Publications by authors named "M Nagaraja"

Article Synopsis
  • - Monitoring the SARS-CoV-2 genome evolution is crucial, and this study focused on detecting variants in Andhra Pradesh, India, by sequencing the complete S-gene from 104 clinical samples using Sanger's method.
  • - The analysis revealed that the Delta variant was the most prevalent, followed by the Omicron variant, with a total of sixty-nine amino acid substitutions identified, including specific mutations associated with these variants.
  • - Phylogenetic analysis categorized the 104 samples into various clades, such as Alpha, Delta, and Omicron, highlighting the diversity of SARS-CoV-2 variants in the region and their potential impact on virulence and transmission.
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Context: The globalization in the process most of the rural sectors are also upgrading technically with digitalization with more availability of smart phones and gaming along with the refined food influences on the present-day children is causing a trend of overweight among the children.

Aims: To arrive at the prevalence of overweight and obesity considering the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) cut-offs for growth standards among children aged 12 years from the rural and urban areas of Mysuru District.

Methods And Material: The present program was the third large scale community intervention project carried out including the 7 talukas of Mysuru District which focused on the measurement of the Body mass index (BMI).

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Purpose: Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes genital and oropharyngeal cancers worldwide. There are significant gaps exist in the data on HPV genotype prevalence in this part of the country. HPV vaccination is one of the best preventive methods available currently.

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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus has increased the morbidity and mortality across the world. The most common symptoms are fever, dry cough, tiredness, and the least common symptoms are aches and pains, sore throat, diarrhoea, conjunctivitis, headache and loss of taste or smell. In this current pandemic, the number of COVID-19 survivors being discharged from the hospital is increasing day by day and the long-term effect among the survivors is also increasing.

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Background: Peri-implantitis can be attributed to many underlying causes, one of the chief ones being due to infection caused by oral micro flora and particularly . Antibiotics are administered along with mechanical debridement to control the infection. The side effect of conventional antibiotic therapy and drug resistance has led to the necessity for alternate approaches to handle infections.

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