Publications by authors named "Chongtham Shyamsunder Singh"
Objectives: To assess the clinical profile of infants with late onset sepsis admitted in a tertiary care hospital in North-East India.
Methods: Prospective observational study was carried out in Department of Paediatrics, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences hospital during a period of 2 years (September 2019-August 2021).
Results: A total of 109 patients were included in the study, of which 80 were community-acquired and 29 infants were hospital-acquired cases of late onset sepsis (LOS).
Article Synopsis
- - Rotavirus A (RVA) was found in the stool of a 12-month-old child who was experiencing diarrhea, mild fever, and vomiting.
- - A viral metagenomic analysis helped to identify the specific strain of the virus as Wa-like genotype G3P[8].
- - The identified strain has been labeled RVA/Human-wt/IND/RM25112/2016, indicating its origin and classification.
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