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K. R. John
Researcher at Christian Medical College & Hospital
Publications - 5
Citations - 143
K. R. John is an academic researcher from Christian Medical College & Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Tuberculosis. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 5 publications receiving 129 citations.
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Pilot randomized trial of nutritional supplementation in patients with tuberculosis and HIV–tuberculosis coinfection receiving directly observed short-course chemotherapy for tuberculosis
Thambu David Sudarsanam,Jacob John,Gagandeep Kang,V. Mahendri,Jul Gerrior,M. Franciosa,Srila Gopal,K. R. John,Christine Wanke,Jaya Prakash Muliyil +9 more
TL;DR: The effects of nutritional supplementation on the outcome and nutritional status of south Indian patients with tuberculosis with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection on anti‐tuberculous therapy are investigated.
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Costing of severe pneumonia in hospitalized infants and children aged 2-36 months, at a secondary and tertiary level hospital of a not-for-profit organization.
Helle Østergaard Madsen,Malin Hanehøj,Ashima Rani Das,Prabhakar D. Moses,Winsley Rose,Mammen Puliyel,Flemming Konradsen,K. R. John,Anuradha Bose +8 more
TL;DR: To determine health care provider cost and household cost of the treatment of severe pneumonia in infants and young children admitted to secondary and tertiary level health care facilities.
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Knowledge beliefs and health care practices relating to treatment of HIV in Vellore India.
TL;DR: While the existence of ART in India is potentially of great benefit to those with HIV infection, this study shows that a variety of social, cultural and governmental barriers may interfere with the effective use of these therapies.
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T-cell assay as a diagnostic tool for tuberculosis
TL;DR: The specificity and sensitivity of a whole blood IFN-g assay (ELISPOT) test for diagnosis in childhood tuberculosis was high at 97.9% and 53.3% respectively.
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Economic implications of three strategies for the control of taeniasis.
Anu Mary Alexander,K. R. John,T. Jayaraman,Anna Oommen,M. Venkata Raghava,Pierre Dorny,Pierre Dorny,Vedantam Rajshekhar +7 more
TL;DR: To evaluate the cost‐effectiveness of three strategies for the control of taeniasis in a community, in terms of cost per case treated, three strategies were evaluated.