Erratum to "Case report on babesiosis associated pre-hepatic jaundice in a Malabari goat" [3C (June 2017) 1-3].

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.

Case report on babesiosis associated pre-hepatic jaundice in a malabari goat.

Pre-hepatic jaundice associated with babesiosis in a malabari goat and its successful management is described. The animal was presented with muco-purulent nasal discharge, dyspnoea, coughing, icteric sclera and oral mucosa, bloated abdomen, diarrhoea, hematochezia and coffee coloured urine. History of tick infestation was reported by the owner.

Incidence and risk factors of hypoglycemia among Type 2 diabetic patients in a South Indian hospital.

Aim: The study was aimed at assessing the cumulative incidence of hypoglycemia and precipitating risk factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus in-patients of a tertiary care hospital in South India.

Methods: The prospective cross sectional study spanning 14 months was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Kerala. All T2DM patients who were administered any form of insulin during the length of hospital stay was monitored for assessing the hypoglycemic episodes.

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and management practices of acute coronary syndrome in a tertiary care hospital.

Background: A prospective study of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), who met the inclusion criteria, was carried out. It was conducted in the cardiology department of tertiary care referral hospital in Kerala. An attempt was made to identify and determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in patients presenting with ACS and to evaluate the current treatment practice pattern of ACS and to compare it with standard treatment guidelines, thereby improving the quality of life of patients.

Identification and evaluation of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in hospitalized geriatric patients using Beers criteria.

Background: The aim of the study was to identify and evaluate potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) in geriatric patients using Beers criteria and also to identify adverse drug events (ADEs) due to PIMs and various drug-drug interactions.

Methods: The medications in the prescriptions of patients above 60 years of age, their dosage regimen respective of their diagnosis were analyzed. Each medication was then checked with Beers list tables, and any medication if mentioned in the Beers list, was noted along with its strength of recommendation and quality of evidence.

Growth, structure, spectral and optical properties of semiorganic crystal: Pyridine-1-ium-2-carboxylatehydrogenbromide.

Pyridine-1-ium-2-carboxylatehydrogenbromide (PHBr) crystal was grown from aqueous solution by slow evaporation method. The calculated lattice parameters of single crystal X-ray diffraction have shown the triclinic crystal system with centrosymmetric space group of Pī. The interaction of functional groups and their importance in their application was identified by FTIR spectral analysis.

A prospective study on Adverse Drug Reactions of antibiotics in a tertiary care hospital.

Adverse reactions are the recognized hazards of drug therapy and they can occur with any class of drugs and many studies revealed that the incidence is more in case of antibiotics. The main aim of this study was to detect and analyze Adverse Drug Reactions of antibiotics in inpatients of a tertiary care hospital. A prospective spontaneous reporting study by active and passive methods was carried out for a period of six months.

Long-term relapse-free rurvival rate and predictive factors of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in adults undergoing splenectomy.

Background: Our aim is to identify the long-term relapse-free rate and predictive factors of response to splenectomy in adults with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).

Methods: Between 1999 and 2005, 54 patients of ITP, who underwent splenectomy in Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan were retrospectively reviewed. Various pre, intra and postoperative factors were analyzed to determine the predictive factors of response and long-term disease-free rate after splenectomy in adult patients.

Drug use evaluation of diabetes mellitus in hospitalized patients of a tertiary care referral hospital.

Background: Many drugs are available for the treatment of diabetes mellitus and are sometimes prescribed in combination. Irrational use of drugs is increasing expenditure and strain on health budgets. The aim of this study was to determine patient demographic characteristics, analyze prescription patterns of antidiabetic drugs, distribution of complications of diabetes, distribution of co-existing illnesses, distribution of common symptoms of diabetes and distribution of adverse drug reactions.

Anti-inflammatory activity of the leaf extacts of Gendarussa vulgaris Nees.

Objective: To evaluate the anti-inflammatory property of the leaf exacts of Gendarussa vulgaris (G. vulgaris) Nees.

Methods: G.