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Sujit Bhattacharya

University of Calcutta

Dr Sujit Kumar Bhattacharya was born on 15 January 1950 and obtained his MD (Internal Medicine) degree in 1979 from Calcutta University. He joined the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata and became Director of the institute in 1994. He was then elevated to Additional Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi. He joined the South East Asia Regional Office, New Delhi in 2009 and retired in 2011. He also served as Director of the Rajendra Medical Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, and Virology Research Centre, Kolkata. He is a fellow of three prestigious academies in India. He served in the Scientific Advisory Group of Tropical Diseases Research (TDR), Geneva. He attended many national and international conferences. He has to his credit about 500 publications. He received the Ranbaxy Science Foundation award for excellence in research in clinical science. He is now involved in clinical medical patient care.

1books edited

2chapters authored

Latest work with IntechOpen by Sujit Bhattacharya

Acute diarrheal diseases (ADD) are important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. ADD includes, among others, cholera, shigellosis, and rotavirus diarrhea. These diseases are known to cause sporadic epidemics. Cholera and shigellosis are known to even cause pandemics. The treatments of these two diseases have been simplified with the advent of oral rehydration therapy and effective antibiotics. However, development of drug resistance poses tremendous therapeutic challenges. This book includes chapters on new methods of classification of dehydration and this information will provide a better classification method of dehydration. Epilepsy and its association with acute diarrhea is a new area for research. Prevention of acute diarrhea in school children and treatment with herbal medicines are important areas to pursue further. The readers will find herein new concepts in diarrheal disease research and management.

Perspective of Recent Advances in Acute Diarrhea

Perspective of Recent Advances in Acute Diarrhea

Edited by Sujit Bhattacharya

Chapters authored

Visceral Leishmaniasis

By Sujit K. Bhattacharya, Ajanta Ghosal, Sudeshna Ganguly, Sandipan Ganguly, Sabahat Azim and Shanta Dutta

Clinically, leishmaniasis is of three types—visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL). Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is considered as a complication of VL. VL is characterized by fever, anemia and splenomegaly in a VL-endemic area (malaria excluded). A subject with such symptoms should be subjected to an rK39 strip test. Confirmation of diagnosis is made by demonstration of the parasite (Leishmania donovani) from samples obtained by aspiration of bone marrow or iliac crest puncture. Miltefosine, stibogluconate, amphotericin B, liposomal amphotericin B and paromomycin are effective available anti-leishmaniasis drugs. Vector (Phleblotomus argentipes) control for reduction of transmission and early diagnosis and complete treatment are essential elements of case management. There is no effective vaccine against VL. This review on VL aims at providing state-art knowledge on epidemiology, diagnosis and case-management and vaccine development.

Part of the book: Leishmaniases as Re-emerging Diseases

Introductory Chapter: Perspectives of Recent Advances in Research in Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases

By Sujit K. Bhattacharya

Part of the book: Perspective of Recent Advances in Acute Diarrhea

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