Publications by authors named "Jagat Pradhan"
In India, tuberculosis is an enormous public health problem. This study provides the first description of molecular diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) from Sikkim, India. A total of 399 Acid Fast Bacilli sputum positive samples were cultured on Lőwenstein-Jensen media and genetic characterisation was done by spoligotyping and 24-loci MIRU-VNTR typing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gatti both cause infection in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of meningitis with C. gatti in an AIDS patient.
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- Sporotrichosis, caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii, has been documented in the northern Himalayan and northeastern regions of India, with three native cases reported in Sikkim.
- Fluid from the lesions was analyzed, confirming the presence of the fungus and showing a granulomatous reaction, which is indicative of the infection.
- Treatment involved potassium iodide, and in one case, itraconazole was also used; increasing awareness and studying the environment are essential to assess the disease's prevalence.