Clinical review of COVID-19 patients presenting to a quaternary care private hospital in South India: A retrospective study.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared a global public-health crisis due to its impact on health, economy, and mental well-being. Here, we evaluated the clinical and epidemiological parameters associated with COVID-19 in South India.

Methods: A retrospective, quaternary care hospital-based study that included COVID-19 positive patients admitted to MIOT International Hospital, Chennai between 8 April-7 August 2020.

Weaning of mechanically ventilated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients by using non-invasive positive pressure ventilation: A prospective study.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients frequently pose difficulty in weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation (MV). Prolonged invasive ventilation brings along various complications. Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) is proposed to be a useful weaning modality in such cases.

Determination of drug susceptibility patterns and genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Kanpur district, North India.

Background And Objectives: Molecular typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates has greatly facilitated the understanding of tuberculosis epidemiology. This study was done to characterize prevalent M. tuberculosis genotypes in a defined area of Kanpur district, North India by spoligotyping and IS6110-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) and to correlate the genotypes identified with their drug susceptibility patterns.