Rapid detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Modified MODS assay suitable for resource-poor settings.

Background: Cross contamination and biosafety are concerns with the microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay. To address these issues, we modified the MODS technique in the current study.

Methodology/principal Findings: Two hundred and seventy-five samples were processed on LJ media and drug susceptibility was performed by the Indirect agar proportion method.

Seroprevalence of disease: A population-based survey from kashmir valley, North India.

Background: Limited studies have been done regarding the prevalence of Rickettsial diseases in India and as far as UT of Jammu and Kashmir is concerned, only a few hospital-based studies are available.

Objectives: The present study was therefore planned to find the seroprevalence of Rickettsial diseases in Kashmir Valley.

Materials And Methods: A multistage sampling procedure was used for the collection of samples from 10 districts of Kashmir Valley and a total of 1740 samples were collected.