The Use of "Cancer Ratio" in Differentiating Malignant and Tuberculous Pleural Effusions: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study.

Background: Differentiating between tuberculosis and malignancy as the cause of an exudative lymphocyte predominant pleural effusion is difficult due to similarities in the cellular and biochemical characteristics of the pleural fluid in both conditions. Microbiological tests in tubercular pleural effusions have a poor diagnostic yield, and the long turnaround time for results prevents an early diagnosis. The diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is hampered by a variable yield of pleural fluid cytology and closed pleural biopsy and the fact that thoracoscopy may not be readily available or feasible in each patient.

Identification of Burkholderia cepacia Complex: Comparing Conventional, Automated, and Molecular Methods in a Tertiary Care Center.

Introduction complex(BCC) is one of the most common polymyxin-resistant Gram-negative bacilli isolated in the clinical microbiological laboratory. They are often underreported when conventional biochemicals are used for identification, due to their similarity to other non-fermenting bacilli. It is essential to identify BCC using simple biochemical tests with good reliability to ease the identification of BCC in resource-limited settings and initiate treatment.

Infection of the ovarian cyst: a rare presentation of extraintestinal salmonellosis.

A woman in her early 20's presented with fever and unintentional weight loss of 4 kg over a period of 1 month and abdominal pain for 10 days. Empirical antibiotic therapy administered prior to hospitalisation was not successful. Evaluation for fever was unrewarding except for an abnormal ultrasound which showed two cysts with the largest dimension of 9 cm in the right adnexal region.

Comparative Evaluation of Colistin-Susceptibility Testing in Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Using VITEK, Colistin Broth Disc Elution, and Colistin Broth Microdilution.

Purpose: The study aimed to compare the results of colistin-susceptibility testing performed using the automated VITEK system, colistin broth microdilution (BMD), and colistin broth disk elution (CBDE) methods.

Materials And Methods: This exploratory study was conducted in a tertiary care center in South India. Carbapenem-resistant (n = 49) isolates collected from a clinical microbiology laboratory over six months (March-September 2023) were used for the study.