Showing papers in "Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology in 2005"

TL;DR: Screening for ESBL and AmpC can be simultaneously done by MDDM method and confirmation for AmpC beta-lactamase should be carried out routinely in tertiary care hospitals by AmpC disk test, as it is a simple and rapid procedure.

TL;DR: The increase in duration of surgery was associated with a significant rise in the rate of surgical site infection, and the most common isolate was Staphylococcus aureus followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

TL;DR: The antimicrobial resistance in Enterococcus is reviewed, which makes it important nosocomial pathogen and decreasing the prevalence of these resistant strains by multiple control efforts is of paramount importance.

TL;DR: PCR test sensitivity in pulmonary and extrapulmonary clinical samples were 72.7% and 75.9% respectively and found to be significantly higher (P< 0.05) when compared with those of other tests.

TL;DR: One hundred and thirty four patients attending haemodialysis unit were screened for the presence of HBV and HCV infections and eight patients were HCV positive while two patients had HBV infection.

TL;DR: The prevalence of carbapenem resistance in NFGNB isolated from patients with respiratory tract infections in the intensive care units (ICUs) and 56 were found to be resistant to imipenem and meropenem are documented.

TL;DR: OMP analysis revealed that cefoxitin and ceftazidime resistance was mediated by loss of a porin Omp K35 in the isolates of K.pneumoniae and E.coli.

TL;DR: This article reviews the relationship between parasitic infections and carcinogenesis and the possible mechanisms involved and suggests several other parasites and cancers have been postulated.

TL;DR: The emergence of IFN-gamma assays is a much anticipated, welcome development that has increased the choice of tests available for diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection, and both tests appear to be useful at this time.

TL;DR: The results indicate that autoclaving for 30 minutes or immersion in 10% formalin for seven days could be effectively used for disinfection/sterilisation of extracted human teeth.

TL;DR: Indiscriminate use of drugs in typhoid fever should be discouraged and Appropriate antibiotic as indicated by sensitivity tests should be employed to prevent the development of resistant strains of S. typhi.

TL;DR: This study shows that drug resistant strains are able to transfer genes encoding drug resistance, which was determined by the development of antibiotic resistance in the recipients.

TL;DR: The isolation of NTM from various clinical specimens is reported in this study to highlight the associated diseases and therapeutic options in these infections.

TL;DR: F fluorochrome staining was found to be more efficient when compared to ZN staining in detecting cases associated with HIV seropositivity, especially paucibacillary cases.

TL;DR: Predictors for death or epilepsy events were high WHO meningitis score, decreased CSF glucose level, more smokers in the family, generalised seizures, infancy and working mothers.

TL;DR: Seroprevalence rate was also found to be more in women from rural area than those from urban area, although the difference was statistically not significant (p > 0.05).

TL;DR: Among the aminoglycosides, gentamicin was found to be highly effective against Pseudomonas corneal ulcers when compared to amikacin and tobramycin, and the results show a need for continuous monitoring of bacterial resistance trends.

TL;DR: It is inferred from the present study that Hepatitis B immunization should begin at birth to have greater impact and that a large proportion of HBV infection in children of this age is acquired via vertical transmission.

TL;DR: Ulasonography B scan and ELISA for anticysticercal antibodies help to establish the diagnosis of ocular cysticercosis and a combination of oral albendazole and corticosteroids is found to be effective in confirmed cases.

TL;DR: Diagnosis of microsporidiosis currently depends on morphological demonstration of the organisms themselves, either in scrapings or tissues, and species differentiation by these techniques is usually impossible and electron microscopy may be necessary.

TL;DR: It was seen that immunity status against rubella in childbearing age group of women increased steadily from 49% in 1988 to 87% in 2002, and reported cases of CRS at NICD are also on the decline over the time period.

TL;DR: Biochemical, antimicrobial susceptibility and susceptibility to polyvalent phage 0-1 and r RNA restriction analysis suggested that the four strains were of clonal origin, which ultimately proved a pathogenic potential in humans.

TL;DR: The association between C.trachomatis and HIV infections and HIV positivity among patients who attended the STD clinic at the Institute of STDs, Government General Hospital, Chennai is suggested.

TL;DR: The first case of human Babesiosis is reported, in a normosplenic, previously healthy individual from India, and is reported to be an emerging, tick-transmitted, zoonotic disease caused by hematotropic parasites.

TL;DR: PCR test was shown to be much more sensitive than ZN smear examination and BACTEC culture test for diagnosing osteoarticular tuberculosis and sensitivity and specificity for PCR employing BactEC culture as the "gold standard" was 100% respectively.

TL;DR: An unusual case of Loiasis from Assam is reported in this article, where a live adult worm was extracted and identity was confirmed by microscopy to be Loa loa.

TL;DR: The audit in the laboratory revealed 8 kgs anatomical waste, 600 kgs microbiology waste, 220 kgs waste sharps, 111 kgs solid waste, 480 litres liquid waste along with 33,000 litres per month liquid waste generated from labware washing and laboratory cleaning and 162 litres of chemical waste per month.

TL;DR: It is emphasized that Colletotrichum keratitis may not be rare and early diagnosis may help in institution of specific therapy early in the disease.

TL;DR: Methicillin resistant coagulase negative staphylococci are prevalent in anterior nares of hospital personnel and in the hospital environment thereby providing a definite source for hospital acquired infection.

TL;DR: The confirmed diagnosis of pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis was made based on the demonstration of Paragonimus eggs in the sputum, and high absolute eosinophilia in their peripheral blood and pleural fluid.