Comparison of various microbiological tests including polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis.

abstract：:Chlamydia trachomatis is currently recognized as one of the most common sexually transmitted pathogen and a major cause of perinatally acquired infection. Vertical transmission of infection from mother to the infant may result in the development of conjunctivitis and pneumonia. The study was conducted with the aim of ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chawla R,Bhalla P,Sachdev HP

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) pose an emerging problem in hospitals worldwide. The present study was undertaken to determine the occurrence, species prevalence, antibacterial resistance, and phenotypic and genetic characteristics of VRE isolated in Riyadh hospitals, KSA. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two hund...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Salem-Bekhit MM,Moussa IM,Muharram MM,Alanazy FK,Hefni HM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male infant admitted with pyogenic meningitis with protein energy malnutrition developed fatal infection due to Salmonella enteritidis. The same organism was isolated from CSF and blood cultures. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Varaiya A,Saraswathi K,Tendolkar U,De A,Shah S,Mathur M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae have emerged as important nosocomial pathogens. The present report describes an outbreak of ESBL positive K. pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary care center in southern India. The clinical and microbiological sign...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Shanmuganathan C,Ananthakrishnan A,Jayakeerthi SR,Kanungo R,Kumar A,Bhattacharya S,Badrinath S

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbiological contamination of blood and blood products is a well-recognised transfusion risk. This study was performed in the blood bank of our oncology centre, with an objective to detect bacterial contamination in our blood products using oxygen consumption as a surrogate marker [Pall Enhanced Bacterial Detection...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chavan PD,Bhat VG,Ojha S,Kelkar RS,Rajadhyaksha SB,Marathe AN

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ocular cysticercosis case of a 42-year-old male, who presented with anterior uveitis is being reported. Microscopical examination of the cyst revealed presence of only one hooklet suggestive of T. solium cysticercus. Mitochondrial DNA analysis confirmed it to be T. solium cysticercus of Asian genotype. This is the ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sharma M,Beke N,Khurana S,Bhatti HS,Sehgal R,Malla N

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease (CLD) that can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Genotypes of HCV can vary in pathogenicity and can impact on treatment outcome. OBJECTIVES:To study the different genotypes among patients with HCV related CLD attending a t...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Christdas J,Sivakumar J,David J,Daniel HD,Raghuraman S,Abraham P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pancreatitis occasionally presents as pancreatic abscess with complications like pleural effusion and ascites. There are several pre-disposing factors, the most common being cholelithiaisis, alcohol abuse, infective causes, trauma, and metabolic causes such as diabetic ketoacidosis, while some cases are idiopath...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sonavane A,Baradkar V,Salunkhe P,D'Souza D,Kumar S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Humans are the only known natural hosts of hepatitis C virus (HCV). This study was undertaken to examine the frequencies of human leucocyte antigens (HLAs) Class I and Class II genotype profiles in anti-HCV-infected patients of Northern India. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From a period of January 2013 to August 2014,...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chowdhry M,Makroo RN,Singh M,Agrawal S,Kumar M,Thakur Y

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Unavailability of optimal susceptibility testing (ST) challenges the clinical use of colistin. Broth microdilution (BMD), which is the reference for colistin ST, is inconvenient for diagnostics. Vitek2 and E-test although technically easier, are no longer recommended. Materials and Methods:For the evaluat...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Das S,Roy S,Roy S,Goelv G,Sinha S,Mathur P,Walia K,Bhattacharya S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 14 year old girl from a coastal district of Odisha presented with a six month history of asymptomatic brownish patches on the palm of the both hands. Epidermal scrape from these patches showed brown septate hyphae with occasional yeast like cells. Hortaea wernekii was isolated from the fungal culture. A diagnosis of...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sarangi G,Dash D,Chayani N,Patjoshi SK,Jena S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Non-tuberculous mycobacteria, although identified as pathogenic to humans long time ago, are emerging as the new threat in the past two decades. Even in tuberculosis endemic country such as India, they are being isolated from the clinical specimens more often than previously. This change in trend is of con...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wani SR,Wattal C,Raveendran R

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corynebacterium striatum is an emerging nosocomial pathogen associated with wound infections, pneumonia and meningitis. It is also a multidrug-resistant pathogen causing high morbidity. This is a report of an unusual case of wound infection in a patient with laryngeal carcinoma. Accurate diagnosis of the infection and...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Biswal I,Mohapatra S,Deb M,Dawar R,Gaind R

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection and is believed to be a rare entity. We describe a rare case report of a patient with culture-positive Nocardia asteroides canaliculitis who presented with complaints of watering, purulent discharge and painful swelling of left lower eye lid. A purulent tenacious materi...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bharathi MJ,Ramakrishnan R,Meenakshi R,Vasu S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycobacterial antigen MPB64 is a secretory protein specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. A lateral flow immunochromatographic assay (ICA) is a method used for the rapid differentiation of M. tuberculosis complex. AIM:We aimed to evaluate the performance of ICA in rapid differentiation of M. tuber...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Akyar I,Kocagoz T,Sinik G,Oktem S,Aytekin N,Kocagoz S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) have recently emerged as important pathogens causing nosocomial blood stream infections. To evaluate the prevalence of CoNS in cutaneous normal flora, skin swabs were collected from voluntary blood donors and processed for culture and identification using matrix assisted laser d...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gautam V,Sethuraman N,Kaur R,Sachdev S,Marwaha N,Ray P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the changes in antibiotic susceptibility patterns of common intensive care unit pathogens with time from the medical intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital. METHODS:A prospective observational study was conducted in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) of a 2100 bed tertiary care hospita...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kaul S,Brahmadathan KN,Jagannati M,Sudarsanam TD,Pitchamuthu K,Abraham OC,John G

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Objectives:Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the causative agent of cervical cancer, a major cause of cancer mortality in Indian women. The current study was undertaken to add information to the existing data on HPV type distribution in Indians, in an attempt to document HPV types for future vaccination prog...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wagh P,Kulkarni P,Kerkar S,Tongaonkar H,Deodhar K,Rekhi B,Salvi V,Chaudhari H,Warke H,Mania-Pramanik J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The intestinal flagellate Giardia lamblia includes many genetically distinct assemblages, of which assemblage A and B, predominantly infect humans. Nitroimidazoles derivatives (metronidazole and tinidazole) and nitazoxanide are some of the therapeutic agents for treatment of giardiasis. Nevertheless, some indiv...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Yadav P,Tak V,Mirdha BR,Makharia GK

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The chances of health care waste (Biomedical waste) coming in contact with the health care workers, patients, visitors, sanitary workers, waste handlers, public, rag pickers and animals during transportation are high. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study was conducted over a period of seven months (April 2013-...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kumar A,Duggal S,Gur R,Rongpharpi SR,Sagar S,Rani M,Dhayal D,Khanijo CM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To find out the most suitable serological investigative procedures to diagnose dengue cases effectively in the laboratory practice identifying primary and secondary cases as well as period of suffering. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Dengue suspected cases sent to the laboratory in 2012 in central Kolkata by the local ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bhattacharya N,Mukherjee H,Naskar R,Talukdar S,Das G,Pramanik N,Hati AK

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers are expanding the applications of nanotechnology in the field of medicine since mid-2000. These technologies include nanoarrays, protein arrays, nanopore technology, nanoparticles as a contrivance in immunoassays and nanosensors, among others. Nanobiotechnologies are clinically applicable and possess the p...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Abraham AM,Kannangai R,Sridharan G

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate a nitrate reductase assay (NRA) for the direct detection of multidrug resistance (MDR) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis from 100 smear-positive sputum samples. The NRA results were compared with the reference proportion method for 100 sputum specimens for which comparable results wer...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gupta M,Shamma.,Singh NP,Kaur IR

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant otitis externa (MOE) is a severe infection of external auditory canal and skull base. A 17-year-old diabetic girl was admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis. Cellulitis of her right ear occurred on the second day of hospitalization and a black necrotic scar in the same region appeared on the next day. The lesio...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Tuzcu A,Bahceci M,Celen MK,Kilinc N,Ozmen S

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To design a resistance gene detection chip that could, in parallel, detect common clinical drug resistance genes of Gram-negative bacteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seventy clinically significant Gram-negative bacilli (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinet...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ting C,Jun A,Shun Z

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive infections due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae are uncommon in the adult population, and sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis (SCSA) is usually caused by other organisms such as Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We hereby report a case of SCSA caused by this organism. The patient responded we...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Dhekane PN,Gopalakrishnan R,Sree VL,Devaprasad VD

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term superantigen was introduced in microbiology and immunology only a decade ago. The unique feature of superantigen is that it bypasses the antigen processing mechanism and specifically binds to TCR v segment and forms a trimolecular complex along with major histocompatibility complex class II. Since its discove...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hemalatha V,Srikanth P,Mallika M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Humoral immune responses in cytomegalovirus (CMV) are not studied well. Pre-transplant CMV immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody levels (Pre-Tx IgG) could influence the occurrence of post-transplant CMV infections. OBJECTIVE:Correlation between pre-Tx IgG and post-Tx risk of acquiring CMV infection was investigat...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gupta E,Pamecha V,Verma Y,Kumar N,Rastogi A,Hasnian N,Bhadoria AS

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) triggered by Parvovirus B19 and Epstein-Barr virus co-infection is rare and unknown in infants. A 2-month-old male infant with fever, rash, bicytopenia and hepato-splenomegaly died owing to diagnostic dilemmas. Hence simply testing for hyperferritinaemia and hypertriglyceridemi...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kishore J,Kishore D

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surveillance in Chennai identified 134 children and 443 adults clinically suspected for leptospirosis. Of these, 35 (26.1%) children and 118 (26.6%) adults had laboratory confirmed diagnosis for leptospirosis. The paediatric leptospirosis exhibited a higher frequency of classic features of Weil's disease. The prev...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Narayanan R,Sumathi G,Prabhakaran SG,Shanmughapriya S,Natarajaseenivasan K

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00