A Case of Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia With Incomplete Response to Diethylcarbamazine Therapy.

Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE) is a specific pulmonary manifestation of lymphatic filariasis. There is overwhelming infiltration of eosinophils in the lung parenchyma in response to microfilaria. The characteristic features include paroxysmal respiratory symptoms, strikingly high blood eosinophil count, elevated level of immunoglobulin (Ig) E along with high titer of anti-filarial antibody.

Risk factors and clinical outcomes of carbapenem-resistant infection in intensive care unit: A retrospective observational study in a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India.

Background: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, especially , have become a severe global problem with a significant threat to public health, but few studies have investigated the risk factors and epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant (CRKP) infections in India.

Methods: We performed a retrospective observational study of 224 participants with who were admitted to the medical intensive care unit (ICU) of Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, India, between January 1 and December 30, 2020. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done by automated broth microdilution VITEK 2 (BioMerieux, Inc.