Opportunistic infections (OI) are the major cause of morbidity and mortality among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals. The pattern of OIs differs widely, hence it is necessary to correlate spectrum ...

Introduction: Rubella is a mild exanthematous disease of worldwide distribution. However, there is risk of adverse pregnancy outcome and congenital defects in foetus when it infects susceptible pregnant women. The ...

Background: β-lactamases viz., extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL), AmpC, and metallo β-lactamase (MBL) production in Klebsiella pneumoniae has led to a serious concern about septicemic neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care ...

Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) are the most frequent forms of the disease. S. aureus is capable of causing a wide range of infections including skin infections, abscesses, toxic shock and scalded skin syndrome. ...

Brucellosis still continues to remain a zoonosis of worldwide public health and economic importance.

Tuberculosis continues to be a major public health problem in most of the developing world. Further, emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis has become a challenging problem ...

Background & objectives: Brucellosis is endemic in the southern part of India. A combination of biochemical, serological and molecular methods is required for identification and biotyping of Brucella. The present study ...

Tinea capitis is the most common dermatophyte infection of the scalp affecting mainly children and rarely adults. It is closely related to the socio-economic and hygienic conditions typical of the lower strata of rural ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) can cause asymptomatic infection and chronic infection with HCV is one of the major causes of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. According to World Health Organization (WHO) there are 180 ...

Brucellosis is an important but neglected zoonotic disease in India. Due to frequent animal contact, high prevalence of this disease, though expected in rural population, has not been much studied. Aim: The study was ...