Reusable sanitary napkins-time to revisit.

Background: To assess knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of women regarding menstrual hygiene and to evaluate the use of reusable sanitary napkins as an alternative to disposable sanitary napkins.

Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was done in two phases. In the first phase, 50 married women attending Gynecology OPD were asked to use reusable sanitary napkins for 2 months.

Risk factors of herpes simplex virus type 2 among STD clinic attenders in Delhi, India.

The present study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with HSV-2 infection among sexually transmitted diseases (STD) clinic attenders of Delhi in India. Out of 128 patients included, 76 were males and 52 were females. Antibodies to HSV 1 and 2 and HIV infection were determined by ELISA.

Outbreak of Acinetobacter spp septicemia in a neonatal ICU.

An outbreak of Acinetobacter spp infection in the neonatal unit at Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India, is described. During a 6-month period, 68 strains of Acinetobacter baumannii were isolated from the blood and CSF of 47 neonates admitted to the intensive care unit. Diagnosis of clinically significant bacteremia was made in 36 patients.

Cryptococcal meningitis in a neonate.

A case of cryptococcal meningitis in a neonate born to an HIV-negative women is described. The cryptococcal infection was proved using standard microbiological and antigen detection techniques. Although cryptococcal meningitis has previously been described in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent children, the present case represents youngest case of cryptococcosis reported to date.