Extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL) mediated resistance to third generation cephalosporins among Klebsiella pneumoniae in Chennai.

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：PURPOSE:Biochemical or nucleic acid based diagnostic techniques for MAC infection are unsatisfactory. This study aims to identify and evaluate M. avium secretory protein(s) of diagnostic potential, so as to develop a rapid and simple method for diagnosis of MAC infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Initially, a specific pro...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gupta K,Verma I,Khuller G,Mahajan R

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：AIM:To evaluate E-test as a tool for rapid determination of drug susceptibility against the conventional LJ method focusing on reliability, expense, ease of standardization and performance of the technique in low resource settings. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 74 clinical isolates (2004-2005) of Mycobacterium tube...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Verma JS,Rawat D,Hasan A,Capoor MR,Gupta K,Deb M,Aggarwal P,Nair D

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A study was carried out in an Indian teaching hospital in 2009 to detect the rate of surgical site infections (SSI) and peripheral vascular access site infections. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study was a point-prevalence study involving over 300 patients. The presence of infection was determined according to the...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sarma JB,Bhattacharya PK,Kalita D,Rajbangshi M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outbreaks of varicella are reported when susceptible population accumulates. This study reports a chickenpox outbreak in Burail in August 2014, wherein 20 laboratory-confirmed cases were identified by the detection of varicella zoster virus (VZV) DNA and VZV IgM antibodies. The viral load between vesicular swabs and s...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Singh MP,Kaur R,Kumar A,Gupta M,Garg S,Ratho RK

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an important cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world. Asymptomatic colonisation of the vagina and rectum with Group B streptococci is common in pregnancy. Maternal colonisation of GBS can vary depending on ethnicity and geographical distribution....

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Narava S,Rajaram G,Ramadevi A,Prakash GV,Mackenzie S

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:The present study highlights six cases of pneumococcusuria during the time period of May 2008 to May 2010. All the patients had a co-existing predisposing factor with the isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae in urine. Five of the six patients having signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTI) were treated an...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Krishna S,Sanjeevan KV,Sudheer A,Dinesh KR,Kumar A,Karim S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients with HIV associated cutaneous cryptococcal infection are reported. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Vasanthi S,Padmavathy BK,Gopal R,Sundaram RS,Manoharan G

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Levonadifloxacin is a novel benzoquinolizine subclass of quinolone with broad-spectrum activities against problematic pathogens such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, quinolone-resistant S. aureus, vancomycin intermediate S. aureus, and vancomycin-resistant S. aureus. Levonadifloxacin and its o...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Baliga S,Mamtora DK,Gupta V,Shanmugam P,Biswas S,Mukherjee DN,Shenoy S

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：: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：: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: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：: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：:The nature of reporting of a microbiology laboratory depends upon the quality of the culture media used. Quality of media directly affects the observations and inferences drawn from the cultural characteristics of microorganisms. Checking of different parameters of media such as growth supporting characteristics, phys...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Basu S,Pal A,Desai PK

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:A disease outbreak of A (H1N1) PDM09 was reported in Andaman and Nicobar islands in 2009 with an attack rate of 33.5% among settler population and 26.3% among the aboriginal Nicobarese tribe. During the ongoing outbreak of A (H1N1) PDM09 disease in different parts of the world, a subject working in Dubai cit...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Muruganandam N,Bhattacharya D,Chaaithanya IK,Bhattacharya H,Reesu R,Maile A,Bharathi GS,Sugunan AP,Vijayachari P

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：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：PURPOSE:The present study was undertaken to detect metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) in nosocomial isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by four different phenotypic methods. METHODS:Ninety-one consecutive P. aeruginosa isolates were subjected to susceptibility testing by disc-diffusion assay and Vitek 2. Imipenem resistance ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Behera B,Mathur P,Das A,Kapil A,Sharma V

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ofloxacin (OFX) is one of the potent fluoroquinolone (FQ) recommended to treat MDR-TB. Over a decade, the preexposure of this drug for the treatment of other bacterial infections has resulted in acquisition of FQ resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. Considering this possibility, a study was unde...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Verma JS,Nair D,Rawat D,Manzoor N

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：:A 23-year-old male patient who was a follow-up case of neurosurgery presented to our emergency department with a history of high-grade fever and clinical features of meningitis for 1 week. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was sent to our laboratory for culture. The culture demonstrated growth of 1-2 mm in diameter light ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Tak V,Mathur P,Varghese P,Misra MC

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Coagulase Negative Staphylococci, the most commonly isolated pathogen are becoming emerging threats to the community as well as to the nosocomial environment. The present study underscores the distribution of Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types among Methicillin resistant Coagulase Negati...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bhowmik D,Chakraborty P,Bhowmick R,Sarkar R,Chetri S,Bhattacharjee A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Gonorrhoea is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STI) in developing countries and is a global health problem. AIMS:To analyze the trend of antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates over the years, in a tertiary care hospital of North India. SETTINGS AND DESIGN:The stu...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bharara T,Bhalla P,Rawat D,Garg VK,Sardana K,Chakravarti A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the discriminatory power of two DNA-based technique and a protein-based technique for the typing of nosocomial isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae. A second objective was to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and characterise the presence of genes encoding...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Purighalla S,Esakimuthu S,Reddy M,Varghese GK,Richard VS,Sambandamurthy VK

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella pneumophila is one of the important pathogen responsible for community -acquired pneumonia attributing for 1-5% of cases. Since early and accurate therapy reduces mortality, rapid and reliable diagnostic methods are needed. A total of 134 samples of blood, urine and respiratory tract fluids were collected. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Angrup A,Chaudhry R,Sharma S,Valavane A,Passi K,Padmaja K,Javed S,Dey AB,Dhawan B,Kabra SK

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00