Subtenons infection by Dirofilaria repens.

abstract：:Paragonimiasis is a foodborne parasitic zoonosis caused by lung fluke species of the genus Paragonimus. The Paragonimus westermani is the most common human pathogen in Asian countries. In northeast India, Paragonimus heterotremus has been documented as the only human pathogen in the earlier literature. In India, P. we...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Singh TS,Hiromu S,Devi KR,Singh WA

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：:Tubercular brain abscess are uncommon and tubercular cerebellar abscess are rarely reported. Most of these cases occur in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of multiple cerebellar abscesses in a 55-year-old HIV seronegative non-diabetic female, who complained of headache, neck pain and unsteadiness of gait s...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wanjari K,Baradkar VP,Nataraj G,Kumar S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of pancreatic abscess due to Salmonella typhi in a 40-year-old male is presented. The patient was managed by percutaneous needle aspiration and antibiotic therapy. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Arya M,Arya PK

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) secondary to infections occurs due to excessive, non-malignant proliferation of histiocytes, with resultant haemophagocytosis. The syndrome is essentially treatable, provided timely etiological diagnosis is achieved. In this report, we present a rare case of a child who hailed from Uttar...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mathur P,Samantaray JC,Samanta P

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhinosporidiosis and its causative pathogen Rhinosporidium seeberi have been known for over a hundred years. Yet unresolved enigmas in rhinosporidiosis include the mode of infection, mechanisms of spread, mechanisms of immunity, some aspects of histopathology e.g. the significance of transepidermal elimination of spor...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Arseculeratne SN

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study is to determine the role of quantitative cultures of non-bronchoscopic samples such as blinded bronchial sampling (BBS) and endotracheal aspirates (ETA) in the management of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). The study also evaluates the clinical diagnosis of VAP based on the inc...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Rajasekhar T,Anuradha K,Suhasini T,Lakshmi V

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in school going children of different age groups and sex and to isolate the organisms responsible for asymptomatic bacteriuria and to know their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. METHODS:A total of 1817 school children...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kumar CS,Jairam A,Chetan S,Sudesh P,Kapur I,Srikaramallya.

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergilloma is a fungal ball that usually forms in a preformed stationary cavity, mostly in lung and paranasal sinuses. We report a rare case of primary orbital Aspergilloma following exenteration for an invasive ocular surface squamous neoplasia, clinically mimicking a recurrence of the tumor. The fungal ball showed...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Naik MN,Vemuganti GK,Honavar SG

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:In the present report, we have analysed C.trachomatis infection and HIV positivity among patients (n-143) who attended the STD clinic at the Institute of STDs, Government General Hospital, Chennai. HIV positivity rate was significantly high among those with chlamydial infection than in those without chlamydial infecti...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Joyee AG,Thyagarajan SP,Reddy EV,Venkatesan C,Ganapathy M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare BACTEC MGIT 960 (M960) with conventional culture on Lowenstein Jensen (LJ) media and direct acid fast bacilli (AFB) smear examination for the detection of Mycobacteria in clinical samples obtained from suspected cases of pulmonary and extra pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). METHODS:A total of 500 samples...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Rishi S,Sinha P,Malhotra B,Pal N

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodococcus equi , previously known as Corynebacterium equi, is one of the most important causes of zoonotic infection in grazing animals. Increased cases of human infection with R. equi have been reported especially in immunocompromised patients. Infection in immunocompetent patients is extremely rare. We report a ca...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Devi P,Malhotra S,Chadha A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterial diseases continue to cause high morbidity and mortality. Isolation, identification and sensitivity testing form the backbone of laboratory investigations. M. tuberculosis isolation needs 6-8 weeks on conventional egg containing media. For rapid isolation various methods have been evaluated. We evaluated ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ghatole M,Sable C,Kamale P,Kandle S,Jahagirdar V,Yemul V

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Helicobacter pylori causes various gastro-intestinal diseases. Antibiotic resistance to commonly used antibiotics for the treatment of H. pylori infection is the major cause for treatment failure. The aim of this study is to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern for clarithromycin and levofloxacin ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mahant S,Sharma AK,Gehlot V,Mukhopadhyay AK,Chhawchharia A,Dutta S,Agarwal A,Som A,Das K,Das R

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) for the extracts of the leaves and seeds of the plant Azadirachta indica against various dermatophytes. METHODS:Clinical isolates of dermatophytes(Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Natarajan V,Venugopal PV,Menon T

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella Typhi can be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in pregnant females with adverse outcomes. Risk of infections increases manifold during pregnancy due to hormonal changes and immunological phenomena. S. Typhi has the ability to cross placenta (vertical transmission) resulting in miscarriage, stil...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Jena PP,Duggal SD,Kumar A,Bharara T,Sharma A,Gur R

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a fatal case of disseminated trichosporonosis caused by Trichosporon asahii in a patient with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) and to present an update on systemic trichosporonosis with special reference to India. METHODS:The diagnosis was based on repeated demonstration of budding yeast cells and a...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chowdhary A,Ahmad S,Khan ZU,Doval DC,Randhawa HS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the utility of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for diagnosing osteoarticular tuberculosis (TB). METHODS:Clinical samples (synovial tissue and synovial fluid) obtained from 23 cases of suspected osteoarticular tuberculosis were subjected to Ziehl Neelsen (ZN) smear examination, radiometric ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Negi SS,Gupta S,Khare S,Lal S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Western Blot test is considered a gold standard test for the confirmation of an ELISA and/or rapid assay screened reactive sample in the diagnosis of HIV infection, especially in the low risk population. In this study, an indigenously developed HIV W. Blot kit (J.Mitra & Co., New Delhi, India) was compared ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Lakshmi V,Ponamgi SP

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brevibacteria are a part of the normal skin flora and may be dismissed in blood cultures as contaminants. They have been reported as opportunistic pathogens in immunocompromised patients. We report a catheter-related bloodstream infection with Brevibacterium casei in a 6-year-old child with aplastic anaemia. Treatment...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Joshi S,Misra R,Kirolikar S,Mushrif S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Virulence genes play important roles in pathogenesis of infections caused by S. aureus. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of PVL, eta and mecA genes in S. aureus isolated from patients in South-Western Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In this study, a total of 116 S. aureus isolates from the ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Terry Alli OA,Ogbolu DO,Mustapha JO,Akinbami R,Ajayi AO

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous infection with rapidly growing mycobacteria is uncommon and its diagnosis can be missed unless there is strong clinical suspicion coupled with microbiological confirmation. We report a case of localized recurrent soft tissue swelling of the foot by Mycobacterium fortuitum in a healthy adult male. The case is...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sarma S,Thakur R

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to explore baseline data, laboratory and molecular analyses to determine if any could serve as potential prognostic marker(s) for treatment response to second line tuberculosis regimens. Of a total number of 50 multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients starting second-line drug MDR-...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ahmed MM,Mohammed SH,Nasurallah HA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to isolate a novel mycobacteriophage and then explore its anti-tuberculosis (TB) potential. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Phage was isolated from enriched soil sample. A total of 36 mycobacterial strains obtained from clinical specimens were subjected to investigate the host range of phage by...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gan Y,Liu P,Wu T,Guo S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a form of atypical pneumonia that apparently originated in Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China in late 2002. This first came to the world's attention in late February 2003, and has since spread worldwide. As of June 23rd 2003, the disease had been reported f...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Thomas PA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was undertaken to determine the rate of detection of rotavirus causing diarrhoea among children and adults, identify the common genotypes circulating and determine clinical correlates. SETTINGS AND DESIGN:This is a cross-sectional study in a tertiary care centre. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Stool samples we...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Selvarajan S,Reju S,Pushpanathan P,Arumugam R,Padmanabhan R,Kothandaramanujam SM,Srikanth P,Kang G

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Genotyping studies like spoligotyping are valuable tools in understanding the genetic diversity and epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Though there are reports of spoligotyping of M. tuberculosis isolates from pulmonary specimens from different parts of India, spoligotyping of extra pulmonary tuberculo...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kandhakumari G,Stephen S,Sivakumar S,Narayanan S

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：PURPOSE:A statistical assessment of a disease is often necessary before resources can be allocated to any control programme. No literature on seasonal trends of gonorrhoea is available from India. OBJECTIVES:The objectives were (1) to determine, if any, seasonal trends were present in India (2) to describe factors con...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kakran M,Bala M,Singh V

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00