Publications by authors named "M Rudramurthy Shivaprakash"
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- Pityriasis versicolor (PV) is a skin condition caused by the Malassezia fungus, with traditional diagnostic methods like KOH mounts and culture having limitations in sensitivity and speed.
- * A cross-sectional study aimed to utilize multiplex-PCR for quicker and more accurate identification of Malassezia species from skin scrapings of suspected PV cases, observed over 12 months.
- * The results showed that multiplex-PCR effectively identified Malassezia species in all samples, proving to be faster and more reliable than conventional methods, with high sensitivity for the fungal species present.
Eumycetoma caused by Madurella fahalii, a drug-resistant fungus, has never been reported in India. Here, we describe a fatal case of eumycetoma with spinal involvement due to M. fahalii for the first time in India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe world is heading towards an era of intractable and impending untreatable N. gonorrhoeae, thereby underlining the significance of rapid and accurate prediction of drug resistance as an indispensable need of the hour. In the present study, we optimized and evaluated a stable isotope labeling-based approach using the MALDI-TOF MS (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry) for rapid and reliable detection of ciprofloxacin and azithromycin resistance in N.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhile neurological manifestations in scrub typhus have been well described both in clinical and radiological reports in the literature, neuropathological features are rarely reported. They range from subtle "typhus nodules" to more widespread capillaritis. Familiarity with pathological features is essential for correct interpretation.
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