Publications by authors named "S Jethani"
The devastating pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) began in Wuhan, China, and spread rapidly through most parts of the world in the second half of 2020. The air droplet spread of SARS-CoV-2 is of great global health concern as it is potentially fatal. Various drugs and treatment modalities have been tried to date, but none have been found to be definitive.
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- Diphtheria is re-emerging, prompting the need to understand its clinical profile, morbidity, mortality, and immunization levels; this study focused on 94 patients at a hospital in New Delhi.
- The findings showed a mean age of 9.4 years, low vaccination rates (only 6.4% fully vaccinated), and a 13% case fatality rate, with significant complications like neuropathy and respiratory issues.
- The study emphasizes the need for targeted immunization programs and early treatment to control diphtheria, especially in areas with poor vaccination coverage.
Vitiligo is a common form of localized depigmentation and an important public health problem which affects around one percent of the global population and about two percent of the population in India. The present study aimed to document the results and side effects of non-cultured melanocyte transplant in patients with stable vitiligo without post-procedure use of NB UVB. The present study was a prospective interventional study conducted among patients with stable vitiligo who were attending the outpatient department (OPD) of dermatology of a tertiary center of Delhi.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground and objective Smartphone use has increased exponentially over the last two years worldwide. The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to significantly higher dependence on the smartphone for information exchange and communication among the general public. Currently, India has hundreds of millions of smartphone users, and their numbers are on the rise.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Uttarakhand, a hilly state in north India, reported the first coronavirus disease (COVID) case on 15 March 2020. Since then, the case numbers rose multiple folds. As Uttarakhand has been on a 'war-footing' amidst the recent second wave and is gearing up to fight against the third wave, the present study aims to uncover baseline clinical profile and in-hospital outcomes of COVID patients in Dehradun district (Uttarakhand) during the first wave.
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