MIC and Upper Limit of Wild-Type Distribution for 13 Antifungal Agents against a Trichophyton mentagrophytes-Trichophyton interdigitale Complex of Indian Origin.

Dermatophytosis due to the complex is being increasingly reported across India. Reports of therapeutic failure have surfaced recently, but there are no clinical break points (CBP) or epidemiological cutoffs (ECVs) available to guide the treatment of dermatophytosis. In this study, a total of 498 isolates of the complex were collected from six medical centers over a period of five years (2014 to 2018).

A novel mutation at ANTXR1 in an Indian patient with growth retardation-alopecia-pseudoanodontia-optic atrophy syndrome.

Objective: Growth retardation-alopecia-pseudoanodontia-optic atrophy (GAPO) syndrome (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man [OMIM] ID 230740) is one of the rarest autosomal recessive syndromes. It is characterized by many phenotypes, including wide anterior fontanel, frontal bossing of the face, depressed nasal bridge, along with the 4 classic phenotypes contained in the name of the syndrome. Recent reports identified nonsense, missense, and splicing mutations at different exons of ANTXR1 responsible for GAPO syndrome in patients from different ethnic populations.

Phase behavior and microstructure of microemulsions containing the hydrophobic ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate.

The phase behavior and microstructure of the ternary system water/1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (bmimPF(6))/Triton X-100 was studied as a function of temperature and ionic liquid (IL) mass fraction alpha. In the present study, a hydrophobic IL instead of commonly used organic solvents such as n-alkanes is used. The fish-shaped region is distorted at low and high values of alpha, whereas it is symmetric at intermediate alpha.

Radiation grafted membranes: innovative materials for the separation of toxic metal ions from industrial effluent.

Toxic metal ions present in industrial effluent lead to a considerable deterioration of ecosystem. A proper effluent treatment approach has to be realized for the separation and the recovery of such metal ions from the waste water. Membranes have shown a promising way to separate metal ions and clean the effluent before discharging them into drains.