Detection of porcine rotavirus from tissue and faecal specimens.

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

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：:Detecting high-risk-human papillomavirus (HPV) types has become an integral part of the cervical cancer screening programmes. This study aimed to develop a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for identification of HPV types 16 and 18 along with the beta globin gene in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded cervica...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Singh MP,Gupta N,Deepak T,Kumar A,Ratho RK

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：: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：Background:Influenza viruses have emerged as virulent pathogens causing considerable burden across the world. A thorough understanding of the pattern in occurrence of influenza globally is the need of hour. The present study deals with analysis of the dynamics of Influenza virus, especially the influence of seasonal ch...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kiruba R,Suresh Babu BV,Sheriff AK,Gunasekaran P,Anupama CP,Saran N,Kumar VS,Padmapriya P,Chakravarthy NN,Kaveri K

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：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：PURPOSE:Opportunistic viral infections cause increased morbidity and mortality among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals, especially those who are not on antiretroviral treatment. Early diagnosis of these opportunistic viruses will be able to reduce the risk of disease progression with appropriate i...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sachithanandham J,Ramamurthy M,Kannangai R,Daniel HD,Abraham OC,Rupali P,Pulimood SA,Abraham AM,Sridharan G

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：: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：:Over a five year period, stool samples were screened for Vibrionaceae from cases of acute diarrhoea, to study their isolation rate and their antimicrobial sensitivity pattern. All the isolates were identified by standard laboratory techniques. A total of 323 species belonging to Vibrionaceae were isolated from 4492 st...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mathur M,De A,Saraswathi K,Varaiya A,Athalye S

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：: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：:A case of eumycetoma of foot in an 8-year old male child was clinically diagnosed as chronic osteomyelitis and was microbiologically confirmed as eumycetoma. The case is being reported for its uncommon clinical presentation and etiological agent, Exophiala jeanselmei. The patient recovered completely after treatment w...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Capoor MR,Khanna G,Nair D,Hasan A,Rajni,Deb M,Aggarwal P

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：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：PURPOSE:To examine the incidence of extended spectrum b lactamase (ESbL) producing strains and multidrug resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from children between 0-5 years of age. METHODS:Multidrug resistance and ESbL production was studied in a total of 120 isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae obtained ...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Subha A,Ananthan S

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：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: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：:Histopathological examination of tissue biopsies for the identification of infectious organisms is a very important diagnostic tool. Conventional culture confirmation of tissue biopsies often fail to identify any pathogen as, first of all, invariably most of the tissue samples that are collected and sent for culture i...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gupta E,Bhalla P,Khurana N,Singh T

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue has become endemic in India with outbreaks caused by all the four serotypes occurring almost every year. Dengue cases have been increasing alarmingly in Assam also. This study aimed to identify the dengue serotypes circulating in Assam. Clinically suspected dengue fever cases were included in the study. Viral R...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Rahman M,Sharma A,Patgiri S,Hussain E,Borah AK,Saikia L

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：:Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in paediatric leukaemias. Antifungal combinations to treat these patients are being explored. Fourteen children with leukaemias and IFIs were treated with a combination of antifungal agents at our centre. The first antifungal was ampho...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Meena JP,Gupta AK,Jana M,Seth R

更新日期：2019-01-01 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

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：PURPOSE:The main purpose of this study was to establish 'Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network' in India and to monitor the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of clinical isolates to establish a national network across the country for monitoring antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella. MATERIALS AND METHODS:T...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Dahiya S,Sharma P,Kumari B,Pandey S,Malik R,Manral N,Veeraraghavan B,Pragasam AK,Ray P,Gautam V,Sistla S,Parija SC,Walia K,Ohri V,Das BK,Sood S,Kapil A

更新日期：2017-01-01 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: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