Publications by authors named "G N Dhobi"

Aim: The main aim of this study was to assess the correlation between serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels the and clinical severity of tuberculosis.

Methods: This was a hospital-based case-control prospective study and was conducted at the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, a tertiary care hospital in the northern part of India, from May 2016 to May 2018. The subjects were recruited in the study considering inclusion and exclusion criteria.

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A 20-year-old young female presented with extensive skin rashes with bullae and extensive epidermal necrolysis about 20 days after the addition of lamotrigine (LTG) to her anticonvulsant medication. The patient was managed by stopping LTG and supportive treatment. The seizures were controlled with increase in the doses of carbamazepine.

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The aim of our study was to obtain comprehensive insight into the bacteriological and clinical profile of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization. The patient population consisted of 100 patients admitted with the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), as defined by British Thoracic society, from December 1998 to Dec 2000, at the Sher- i-Kashmir institute of Medical Sciences Soura, Srinagar, India. Gram negative organisms were the commonest cause (19/29), followed by gram positive (10/29).

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Background: Little information is available from India regarding prognostic factors in patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP).

Methods: Hospital-based prospective study to test the validity of pneumonia severity index (PSI) and the confusion, urea, respiratory rate, blood pressure, age over 65 years (CURB-65) risk scoring systems in patients with CAP (n=150).

Results: Although both CURB-65 class > or = III and PSI class > or = IV were 100% sensitive in predicting death, CURB-65 class > or = III had a higher specificity (74.

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