An ocular cysticercosis case: Caused by Asian genotype of Taenia solium.

abstract：:An outbreak of food poisoning due to Salmonella enterica serotype Weltevreden ( S.weltevreden ) involving 34 students has been reported from a tertiary care hospital in Mangalore. The symptoms developed 8-10 hours, after consuming a non- vegetarian dish, probably fish, from an outside caterer. The identity of the orga...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Antony B,Dias M,Shetty AK,Rekha B

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：: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：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：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：: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：: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：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：: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：:Porcine small intestinal sub-mucosa is a cell-free collagen matrix that has demonstrated its ability as a scaffold material. Transplantation poses special hazards because grafted tissues and organs transmit pathogens efficiently, especially viruses. Rotavirus is thought to be confined to the intestine, causing acute d...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Prabha S,Verghese S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extended spectrum -lactamases (ESBLs) are plasmid mediated, TEM and SHV derived enzymes, first isolated in Western Europe in mid 1980s, most commonly in Klebsiella spp., followed by Escherichia coli. These enzymes are capable of hydrolyzing broad spectrum cephalosporins and monobactams but inactive against cephamycins...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chaudhary U,Aggarwal R

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

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：: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:Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 is gram-negative enteric pathogen producing different types of Shiga toxin. This bacterium is the most corporate cause of haemorrhagic colitis in human. Administration of antibiotics (particularly sulfa drugs) against this pathogen is a debatable topic as this may increase the...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mushtaq H,Bakht J,Bacha N

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：: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：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：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of our study was to compare various laboratory diagnostic methods, namely histopathological examination, Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stain, AFB culture by conventional Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) method and fluorescence-based mycobacterial growth indicator tube (MGIT) technique and polymerase chain reaction (PC...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Patwardhan SA,Bhargava P,Bhide VM,Kelkar DS

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：: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：:The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency, location and type of katG mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from patients in Belarus. Forty two isoniazid-resistant isolates were identified from sputum of 163 patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Drug susceptibility testing was det...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bostanabad SZ,Titov LP,Bahrmand A,Nojoumi SA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first case of prosthetic joint infection caused by Lysobacter thermophilus which was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Removal of prosthesis followed by antibiotic treatment resulted in good clinical outcome. This case illustrates the use of molecular diagnostics to detect uncommon organisms in sus...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Dhawan B,Sebastian S,Malhotra R,Kapil A,Gautam D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Varied clinical presentations of Penicillium marneffei, an opportunistic pathogen in HIV disease has been rarely described in literature. We report a patient with advanced AIDS who presented to us with prolonged fever and had features of an acute abdomen. On radiologic imaging he had features of intestinal obstruction...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： George IA,Sudarsanam TD,Pulimood AB,Mathews MS

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

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journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

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更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumonia is a preventable cause of mortality in children. Streptococcus pneumoniae colonising the nasopharynx of healthy children can cause invasive diseases and the serotype distribution of colonisation isolates should be an indicator of invasive disease, antibiotic resistance profiles, and potential vacci...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Raman R,Sankar J,Putlibai S,Raghavan V

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta-hemolytic Enterococcus faecalis was isolated from the pericardial fluid obtained from a patient with pyopericardium. The patient was immunocompetent and had mild pleural effusion. He was treated with parenteral co-amoxiclav and amikacin, had underwent pericardiectomy with repeated pericardial aspiration, and reco...

journal_title：Indian journal of medical microbiology

authors： Karthikeyan K,Rajesh KR,Poornima H,Bharathidasan R,Brahmadathan KN,Priyadharsini RI

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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：: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：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