Eumycetoma pedis due to Exophiala jeanselmei.

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：PURPOSE:To determine minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of various anti-tuberculosis drugs for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) strains isolated from clinical samples. METHODS:Forty-nine human isolates of MAC were tested for susceptibility to nine chemotherapeutic agents. All isolates were from Indian patients su...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Venugopal D,Kumar S,Isa M,Bose M

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Recent years have seen a rise of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) from common contaminants to agents of nosocomial blood stream infections (BSI's). Molecular typing and establishing a correlation with antibiotic resistance is essential particularly in countries like India where genotyping studies fo...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Singh S,Dhawan B,Kapil A,Kabra SK,Suri A,Sreenivas V,Das BK

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum samples from 465 subjects aged between 1 and 25 years were tested for antibody against hepatitis A virus (HAV) [anti-HAV IgG and IgM] to determine the seroprevalence of HAV antibody and do a cost-benefit analysis for decision making about vaccination against HAV among the general population of Bangladesh. A high...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ahmed M,Munshi SU,Nessa A,Ullah MS,Tabassum S,Islam MN

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated cases of histoplasmosis in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are rarely reported from India. Most of these cases report isolation of this fungus from the bone marrow, lymph node aspirate, spleenic aspirate, and biopsies. We report isolation of Histoplasma capsulatum from the blood of an AIDS pati...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Baradkar VP,Tendolkar U,Baveja S,Kamath S

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：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：PURPOSE:To characterize the prevalence of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinants qnr, aac(6')-Ib-cr and qep in extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) -producing E. coli and to determine the association of these determinants with CTX-M group in Cairo, Egypt. MATERIALS AND METHODS:MICs of 15 antimicrobial agen...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hassan WM,Hashim A,Domany R

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：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：: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：:Neonatal listeriosis is widely reported, but this is the first case reported in Serbia. A newborn developed respiratory distress syndrome 2 hours after delivery and was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Initial empirical therapy was inappropriate. Consequently, on the second day, the patient developed meni...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Dinic M,Stankovic S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated cryptococcosis mainly occurs in patients with impaired cell mediated immunity. We present a case of disseminated cryptococcosis in a non-HIV patient with nephrotic syndrome who never received immunosuppression. Cultures of bone marrow aspirate, cerebrospinal fluid analysis and histology of skin lesions we...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Qadir F,Manzoor K,Ahmed E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Increasing reports on New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) producing Escherichia coli constitute a serious threat to global health since it is found to be highly resistant to most of the currently available antibiotics including carbapenems. This study has been performed to find out the incidence blaNDM-1 in...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bora A,Ahmed GU,Hazarika NK,Prasad KN,Shukla SK,Randhawa V,Sarma JB

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Detecting plasmid-mediated AmpC (pAmpC) β-lactamase-producing organism is important for optimal infection control and providing accurate and effective treatment option for physicians. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of pAmpC β-lactamase and compare the results of boronic a...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Yilmaz NO,Agus N,Bozcal E,Oner O,Uzel A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injection abscess is an iatrogenic infection occurring as an isolated case or as cluster outbreak. These infections occur due to contaminated injectables or lapse in sterilisation protocol. While pathogens such as Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, E. coli, and S. aureus are the usual causative agents, unusual organisms such as...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Devi DR,Indumathi VA,Indira S,Babu PR,Sridharan D,Belwadi MR

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg) is the hallmark in diagnosing hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. In India many commercial assays are available for detection of HBsAg but very few can measure it quantitatively. The present study presents the comparative evaluation of two methods and their correlation with se...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gupta E,Pandey P,Kumar A,Sharma MK,Sarin SK

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：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：:We report a case of a 30-year-old immunocompetent man with disseminated cryptococcosis who was initially treated with antitubercular therapy due to clinical and radiological diagnosis of vertebro-cerebral tuberculosis. The diagnosis of Cryptococcus infection was made due to incidental isolation of this fungus from blo...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gupta R,Kushwaha S,Behera S,Jaiswal A,Thakur R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergence of extended spectrum beta lactamases (ESBLs) producing strains of gram negative bacteria, as one of the leading cause of septicaemia often complicates the clinical and therapeutic outcome. The present study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of ESBLs in bacteria isolated from neonatal septicaemic c...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bhattacharjee A,Sen MR,Prakash P,Gaur A,Anupurba S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in gram-negative bacteria that produce AmpC beta-lactamases is problematic. In the present study, the performance of modified double-disc synergy test (MDDST) that employs a combination of cefepime and piperacillin-tazobactam for the detection of Proteus mirab...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Khan MK,Thukral SS,Gaind R

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：Introduction:The TORCH infections during pregnancy are associated with adverse congenital abnormalities, poor foetal outcome and subsequent reproductive failures. The absence of baseline data on status of TORCH infections and associated foetal outcomes prompted us to conduct the current study in Central India. Materia...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Manjunathachar HV,Singh KN,Chouksey V,Kumar R,Sharma RK,Barde PV

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aetiology of appendicitis is usually polymicrobial. We report a rare case of appendicitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae as the only causative organism. The case assumes significance because it occurs in the absence of any predisposing factor for invasive pneumococcal infection, it is unimicrobial, it may lead...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bhattacharya S,Kanungo R,Natarajan MK,Mahalakshmi VN,Srinivasan K

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The implementation of hospital infection prevention and control (IPC) in south Asia is not well described. We aimed to assess IPC programmes in hospitals in this region and explore opportunities for improvement. Methods:Attendees from hospitals in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gupta SK,Siddharth V,Belagere MR,Stewardson AJ,Kant S,Singh S,Singh N

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The present study was undertaken to analyse the trend in prevalence of culture-positive typhoid fever during the last decade and to determine antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A isolated from patients of enteric fever presenting to our hospital. Methods:All the c...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sharma P,Dahiya S,Manral N,Kumari B,Kumar S,Pandey S,Sood S,Das BK,Kapil A

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Humanity has been at the receiving end of many viral diseases since ages. Sudden emergence and re-emergence of new viral diseases in human beings has surprised the medical scientists from time to time. "Avian influenza" or "Bird flu" by H5N1 epidemics is one such surprise. Although many aspects about this disease are ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Padhi S,Panigrahi PK,Mahapatra A,Mahapatra S

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00