Publications
Selected publications
- Prognostic indicators and outcomes of hospitalised COVID-19 patients with neurological disease: An individual patient data meta-analysis (Journal article - 2022)
- Neurological associations of COVID-19 (Journal article - 2020)
- Cerebral venous thrombosis after vaccination against COVID-19 in the UK: a multicentre cohort study (Journal article - 2021)
- Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 (Journal article - 2021)
- COVID-19 vaccine associated demyelination & its association with MOG antibody. (Journal article - 2022)
- Linezolid for drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (Journal article - 2019)
- Safety of COVID-19 vaccination and acute neurological events: A self-controlled case series in England using the OpenSAFELY platform (Journal article - 2022)
- Use of voriconazole in non-meningeal cryptococcosis (Journal article - 2017)
- Association of Scrub Typhus in Children with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and Meningoencephalitis, Southern India. (Journal article - 2023)
2025
A multifaceted intervention to improve diagnosis and early management of hospitalised patients with suspected acute brain infections in Brazil, India, and Malawi: an international multicentre intervention study.
Singh, B., Lipunga, G. D., Thangavelu, P., Dhar, S., Ferreira Cronemberger, L., Abhilash, K. P. P., . . . Solomon, T. (2025). A multifaceted intervention to improve diagnosis and early management of hospitalised patients with suspected acute brain infections in Brazil, India, and Malawi: an international multicentre intervention study.. Lancet (London, England), 405(10483), 991-1003. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(25)00263-6
Defining causality in acute brain infections
Microbiological Investigations for Chikungunya Virus in Children With Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in a Non-Outbreak Setting in Southern India.
Damodar, T., Pattabiraman, C., Singh, B., Jose, M., Prabhu, N., L, A., . . . Turtle, L. (2025). Microbiological Investigations for Chikungunya Virus in Children With Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in a Non-Outbreak Setting in Southern India.. J Med Virol, 97(2), e70233. doi:10.1002/jmv.70233
Therapeutic Versus Non-Therapeutic Dose Anticoagulation in COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.
Selvarajan, S., John, J. S., Tharyan, P., Kirubakaran, R., Singh, B., George, B., . . . Rupali, P. (2025). Therapeutic Versus Non-Therapeutic Dose Anticoagulation in COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.. EJHaem, 6(1), e1100. doi:10.1002/jha2.1100
Post-hospitalisation COVID-19 cognitive deficits at one year are global and associated with elevated brain injury markers and grey matter volume reduction.
Wood, G. K., Sargent, B. F., Ahmad, Z. -U. -A., Tharmaratnam, K., Dunai, C., Egbe, F. N., . . . Leek, E. C. (2024). Post-hospitalisation COVID-19 cognitive deficits at one year are global and associated with elevated brain injury markers and grey matter volume reduction.. Nature medicine. doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03309-8
2024
Extension of the PRISMA 2020 statement for living systematic reviews (PRISMA-LSR): checklist and explanation.
Akl, E. A., Khabsa, J., Iannizzi, C., Piechotta, V., Kahale, L. A., Barker, J. M., . . . PRISMA-LSR Group. (2024). Extension of the PRISMA 2020 statement for living systematic reviews (PRISMA-LSR): checklist and explanation.. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 387, e079183. doi:10.1136/bmj-2024-079183
The COVID guidelines India project: A rapid living evidence synthesis during a pandemic in a LMIC setting
Singh, B., Alexander, H., Tharyan, P., Mathew, J. L., Garner, P., Rupali, P., . . . Mathew, J. L. (2024). The COVID guidelines India project: A rapid living evidence synthesis during a pandemic in a LMIC setting. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 28, 101548. doi:10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101548
Central nervous system infections in the tropics.
T, A. M., Singh, B., & Rupali, P. (2024). Central nervous system infections in the tropics.. Current opinion in infectious diseases, 37(3), 201-210. doi:10.1097/qco.0000000000001015
Diagnostic markers of acute encephalitis syndrome and COVID-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children from Southern India.
Damodar, T., Dunai, C., Prabhu, N., Jose, M., Akhila, L., Kinhal, U. V., . . . Mani, R. S. (2024). Diagnostic markers of acute encephalitis syndrome and COVID-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children from Southern India.. Journal of medical virology, 96(5), e29666. doi:10.1002/jmv.29666
The India brain infections guidelines project: Global evidence for local application
Rupali, P., Singh, B., Gracelin Princy, N., Sara John, J., Kuehn, R., Solomon, T., . . . Garner, P. (2024). The India brain infections guidelines project: Global evidence for local application. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 27, 101560. doi:10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101560
Author Correction: Para-infectious brain injury in COVID-19 persists at follow-up despite attenuated cytokine and autoantibody responses.
Michael, B. D., Dunai, C., Needham, E. J., Tharmaratnam, K., Williams, R., Huang, Y., . . . Menon, D. K. (2024). Author Correction: Para-infectious brain injury in COVID-19 persists at follow-up despite attenuated cytokine and autoantibody responses.. Nature communications, 15(1), 2918. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47320-6
Favipiravir for treating COVID-19.
Korula, P., Alexander, H., John, J. S., Kirubakaran, R., Singh, B., Tharyan, P., & Rupali, P. (2024). Favipiravir for treating COVID-19.. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2, CD015219. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd015219.pub2
28 COVID-19
Manesh, A., Muliyil, D. E., Singh, B., Oommen, A. M., Chowdhury, S. D., & Brett-Major, D. (2024). 28 COVID-19. In Manson's Tropical Diseases (pp. 312-325). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-7020-7959-7.00028-2
2023
Para-infectious brain injury in COVID-19 persists at follow-up despite attenuated cytokine and autoantibody responses.
Michael, B. D., Dunai, C., Needham, E. J., Tharmaratnam, K., Williams, R., Huang, Y., . . . Menon, D. K. (2023). Para-infectious brain injury in COVID-19 persists at follow-up despite attenuated cytokine and autoantibody responses.. Nature communications, 14(1), 8487. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-42320-4
Low serum vitamin D in North Indian multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis patients: the role of diet and sunlight.
Rathored, J., Sharma, S. K., Chauhan, A., Singh, B., Banavaliker, J. N., Sreenivas, V., & Srivastava, A. K. (2023). Low serum vitamin D in North Indian multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis patients: the role of diet and sunlight.. Annals of medicine, 55(2), 2291554. doi:10.1080/07853890.2023.2291554
Profile of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Patients from South India
Suma, R., Netravathi, M., Gururaj, G., Thomas, P. T., Singh, B., Solomon, T., . . . Banandur, P. S. (2023). Profile of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Patients from South India. Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 15(4), 156-165. doi:10.4103/jgid.jgid_19_23
Neurological manifestations of COVID-19 in adults and children.
Cho, S. -M., White, N., Premraj, L., Battaglini, D., Fanning, J., Suen, J., . . . ISARIC Clinical Characterisation Group. (2023). Neurological manifestations of COVID-19 in adults and children.. Brain : a journal of neurology, 146(4), 1648-1661. doi:10.1093/brain/awac332
Association of Scrub Typhus in Children with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and Meningoencephalitis, Southern India.
Damodar, T., Singh, B., Prabhu, N., Marate, S., Gowda, V. K., Lalitha, A. V., . . . Yadav, R. (2023). Association of Scrub Typhus in Children with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and Meningoencephalitis, Southern India.. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29(4), 711-722. doi:10.3201/eid2904.221157
COVID-19
Manesh, A., Muliyil, D. E., Singh, B., Oommen, A. M., Chowdhury, S. D., & Brett-Major, D. (2024). COVID-19. In Manson's Tropical Diseases (pp. 312-325). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b978-0-7020-7959-7.00028-2
2022
COVID-19 vaccination and acute neurological events in England: A self-controlled case series using the openSAFELY platform
Schultze, A., Walker, J., Tazare, J. R., Tamborska, A., Singh, B., Donegan, K., . . . McDonald, H. (2022). COVID-19 vaccination and acute neurological events in England: A self-controlled case series using the openSAFELY platform. In PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY Vol. 31 (pp. 117). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Safety of COVID-19 vaccination and acute neurological events: A self-controlled case series in England using the OpenSAFELY platform
Walker, J. L., Schultze, A., Tazare, J., Tamborska, A., Singh, B., Donegan, K., . . . McDonald, H. I. (2022). Safety of COVID-19 vaccination and acute neurological events: A self-controlled case series in England using the OpenSAFELY platform. VACCINE, 40(32), 4479-4487. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.06.010
Consensus Clinical Guidance for Diagnosis and Management of Adult COVID-19 Encephalopathy Patients.
Michael, B. D., Walton, D., Westenberg, E., García-Azorín, D., Singh, B., Tamborska, A. A., . . . Global COVID-19 Neuro Research Coalition. (2022). Consensus Clinical Guidance for Diagnosis and Management of Adult COVID-19 Encephalopathy Patients.. The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, appineuropsych22010002. doi:10.1176/appi.neuropsych.22010002
Viral RNA in peritoneal, rectal, and blood samples from surgical patients with COVID-19
George, A. J., Thomas, C., Mathew, D. E., Jesudasan, M. R., Abraham, O. C., Rupali, P., . . . Moorthy, M. (2022). Viral RNA in peritoneal, rectal, and blood samples from surgical patients with COVID-19. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 109(8), 772. doi:10.1093/bjs/znac045
Guillain-Barre syndrome following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in the UK: a prospective surveillance study
Tamborska, A. A., Singh, B., Leonhard, S. E., Hodel, E. M., Stowe, J., Watson-Fargie, T., . . . Solomon, T. (2022). Guillain-Barre syndrome following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in the UK: a prospective surveillance study. BMJ NEUROLOGY OPEN, 4(2). doi:10.1136/bmjno-2022-000309
Prognostic indicators and outcomes of hospitalised COVID-19 patients with neurological disease: An individual patient data meta-analysis
Singh, B., Lant, S., Cividini, S., Cattrall, J. W. S., Goodwin, L. C., Benjamin, L., . . . Solomon, T. (2022). Prognostic indicators and outcomes of hospitalised COVID-19 patients with neurological disease: An individual patient data meta-analysis. PLOS ONE, 17(6). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0263595
Favipiravir for treating COVID-19
Korula, P., Alexander, H., John, J. S., Kirubakaran, R., Singh, B., Tharyan, P., & Rupali, P. (n.d.). Favipiravir for treating COVID-19. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022(5). doi:10.1002/14651858.cd015219
Treatment of COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome With a Tabletop Noninvasive Ventilation Device in a Respiratory Intermediate Care Unit.
Isaac, B. T. J., Priya, N., Nair, A. A., Thangakunam, B., Balachandran, A., George, T., . . . Christopher, D. J. (2022). Treatment of COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome With a Tabletop Noninvasive Ventilation Device in a Respiratory Intermediate Care Unit.. Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes, 6(3), 239-249. doi:10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2022.04.001
COVID-19 vaccine associated demyelination & its association with MOG antibody.
Netravathi, M., Dhamija, K., Gupta, M., Tamborska, A., Nalini, A., Holla, V. V., . . . Singh, B. (2022). COVID-19 vaccine associated demyelination & its association with MOG antibody.. Multiple sclerosis and related disorders, 60, 103739. doi:10.1016/j.msard.2022.103739
2021
Learning from the past & present: social science implications for COVID-19 immunity-based documentation
Dada, S., Battles, H., Pilbeam, C., Singh, B., Solomon, T., & Gobat, N. (2021). Learning from the past & present: social science implications for COVID-19 immunity-based documentation. HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS, 8(1). doi:10.1057/s41599-021-00898-4
Considerations for causality assessment of neurological and neuropsychiatric complications of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: from cerebral venous sinus thrombosis to functional neurological disorder
Butler, M., Tamborska, A., Wood, G. K., Ellul, M., Thomas, R. H., Galea, I., . . . Nicholson, T. R. (n.d.). Considerations for causality assessment of neurological and neuropsychiatric complications of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: from cerebral venous sinus thrombosis to functional neurological disorder. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. doi:10.1136/jnnp-2021-326924
Cerebral venous thrombosis after vaccination against COVID-19 in the UK: a multicentre cohort study
Perry, R. J., Tamborska, A., Singh, B., Craven, B., Marigold, R., Arthur-Farraj, P., . . . Roffe, C. (2021). Cerebral venous thrombosis after vaccination against COVID-19 in the UK: a multicentre cohort study. LANCET, 398(10306), 1147-1156. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01608-1
Antiphospholipid antibodies and neurological manifestations in acute COVID-19: A single-centre cross-sectional study
Benjamin, L. A., Paterson, R. W., Moll, R., Pericleous, C., Brown, R., Mehta, P. R., . . . Efthymiou, M. (2021). Antiphospholipid antibodies and neurological manifestations in acute COVID-19: A single-centre cross-sectional study. ECLINICALMEDICINE, 39. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101070
Effectiveness of self-portraits used over personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic among patients and healthcare workers
George, A. J., Mathew, D. E., Lazarus, E., Chichra, A., Singh, B., & Gaikwad, P. (2021). Effectiveness of self-portraits used over personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic among patients and healthcare workers. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 108(8), E270-E271. doi:10.1093/bjs/znab138
Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for prevention and treatment of COVID-19
Singh, B., Ryan, H., Kredo, T., Chaplin, M., & Fletcher, T. (2021). Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for prevention and treatment of COVID-19. COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, (2). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD013587.pub2
Is chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine useful in treating people with COVID-19, or in preventing infection in people who have been exposed to the virus?
Is chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine useful in treating people with COVID-19, or in preventing infection in people who have been exposed to the virus? (2021). Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), 26(2), 220.
2020
Provisional case definitions for COVID-19-associated neurological disease Reply
Solomon, T., Benjamin, L., Singh, B., Lant, S., & Ellul, M. A. (2020). Provisional case definitions for COVID-19-associated neurological disease Reply. LANCET NEUROLOGY, 19(11), 891-+. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
COVID Study Circle: An Experiment in Forming a Digital Collective During a Pandemic
Pattabiraman, C., & Singh, B. (2020). COVID Study Circle: An Experiment in Forming a Digital Collective During a Pandemic. JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, 100(4), 647-651. doi:10.1007/s41745-020-00194-1
Neurological associations of COVID-19
Ellul, M. A., Benjamin, L., Singh, B., Lant, S., Michael, B. D., Easton, A., . . . Solomon, T. (2020). Neurological associations of COVID-19. LANCET NEUROLOGY, 19(9), 767-783. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(20)30221-0
Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for prevention and treatment of COVID-19
Singh, B., Ryan, H., Kredo, T., Chaplin, M., & Fletcher, T. (n.d.). Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd013587
Neurological Associations of COVID-19
Ellul, M., Benjamin, L., Singh, B., Lant, S., Michael, B., Easton, A., . . . Solomon, T. (2020). Neurological Associations of COVID-19. doi:10.2139/ssrn.3589350
2019
Emerging concepts in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of travelers' diarrhea
Schweitzer, L., Singh, B., Rupali, P., & Libman, M. (2019). Emerging concepts in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of travelers' diarrhea. CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 32(5), 468-474. doi:10.1097/QCO.0000000000000581
Linezolid for drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis
Singh, B., Cocker, D., Ryan, H., & Sloan, D. J. (2019). Linezolid for drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis. COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, (3). doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012836.pub2
2017
Linezolid for drug-resistant tuberculosis
Singh, B., Cocker, D., Ryan, H., & Sloan, D. J. (n.d.). Linezolid for drug-resistant tuberculosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi:10.1002/14651858.cd012836
Use of voriconazole in non-meningeal cryptococcosis
Singh, B., Lodhi, A., Choi, C., Bonington, A., & Kosmidis, C. (2017). Use of voriconazole in non-meningeal cryptococcosis. INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 49(9), 702-704. doi:10.1080/23744235.2017.1308548
Re-audit of antiretroviral drug wastage in a teaching hospital's sexual health and infectious diseases clinics
Singh, B., Michie, K., Wheeler, I., Trotman, D., Best, A., Neary, A., . . . Chaponda, M. (2017). Re-audit of antiretroviral drug wastage in a teaching hospital's sexual health and infectious diseases clinics. In HIV MEDICINE Vol. 18 (pp. 65). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2016
Adequacy of Rifampin Absorption after Jejunostomy Tube Administration
Stott, K. E., Singh, B., Beadsworth, M. B. J., Vaudrey, K., Khoo, S. H., & Davies, G. (2016). Adequacy of Rifampin Absorption after Jejunostomy Tube Administration. PHARMACOTHERAPY, 36(4), E23-E25. doi:10.1002/phar.1730
2015
Screening difficult-to-reach populations for tuberculosis using a mobile medical unit, Punjab India.
Binepal, G., Agarwal, P., Kaur, N., Singh, B., Bhagat, V., Verma, R. P., . . . Moonan, P. K. (2015). Screening difficult-to-reach populations for tuberculosis using a mobile medical unit, Punjab India.. Public health action, 5(4), 241-245. doi:10.5588/pha.15.0042
Antiretroviral drug wastage in a teaching hospital's sexual health and infectious diseases clinics
Singh, B., Fenech, M., Neary, A., Chaponda, M., & Anderson, E. (2015). Antiretroviral drug wastage in a teaching hospital's sexual health and infectious diseases clinics. In HIV MEDICINE Vol. 16 (pp. 65-66). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2013
Efficacy and safety of thrice weekly DOTS in tuberculosis patients with and without HIV co-infection: an observational study
Vashishtha, R., Mohan, K., Singh, B., Devarapu, S. K., Sreenivas, V., Ranjan, S., . . . Sharma, S. K. (2013). Efficacy and safety of thrice weekly DOTS in tuberculosis patients with and without HIV co-infection: an observational study. BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 13. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-13-468
2012
Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis due to Alternaria: Case report and review.
Singh, B., & Denning, D. W. (2012). Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis due to Alternaria: Case report and review.. Medical mycology case reports, 1(1), 20-23. doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2012.02.001
Risk and outcome of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and serum 25(OH)D
Rathored, J., Sharma, S. K., Singh, B., Banavaliker, J. N., Sreenivas, V., Srivastava, A. K., . . . Goswami, R. (2012). Risk and outcome of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and serum 25(OH)D. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE, 16(11), 1522-1528. doi:10.5588/ijtld.12.0122
Undated
A Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Diagnosis and Early Management of Hospitalised Patients with Suspected Acute Brain Infections in Brazil, India and Malawi
Singh, B., Lipunga, G. D., Thangavelu, P., Dhar, S., Ferreira Cronemberger, L., Abhilash, K. P. P., . . . Solomon, T. (n.d.). A Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Diagnosis and Early Management of Hospitalised Patients with Suspected Acute Brain Infections in Brazil, India and Malawi.