Resazurin tube method: rapid, simple, and inexpensive method for detection of drug resistance in the clinical isolates of mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health problem worldwide. The emergence of drug resistance and multidrug resistance (MDR) has become the main threat to TB treatment and control programs. Rapid detection is critical for the effective treatment of patients.

Changing trends of vulvovaginal candidiasis.

Introduction: Vulvovaginal candidiasis is one of the most common infections seen in women.

Materials And Methods: A total of 300 symptomatic women were studied. High vaginal swabs collected from each patient were processed by Gram stain, culture on Sabourauds dextrose agar and CHROM agar plates.

Umbilical cord coiling index and perinatal outcome.

Objectives: To evaluate the perinatal outcome with the abnormal umbilical cord coiling index.

Study Design: This prospective study was carried out in the department of OBG at Adichunchangiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B.G.

Bull gore injury of the vagina.

Although an obstetrically related trauma is the most common cause of the injuries to the female genital tract, non obstetric causes also lead to a significant number of vaginal and vulval injuries. We present 2 cases of vaginal injury, due to bull goring, one of which was associated with massive vulval haematoma. The 2 cases presented in a span of 2 months, in a rural medical college in South India.

Effect of anti-epileptic drugs in pregnancy and teratogenesis.

Epilepsy raises special concern in women during pregnancy. Antiepileptic drugs are known to induce major and minor malformations in the foetus. Aim of the study was to find an association between maternal serum alpha fetoprotein levels, foetal abnormalities and antiepileptic drugs mediated teratogenicity.