Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

About: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal is a education organization based out in Manipal, Karnataka, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Diabetes mellitus. The organization has 7034 authors who have published 8488 publications receiving 103415 citations.

Detection of shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) in diarrhoeagenic stool & meat samples in Mangalore, India.

Abstract: Interpretation & conclusion: Our results showed a low incidence of STEC and high prevalence of eae positive E. coli other than STEC in stool and meat samples. A low positivity was observed for PCR performed directly on stool and meat samples. However, PCR on enrichment cultures gave better results. Since E. coli O157 was isolated and detected by PCR in one of the meat samples, this organism may be of public health significance. A study on a large sample may provide some answer.

Self-care activities among patients with diabetes attending a tertiary care hospital in mangalore karnataka, India.

Abstract: Background: Increasing prevalence of diabetes in India is resulting in an epidemiological transition. The care of the people with diabetes is traditionally seen as doctor centered, but the concept of self‑care of people with diabetes is a new domain and is proven beneficial. Aim: The aim was to determine the practice of self‑care activities among people with diabetes attending a tertiary care hospital in Mangalore. Subjects and Methods: A facility‑based cross‑sectional study was conducted in Government Wenlock Hospital, Mangalore during September–October 2012. A total of 290 patients with >1‑year duration of diabetes mellitus (DM) were asked to respond to summary diabetes self‑care activities questionnaire after obtaining the consent from them. The statistical analysis was performed in terms of descriptive statistics and association between the variables was tested using Mann–Whitney U‑test. Results: A healthy eating plan on a daily basis was followed by 45.9% (133/290) of the participants, daily exercises for 30 min were followed by 43.4% (126/290), and regular blood sugar monitoring was done by 76.6% (222/290). Regarding the adherence to oral hypoglycemic agents and insulin, daily adherence to medication was seen among 60.5% (155/256) and 66.9% (138/206) were found to be adherent to insulin injections on a daily basis. Conclusions: Self‑care practices were found to be unsatisfactory in almost all aspects except for blood sugar monitoring and treatment adherence. As these practices are essential for prevention of complications and better quality‑of ‑life, more efforts should be put to educate the people with diabetes.

COVID-19 and mucormycosis syndemic: double health threat to a collapsing healthcare system in India.

Abstract: In addition to the overwhelming and uncontrollable second wave of COVID-19 in India, the country is also dealing with an outbreak of mucormycosis, a deadly fungal infection, which is affecting thousands of COVID-19 patients. With the increasing number of cases of mucormycosis and a fatality rate of 50%, many Indian states and union territories have declared an epidemic of black fungus due to its unprecedented emergence, which has adversely affected the already debilitated health system of the country. The advent of the new fungal epidemic in the country is due to the overdosage, panic and injudicious use of corticosteroids among COVID-19 patients, as well as their pre-existing medical history of diabetes, given that India is the diabetes capital of the world. Thus, there is an urgent need to address this public health concern by having nationwide surveillance, diagnostic and management system of the disease, along with public awareness and education to combat the syndemic of COVID-19 and mucormycosis in the country.