Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain lineage in mixed tribal population across India and Andaman Nicobar Island.

In India, the tribal population constitutes almost 8.6% of the nation's total population. Despite their large presence, there are only a few reports available on Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.

Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among the tribal populations in India.

Importance: There is no concrete evidence on the burden of TB among the tribal populations across India except for few studies mainly conducted in Central India with a pooled estimation of 703/100,000 with a high degree of heterogeneity.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of TB among the tribal populations in India.

Design, Participants, Setting: A survey using a multistage cluster sampling design was conducted between April 2015 and March 2020 covering 88 villages (clusters) from districts with over 70% tribal majority populations in 17 States across 6 zones of India.

A study to evaluate the effect of nutritional intervention measures on admitted children in selected nutrition rehabilitation centers of indore and ujjain divisions of the state of madhya pradesh (India).

Background: The state of Madhya Pradesh has 1.3 million severely malnourished children. Nutrition rehabilitation centers (NRCs) were started in the state to control severe malnutrition and decrease the prevalence of severe malnourished children to less than 1% among children aged 1-5 years.

Medical attribution of common mental disorders in a rural Indian population.

Common mental disorders (CMD) refer to anxiety and depressive disorders causing significant disability and are commonly encountered in communities. Early diagnosis and treatment of these disorders can be improved if the population has a better understanding of them. This study aimed to explore the medical attribution of CMD among a rural community in South India using case vignettes.

Emerging antibiotic resistance in bacteria with special reference to India.

The antibiotic era started in the 1940s and changed the profile of infectious diseases and human demography. The burgeoning classes and numbers promised much and elimination of this major cause of human (and animal) morbidity appeared possible. Bacterial antibiotic resistance which was observed soon after antibiotic introduction has been studied extensively.

Genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from two hospitals in Bangalore, South India.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major nosocomial pathogen in India, and up to 70% methicillin resistance has been reported from hospitals in various parts of India. Hospitals use phenotyping for the most part, and molecular genotyping is not done. Here we report on the genotyping of 82 single-patient isolates from two hospitals in Bangalore, South India, for the first time.

CAN WE SATISFY OUR CLIENTS? INTROSPECTION.

Criticism of medical professionals is on the rise. The perception of the medical profession and the media, which educates the clientele, is widely different. The likely causes for dissatisfaction of the clientele and some possible solutions are presented.

PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO HEPATITIS C VIRUS IN HOSPITALIZED POPULATION SUBSETS.

Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV antibody) was ascertained in different subsets of hospitalized patients. Anti-HCV antibody testing was done using a third generation test The anti-HCV positivity in the sera of 308 tuberculosis patients, who had been given streptomycin, was 12.3 per cent It was 7.

ENTERIC FEVER - CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY PATTERN AND TREATMENT OUTCOME.

One hundred cases of enteric fever in the age group of 6 months to 12 years were analysed with respect to culture sensitivity pattern and treatment outcome. Patients were divided into 5 treatment groups - chloramphenicol, amoxycillin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole + furazolidine, gentamicin + cephalexin and ciprofloxacin. Out of 91 culture positive cases, 100% were sensitive to ciprofloxacin followed by gentamicin (84.

Human leucocyte antigen and insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

HLA typing was done in 25 cases of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and compared with 60 healthy controls. There was a significantly increased frequency of HLA B-8, HLA B-12 and HLA DR-3 in IDDMO. The odds ratio (relative risk) of developing IDDM for HLA B-8 was 4.

Spectrum of seronegative spondarthritides (SSA) with special reference to HLA profiles.

The present study describes the profile of seronegative spondarthritides (SSA) in young servicemen. SSA was diagnosed in 63 patients from a prospective study on spondyloarthropathy. The SSA group consisted of ankylosing spondylitis (AS, 40 patients), Reiter's syndrome (RS, 6) and SSA undifferentiated (SSA-U, 17).

Chronic inflammatory polyarthritides in a select population of young men. A prospective study.

Twenty young servicemen suffering from chronic inflammatory polyarthritides (CIP) were studied. While rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was the final diagnosis in 15 patients, the arthritis remained 'unclassifiable' in the rest. An acute onset of asymmetric deforming arthritis, dominant in the lower limbs, was the usual pattern.

The pattern of rheumatoid arthritis in the Indian population: a prospective study.

Evaluation of polyarthritis in 110 patients in civilian and armed force life revealed 89 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the Indian population, RA seems milder and confined to the joints. A substantial number of male patients appeared to share features with spondylarthritis, often in HLA-B27 positive individuals.