The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in the urban slums of a city in Western India.

Background: There is scant information available on the prevalence of parasitic infections in Gujarat, a state in Western India. The present community-based study was undertaken in the urban slums of a city in Gujarat to determine the following parameters: (a) the prevalence and type of pathogenic intestinal parasites and (b) the availability of sanitary facilities in the study population.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2008, and the study participants were urban slum dwellers.

Management strategy for dirty abdominal incisions: primary or delayed primary closure? A randomized trial.

Background And Purpose: It is still a matter of debate whether delayed primary closure (DPC) of dirty abdominal incisions reduces surgical site infections (SSIs) compared with primary closure (PC). Our objective was to determine whether DPC of dirty abdominal incisions reduces SSIs.

Method: A controlled randomized study was conducted at an academic tertiary care 1,500-bed university hospital in Western India involving 81 consecutive patients with dirty abdominal incisions.

Giant hepatic hydatid cyst with sub-fascial extension treated by open minimally invasive surgery: a case report.

Introduction: Hepatic hydatid disease can be successfully treated by a variety of modalities.

Case Presentation: We report a case of a 60 year old male with giant hepatic hydatid disease who presented with a huge cystic mass in the upper abdomen. Diagnosis was confirmed by serology, ultrasonography and CT scan.

Extended spectrum b lactamases (ESBL) in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli.

The present study was conducted to find the prevalence of Extended spectrum b Lactamase (ESBL) producing strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) and Escherichia coli (E. Coli) in different clinical samples received at the Department of Microbiology, Medical College Baroda.

Eumycetoma due to Madurella grisea--a case report.

Mycetoma due to Madurella grisea has not been previously reported from Gujarat. We report a case in whom identification of the strain was made through the structure and texture of grains, morphology in Sabouraud's dextrose agar and histopathology.

Spinal tuberculosis due to dissemination of atypical mycobacteria.

There has been an increase in disease caused by Non Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) since the early 1980s. Though ubiquitous in environment, they may act as clinically important pathogens in various conditions. More importantly they are resistant to the conventional anti-tuberculous therapy (ATT) and respond to antibiotics such as quinolones and aminoglycosides and need an aggressive surgical intervention.