyroid Dysfunction During Different Trimester of Pregnancy.

Sharma, A., Shrestha, V., Paudel, G., & Prajapati, A. (2025). Status of Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants and Liver Function Tests among Nepalese Workers from Gulf Countries and Malaysia. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 15(1), 118-126.

Thapa, H. S., Gautam, S., Shankar, P. R., Saud, B., & Shrestha, R. (2024). Pharmacy students' work-based learning experiences during in-plant training: a qualitative case study in Nepal. Education for Health, 37(4), 326-334.

Sah, A. K., Giri, A., Palikhey, A., Chaurasiya, R. K., Sah, P., & Mallik, M. (2021). Price Variation of Injectable Antibiotics Commonly used in Bharatpur, Chitwan. Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal, 14(2), 137-140.

Jha, A. K., Dhakal, N., Gyanwali, P., Humagain, B., Jha, N., BC, R., ... & Dhimal, M. (2019). Quality of essential medicines in public health care facilities of Nepal–2019. Nepal Health Research Council.

Jha, R. K., Shah, D. K., Basnet, S., Paudel, K. R., Sah, P., Sah, A. K., & Adhikari, K. (2016). Facebook use and its effects on the life of health science students in a private medical college of Nepal. BMC research notes, 9(1), 378.