2021
Optimal diagnostic test allocation strategy during the COVID‐19 pandemic and beyond
Du J, Beesley L, Lee S, Zhou X, Dempsey W, Mukherjee B. Optimal diagnostic test allocation strategy during the COVID‐19 pandemic and beyond. Statistics In Medicine 2021, 41: 310-327. PMID: 34697824, PMCID: PMC8661762, DOI: 10.1002/sim.9238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk patient populationRapid antigen testDiagnostic testsPatient populationRisk patient populationSARS-CoV-2 viral infectionViral diagnostic testsCentral public health challengeAntigen testPatient characteristicsTimely diagnostic testingPublic health challengePublic health decision-makingViral infectionHealth decision-makingPreventing severe diseaseSevere diseaseRT-PCRCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 Pandemic in India: Through the Lens of Modeling
Babu G, Ray D, Bhaduri R, Halder A, Kundu R, Menon G, Mukherjee B. COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Through the Lens of Modeling. Global Health Science And Practice 2021, 9: 220-228. PMID: 34234020, PMCID: PMC8324184, DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-21-00233.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Comprehensive public health evaluation of lockdown as a non-pharmaceutical intervention on COVID-19 spread in India: national trends masking state-level variations
Salvatore M, Basu D, Ray D, Kleinsasser M, Purkayastha S, Bhattacharyya R, Mukherjee B. Comprehensive public health evaluation of lockdown as a non-pharmaceutical intervention on COVID-19 spread in India: national trends masking state-level variations. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e041778. PMID: 33303462, PMCID: PMC7733201, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffective public health interventionsPublic health interventionsPublic health evaluationPublic health metricsAverage daily numberHealth interventionsState-level trendsHealth metricsTest positivity rateCohort studyCase fatality rateHealth evaluationNational trendsCOVID-19Holistic assessmentDaily numberConfirmed COVID-19 casesCOVID-19 pandemicNational patternsNational lockdownInterventionCOVID-19 outbreakFatality rateCase countsState-wise variationsAre women leaders significantly better at controlling the contagion during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Purkayastha S, Salvatore M, Mukherjee B. Are women leaders significantly better at controlling the contagion during the COVID-19 pandemic? Journal Of Health And Social Sciences 2020, 5: 231-240. PMID: 32875269, PMCID: PMC7457824.Peer-Reviewed Original Research