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P. Umabala
Researcher at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
Publications - 6
Citations - 581
P. Umabala is an academic researcher from Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Interquartile range & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 5 publications receiving 334 citations.
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Incidence, characteristics and outcome of ICU-acquired candidemia in India
Arunaloke Chakrabarti,Prashant Sood,Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy,Sharon C.-A. Chen,Harsimran Kaur,Malini R. Capoor,Deepinder Chhina,Ratna Rao,Vandana Kalwaje Eshwara,Immaculata Xess,Anupama Kindo,P. Umabala,Jayanthi Savio,Atul Patel,Ujjwayini Ray,Sangeetha Mohan,Ranganathan N Iyer,Jagdish Chander,Anita Arora,Raman Sardana,Indranil Roy,B. Appalaraju,Ajanta Sharma,Anjali Shetty,Neelam Khanna,Rungmei S. K. Marak,Sanjay Biswas,Shukla Das,Belgode Narasimha Harish,Sangeeta Joshi,Deepak Kumar Mendiratta +30 more
TL;DR: A high burden of candidemia in Indian ICUs, early onset after ICU admission, higher risk despite less severe physiology score at admission and a vast spectrum of agents causing the disease with predominance of C. tropicalis is highlighted.
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A multicentre observational study on the epidemiology, risk factors, management and outcomes of mucormycosis in India
Atul Patel,Atul Patel,Harsimran Kaur,Immaculata Xess,Joy Sarojini Michael,Jayanthi Savio,Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy,Rakesh Singh,Prakash Shastri,P. Umabala,Raman Sardana,Anupama Kindo,Malini R. Capoor,Sangeetha Mohan,Valliappan Muthu,Ritesh Agarwal,Arunaloke Chakrabarti +16 more
TL;DR: Diabetes mellitus was the dominant predisposing factor in all forms of mucormycosis and combined surgical and medical management was associated with better outcomes.
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A rare presentation of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient from a non-endemic region.
MV S. Subbalaxmi,P. Umabala,Roshni T Paul,Naval Chandra,Y.S.N Raju,Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy +5 more
TL;DR: A case of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis presenting with bleeding manifestations in an immune competent patient from the state of Andhra Pradesh is reported.
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Incidence of infections in hospitalized subjects with diabetes mellitus
TL;DR: Infections were a common cause of hospital admissions in patients with uncontrolled DM, and correlation with the severity of diabetes was observed.
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399. Multi-centre Observational Study on Epidemiology, Treatment, and Outcome of Mucormycosis in India
Atul Patel,Atul Patel,Harsimran Kaur,Immaculata Xess,Joy Sarojini Michael,Jayanthi Savio,Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy,Rakesh Singh,Prakash Shastri,P. Umabala,Raman Sardana,Anupama Kindo,Malini R. Capoor,Sangeetha Mohan,Arunaloke Chakrabarti +14 more
TL;DR: Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in uncontrolled diabetics is common presentation in India and survival was noted only in half of the patients despite increased awareness and diagnosis.