Comparative study of electrophysiological changes in snake bites.

Aims: To study and compare the electrophysiological changes in neuroparalytic or vasculotoxic snakebites.

Materials And Methods: 40 patients who had a definite history of snakebite, either vasculotoxic or neuroparalytic, were selected. They were grouped as Group A, 20 patients having a neuroparalytic snakebite with definite envenomation at the time of admission, and Group B, 20 patients having a vasculotoxic snakebite with definite envenomation at the time of admission.

Effectiveness of generic fixed-dose combinations of highly active antiretroviral therapy for treatment of HIV infection in India.

Objective: To assess clinical and immunologic effectiveness and acute toxicity to nevirapine (NVP)-based fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) in antiretroviral-naive HIV-1-infected patients in India.

Design: Observational study of patients initiated on NVP-based combination therapy delivered as FDCs.

Methods: Antiretroviral-naive HIV-1-infected patients initiated on FDCs (zidovudine/lamivudine [3TC]/NVP or stavudine/3TC/NVP) were assessed clinically and with CD4 counts periodically.