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Saravanan Munisankar

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Kumar N, Munisankar S, Dasan B, Nancy A, Thiruvengadam K, Moideen K, et al.
Open Forum Infect Dis . 2025 Mar; 12(3):ofaf009. PMID: 40070812
Background: This study investigates how (Ss) infection impacts pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) treatment outcomes, disease severity, and bacterial burdens in PTB patients with Ss coinfection. Methods: We used chest x-rays and...
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Ferris B, Balasubramanian S, Rajamanickam A, Munisankar S, Dasan B, Menon P, et al.
PLoS One . 2024 Jun; 19(6):e0305819. PMID: 38913614
Background: In the first year of roll-out, vaccination for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) prevented almost 20 million deaths from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Yet, little is known...
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Rajamanickam A, Dasan B, Munisankar S, Nott S, Menon P, Ahamed Shaik F, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2024 Apr; 18(4):e0012048. PMID: 38564496
Background: Numerous studies indicate a potential protective role of helminths in diabetes mellitus (DM) progression. The complement system, vital for host defense, plays a crucial role in tissue homeostasis and...
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Dasan B, Rajamanickam A, Munisankar S, Menon P, Ahamed S, Nott S, et al.
IJID Reg . 2023 Sep; 9:18-24. PMID: 37745942
Objectives: A number of epidemiological studies have demonstrated that there is an inverse relationship between helminth infections and diabetes mellitus, suggesting that helminth infection may have a positive effect on...
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Rajamanickam A, Kumar N, Pandiaraj A, Selvaraj N, Munisankar S, Renji R, et al.
BMC Immunol . 2022 Oct; 23(1):51. PMID: 36289478
Background: Plasmacytoid and myeloid dendritic cells play a vital role in the protection against viral infections. In COVID-19, there is an impairment of dendritic cell (DC) function and interferon secretion...
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Munisankar S, Rajamanickam A, Balasubramanian S, Muthusamy S, Menon P, Ahamed S, et al.
Front Public Health . 2022 Oct; 10:1011388. PMID: 36276400
The prevalence of proximate risk factors for active tuberculosis (TB) in areas of high prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is not clearly understood. We aimed at assessing the prevalence...
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Munisankar S, Rajamanickam A, Balasubramanian S, Muthusamy S, Dolla C, Menon P, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2022 Jul; 16(7):e0010561. PMID: 35857754
Background: The prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection is estimated to be 30-100 million worldwide, although this an underestimate. Most cases remain undiagnosed due to the asymptomatic nature of the infection....
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Kumar N, Moideen K, Nancy A, Selvaraj N, Renji R, Munisankar S, et al.
Viruses . 2022 Mar; 14(3). PMID: 35336918
Background: Examination of CD4+ T cell responses during the natural course of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection offers useful information for the improvement of vaccination strategies against this...
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Rajamanickam A, Kumar N, Pandiaraj A, Selvaraj N, Munisankar S, Renji R, et al.
J Leukoc Biol . 2022 Mar; 112(1):201-212. PMID: 35258122
T cells are thought to be an important correlates of protection against SARS-CoV2 infection. However, the composition of T cell subsets in convalescent individuals of SARS-CoV2 infection has not been...
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Rajamanickam A, Kumar N, Chandrasekaran P, Nancy A, Bhavani P, Selvaraj N, et al.
Cytokine . 2021 Dec; 150:155785. PMID: 34933240
SARS-CoV-2 and latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection are both highly co-prevalent in many parts of the globe. Whether exposure to SARS-CoV-2 influences the antigen specific immune responses in latent tuberculosis has...