Psychological comorbidities: Impact on respiratory health.

Respiratory diseases are commonly associated with mental health issues, which add to morbidity and mortality. However, this association has never received sufficient attention. There is an urgent need to sensitize the health care workers for early identification of psychological comorbidities, and their basic management.

Yes, we have the power to end TB!

Robust efforts are essential to sustain and increase the advancements made in battling TB, as well as to tackle persistent issues that have caused the fight against the disease to be uneven. The End TB Strategy proposes that new technologies are to be developed by 2025 to encourage a quick growth in TB occurrence diminishment. This calls for a cross-sectoral focus on creating and distributing suitable medical and programmatic modernizations in a fair manner.

Role of chest radiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis during nCovid19 pandemic.

Pulmonary tuberculosis and nCovid 19 share many common risk factors. nCovid19 may increase the risk to develop pulmonary tuberculosis. Pulmonary tuberculosis may precede, co-exist or follow nCovid19.

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections in geriatric patients-A neglected and emerging problem.

The diseases caused by Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) has increased steadily in the last two decades. Increase in incidence of NTM infections are being reported in elderly people as they are more susceptible and often experiencing high morbidity. There is prediction that NTM infections will further rise because of expected increase in elderly population by 2050.

Challenges in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in elderly.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major infectious disease worldwide. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment reduces the transmission, morbidity and mortality in tuberculosis. Elderly (age >65 years) have many risk factors to develop tuberculosis.

Modeling of Enzyme-FET Biosensor Based on Experimental Glucose-Oxidase Receptor.

The modeling of biosensors is useful in the design stage. The main device simulator, like Silvaco, has poor software resources for bio-receptors simulations. The modeling is challenging due to the high complexity of the living matter.

White paper on challenges and opportunities for TB elimination with focus on COVID & Post-COVID era developed through scientific roundtable resolutions at NATCON 2020.

A group of TB experts with vast clinical and epidemiological experience were drawn from a pool of doctors, epidemiologists and scientists participating in NATCON 2020 Conference in a closed-door session to discuss, highlight, and prioritize key resolutions that are most pertinent at present to eliminate TB from India and other developing countries in the Covid and post-COVID era. These Scientific experts were non-industry persons who met on 17th December, 2020 and used the prevailing scientific literature along with 2019 Joint Monitoring Mission document as a starting point of the discussion on this specific topic to build an agreement upon the resolutions. After the meeting on the virtual platform, all the attending doctors gave a set of recommendations on rebuilding TB Elimination programme in the Covid and Post-Covid era.

Manufacture of a nothing on insulator nano-structure with two Cr/Au nanowires separated by 18 nm air gap.

Despite the huge number of previous studies of vacuum devices, nanoscale technologies open new paradigms. Vacuum nanodevices bring multiple advantages, such as air instead of a vacuum for the nanometric gap, strong non-linear characteristics, and a metal oxide semiconductor co-integration facility. This paper presents the manufacturing process and measured characteristics of a nano-device that uses a sub-36 nm gap between two Cr/Au nano-wires.

Tuberculosis - Depression syndemic: A public health challenge.

Introduction: Depression is common in Tuberculosis (TB) and associated with adverse outcomes through pathogenic mechanisms and impaired self-care behaviours including reduced treatment adherence. Undiagnosed depression can threaten the robustness of DOTS model despite large public health investment. The Depression-Tuberculosis Syndemic requires collaborative partnership with mental health professionals.

Tuberculosis and other chronic morbidity profile of sewage workers of Delhi.

Background: Sewage management is hazardous due to chronic exposure to chemical gases, bioaerosols and micro-organisms through inhalation; accidental oral intake and penetration through skin or mucous membranes through injuries or breech in personal protective equipment. While there has been some research on isolated infections and multisystem symptom profiling of sewage workers, there is little research on the burden of chronic illnesses like Tuberculosis and Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

Methods: A cross sectional observational study was conducted on chronic comorbidity profile of sewage workers with more than five years of occupational experience and employed in three contiguous districts of NCT of Delhi.

Amplification of Hsp 65 gene and usage of restriction endonuclease for identification of non tuberculous rapid grower mycobacterium.

Background: The rapid grower mycobacteria have emerged as significant group of human pathogen amongst the Runyon group IV organisms that are capable of causing infection in both the healthy and immunocompromised hosts. Study aimed to identification of species amongst rapid grower non tuberculous mycobacterial isolates by polymerase chain reaction - restriction enzyme analysis (PRA). Analysis and comparison of results with standard biochemical tests.

Prevalence & pattern of respiratory diseases including Tuberculosis in elderly in Ghaziabad - Delhi - NCR.

Elderly population is continuously increasing all over the world including India. Old age is associated with significant prevalence of chronic illnesses. Population based study to find prevalence & pattern of respiratory diseases in elderly in India is difficult to find.

Identification of mycobacterial species by PCR restriction enzyme analysis of the hsp65 gene—an Indian experience.

Nowadays, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) often cause pulmonary and extrapulmonary disease. Species identification of NTM determines the line of treatment and management of the disease. The routine diagnostic methods, i.

An analytical approach to evaluate the performance of graphene and carbon nanotubes for NH3 gas sensor applications.

Carbon, in its variety of allotropes, especially graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), holds great potential for applications in variety of sensors because of dangling π-bonds that can react with chemical elements. In spite of their excellent features, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene have not been fully exploited in the development of the nanoelectronic industry mainly because of poor understanding of the band structure of these allotropes. A mathematical model is proposed with a clear purpose to acquire an analytical understanding of the field-effect-transistor (FET) based gas detection mechanism.

Cohesive band structure of carbon nanotubes for applications in quantum transport.

An integrated cohesive band structure of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) applicable to all chirality directions (n, m), starting from the Dirac cone of a graphene nanolayer in k-space, is demarcated, in direct contrast to dissimilar chiral and achiral versions in the published literature. The electron wave state of a CNT is quantized into one-dimensional (1-D) nanostructure with a wrapping mode, satisfying the boundary conditions from one Dirac K-point to an equivalent neighboring one with an identical phase and returning to the same K point. The repetitive rotation for an identical configuration with added band index (n-m)mod3, yields one metallic (M) with zero bandgap corresponding to (n-m)mod3 = 0, semiconducting state SC1 with (n-m)mod3 = 1 and SC2 with (n-m)mod3 = 2.

Implementation of RNTCP in a private medical college: five years' experience.

Background: Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) recognizes the need for involvement of all sectors, public and private, to create an epidemiological impact on Tuberculosis control. The private health sector in the country is an important source of care, even with the availability of public health services and Directly Observed Treatment Strategy (DOTS). The data regarding Private-Private mix in our country is lacking.

Virtual ICU and E-learning tools: Scope in critical care medicine in India.

Critical care medicine is an important tool for decreasing morbidity and mortality of patients. There is a need to develop effective web content for use of intensivists and related disciplinaries. Use of simulators and production of good quality videos and their uploading on national connectivity can add fillip to the "National Mission of Education" started by the Government of India.

Chemical meningitis caused by spontaneous rupture of spinal teratoma.

Chemical meningitis is a medical condition characterised by sterile meningitis that usually develops in certain patients after neurosurgical procedures. Its acute clinical course and standard laboratory findings are indistinguishable from those of bacterial meningitis. We hereby describe a case who presented with clinico-investigatory profile suggestive of acute bacterial meningitis.

Pseudoaneurysm of the inferior phrenic artery presenting as an upper gastrointestinal bleed by directly rupturing into the stomach in a patient with chronic pancreatitis.

Pseudoaneurysms occurring in patients with chronic pancreatitis are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. These pseudoaneurysms occur more commonly in the splenic, pancreaticoduodenal, and gastroduodenal arteries. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) due to pseudoaneurysms in patients with pancreatitis with pseudocyst usually presents as hemosuccus pancreaticus.

Two port laparoscopic ventral hernia mesh repair: an innovative technical advancement.

Ventral hernia is a common surgical problem. The traditional open surgical repair has the disadvantage of excessive morbidity, long hospital stay and high recurrence rates. Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) is gaining acceptance but there is no standardized technique for the repair of these hernias.

Inflammatory variant of a well-differentiated retroperitoneal liposarcoma: case report of a rare giant variety.

Inflammatory liposarcoma is a rare variant of a well-differentiated liposarcoma (WDLPS). We present a case of a 37 years old male who had a giant variety of this inflammatory WDLPS. CT scan revealed a large abdomino-pelvic mass abutting the left kidney and pushing the IVC, Aorta and the left ureter across the midline.

In vitro activity of ceftriaxone plus tazobactam against members of Enterobacteriaceae.

Aims: To study the in vitro activity of ceftriaxone alone and in combination with the beta-lactamase inhibitor tazobactam against bacterial isolates belonging to the Family Enterobacteriaceae.

Methods: One hundred and five consecutive isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. that had been recovered from various high-risk areas of the hospital were included in the study.