Publications by authors named "M M Suchitra"
Background: The objective of this study was to study the effect of Klebsiella-specific phage isolated from sewage with and without the combination of antibiotics (imipenem) on the growth of clinical isolates of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by time-kill assay and also to study the effect of bacteriophage and bacteriophage-antibiotic (imipenem) combination on biofilm production.
Methods: A total of 40 MDR K. pneumoniae isolates were used.
Objective: To compare and assess the coefficient of frictional resistance between nano-coated orthodontic brackets and orthodontic archwires with conventional orthodontic brackets and archwires.
Methodology: In this experimental study, 128 samples were divided into 4 groups consisting of 32 orthodontic wires and brackets in each group. The samples were randomly allocated into GROUP A- ZNO nanoparticle coated archwires and brackets, GROUP B ZNO nanoparticle coated bracket and conventional archwire, GROUP C-ZNO nanoparticle coated archwire and conventional bracket, and GROUP D- conventional archwire and bracket after positioning them on special jigs frictional resistance was studied and evaluated.
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- The study examines how iron deficiency anemia (IDA) affects glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and glycated albumin (GA) levels, highlighting that IDA alters these biomarkers used for monitoring blood sugar control.
- It compares 30 nondiabetic patients with IDA to 30 healthy controls, finding significant differences in various blood parameters, including lower levels of iron and albumin and higher levels of glycemic indicators.
- The research suggests that low albumin levels in IDA may cause misleadingly high GA readings, indicating that GA should be interpreted cautiously in diabetic patients with IDA to avoid inappropriate treatment decisions and hypoglycemia risk.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) associated with oxidative stress and inflammation causes endothelial dysfunction, which promotes cardiovascular risk. Vitamin D with its pleiotropic effect is said to protect against cardiovascular risk. However, with vitamin D deficiency being more prevalent in T2DM, the cardiovascular risk may get compounded.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is a biochemical disease which is characterized by elevated serum levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) with normal thyroid hormone levels. In an attempt to correct the disease at its entry point, we wished to find out the incidence of subclinical hypothyroidism in female college students in Kumbakonam, a semiurban town of India.
Methods: Around 260 female college students who had no history of thyroid disease were screened for thyroid dysfunction by a TSH assay.