COVID-19-associated Pulmonary Cryptococcosis: A Rare Case Presentation.

Multiple case reports and case series report a surge in opportunistic infections like aspergillosis, mucormycosis, and reactivation of cytomegalovirus infection in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients. We hereby report the first case to the best of our knowledge of pulmonary cryptococcosis in a patient who had successfully recovered from severe COVID-19 illness. The pulmonary cryptococcosis spectrum ranges from asymptomatic infection to frank acute respiratory distress syndrome leading to respiratory failure.

Effect of different extraction techniques on total phenolic and flavonoid contents, and antioxidant activity of betelvine and quantification of its phenolic constituents by validated HPTLC method.

The objective of the study is to analyze the effect of different extracting methods on the polyphenolic content and antioxidant activities in leaves. In the present research, leaf extract was prepared by sonication, Soxhlet and maceration methods using acetone (100%, v/v). The efficiency of the extraction methods was estimated by quantifying the total phenolic content (TPC) by the Folin-Ciocalteu method and total flavonoid content (TFC) by AlCl colorometric methods, and antioxidant power of the various extracts was determined by DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical scavenging assay.

Differential expression of CURS gene during various growth stages, climatic condition and soil nutrients in turmeric (Curcuma longa): Towards site specific cultivation for high curcumin yield.

Curcuma longa L., accumulates substantial amount of curcumin and essential oil. Little is known about the differential expression of curcumin synthase (CURS) gene and consequent curcumin content variations at different agroclimatic zones.

Biotechnological intervention in betelvine (Piper betle L.): A review on recent advances and future prospects.

Betelvine (Piper betle L.) is cultivated for its deep green heart shaped leaf for (15-20) million Indian and 2 billion foreign consumers annually. The crop provides Rs (6000-7000) million of national income per year and at the same time leaves worth Rs (30-40) million is exported to other countries.

Significant association of the dupA gene of Helicobacter pylori with duodenal ulcer development in a South-east Indian population.

A novel virulence factor, duodenal ulcer-promoting gene A (dupA), in Helicobacter pylori has been found to be associated with disease in certain populations but not in others. This study analysed a South-east Indian population as part of the debate about the relevance of dupA for the prediction of clinical outcomes. A total of 140 H.

An unusual surgical site infection in a liver transplant recipient.

Mycobacterium abscessus is a rare cause of human infection and is difficult to diagnose unless it is suspected. A 45-year-old woman underwent deceased donor liver transplantation following which she developed non-healing surgical site infection, which did not resolve with routine antibiotics for 2 months. The scraping of the wound revealed M abscessus infection.