Publications by authors named "K N Nahar"

The prevalence of resistance in Gram-positive bacterial infections is rapidly rising, presenting a pressing global challenge for both healthcare systems and economies. The WHO categorizes these bacteria into critical, high, and medium priority groups based on the urgency for developing new antibiotics. While the first priority pathogen list was issued in 2017, the 2024 list remains largely unchanged.

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Article Synopsis
  • Bacterial infections like V. cholerae are a growing public health issue, particularly in areas with poor sanitation and unsafe drinking water, leading to serious complications like septicemic shock.
  • A recent case in Bangladesh involved a 30-year-old man with a history of beta-thalassemia who died from severe complications linked to V. cholerae bacteremia, highlighting the pathogen's deadly potential beyond cholera.
  • This case is significant as it provides the first detailed molecular analysis of fatal V. cholerae bacteremia in Bangladesh, emphasizing the urgent need for better investigations into bacterial septicemia to avoid future fatalities.
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Vanillic acid (VA) regulates various plant physiological and biochemical processes upon different environmental stresses to enhance their tolerance. This study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of VA on growth and physiology, including osmoprotection, and antioxidant defense systems for enhancing higher tolerance by lowering oxidative damage against water deficit stress in tomatoes ( L. cv.

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Objective:  The study was undertaken to evaluate the protective effect of (EP) 30C on the incidence of dengue fever.

Design:  This study was designed as a prospective, open label, parallel cohort study.

Interventions:  Participants were enrolled in two medicine cohort (MC) communities and one control cohort (CC) community.

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A baby's weight at birth is an important predictor of infant growth and survival. Low birth weight leads to an impaired growth of the infant and its attendant risks of a higher mortality and morbidity. Various studies found higher maternal plasma homocysteine level was associated with lower offspring birth weight.

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