Ashok Tamhankar

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Article: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 2023;880:163301
The development of an integrated environment-human risk approach for the prioritisation of antibiotics for policy decisions
Hanna N; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH. 2022;156(4):615-618
Integrated antimicrobial resistance management strategy: A way forward to mitigate antimicrobial resistance crisis
Tamhankar A; Diwan V
Article: WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH. 2022;94(9):e10783
Utility of constructed wetlands for treatment of hospital effluent and antibiotic resistant bacteria in resource limited settings: A case study in Ujjain, India
Parashar V; Singh S; Purohit MR; Tamhankar AJ; Singh D; Kalyanasundaram M; Lundborg CS; Diwan V
Article: WATER SUPPLY. 2022;22(5):5650-5674
Microplastics in drinking water: a macro issue
Singh S; Trushna T; Kalyanasundaram M; Tamhankar AJ; Diwan V
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(12):e052435
Determinants and pathways of healthcare-seeking behaviours in under-5 children for common childhood illnesses and antibiotic prescribing: a cohort study in rural India
Khare S; Pathak A; Purohit MR; Sharma M; Marrone G; Tamhankar AJ; Stalsby Lundborg C; Diwan V
Article: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. 2021;9(1):104620
To unsnarl the mechanism of disinfection of Escherichia coli via visible light assisted heterogeneous photo-Fenton reaction in presence of biochar supported maghemite nanoparticles
Basu A; Behera M; Maharana R; Kumar M; Dhal NK; Tamhankar AJ; Mishra A; Lundborg CS; Tripathy SK
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(21):E7706-7706
Monitoring of Water Quality, Antibiotic Residues, and Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli in the Kshipra River in India over a 3-Year Period
Hanna N; Purohit M; Diwan V; Chandran SP; Riggi E; Parashar V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2020;20(1):966
Identifying the know-do gap in evidence-based neonatal care practices among informal health care providers-a cross-sectional study from Ujjain, India
Mungai IG; Baghel SS; Soni S; Vagela S; Sharma M; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS; Pathak A
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: WATER RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. 2020;6(7):1917-1930
Sonophotocatalysis-mediated morphological transition modulates virulence and antibiotic resistance in Salmonella Typhimurium
Rahman APH; Misra AJ; Panda S; Das B; Bhol P; Mohanty PS; Tamhankar AJ; Mishra A; Lundborg CS; Tripathy SK
Article: COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B: BIOINTERFACES. 2020;189:110846
Biogenic Ag/CaO nanocomposites kill Staphylococcus aureus with reduced toxicity towards mammalian cells
Khan MI; Mazumdar A; Pathak S; Paul P; Behera SK; Tamhankar AJ; Tripathy SK; Lundborg CS; Mishra A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(3):e0229664
Mass bathing events in River Kshipra, Central India- influence on the water quality and the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of commensal E.coli
Purohit M; Diwan V; Parashar V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;16(24):E5141-5141
Characteristics of a Nationwide Voluntary Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Campaign in India; Future Paths and Pointers for Resource Limited Settings/Low and Middle Income Countries
Tamhankar AJ; Nachimuthu R; Singh R; Harindran J; Meghwanshi GK; Kannan R; Kumar NS; Negi V; Jacob L; Bhattacharyya S; Sahoo KC; Mahadik VK; Diwan V; Sharma M; Pathak A; Khedkar SU; Avhad D; Saxena S; Nerkar S; Venu V; Kumar S; Shandeepan G; Singh KR; Gashnga R; Kumar A
Article: APPLIED CATALYSIS B: ENVIRONMENTAL. 2019;259:118065
Ag@SnO₂@ZnO core-shell nanocomposites assisted solar-photocatalysis downregulates multidrug resistance in Bacillus sp.: A catalytic approach to impede antibiotic resistance
Das S; Misra AJ; Rahman APH; Das B; Jayabalan R; Tamhankar AJ; Mishra A; Lundborg CS; Tripathy SK
Article: ANTIBIOTICS. 2019;8(3):E139-139
Antibiotic Prescribing by Informal Healthcare Providers for Common Illnesses: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study in Rural India
Khare S; Purohit M; Sharma M; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS; Diwan V; Pathak A
Article: FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY. 2019;10:574
Therapeutic Characterization and Efficacy of Bacteriophage Cocktails Infecting Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Enterobacter Species
Manohar P; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS; Nachimuthu R
Article: JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE. 2018;530:610-623
Doped ZnO nanoparticles impregnated on Kaolinite (Clay): A reusable nanocomposite for photocatalytic disinfection of multidrug resistant Enterobacter sp under visible light
Misra AJ; Das S; Rahman APH; Das B; Jayabalan R; Behera SK; Suar M; Tamhankar AJ; Mishra A; Lundborg CS; Tripathy SK
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;15(11):E2440-2440
Sunlight Assisted Photocatalytic Degradation of Ciprofloxacin in Water Using Fe Doped ZnO Nanoparticles for Potential Public Health Applications
Das S; Ghosh S; Misra AJ; Tamhankar AJ; Mishra A; Lundborg CS; Tripathy SK
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;15(9):E1942-1942
"How Can the Patients Remain Safe, If We Are Not Safe and Protected from the Infections"? A Qualitative Exploration among Health-Care Workers about Challenges of Maintaining Hospital Cleanliness in a Resource Limited Tertiary Setting in Rural India
Joshi SC; Diwan V; Joshi R; Sharma M; Pathak A; Shah H; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;15(7):E1549-1549
A Potential Way to Decrease the Know-Do Gap in Hospital Infection Control in Vietnam: "Providing Specific Figures on Healthcare-Associated Infections to the Hospital Staff Can 'Wake Them Up' to Change Their Behaviour"
La TQL; Johansson E; Pham TL; Nguyen TKC; Nguyen TMT; Nguyen QH; Ho DP; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;15(6):E1281-1281
Seasonal Variations in Water-Quality, Antibiotic Residues, Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes of Escherichia coli Isolates from Water and Sediments of the Kshipra River in Central India
Diwan V; Hanna N; Purohit M; Chandran S; Riggi E; Parashar V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2018;114:131-142
Presence of antibiotic residues in various environmental compartments of Shandong province in eastern China: Its potential for resistance development and ecological and human risk
Hanna N; Sun P; Sun Q; Li X; Yang X; Ji X; Zou H; Ottoson J; Nilsson LE; Berglund B; Dyar OJ; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2018;8(1):6421
Determinants of Antibiotic Consumption - Development of a Model using Partial Least Squares Regression based on Data from India
Tamhankar AJ; Karnik SS; Lundborg CS
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2018;8(1):5119
Knowledge and self-reported practices of infection control among various occupational groups in a rural and an urban hospital in Vietnam
La TQL; Nguyen TKC; Nguyen QH; Pham TL; Nguyen TMT; Riggi E; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 2018;336:476-488
Mechanistic insight into the disinfection of Salmonella sp by sun-light assisted sonophotocatalysis using doped ZnO nanoparticles
Rahman APH; Misra AJ; Das S; Das B; Jayabalan R; Suar M; Mishra A; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS; Tripathy SK
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;15(1):E155-155
Trends in Resistance to Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporins and Carbapenems among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. Isolates in a District in Western India during 2004-2014
Odsbu I; Khedkar S; Lind F; Khedkar U; Nerkar SS; Orsini N; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;15(1):E153-153
High Proportions of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter spp. Isolates in a District in Western India: A Four-Year Antibiotic Susceptibility Study of Clinical Isolates
Odsbu I; Khedkar S; Khedkar U; Nerkar SS; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(10):e0206278
Isolation, characterization and in vivo efficacy of Escherichia phage myPSH1131
Manohar P; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS; Ramesh N
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;14(7):E747-747
Disinfection of the Water Borne Pathogens Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus by Solar Photocatalysis Using Sonochemically Synthesized Reusable Ag@ZnO Core-Shell Nanoparticles
Das S; Ranjana N; Misra AJ; Suar M; Mishra A; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS; Tripathy SK
Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY. 2017;66(7):874-883
The distribution of carbapenem- and colistin-resistance in Gram-negative bacteria from the Tamil Nadu region in India
Manohar P; Shanthini T; Ayyanar R; Bozdogan B; Wilson A; Tamhankar AJ; Nachimuthu R; Lopes BS
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;14(7):E699-699
Antibiotic Resistance and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Escherichia coli Isolates from Hospital Wastewater in Vietnam
La TQL; Pham TL; Nguyen TKC; Nguyen QH; Pham HN; Nguyen TMT; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 2017;11(5):387-392
Detection of virulence genes in ESBL producing, quinolone resistant commensal Escherichia coli from rural Indian children
Chandran SP; Sarkar S; Diwan V; Pathak A; Shah H; Tamhankar AJ; Macaden R; Stalsby-Lundborg C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;14(6):E574-574
A Three-Year Follow-Up Study of Antibiotic and Metal Residues, Antibiotic Resistance and Resistance Genes, Focusing on Kshipra-A River Associated with Holy Religious Mass-Bathing in India: Protocol Paper
Diwan V; Purohit M; Chandran S; Parashar V; Shah H; Mahadik VK; Lundborg CS; Tamhankar AJ
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2017;14(4):E386-386
Antibiotic Resistance in an Indian Rural Community: A 'One-Health' Observational Study on Commensal Coliform from Humans, Animals, and Water
Purohit MR; Chandran S; Shah H; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2017;7(1):104
Disinfection of Multidrug Resistant Escherichia coli by Solar-Photocatalysis using Fe-doped ZnO Nanoparticles
Das S; Sinha S; Das B; Jayabalan R; Suar M; Mishra A; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS; Tripathy SK
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;13(6):E588-588
Antibiotics in Wastewater of a Rural and an Urban Hospital before and after Wastewater Treatment, and the Relationship with Antibiotic Use-A One Year Study from Vietnam
La TQL; Nguyen QH; Nguyen TKC; Nguyen TMT; Ho DP; Diwan V; Nguyen TD; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2016;13(3):E285-285
Impact of Integrated Watershed Management on Complex Interlinked Factors Influencing Health: Perceptions of Professional Stakeholders in a Hilly Tribal Area of India
Nerkar SS; Tamhankar AJ; Johansson E; Lundborg CS
Article: ASIAN BIOMEDICINE. 2016;10(1):35-39
Colistin susceptibility of gram-negative clinical isolates from Tamil Nadu, India
Ramesh N; Prasanth M; Ramkumar S; Suresh M; Tamhankar AJ; Gothandam KM; Karthikeyan S; Bozdogan B
Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(10):e0163347
Understanding Healthcare Workers Self-Reported Practices, Knowledge and Attitude about Hand Hygiene in a Medical Setting in Rural India
Diwan V; Gustafsson C; Klintz SR; Joshi SC; Joshi R; Sharma M; Shah H; Pathak A; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;15:1321
Protocol: a 'One health' two year follow-up, mixed methods study on antibiotic resistance, focusing children under 5 and their environment in rural India
Lundborg CS; Diwan V; Pathak A; Purohit MR; Shah H; Sharma M; Mahadik VK; Tamhankar AJ
Article: MICROBIOLOGY RESOURCE ANNOUNCEMENTS. 2015;3(2):e00225-e00215
Draft Genome Sequence of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strain E24377A, Obtained from a Tribal Drinking Water Source in India.
Tamhankar AJ; Nerkar SS; Khadake PP; Akolkar DB; Apurwa SR; Deshpande U; Khedkar SU; Stålsby-Lundborg C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;12(3):2653-2669
Can Integrated Watershed Management Contribute to Improvement of Public Health? A Cross-Sectional Study from Hilly Tribal Villages in India
Nerkar SS; Pathak A; Lundborg CS; Tamhankar AJ
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(5):e0128383
Staff Perception on Biomedical or Health Care Waste Management: A Qualitative Study in a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital in India
Joshi SC; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Joshi R; Shah H; Sharma M; Pathak A; Macaden R; Lundborg CS
Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. 2014;117(4):984-995
Detection of carbapenem resistance genes and cephalosporin, and quinolone resistance genes along with oqxAB gene in Escherichia coli in hospital wastewater: a matter of concern
Chandran SP; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Joseph BV; Rosales-Klintz S; Mundayoor S; Lundborg CS; Macaden R
Article: HEALTH EXPECTATIONS. 2014;17(5):651-663
Community perceptions of infectious diseases, antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in context of environmental changes: a study in Odisha, India
Sahoo KC; Tamhankar AJ; Johansson E; Lundborg CS
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014;11(9):8996-9007
Climatic Factors and Community - Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections - A Time-Series Analysis Study
Sahoo KC; Sahoo S; Marrone G; Pathak A; Lundborg CS; Tamhankar AJ
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014;11(6):6156-6170
Quality of Water and Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli from Water Sources of Hilly Tribal Villages with and without Integrated Watershed Management-A One Year Prospective Study
Nerkar SS; Tamhankar AJ; Khedkar SU; Lundborg CS
Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2013;13:477
Antibiotic resistance among Escherichia coli isolates from stool samples of children aged 3 to 14 years from Ujjain, India
Shakya P; Barrett P; Diwan V; Marothi Y; Shah H; Chhari N; Tamhankar AJ; Pathak A; Lundborg CS
Article: BMC INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 2013;13:42
Improvement in health and empowerment of families as a result of watershed management in a tribal area in India - a qualitative study
Nerkar SS; Tamhankar AJ; Johansson E; Lundborg CS
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(7):e68715
Seasonal and Temporal Variation in Release of Antibiotics in Hospital Wastewater: Estimation Using Continuous and Grab Sampling
Diwan V; Lundborg CS; Tamhankar AJ
Article: JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION. 2012;80(4):340-344
Qualitative study on perceptions of hand hygiene among hospital staff in a rural teaching hospital in India
Joshi SC; Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Joshi R; Shah H; Sharma M; Pathak A; Macaden R; Lundborg CS
Article: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY. 2012;67(4):857-859
Identification of extended-spectrum -lactamase and quinolone resistance genes in Escherichia coli isolated from hospital wastewater from central India
Diwan V; Chandran SP; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS; Macaden R
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;9(3):746-759
Geographical Variation in Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates from Stool, Cow-Dung and Drinking Water
Sahoo KC; Tamhankar AJ; Sahoo S; Sahu PS; Klintz SR; Lundborg CS
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;10:629
Antibiotic use, resistance development and environmental factors: a qualitative study among healthcare professionals in Orissa, India
Sahoo KC; Tamhankar AJ; Johansson E; Lundborg CS
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;10:414
Antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in waters associated with a hospital in Ujjain, India
Diwan V; Tamhankar AJ; Khandal RK; Sen S; Aggarwal M; Marothi Y; Iyer RV; Sundblad-Tonderski K; Stalsby-Lundborg C
Article: CURRENT SCIENCE. 2003;84(3):448-450
Variability in response of Helicoverpa armigera males from different locations in India to varying blends of female sex pheromone suggests male sex pheromone response polymorphism
Tamhankar AJ; Rajendran TP; Rao NH; Lavekar RC; Jeyakumar P; Monga D; Bambawale OM
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEST MANAGEMENT. 2001;47(1):79-80
Evaluation of a pheromone trap for the cotton pink bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders
Tamhankar AJ; Rajendran TP; Mamdapur VR
Article: JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR. 1995;8(4):499-511
HOST INFLUENCE ON MATING-BEHAVIOR AND SPERMATOPHORE RECEPTION CORRELATED WITH REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT AND LONGEVITY OF FEMALE EARIAS-INSULANA (BOISDUVAL) (LEPIDOPTERA, NOCTUIDAE)
TAMHANKAR AJ
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Review: THE LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH. 2023;7(1):e45-e54
Antibiotic concentrations and antibiotic resistance in aquatic environments of the WHO Western Pacific and South-East Asia regions: a systematic review and probabilistic environmental hazard assessment
Hanna N; Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Editorial comment: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;16(23):E4614-4614
Antimicrobials and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment and Its Remediation: A Global One Health Perspective
Tamhankar AJ; Lundborg CS
Editorial comment: THE BMJ. 2017;358:j2440-45
Antibiotic residues in the environment of South East Asia
Lundborg CS; Tamhankar A
Review: UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2014;119(2):125-133
Understanding and changing human behaviour-antibiotic mainstreaming as an approach to facilitate modification of provider and consumer behaviour
Lundborg CS; Tamhankar AJ

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