Publications by authors named "V Bollela"
Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) involves the administration of medication and in-person monitoring by a healthcare team alongside the patient to improve adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment. Implementing DOT requires healthcare professionals, transportation, time dedication, and presence at the patient's residence. Meeting all these conditions is not always possible to address the high demand of TB patients who would benefit from this supervision.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisseminated sporotrichosis with osteoarticular involvement in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
December 2024
Sporotrichosis is caused by fungi belonging to the genus Sporothrix, and is generally acquired by traumatic inoculation. A 26-year-old man developed pustular lesions and a 6-kg weight loss after developing a lesion on his right hand 6 months previously. He was diagnosed with acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and disseminated sporotrichosis cultures of bone and muscle biopsy and blood samples grew Sporothrix schenckii.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Tolerance and persistence occur "silently" in bacteria categorized as susceptible by antimicrobial susceptibility testing in clinical microbiology laboratories. They are different from resistance phenomena, not well-studied, and often remain unnoticeable. We aimed to investigate and characterize ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA) tolerance/persistence in 80 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from bloodstream infections.
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- The study aimed to investigate the ophthalmological effects of dry eye disease on the quality of life of COVID-19 survivors who had been hospitalized.
- The evaluation included various tests for dry eye disease and a quality of life questionnaire, with most patients reporting severe or critical COVID-19 symptoms.
- Results showed a significant link between dry eye symptoms and lower quality of life ratings, indicating that those suffering from dry eye experienced worse overall health and well-being.
Aim: To analyze the psychometric characteristics of items in the nursing inter-institutional progress testing for the years 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Background: Progress testing is a validated method for evaluating professional undergraduate education, aimed at identifying knowledge gain in a continuous and progressive manner, with potential benefits for nursing education. However, for its results to be useful, the evaluation items used in the test must have good psychometric performance.