Subir Sinha

TL;DR: The Indian Collaborative Childhood Leukaemia group (ICiCLe) developed in 2013 a contemporary treatment protocol for uniform risk-stratified management of first presentation ALL based on cytogenetics and minimal residual disease levels (MRD) and examined the benefit of randomised interventions to decrease toxicity and improve outcomes as discussed by the authors .

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the use of hydrophilic polymer (Disco Clear) film coating as a tool for ensuring safe seed storage and found that the polymer film coat acted as a physical barrier for absorption of moisture in the vapour phase and hence, under ambient conditions, the film coated seeds remained effectively protected from equilibration with fluctuating relative humidity, in a manner comparable with storage in moisture impervious containers.

TL;DR: Though the PTS is a safe means of transporting blood products with reduction in the turn-around-time, it must be validated before use, as there are reports of hemolysis in blood samples sent through the PTS.

TL;DR: In an increasingly globalised world, where medical tourism is common, data from developing countries regarding cost and outcome of CMV infections in AHSCT patients are of relevance.

TL;DR: Both Vitek2 and E-test are unreliable and further studies correlating minimum inhibitory concentrations with clinical outcome are needed to determine the accurate breakpoints for better patient management.