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Nisha Thampi

ResearcherPediatricsUniversity of Ottawa

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Nisha Thampi

Researcher

Pediatrics

Health Sciences

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
41 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 13 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Publications

179

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Research

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Covid-19 Environmental Detection Environmental Swabbing Reopening School Surveillance

Latest papers

A musical mnemonic to recall handwashing technique among young children: A proof-of-concept study.
American journal of infection control · 2026 · first author
Targeted metatranscriptomic detection of viruses from floors for simultaneous evaluation of respiratory disease burden and viral variant identification.
mSphere · 2026
City-wide built environment SARS-CoV-2 detection for COVID-19 surveillance.
PLOS global public health · 2025

All 51 publications

Latest funding

Congenital CMV ANd HEARing in Ontario: Optimizing Screening to Improve Child Health Outcomes (CAN HEAR ONTARIO)
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$950,896
COVID-19 in the urban built environment (CUBE): Evaluating the use of environmental swabs for the detection and surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in school and congregate settings
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$499,415
COVID-19 Variant Supplement - The COVID-19 Ontario Pregnancy Event (COPE) Network: Assessing the impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy on maternal, fetal and newborn health
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$50,000

All 5 grants and awards

51 publications.

A musical mnemonic to recall handwashing technique among young children: A proof-of-concept study.

Thampi N, Darbha A, Zumbansen A, Comeau G, Tsampalieros A, Longtin Y

American journal of infection control2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2026.02.005 PMID: 41707914

Targeted metatranscriptomic detection of viruses from floors for simultaneous evaluation of respiratory disease burden and viral variant identification.

Carroll AC, Hinz A, Hicks AMA, Khov E, Van Bakel T, Doukhanine E, Fralick M, Nott C, Kassen R, Thampi N, Hug LA, MacFadden D, Wong A

mSphere2026

DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00086-26 PMID: 42007699

City-wide built environment SARS-CoV-2 detection for COVID-19 surveillance.

MacFadden DR, Fralick M, Nott C, Moggridge JA, Hicks AMA, Van Bakel T, Doukhanine E, Hinz A, Thampi N, Bastien P, Mansour S, Khov E, Burhunduli T, Manuel DG, Wong A, Kassen R

PLOS global public health2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004306 PMID: 40920757

Congenital measles: A rare but life-threatening consequence of Canada's largest measles outbreak.

Barton M, Obiri F, Thampi N

Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3138/jammi-2025-0711 PMID: 41311612

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe omicron-related outcomes in children aged 5 to 11 years in Ontario: A Canadian immunization research network (CIRN) study.

Piché-Renaud PP, Drover SSM, Austin PC, Morris SK, Buchan SA, Nasreen S, Schwartz KL, Tadrous M, Thampi N, Wilson SE, Wilson K, Guttmann A, Kwong JC

Vaccine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126539 PMID: 39617675

An interrupted time-series analysis assessing the association of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial-resistant organisms in Canadian acute care hospitals, 2018-2022.

Silva A, Bartoszko JJ, Cayen J, Choi KB, Mitchell R, Comeau JL, Frenette C, Hota SS, Johnstone J, Katz KC, Smith SW, Srigley JA, Suh KN, Thampi N, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program

Infection control and hospital epidemiology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.10247 PMID: 40928131

Infection prevention and control practices among pediatric family caregivers during respiratory viral season and an enteric outbreak.

Darbha A, Engbretson M, Thampi N

Infection control and hospital epidemiology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.53 PMID: 40176455

The adoption and compliance to central line-associated bloodstream infection insertion and maintenance bundle programs in intensive care unit settings across Canada.

Zhou ZL, Silva A, Cannon K, Chow B, Comeau JL, Ellis C, Frenette C, Hadzic A, Happe J, Johnston L, Katz KC, Khan J, Langley JM, Lee BE, Lee S, Lefebvre MA, Lybeck C, McGeer A, Neitzel A, Parsonage J, Patterson C, Quach C, Science M, Smith SW, Thampi N, Titoria R, Tomlinson J, Vayalumkal J, Suh KN, Srigley JA, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program

Infection control and hospital epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.189 PMID: 39696922

The evolving epidemiology of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Canadian acute care facilities, 2010-2023.

Mitchell R, Mataseje L, Cayen J, McGill E, Cannon K, Davis I, Duncombe T, Ellis C, Ellison J, Happe J, Hota SS, Katz KC, Kibsey P, Lee S, Leis JA, Li X, McGeer A, Minion J, Musto S, Patterson C, Rajda E, Smith SW, Srigley JA, Suh KN, Thampi N, Tomlinson J, Vayalumkal J, Versluys K, Wong T, Longtin Y

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control2025

DOI: 10.1186/s13756-025-01602-w PMID: 40652275

Group B Streptococcus disease during infancy and risk of subsequent neurodevelopmental impairments in young children: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Fakhraei R, Fell DB, El-Chaâr D, Thampi N, Sander B, Brown KA, Crowcroft N, Bolotin S, Barrett J, Darling EK

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas20252 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101170

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Nisha Thampi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A musical mnemonic to recall handwashing technique among young children: A proof-of-concept study.

Targeted metatranscriptomic detection of viruses from floors for simultaneous evaluation of respiratory disease burden and viral variant identification.

City-wide built environment SARS-CoV-2 detection for COVID-19 surveillance.

Congenital measles: A rare but life-threatening consequence of Canada's largest measles outbreak.

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe omicron-related outcomes in children aged 5 to 11&#xa0;years in Ontario: A Canadian immunization research network (CIRN) study.

An interrupted time-series analysis assessing the association of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial-resistant organisms in Canadian acute care hospitals, 2018-2022.

Infection prevention and control practices among pediatric family caregivers during respiratory viral season and an enteric outbreak.

The adoption and compliance to central line-associated bloodstream infection insertion and maintenance bundle programs in intensive care unit settings across Canada.

The evolving epidemiology of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Canadian acute care facilities, 2010-2023.

Group B Streptococcus disease during infancy and risk of subsequent neurodevelopmental impairments in young children: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Congenital CMV ANd HEARing in Ontario: Optimizing Screening to Improve Child Health Outcomes (CAN HEAR ONTARIO)

COVID-19 in the urban built environment (CUBE): Evaluating the use of environmental swabs for the detection and surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in school and congregate settings

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - The COVID-19 Ontario Pregnancy Event (COPE) Network: Assessing the impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy on maternal, fetal and newborn health

The COVID-19 Ontario Pregnancy Event (COPE) Network: Assessing the impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy on maternal, fetal and newborn health

Relative benefits and cost effectiveness of universal newborn screening for cytomegalovirus by saliva versus dried blood spot PCR

Frequent collaborators

Allison McGeer

Rees Kassen

Caroline Nott

Michael Fralick

Rees Kassen

Caroline Nott

Dominik Mertz

Alex Wong

Nisha Thampi

Alex Wong

Robert Delatolla

Jennie Johnstone

Michelle Science

Bosco Paes

Yves Longtin

John Conly

Beate Sander

Kumanan Wilson

Yves Longtin

Shelly Bolotin

Derek MacFadden

Charles Hui

Mina Tadrous

Liz Darling

Kyong-Soon Lee

Derek MacFadden

Manish Sadarangani

Eugene Yoon

Caroline Quach

Gaston De Serres

Michelle Murti

Kathryn Bush

Dominik Mertz

Caroline Quach-Thanh

Dominik Mertz

Monica Taljaard

Gaston De Serres

Dhenuka Radhakrishnan

Andrew Simor

Caroline Quach-Thanh

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe omicron-related outcomes in children aged 5 to 11 years in Ontario: A Canadian immunization research network (CIRN) study.