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View article: Detection of antibiogram pattern and prevalence of blaNDM and blaVIM genes among carbapenem resistant Eschericia coli isolates in a tertiary care hospital
Detection of antibiogram pattern and prevalence of blaNDM and blaVIM genes among carbapenem resistant Eschericia coli isolates in a tertiary care hospital Open
Background: Clinical significance of Eschericia coli is due to its capacity to develop resistance against many antibiotics specially carbapenem by producing carbapenemase which limits treatment options. blaNDM and blaVIM genes are responsi…
View article: Detection of antibiogram pattern and prevalence of blaNDM and blaVIM genes among carbapenem resistant Eschericia coli isolates in a tertiary care hospital
Detection of antibiogram pattern and prevalence of blaNDM and blaVIM genes among carbapenem resistant Eschericia coli isolates in a tertiary care hospital Open
Background: Clinical significance of Eschericia coli is due to its capacity to develop resistance against many antibiotics specially carbapenem by producing carbapenemase which limits treatment options. blaNDM and blaVIM genes are responsi…
View article: Clinico-microbiological profile on multidrug-resistant enterococci in urinary tract infection patients in a tertiary care hospital
Clinico-microbiological profile on multidrug-resistant enterococci in urinary tract infection patients in a tertiary care hospital Open
Background: Considering enterococci as an emerging important cause of nosocomial infections, and antibiotic resistance by Enterococcus as a major obstacle for treatment, determination of the prevalence of various Enterococcus species and t…
View article: Seroprevalence of brucellosis among animal handlers in West Bengal, India: an occupational health study
Seroprevalence of brucellosis among animal handlers in West Bengal, India: an occupational health study Open
Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonotic disease and a major human health problem worldwide. Due to its ways of transmission, direct or indirect contact with infected animals or their contaminated biological products, the disease exhib…
View article: A CLINICO-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON LEPTOSPIROSIS IN WEST BENGAL: A NEGLECTED CAUSE OF ACUTE FEBRILE ILLNESS
A CLINICO-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON LEPTOSPIROSIS IN WEST BENGAL: A NEGLECTED CAUSE OF ACUTE FEBRILE ILLNESS Open
Introduction: Leptospirosis is a major neglected public health problem and is highly underreported in India. It is a common cause of the acute febrile illness (AFI), but accurate diagnosis is quite challenging and often delayed because of …
View article: Changing Paradigms in Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella Species with Focus on Fluoroquinolone Resistance: A 5-Year Retrospective Study of Enteric Fever in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kolkata, India
Changing Paradigms in Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella Species with Focus on Fluoroquinolone Resistance: A 5-Year Retrospective Study of Enteric Fever in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kolkata, India Open
Enteric fever, a potentially fatal multisystem disease that is caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and Paratyphi, poses a significant risk in low- and middle-income countries. A retrospective study to understand the prevalence and …
View article: RNA-extraction-free diagnostic method to detect SARS-CoV-2: an assessment from two States, India
RNA-extraction-free diagnostic method to detect SARS-CoV-2: an assessment from two States, India Open
Summary With increasing demand for large numbers of testing during COVID-19 pandemic, came alternative protocols with shortened turn-around time. We evaluated the performance of such an approach wherein 1138 consecutive clinic attendees we…
View article: RNA-extraction-free diagnostic method to detect SARS-CoV-2: an assessment from two states, India
RNA-extraction-free diagnostic method to detect SARS-CoV-2: an assessment from two states, India Open
With increasing demand for large numbers of testing during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, alternative protocols were developed with shortened turn-around time. We evaluated the performance of such a protocol wherein 1138 consecutiv…
View article: Coexistent malaria and filaria among the febrile patients attending for malaria diagnosis: A clinic-based study
Coexistent malaria and filaria among the febrile patients attending for malaria diagnosis: A clinic-based study Open
High incidence of microfilaria among febrile patients attending for malaria is alarming for urban Kolkata. Although the patients were originally from Bihar, they are staying in Kolkata for a long time, might be a source for transmission. E…
View article: Anthrax: Where margins are merging between emerging threats and bioterrorism
Anthrax: Where margins are merging between emerging threats and bioterrorism Open
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has classified all the emerging infectious diseases agents under three categories. Among Category A priority pathogens comes Bacillus anthracis -the causative agent of Anthrax. It is a …