Alpha 2.0
Login Register
» Authors » Prabu Rajkumar

Prabu Rajkumar

Explore the profile of Prabu Rajkumar including associated specialties, affiliations and a list of published articles. Areas
Snapshot
Articles 17
Citations 117
Followers 0
Related Specialties
General Medicine
Public Health
Pulmonary Medicine
Top 10 Co-Authors
Anand Krishnan
Ritvik Amarchand
Yuvaraj Jayaraman
Kathryn E Lafond
Sanjay M Mehendale
Siddhartha Saha
Prashant Mathur
Rakesh Kumar
Binod Kumar Patro
Harshal Ramesh Salve
Published In
BMJ Open
PLoS One
Lung India
Indian J Med Res
J Infect Public Health
Affiliations
Soon will be listed here.
Recent Articles
1.
A vicious cycle of frailty and acute lower respiratory infection among community-dwelling adults (≥ 60 years): Findings from a multi-site INSPIRE cohort study, India
Saha S, Amarchand R, Kumar R, O Prabhakaran A, Rajkumar P, Bhardwaj S, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health . 2024 Dec; 4(12):e0003903. PMID: 39739924
We studied the relationship of frailty and acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) among a multi-site cohort of community-dwelling older adults aged ≥60 years in India. During January 2019‒January 2020, participants...
2.
Adverse outcomes in patients hospitalized with pneumonia at age 60 or more: A prospective multi-centric hospital-based study in India
Kanungo S, Bhattacharjee U, O Prabhakaran A, Kumar R, Rajkumar P, Bhardwaj S, et al.
PLoS One . 2024 May; 19(5):e0297452. PMID: 38696397
Background: Limited data exists regarding risk factors for adverse outcomes in older adults hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in low- and middle-income countries such as India. This multisite study aimed...
3.
Cost of acute respiratory illness episode and its determinants among community-dwelling older adults: a four-site cohort study from India
Krishnan A, Shekhawat K, Ortega-Sanchez I, Kanungo S, Rajkumar P, Bhardwaj S, et al.
BMJ Public Health . 2023 Dec; 1(1):e000103. PMID: 38116390
Introduction: Advocacy for the provision of public health resources, including vaccine for the prevention of acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) among older adults in India, needs evidence on costs and benefits....
4.
Performance of equations for estimation of 24-hour urinary sodium from morning fasting urine samples in a multisite study in India
Krishnan A, Amarchand R, Tarik M, Salve H, Raghav P, Patro B, et al.
Natl Med J India . 2022 Aug; 35(1):4-10. PMID: 36039619
Background Dietary salt intake is an important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Estimation of 24-hour salt intake using morning urine samples needs to be validated in the Indian context....
5.
Sero-Surveillance to Monitor the Trend of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Transmission in India: Study Protocol for a Multi Site, Community Based Longitudinal Cohort Study
Nair D, Raju R, Roy S, Dandge S, Purushothaman G, Jayaraman Y, et al.
Front Public Health . 2022 Apr; 10:810353. PMID: 35400044
Introduction: Large-scale sero-prevalence studies with representation from all age groups are required to estimate the true burden of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in the community. Serial...
6.
Low risk of relapse and deformity among leprosy patients who completed multi-drug therapy regimen from 2005 to 2010: A cohort study from four districts in South India
Rajkumar P, Purushothaman G, Ponnaiah M, Shanmugasundaram D, Padma J, Meena R, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2021 Nov; 15(11):e0009950. PMID: 34813598
Introduction: Relapse of leprosy among patients released from treatment (RFT) is an indicator of the success of anti-leprosy treatment. Due to inadequate follow-up, relapse in leprosy patients after RFT is...
7.
Determining pulmonary function and the associated risk factors among stone quarry workers in a suburban area of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Arumugam E, Rajkumar P, Dhanaraj B, Govindasamy E, Jaganathasamy N, Mathiyazhakan M, et al.
Lung India . 2021 Nov; 38(6):558-563. PMID: 34747739
Background: Stone quarrying activities generate dust and fine particulate matters of silica and heavy metals. The prolonged exposure to suspended particulates leads to fatal respiratory complications. Occupational pulmonary complications are...
8.
Cohort profile: Indian Network of Population-Based Surveillance Platforms for Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses among the Elderly (INSPIRE)
Krishnan A, Dar L, Amarchand R, Prabhakaran A, Kumar R, Rajkumar P, et al.
BMJ Open . 2021 Oct; 11(10):e052473. PMID: 34620665
Purpose: We describe here a multicentric community-dwelling cohort of older adults (60 years of age) established to estimate incidence, study risk factors, healthcare utilisation and economic burden associated with influenza...
9.
Preparedness of primary and secondary health facilities in India to address major noncommunicable diseases: results of a National Noncommunicable Disease Monitoring Survey (NNMS)
Krishnan A, Mathur P, Kulothungan V, Salve H, Leburu S, Amarchand R, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2021 Aug; 21(1):757. PMID: 34332569
Background: The monitoring framework for evaluating health system response to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) include indicators to assess availability of affordable basic technologies and essential medicines to treat them in both...
10.
Baseline risk factor prevalence among adolescents aged 15-17 years old: findings from National Non-communicable Disease Monitoring Survey (NNMS) of India
Mathur P, Kulothungan V, Leburu S, Krishnan A, Chaturvedi H, Salve H, et al.
BMJ Open . 2021 Jun; 11(6):e044066. PMID: 34187814
Objective: To generate national estimates of key non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors for adolescents (15-17 years) identified in the National NCD Monitoring Framework and, study the knowledge, attitudes and practices...