Publications by authors named "Chitrambika P"
Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis results from bacterial seeding of the eye during bacteremia. A diagnosis of endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis requires clinical findings such as vitritis or hypopyon along with positive blood cultures. is the second most common pathogen causing hospital-acquired ocular infections.
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- SBSEC is a gram-positive bacterium often seen in elderly males with underlying health issues, but five recent cases of intrapartum bacteremia were documented in younger mothers without such conditions.
- Each case showed signs of chorioamnionitis, and all mothers tested negative for Group B Streptococcus (GBS); the bacterium was treatable with common antibiotics.
- While all babies were healthy at birth, many needed NICU care for clinical sepsis, indicating that SBSEC may be an emerging threat in childbirth.
Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is a rare neurological condition characterized by muscle weakness that worsens after use. Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) are disorders due to stem-cell hyperplasia characterized by an increased peripheral blood cell count, overactive bone marrow, and proliferation of mature hematopoietic cells. MPNs may be Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome-positive or Negative .
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