Publications by authors named "S Broor"
Article Synopsis
- A study conducted in north India aimed to identify the viral causes of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in children under 5 years old, using data from 840 hospitalized cases and 419 healthy controls between 2013 and 2015.
- Researchers used advanced testing techniques to analyze samples for various respiratory viruses, revealing that viral infections were significantly more prevalent in SARI cases (69%) compared to controls (33%).
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) emerged as the most frequently detected virus, found in 31% of SARI cases, highlighting the need for targeted vaccine strategies for young children.
Background: Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest communicable diseases. Prompt diagnosis of active tuberculosis cases facilitates timely therapeutic intervention and minimizes the community transmission. Although conventional microscopy has low sensitivity, still it remains the corner stone for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in high burden countries like India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The high burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in young children disproportionately occurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The PROUD (Preventing RespiratOry syncytial virUs in unDerdeveloped countries) Taskforce of 24 RSV worldwide experts assessed key needs for RSV prevention in LMICs, including vaccine and newer preventive measures.
Methods: A global, survey-based study was undertaken in 2021.
Fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistant are classified as high priority pathogens by WHO. FQ resistance among Typhi has emerged rapidly and is predominantly mediated by mutations in the topoisomerase genes , and . Mutations in GyrA result in classical FQ resistance (DCS-NAR) i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sore throat is one of the commonest symptoms that patients present to a primary care physician. We describe the epidemiology of sore throat and performance of an algorithm to predict viral sore throat in a part of India.
Methods: Children below 10 years of age were followed in 4 villages of Haryana, India from Aug 2012 to Aug 2014 through weekly domiciliary visits by trained field workers who screened for symptoms of acute respiratory infection (ARI) including sore throat.