Isolation and identification of Aeromonas from patients with acute diarrhoea in Kolkata, India.

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：Background:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is now a recognised entity in India, with prevalence rates between 1/10,000 and 1/50,000. However, no data were available with regard to the profile of respiratory pathogens in the Indian setting. Materials and Methods:The records of respiratory secretion bacterial cultures of children ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gautam V,Kaza P,Mathew JL,Kaur V,Sharma M,Ray P

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Resistance to a variety of antimicrobial agents is emerging in bacterial pathogens throughout the world. Since the accuracy of the antimicrobial susceptibility data is associated with the performance standard of the test, strict adherence to the standard procedures is essential. The Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion suscepti...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sudha V,Prasad A,Khare S,Bhatia R

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection of the sacroiliac joint is a rare entity. Clinical signs and symptoms are usually nonspecific and result in delayed diagnosis. We report a rare case of primary meningococcal arthritis of right sacroiliac joint in an 11-year-old male child. Synovial fluid aspirated from the joint space showed Gram-negative di...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sahu S,Mohanty I,Narasimham MV,Pasupalak S,Parida B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella Typhi has rarely been associated with focal abscesses; and in literature, there is no evidence of its association with abscesses in the neck spaces. Ability of Salmonella Typhi to invade and localise in the neck spaces not only poses a diagnostic challenge but also underscores the necessity to understand th...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mahajan RK,Sharma S,Madan P,Sharma N

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The WHO Multimodal Hand Hygiene Improvement Strategy (MHHIS) has been proposed to improve the Hand Hygiene (HH) compliance of the WHO recommendations on HH.Therefore, the current study was planned in our neonatal unit with the objective of evaluating the effectiveness of a Hand Hygiene Promotional Program (H...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Thomas AM,Kaur S,Biswal M,N Rao KL,Vig S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermophilic Campylobacter are commonly associated with poultry as commensals of the avian gut and are the causative agent responsible for human Campylobacteriosis. This study aimed to establish the prevalence of Campylobacter spp. from environmental sources that have previously been implicated as sources of horizonta...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Parkar S,Sachdev D,Kapadnis B

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:Chikungunya (CHIK) fever is a re-emerging viral disease characterized by abrupt onset of fever with severe arthralgia followed by constitutional symptoms and rash lasting for 1-7 days. The disease is almost self-limiting and rarely fatal. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a RNA virus belonging to family Togaviridae, genus ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chhabra M,Mittal V,Bhattacharya D,Rana U,Lal S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic options for the treatment of melioidosis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei are limited due to the inherent resistance conferred by this pathogen to various groups of antibiotics. Witnessing an increase in the number of microbiological culture-confirmed cases of melioidosis at our settings in the past few...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Shaw T,Tellapragada C,Eshwara VK,Bhat HV,Mukhopadhyay C

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:Seroprevalence of Rubella was determined in 580 women including 80 women of medical community of district Amritsar, by ELISA test. The overall Rubella IgG seropositivity was 68.8% while in women of medical community it was 80%. Maximum number of women were seropositive (77.2%) in age group 26-35 years. Significantly h...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Singla N,Jindal N,Aggarwal A

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：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：:Ocular infection with microsporidia has been documented in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. Sources and mode of human infection with microsporidia have been difficult to ascertain although exposure to water may be an important risk factor. Of four genera that have been reported in human disease, on...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bommala ML,Nalamada S,Sharma S,Garg P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Great advances in technology produce unique challenges. Every technology also has a dual use, which needs to be understood and managed to extract maximum benefits for mankind and the development of civilization. The achievements of physicists in the mid-20th century resulted in the nuclear technology, which gave us th...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Jameel S

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：: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：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：:We report a rare case of basidiobolomycosis seen in an 11-year-old girl from North-Eastern part of India. She presented with complaints of bilateral nasal block and nasal discharge for seven-eight months. CT scan of sinuses revealed polypoidal mass in all the sinuses with extradural extension. The tissue biopsy examin...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Singh R,Xess I,Ramavat AS,Arora R

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Culture filtrate proteins (CFPs) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are potential vaccine candidates. OBJECTIVE:The aim was to study the influence of iron levels on CFPs and assess the immuno-protective potential of defined antigenic fractions from high (8 μg Fe/mL) and low iron (0.02 μg Fe / mL) cultures of M. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Duggirala S,Venu K,Subhakar K,Sritharan M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial infections of the eye are common and ophthalmologists are spoilt for choice with a variety of antibiotics available in the market. Antibiotics can be administered in the eye by a number of routes; topical, subconjunctival, subtenon and intraocular. Apart from a gamut of eye drops available, ophthalmologists ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sharma S

更新日期：2011-07-01 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: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

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