A Review on Fresh, Hardened, and Microstructural Properties of Fibre-Reinforced Geopolymer Concrete.

Alternative eco-friendly and sustainable construction methods are being developed to address growing infrastructure demands, which is a promising field of study. The development of substitute concrete binders is required to alleviate the environmental consequences of Portland cement. Geopolymers are very promising low-carbon, cement-free composite materials with superior mechanical and serviceability properties, compared to Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) based construction materials.

Pneumococcal serotypes causing non-invasive pneumonia in adults from a South Indian tertiary care hospital and the impact of the newer conjugate vaccines.

Background: is the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults. Ageing, chronic conditions and comorbidities are important risk factors for pneumococcal pneumonia.

Purpose: There is lack of data on the pneumococcal serotypes causing non-invasive pneumonia in India.

Multicentric Analysis of Erythromycin Resistance Determinants in Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae; Associated Serotypes and Sequence Types in India.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the major cause of childhood pneumonia and related deaths in India. Widespread use of erythromycin for the treatment of pneumonia has led to the emergence of erythromycin resistance. Despite this increase in erythromycin resistance, there are very little data on resistance determinants from India.

Activity of novel lactone ketolide nafithromycin against multicentric invasive and non-invasive pneumococcal isolates collected in India.

Background: India is among the nations reporting substantial healthcare burden linked to pneumococcal infections. Nafithromycin is a novel lactone ketolide antibiotic, which recently entered Phase 3 development in India for the indication of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP).

Objectives: To assess the activity of nafithromycin against serotyped invasive and non-invasive isolates, collected from nine medical centres across India.