Publications by authors named "S A Christina"
Background: Elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) has improved health and increased life expectancy in many patients with cystic fibrosis (pwCF). Family planning issues have become more important since then. Many women decide to remain on modulator therapy during pregnancy despite insufficient evidence-based recommendations for continuing ETI during pregnancy and lactation.
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- In critically ill patients, carbapenem-resistant infections pose a significant treatment challenge, emphasizing the need for early and accurate diagnosis.
- The K.N.I.V.O. Detection K-Set is a new rapid immunological test designed to identify carbapenemase-producing, multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria.
- The study of 150 isolates showed the K-Set had high diagnostic performance with 97.1% sensitivity and 97.5% specificity, providing results in just 15 minutes, making it a promising tool for infection control.
Background: Extraskeletal osteosarcoma is an extremely rare malignancy that accounts for 1% of soft tissue sarcoma and 4.3% of all osteosarcoma. Extraskeletal osteosarcoma can develop in a patient between the ages of 48 and 60 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: The World Health Organization proposed the Robson's classification system as a global standard for assessing and comparing cesarean section (CS) rates within health-care facilities over time and between facilities.
Aims: This study aims to assess the frequency and indications of CS and to identify the groups within the obstetric population contributing to CS using Robson's classification.
Settings And Design: A retrospective chart review was conducted in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Imphal, Manipur.
Background: India is experiencing a rapid health transition with a rising burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), causing significant morbidity and mortality. Cost-effective interventions for comprehensive NCD management can only be designed after assessing the readiness of various health facilities.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the preparedness of healthcare facilities of Manipur in the management of NCDs and to assess the knowledge of doctors regarding NCDs.