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View article: Effect of a Hydrogen Peroxide Gas-Plasma Sterilization on Physical Integrity and Quality of N95 Respirators
Effect of a Hydrogen Peroxide Gas-Plasma Sterilization on Physical Integrity and Quality of N95 Respirators Open
Background: N95 respirators have prevented transmission among health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. During times of intense shortage of respirators and border closures during the pandemic, re-use strategies with available decon…
View article: Protective effect conferred by prior infection and vaccination on COVID-19 in a healthcare worker cohort in South India
Protective effect conferred by prior infection and vaccination on COVID-19 in a healthcare worker cohort in South India Open
Background The emergence of newer variants with the immune escape potential raises concerns about breakthroughs and re-infections resulting in future waves of infection. We examined the protective effect of prior COVID-19 disease and vacci…
View article: The Outcome of Head up Tilt Test in Older Adults with Typical versus Atypical Features of Syncope
The Outcome of Head up Tilt Test in Older Adults with Typical versus Atypical Features of Syncope Open
Background: Syncope is usually a benign condition preventable by simple measures. Its diagnosis by history and inexpensive tests like head-up tilt table (HUTT) test save the patient unnecessary expenditure and stress. Objectives: To determ…
View article: Amyloid cranial polyneuropathy: A rare neurological presentation of immunoglobulin light‐chain amyloidosis
Amyloid cranial polyneuropathy: A rare neurological presentation of immunoglobulin light‐chain amyloidosis Open
Amyloidosis, a disease with extracellular tissue deposition of fibrils, results in clinical manifestations based on deposition of these fibrils in multiple organ systems. Usual manifestations include nephrotic‐range proteinuria, cardiac fa…
View article: Ornidazole-induced ataxia in an Indian woman: A case report
Ornidazole-induced ataxia in an Indian woman: A case report Open
The nitroimidazole group of antibiotics like metronidazole have been reported to cause cerebellar ataxia as a rare side effect. Ornidazole, the newest derivative of this class, has a long half life and is very rarely known to cause cerebel…
View article: Prevalence of toxin genes among the clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and its clinical impact
Prevalence of toxin genes among the clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and its clinical impact Open
In SAB, the significant predictors of mortality were prior hospitalization and antibiotic intake, presence of multiorgan dysfunction, and shock. Although overall significance between the enterotoxin and shock could not be demonstrated, it …