Case Series to Depict the Outcomes of Commonly Available Laboratory Investigations in Molluscum-Like Skin Lesions among HIV Positive Patients.

Molluscum-like skin lesions in HIV patients can be the presenting feature of the vast array of diseases. Hence, laboratory investigations play a crucial role in making an accurate etiological diagnosis. The studies that discuss the outcomes of commonly performed laboratory tests in molluscum-like lesions in HIV patients are very sparse.

Vaccination and COVID-19 infection among adults aged 45 years and above in a North-Eastern state of India.

Background: In response to this coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, vaccines reaching the predetermined levels of safety and efficacy were rolled out for use under emergency use approval/listing (EUA/EUL). The government of India has introduced three vaccines for emergency use as of today.

Aim: The study was conducted to evaluate the association between the Covishield vaccine and COVID-19 infection among adults (≥45 years) who undergo reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) COVID-19 testing.

MGIT sensitivity testing and genotyping of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Mizoram, Northeast India.

Purpose: Tuberculosis, a crucial infectious disease is still a health concern globally. India is among the countries with high MDR-TB burden. Currently, sputum smear microscopy using Ziehl Neelsen stain and GeneXpert are the only diagnostic means in Mizoram.

Follow-up studies in COVID-19 recovered patients - is it mandatory?

The novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an illness caused due to Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared this outbreak a global health emergency and as on April 24, 2020, it has spread to 213 countries, with 25,91,015 confirmed cases and 742,855 cases have been recovered from COVID-19. In this dreadful situation our team has already published an article in the Science of the Total Environment, which elaborates the various aspects of the SARS-CoV-2 infection.