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Saurabh S, Kumar R, Gupta MK, Bhardwaj P, Nag VL, Garg MK, Misra S. Prolonged persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in the upper respiratory tract of asymptomatic infected individuals. QJM 2020; 113:556-560. [PMID: 32609360 PMCID: PMC7337859 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcaa212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Duration of persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in the upper respiratory tract of infected individuals has important clinical and epidemiological implications. AIM We aimed to establish the duration and risk factors for persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in the upper respiratory tract of asymptomatic infected individuals. METHODS Data of repeat rRT-PCR (real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test done for SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals at our institute at Jodhpur, India were analysed from 19 March to 21 May 2020. Duration of virus persistence was estimated with parametric regression models based on weibull, log-normal, log-logistic, gamma and generalized gamma distributions. Factors associated with prolonged viral persistence were analysed with the best-fitting model. RESULTS Fifty-one SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals with repeat rRT-PCR test were identified with 44 asymptomatics. The asymptomatic individuals had median virus persistence duration of 8.87 days (95% CI: 7.65-10.27) and 95 percentile duration of 20.70 days (95% CI: 16.08-28.20). The overall median virus persistence including both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals was found to be 9.18 days (95% CI: 8.04-10.48). Around one-fourth asymptomatics (10/44) demonstrated SARS-CoV-2 persistence beyond 2 weeks. Age <60 years and local transmission were found to be significantly associated with longer virus persistence among asymptomatic individuals on univariate regression but not in multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION Recommended home isolation duration for SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals in India should be extended from 17 days to at least 3 weeks. Prolonged persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in a considerable proportion of asymptomatic individuals merits attention with regard to ensuring universal infection prevention precautions irrespective of symptomatic status.
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- Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur 342005, India
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- Engineering Science Laboratory - Central Scientific Instruments Organization (CSIO), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Chandigarh 160030, India
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- Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur 342005, India
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- Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur 342005, India
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- Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur 342005, India
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Maurya AK, Singh AK, Kant S, Umrao J, Kumar M, Kushwaha RAS, Nag VL, Dhole TN. Use of GenoType® MTBDRplus assay to assess drug resistance and mutation patterns of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis isolates in northern India. Indian J Med Microbiol 2014; 31:230-6. [PMID: 23883707 DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.115625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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PURPOSE The emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major public health problem. The diagnosis of MDR-TB is of paramount importance in establishing appropriate clinical management and infection control measures. The aim of this study was to evaluate drug resistance and mutational patterns in clinical isolates MDR-TB by GenoType® MTBDRplus assay. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 350 non-repeated sputum specimens were collected from highly suspected drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases; which were processed by microscopy, culture, differentiation and first line drug susceptibility testing (DST) using BacT/ALERT 3D system. RESULTS Among a total of 125 mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains, readable results were obtained from 120 (96%) strains by GenoType® MTBDRplus assay. Only 45 MDR-TB isolates were analysed for the performance, frequency and mutational patterns by GenoType® MTBDRplus assay. The sensitivity of the GenoType® MDRTBplus assay for detecting individual resistance to rifampicin (RIF), isoniazid (INH) and multidrug resistance was found to be 95.8%, 96.3% and 97.7%, respectively. Mutation in codon S531L of the rpoB gene and codon S315T1 of katG genes were dominated in MDR-TB strains, respectively (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The GenoType® MTBDRplus assay is highly sensitive with short turnaround times and a rapid test for the detection of the most common mutations conferring resistance in MDR-TB strains that can readily be included in a routine laboratory workflow.
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- A K Maurya
- Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Maurya AK, Singh AK, Kumar M, Umrao J, Kant S, Nag VL, Kushwaha RAS, Dhole TN. Changing patterns and trends of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis at referral centre in Northern India: A 4-year experience. Indian J Med Microbiol 2013; 31:40-6. [DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.108720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Dhole TN, Singh AK, Maurya AK, Umrao J, Nag VL, Kant S, Kushwaha RAS. Rapid detection of drug resistance and mutational patterns of extensively drug-resistant strains by a novel GenoType®MTBDRsl assay. J Postgrad Med 2013; 59:179-85. [DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.118034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Maurya AK, Kant S, Nag VL, Kushwaha R, Dhole TN. Detection of 123 bp fragment of insertion element IS6110 Mycobacterium tuberculosis for diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Indian J Med Microbiol 2012; 30:182-6. [PMID: 22664434 DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.96688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PURPOSE Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is emerging problem in developing and developed countries. The diagnosis of EPTB in its different clinical presentations remains a true challenge. IS6110-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is used for rapid identification and positivity rate of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in clinical isolates of different sites of EPTB. The present study was carried out to study the prevalence of M. tuberculosis complex in clinical isolates of EPTB at tertiary care centres in Lucknow. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seven hundred fifty-six specimens were collected from the suspected cases of EPTB which were processed for Mycobacteria by Ziehl Neelson (ZN) staining and BACTEC culture. All the specimens were also processed for IS6110-based PCR amplification with primers targeting 123 bp fragment of insertion element IS6110 of the M. tuberculosis complex. RESULTS Of these 756 specimens, 71(9.3%) were positive for acid fast bacilli (AFB) by ZN staining, 227(30.1%) were positive for mycobacteria by BACTEC culture and IS6110 PCR were positive for M. tuberculosis complex in 165 (20.7%) isolates. We found a significant difference in sensitivities of different tests (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study reveals the positivity of M. tuberculosis complex in clinical isolates of EPTB case in tertiary care hospitals in Northern India. 72.7% of M. tuberculosis complex was confirmed by IS6110-PCR in culture isolates from different sites of EPTB. The high prevalence of the M. tuberculosis complex was seen in lymph node aspirate and synovial fluid. However, utility of PCR may play a potentially significant role in strengthening the diagnosis of EPTB especially targeting IS6110.
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- A K Maurya
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow 226 003, (Erstwhile King George Medical College), India
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Kant S, Nag VL, Kushwaha RAS, Dhole TN, Maurya AK. Trends of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance pattern in new cases and previously treated cases of extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases in referral hospitals in northern India. J Postgrad Med 2012; 58:185-9. [DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.101379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Nag VL, Khare V, Awasthi S, Agrawal SK. Clinical profile and prevalence of rotavirus infection in children presented with acute diarrhea at tertiary care referral hospital at northern part of India. J Commun Dis 2009; 41:183-188. [PMID: 22010485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A prospective analysis of 90 clinically diagnosed cases with acute diarrhea over a period of one year was carried out to determine the prevalence of rotavirus infection in children between 2 months to 2 years of age. Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (PAGE) were used for detection of rotavirus from stool sample. Fourteen (15.6%) of them were found to be positive for group A rotavirus, 9 (23%) cases were between 6 months to 1 year of age. Rotavirus excretion was highest (50%) when all three symptoms (diarrhea, vomiting and fever) occurred in the same child. A planned study for surveillance of rotavirus serotypes is required from this area.
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- V L Nag
- Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
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Awasthi S, Agarwal GG, Mishra V, Nag VL, El Sayed HF, da Cunha AJL, Madeiro A, Jain D, Macharia WM, Ndung'u J, Awasthi S, Wakhlu A. Four-country surveillance of intestinal intussusception and diarrhoea in children. J Paediatr Child Health 2009; 45:82-6. [PMID: 19210606 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01434.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM Establishment of baseline epidemiology of intussusception in developing countries has become a necessity with the possibility of reintroduction of rotavirus vaccine. The current study assessed the seasonal trend in cases admitted with intussusceptions and dehydrating acute watery diarrhoea in children aged 2 months to 10 years. METHODS In a prospective surveillance study, teaching and research hospital sites in India (Lucknow and Nagpur), Brazil (Fortazela), Egypt (Ismailia) and Kenya (Nairobi) established a surveillance where a network of hospitals with surgical facilities catered to a reference population of about 1-2 million for reporting of intussusception. One large hospital per site also recruited admitted cases of acute watery diarrhoea. RESULTS From April 2004 to March 2006, 173 and 2346 cases of intussusception and diarrhoea, respectively, were recruited. Cases of intussusception had no apparent seasonality. Most cases of intussusception (61.3%) (107/173) were in the < or =1 year age group, with males comprising 68.8% (119/173) of all cases. Hospital mortality of intussusception was 4.2% (4/96). Cases of diarrhoea peaked in March, with 56.6% (1328/2346) of admitted cases being males. Majority (83.1%) of cases of diarrhoea had received antibiotics, and the hospital mortality was 0.8% (18/2280). CONCLUSION Intussusception in the four participating countries exhibited no seasonal trend. We found that it is feasible to establish a surveillance network for intussusception in developing countries. Future efforts must define population base before the introduction of rotavirus vaccine and continue for some years thereafter.
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- Shally Awasthi
- Department of Paediatrics, King George Medical University, Lucknow, India.
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Venkatesh V, Patibandla PK, Agarwal GG, Awasthi S, Ahuja RC, Nag VL, Kushwaha KP, Agarwal SK. Performance characteristics of a rapid diagnostic test for malaria, when used to confirm cerebral malaria in children and young adults. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2007; 101:85-7. [PMID: 17244413 DOI: 10.1179/136485907x154647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- V Venkatesh
- Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow - 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Nag VL, Ayyagari A, Venkatesh V, Dash NR, Ghar M, Prasad KN. Bacterial isolates from mechanically ventilated patients with nosocomial pneumonia within intensive care unit of a tertiary care center. J Commun Dis 2005; 37:281-7. [PMID: 17278658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Nosocomial pneumonia is a common complication in mechanically ventilated patients. A study was carried out to determine the incidence, common bacterial etiologic agents and their antimicrobial susceptibility, and outcome of such pneumonia in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a tertiary care center. In Surgical ICU (SICU) 176 patients required mechanical ventilation for more than 72 hours. A total of 39 (22.1%) of these patients developed nosocomial bacterial pneumonia as determined by microbiological assays. Endotracheal aspirate cultures detected a single bacterial isolate in 22 (56.4%) patients while two and three organisms were isolated from 10 (25.6%) and 7 (17.9%) patients respectively. Fifty three (84.1%) of a total of 63 isolates were Gram negative bacilli. The most frequently encountered pathogens were Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter species among the Gram negative bacilli and Staphylococcus aureus among the Gram positives. Resistance of bacterial isolates varied from 24 to 90% against commonly used antibiotics. Amikacin had the best profile, with 14% to 55% resistance against various isolates. Twenty three (59%) of 39 patients with pneumonia expired in the ICU. P. aeruginosa (25.6%) and K. pneunmoniae (17.9%) were the predominant isolates in these patients. Nosocomial pneumonia with high mortality is a frequent occurrence in mechanically ventilated patients in our ICU setting. Gram negative organisms with high levels of antimicrobial resistance are the most common isolates. Regular surveillance and monitoring of changes in antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial pathogens and appropriate therapeutic measures are likely to reduce the mortality in these patients.
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- V L Nag
- Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014
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Prasad R, Saini JK, Gupta R, Kannaujia RK, Sarin S, Kulshreshth R, Nag VL, Tripathi AK. A comparative study of clinico-radiological spectrum of tuberculosis among HIV seropositive and HIV seronegative patients. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2004; 46:99-103. [PMID: 15072324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND A study to determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among tuberculosis patients and to compare the clinico-radiological spectrum of tuberculosis among HIV seropositive and seronegative patients was carried out in the Department of TB and Chest Diseases, CSM Medical University, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), India. METHODS A total of 1105 radiologically and/or bacteriologically confirmed patients of tuberculosis were screened for HIV infection during the years 1995 to 1997 and from 2000-2001. RESULTS Out of a total 1105 patients screened, 31(2.8%) were found to be HIV seropositive. Tuberculin positivity was less among HIV seropositive patients as compared to HIV seronegative patients (22.6% vs 76.4%; p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference in sputum smear positivity for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) among HIV seropositive and seronegative patients. Among HIV seropositive patients, mid and lower zone involvement, exudative lesions and mediastinal lymphadenopathy was more common as compared to the seronegative patients. CONCLUSION HIV seropositivity rates among tuberculosis patients was 2.8 percent. The presentation of tuberculosis was more often atypical among these patients.
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- R Prasad
- Department of TB Diseases, K.G. Medical University, CSM Medical University, Lucknow, India.
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Prasad KN, Agarwal J, Nag VL, Verma AK, Dixit AK, Ayyagari A. Cryptococcal infection in patients with clinically diagnosed meningitis in a tertiary care center. Neurol India 2003; 51:364-6. [PMID: 14652440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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A retrospective analysis of 326 clinically diagnosed cases with meningitis over a period of five-and-a-half years was carried out to determine the prevalence of cryptococcal infection, its associated risk factors and therapeutic outcome. Fifty-four (16.6%) patients with cryptococcal meningitis were identified by smear examination, culture and/or cryptococcal antigen latex agglutination test. Records of 45 cryptococcal meningitis patients were available; 18 (40%) of them were apparently healthy immunocompetent individuals, 13 (28.9%) had human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, 9 (20%) were renal transplant recipients, 4 (8.9%) were diabetic and 1 (2.2%) had systemic lupus erythematosus. Ten (22.2%) patients died and 11 (24.4%) patients (all HIV-positive) left against medical advice. The present study indicates that cryptococcal infection is associated with high mortality. Presenting symptoms being indistinguishable from other causes of central nervous system infection, all patients with a clinical diagnosis of meningitis, irrespective of their immune status should be investigated for cryptococcal infection.
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- K N Prasad
- Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow - 226014, India.
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Nag VL, Agarwal P, Venkatesh V, Rastogi P, Tandon R, Agrawal SK. A pilot study on observations on CD4 & CD8 counts in healthy HIV seronegative individuals. Indian J Med Res 2002; 116:45-9. [PMID: 12592989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES CD4 T lymphocyte count is used to measure the progression of HIV infection and is recommended as part of the standard care of HIV infected person. Information on reference CD4 counts and CD4:CD8 ratio in healthy individuals is lacking in India. Therefore the present study was undertaken to obtain base-line data on CD4 counts and CD4:CD8 ratio of healthy population from north India and to assess the feasibility of using the values as reference in an extended larger study. METHODS In this pilot study 84 HIV negative healthy volunteers (56 males, 28 females) in the age group of 20-59 yr and who were willing to participate in the study were enrolled after proper counseling. Blood specimens were collected from each subject and processed for anti-HIV antibodies for exclusion of HIV. CD4 and CD8 counts of the samples were performed by fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). RESULTS The mean +/- SD of the absolute numbers of CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes/microliter was 763.6 +/- 226 and 547.5 +/- 190 in males and 797.9 +/- 263 and 567.7 +/- 250 in females. The range of the CD4 and CD8 counts was 365-1328 and 264-991 in males and 415-1257 and 224-1126 in females respectively. The mean +/- SD of the CD4:CD8 ratio was 1.47 +/- 0.42 in males and 1.52 +/- 0.45 in females. INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSION The results of this study showed that there is wide variability in CD4 count in our population, as is seen in studies reported from other parts of India. A large multicentric study could define the normal range for CD4 and CD8 counts and CD4:CD8 ratio in the Indian population.
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- V L Nag
- Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India
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Prasad KN, Pradhan S, Nag VL. Guillain-Barre syndrome and Campylobacter infection. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2001; 32:527-30. [PMID: 11944711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Campylobacter infection of the gastrointestinal tract has been observed as an antecedent illness in some patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS); these patients have been reported to have poor prognosis. We investigated 29 patients with GBS, admitted to our hospital from January 1996 to December 1999 for recent Campylobacter enteritis by culture of their stool specimens. Campylobacter upsaliensis and C. jejuni were isolated from stools of one patient each with acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) and acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP) respectively. The patient with C. upsaliensis infection was a 7 year-old male child who developed features of AMAN, 7 days after onset of diarrhea. He recovered gradually within 24 days with residual deficit in the form of foot drop. This deficit has persisted for last three and half years. The other patient with C. jejuni infection was a 9 year-old boy, who developed AIDP after 9 days of acute diarrhea. This patient recovered completely within 28 days of illness without any deficit. None of the patients had relapse of GBS. The present findings indicate the need of planned systematic studies to explore the role of C. upsaliensis and other campylobacters as agents of antecedent diarrhea in patients of GBS with different clinical presentations and prognosis.
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- K N Prasad
- Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
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Nag VL, Ayyagari A, Venkatesh V, Ghar M, Yadav V, Prasad KN. Drug resistant Haemophilus influenzae from respiratory tract infection in a tertiary care hospital in north India. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2001; 43:13-7. [PMID: 11370501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Haemophilus influenzae is an important respiratory pathogen. Emergence of resistance to various antibiotics is a major problem in patient management. A total of 90 strains of H. influenzae were characterized from specimens obtained from patients of acute respiratory tract infection; 13 (14.4%) belonged to type beta. On biotyping, 90% strains belonged to biotype II. The frequency of resistance to various antibiotics was as follows: cotrimoxazole 33.3% ampicillin 21.1%, cephalexin 7.8%, chloramphenicol 7.8%, ciprofloxacin 2.5% erythromycin and tetracycline 5% each. All the ampicillin-resistant strains produced beta-lactamase as detected by nitrocefin disc method. None of the strains exhibited resistance to cefaclor and third generation cephalosporins. The present study showed emergence of variable resistance to ampicillin, cotrimoxazole and other antibiotics. It is important for the clinical microbiology laboratory to monitor drug resistant strains for instituting appropriate antibiotic therapy of respiratory infections due to H. influenzae.
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- V L Nag
- Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareilly Road, Lucknow-226 014
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Prasad KN, Nag VL, Dhole TN, Ayyagari A. Identification of enteric pathogens in HIV-positive patients with diarrhoea in northern India. J Health Popul Nutr 2000; 18:23-26. [PMID: 11014766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Enteric pathogens associated with chronic diarrhoea in HIV-positive patients were studied. The study was conducted during January 1995-December 1998. Stool specimens from all diarrhoea patients (n = 26) were examined microscopically for ova and parasites using wet preparations and stained smears. Stool samples from diarrhoea patients were also cultured on appropriate media to isolate enteric bacterial pathogens. Of the 59 patients, 26 (44%) had prolonged diarrhoea for more than 4 weeks. Enteric pathogens were detected in 19 (73%) of the 26 patients: 17 patients harboured a single pathogen, and 2 patients had mixed pathogens. The detection rate of emerging parasites, including Isospora, Cryptosporidium, Blastocystis hominis, and Strongyloides stercoralis as a single agent, was significantly higher than conventional pathogens (50% vs 19.2%; p < 0.05). Only one patient harboured both conventional and emerging pathogens (Entamoeba histolytica and Cryptosporidium). Isospora belli was detected in 8 (31%) of the 26 diarrhoea patients: in 7 (27%) patients as a single agent and in one patient with S. stercoralis. Cryptosporidium was identified in 3 (11%) diarrhoea patients: in 2 (8%) patients as a single agent and in one patient with E. histolytica, followed by B. hominis in 2 (8%) patients. E. histolytica was most commonly isolated (3/26; 11.5%), followed by Giardia lamblia, enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, and Campylobacter jejuni (one patient each). Parasitic pathogens were frequently associated with HIV-positive patients with diarrhoea in northern India. I. belli was the most frequent parasite isolated, followed by Cryptosporidium. Stools of all HIV-positive patients with diarrhoea should thoroughly be investigated to identify aetiologic agents for proper management.
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- K N Prasad
- Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
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Nocardia asteroides is an important opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised hosts. The primary infection is usually in the lungs and is followed by dissemination to other parts of the body. Primary subcutaneous infection with Nocardia asteroides has been reported rarely (three reports) and no such case has been reported in a renal transplant recipient. We describe here a case of renal transplant recipient who developed primary subcutaneous infection with Nocardia asteroides within one and half years of the transplantation.
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- R Agarwal
- Departments of Mircobiology and Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow-266 014, India
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Paul VK, Singh M, Gupta U, Buckshee K, Bhargava VL, Takkar D, Nag VL, Bhan MK, Deorari AK. Chlamydia trachomatis infection among pregnant women: prevalence and prenatal importance. Natl Med J India 1999; 12:11-4. [PMID: 10326323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chlamydia trachomatis infection in pregnant women is suspected to result in low birth-weight and premature infants. We conducted studies to ascertain the prevalence of this infection among pregnant women in our setting and whether its presence is a risk factor for low birth-weight or prematurity. METHODS In the first study, 94 pregnant women between 26 and 30 weeks of gestation were screened for infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. The second investigated a cohort of 172 pregnant women presenting in spontaneous labour. The infection status was related to perinatal outcome in terms of birth-weight and gestation. In both the studies, Chlamydia trachomatis infection was diagnosed using the Chlamydiazyme test performed on endocervical swabs. RESULTS The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in mid-pregnancy and at labour was 17% (16/94) and 18.6% (32/172), respectively. Women with infection were relatively older than those without it [mean (SD) age: 26.6 (4.5) years v. 24.8 (3.6) years, p = 0.01]. The mean (SD) birth-weight [2869 (611) g v. 2814 (496) g], gestation [38.5 (2.6) weeks v. 38.3 (2.0) weeks], and incidence of low birth-weight [18.7% v. 20.7%] as well as prematurity [9.4% v. 10.7%] were similar among neonates born to women with or without infection. Neonates born to infected mothers experienced purulent conjunctivitis more frequently than those born to non-infected mothers [12.5% v. 2.8%, p = 0.04]. CONCLUSION Chlamydia trachomatis is a relatively common infection in pregnant women. However, it was not associated with either low birth-weight or prematurity.
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- V K Paul
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to document the prevalence of maternal genital tract colonization by Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis, and to assess its association with low birth weight (LBW) and prematurity. METHODS The high vaginal swabs of pregnant women in spontaneous labor after 26 weeks of gestation were cultured for U. urealyticum and M. hominis. Clinical details and perinatal outcomes including birth weight and gestation were documented. RESULTS Of a total of 303 women enrolled, 148 (48.8%) had positive vaginal cultures for U. urealyticum, while only five (1.6%) grew M. hominis. The mean birth weight and the incidences of LBW and preterm neonates among ureaplasma positive and ureaplasma negative mothers were statistically comparable. CONCLUSIONS U. urealyticum emerged as a common inhabitant of the lower genital tract of women in labor, being present in nearly half of them. Its presence was not a risk factor of LBW or prematurity. Maternal colonization with M. hominis was uncommon.
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- V K Paul
- Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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Jain A, Nag VL, Goel MM, Chandrawati, Chaturvedi UC. Adverse foetal outcome in specific IgM positive Chlamydia trachomatis infection in pregnancy. Indian J Med Res 1991; 94:420-3. [PMID: 1774093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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A study was undertaken to determine the adverse foetal outcome in antichlamydial IgM positive asymptomatic pregnant females. An indirect immunoperoxidase assay was done to detect IgM in 78 apparently normal asymptomatic pregnant women during the third trimester and follow up was done till delivery to study the effect of chlamydial infection on foetal outcome. A total of 28 (35.9%) women were positive for antichlamydial IgM while only 3.33 per cent asymptomatic non-pregnant normal women (controls) were positive. 28.7 per cent IgM positive mothers delivered low birth weight (LBW) babies (P less than 0.05), 9.7 per cent had premature labour (PTL) and 4.7 per cent had intrauterine death (IUD). The findings are significant as none of the IgM negative mothers had PTL and IUD and only 2.6 per cent had LBW babies.
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- A Jain
- Postgraduate Department of Microbiology, K.G. Medical College, Lucknow
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