Paronychia: incidence during Magh Mela

Background: Paronychia is one of the most common infections of the fingers and toes. Clinically, paronychia present as an acute or a chronic condition.Methods: The retrospective study was carried out from January 2018 to February 2018 at Allahabad. Gram stain, ZN stain, KOH examination and culture were carried out in 230 cases and species identification was done by Vitek-2 system.Results: Out of these 230 cases 142 (61.73%) presented acute paronychia, 58 (25.21%) cases of chronic paronychia and the remaining 30 cases (13.06%) did not show any growth. In the cases of acute paronychia, authors identified 53.52% Staphylococcus aures, 15.49% Staphylococcus saprophyticus, 2.82% Micrococci and 6.34% Citrobacter among aerobes while among anaerobes authors isolated 5.63% Peptococcus, 8.45% Peptostreptococcus, 3.52% Bacteroides and 4.23% Fusobacterium. Among chronic paronychia authors recorded 48.28% pure bacterial growth, 18.97% pure fungal growth, 20.69% mixed bacterial infections and 12.07% mixed bacterial and fungal infections.Conclusions: From this study authors conclude that cold weather and humidity were the predominant and predisposing factors of the high incidence of acute paronychia. Due to very short span single pathogen was isolated from the lesions. In cases of chronic paronychia 37.76% mixed infection were also recorded which may be due to super aided infections with primary pathogen.

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PROFIL DIARE BERDARAH DI BAGIAN ILMU KESEHATAN ANAK BLU.RSUP. PROF.DR.R.D. KANDOU MANADO PERIODE 2008-2011

Jurnal e-Biomedik ◽

10.35790/ebm.1.1.2013.1153 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Rony Hakim ◽

Jeanette I. Ch. Manoppo ◽

Max F. J. Mantik

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Mixed Infection ◽

Bacterial Infections ◽

Bloody Diarrhea ◽

Microbial Infection ◽

Intestinal Worms ◽

Dangerous Condition

Abstract: Bloody diarrhea is a dangerous condition which is a common problem in children. In this kind of diarrhea, there is blood in liquid stools. Most bacterial infections are responsible for most cases of bloody diarrhea. This study is a descriptive - retrospective study. This study aimed to determine the profile of bloody diarrhea in Pediatrics Department at Prof Dr. R.D. Kandou Hospital from 2008 through 2011. The results showed that microbial infection was the most frequent cause of bloody diarrhea (78.7%), followed by mixed infection of microbes and intestinal worms, or fungi (14.7%), and intestinal worms (6.6%). Conclusion: Microbial infection was the most frequent cause of bloody diarrhea in Pediatrics Department at Prof Dr. R.D. Kandou Hospital Manado from 2008 through 2011. Keywords: bloody diarrhea, children, infection. Abstrak: Diare berdarah adalah terdapatnya darah dalam tinja cair, dan umumnya disebabkan oleh infeksi bakteri. Kondisi ini merupakan suatu keadaan berbahaya dan masih menjadi masalah umum pada anak-anak. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian dekriptif-retrospektif. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui profil diare berdarah di Bagian/SMF Ilmu Kesehatan Anak RSU Prof Dr.R.D. Kandou periode tahun 2008- 2011. Data hasil pemeriksaan menunjukkan positif bakteri sebanyak 48 kasus (78,7%), positif bakteri dan cacing sebanyak lima kasus (8,2%), positif cacing empat kasus (6,6%), positif bakteri, cacing dan jamur sebanyak tiga kasus (4,9%), dan positif bakteri dan jamur sebanyak satu kasus (1,6%). Simpulan: Infeksi bakteri merupakan penyebab tersering dari diare berdarah di Bagian/SMF Ilmu Kesehatan Anak RSU Prof Dr.R.D. Kandou periode tahun 2008- 2011. Kata kunci: Diare berdarah, pada anak-anak, infeksi.

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Cold weather is a predisposing factor for testicular torsion in a tropical country. A retrospective study

Sao Paulo Medical Journal ◽

10.1590/1516-3180.2013.7600007 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 133 (3) ◽

pp. 187-190 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Daniel de Oliveira Gomes ◽

Rafael Rocha Vidal ◽

Bruno Figueiredo Foeppel ◽

Danilo Fiorindo Faria ◽

Minori Saito

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Symptom Onset ◽

Testicular Torsion ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Cold Weather ◽

Predisposing Factor ◽

Tropical Country ◽

Etiologic Role ◽

Urological Emergency

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:Testicular torsion is a medical and urological emergency because it can lead to loss of the organ. The theory of seasonal testicular torsion occurrence is based on studies from institutions located in cold and temperate regions. The objective here was to determine whether cold weather is associated with higher incidence of testicular torsion in a tropical country, such as Brazil.DESIGN AND SETTING:Retrospective study, conducted in a tertiary and teaching hospital.METHODS:Patients with acute testicular torsion confirmed by surgery between April 2006 and March 2011 were studied. Information on weather conditions at the time of symptom onset was collected.RESULTS:A total of 64 testicular torsion cases were identified. The months with the highest incidences of testicular torsion were June (16%), July (19%) and August (11%), which had the lowest mean temperatures, of 17.6 °C, 16.4 °C and 18.2 °C, respectively. Eleven percent of cases occurred during spring (October to December), 16% occurred in summer (January to March), 34% occurred in fall (April to June) and 39% occurred in winter (July to September). There was a significant association between the incidence of testicular torsion and the season (fall and winter), P < 0.001.CONCLUSIONS:Testicular torsion follows a seasonal association even in a tropical country, and is more frequent in the colder months of the year, namely fall and winter, when almost three-quarters of the cases occurred. These observations add further evidence that cold weather has an etiologic role in testicular torsion occurrence.

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High incidence of surgical site infection may be related to suboptimal case selection for non-selective arterial embolization during resuscitation of patients with pelvic fractures: a retrospective study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

10.1186/s12891-020-03372-5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Chih-Yang Lai ◽

I-Chuan Tseng ◽

Chun-Yi Su ◽

Yung-Heng Hsu ◽

Ying-Chao Chou ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Surgical Site Infection ◽

Arterial Embolization ◽

Pelvic Fractures ◽

Site Infection ◽

Selective Arterial Embolization ◽

Case Selection ◽

High Incidence ◽

Selection For

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Surgical Ascariasis in Children in Kashmir

Tropical Doctor ◽

10.1177/004947559702700107 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 13-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Satish Kumar Pandit ◽

Habib Ullah Zarger

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Endemic Area ◽

Surgical Intervention ◽

Ileal Perforation ◽

Biliary Ascariasis ◽

High Incidence ◽

Surgical Conditions

A retrospective study of 85 children aged 3–12 years revealed 25 cases who needed surgical intervention due to ascariasis. The surgical conditions found at laparotomy were intestinal obstruction (18) appendicitis (3), ileal perforation (2), biliary ascariasis (2). The study highlights the high incidence of surgical ascariasis among children with abdominal complaints in an endemic area.

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Clinical and epidemiological features of manifestations of Wolf – Parkinson – White syndrome in men of draft age with increased dysplastic stigmatization

Vestnik of Russian military medical Academy ◽

10.17816/brmma50523 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 8-11

Author(s):

K. S. Shulenin ◽

D. V. Cherkashin ◽

G. G. Kutelev ◽

V. A. Kachnov ◽

V. S. Ivanov ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Mitral Valve ◽

Connective Tissue ◽

Clinical Course ◽

Lower Number ◽

White Syndrome ◽

Epidemiological Features ◽

Flat Feet ◽

High Incidence ◽

Constitution Type

Abstract. Clinical and epidemiological and electrocardiographic features of Wolf Parkinson White syndrome in men of military age were studied. The study was a retrospective study with a solid sample of patients. Of the 1,9056 men residents of St. Petersburg between the ages of 18 and 27, Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome was identified in 107 (0,56%) people. The disease was asymptomatic in 38 (35,5%) patients. All identified individuals with Wolf Parkinson White syndrome, in addition to asthenic Constitution type, which was observed in 68,2% of cases, were assessed for signs of systemic connective tissue involvement. It was found that flat feet, scoliosis or kyphosis, myopia, as well as mitral valve prolapse and abnormally located chords in the left ventricle of the heart are detected in almost every second man of military age. Due to the inability to assess the presence of all signs of systemic connective tissue involvement, the isolation of specific variants of dysplastic phenotypes in patients with Wolf Parkinson White syndrome was not performed. It was found that in the presence of increased dysplastic stigmatization, the clinical course of Wolf Parkinson White syndrome is characterized by a lower number of asymptomatic cases (6,3 and 16,7%, respectively; p0,05), an increase in the frequency of paroxysmal tachyarrhythmias (81,5 and 63,1%, respectively; p0,05) and a high incidence of vegetative-vascular disorders (82,8 and 15,4%, respectively; p0,05).

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Experience in conducting veterinary-sanitary and zoohygienic surveys of farms that are unfavorable for bacterial infections of cattle

Veterinariya, Zootekhniya i Biotekhnologiya ◽

10.36871/vet.zoo.bio.202101005 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 41-47

Author(s):

T. N. Gryazneva ◽

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D. G. Reshetnikova ◽

S. Yu. Karabanov ◽

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...

Keyword(s):

Bacterial Infections ◽

Respiratory Diseases ◽

Gastrointestinal Diseases ◽

Subclinical Mastitis ◽

Chronic Endometritis ◽

High Incidence ◽

Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis

The article presents the results of veterinary-sanitary and zoohygienic examination of the farm that is unfavorable for bacterial infections-pasteurellosis, moraxellosis, escherichiosis, and other pathologies. There is a high incidence of mastitis and endometritis in cows, and gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases in young animals. 32,6 «marker points» of violations of conditions of keeping, feeding and exploitation of animals were identified. Recommendations are given for the elimination of violations, after which the incidence of respiratory diseases in calves decreased by 48,2%, gastrointestinal diseases – by 93,0%, the manifestation of infectious keratoconjunctivitis caused by moracella decreased by 12,0%, and the incidence of chronic endometritis in cows decreased by XNUMX%. The farm was recovered from clinical, subclinical mastitis and postpartum endometritis.

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Risk of infection following colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy in symptomatic patients

Endoscopy ◽

10.1055/s-0043-107777 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 49 (08) ◽

pp. 754-764 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jiun-Nong Lin ◽

Chang-Bi Wang ◽

Chih-Hui Yang ◽

Chung-Hsu Lai ◽

Hsi-Hsun Lin

Keyword(s):

Health Insurance ◽

Retrospective Study ◽

Confidence Interval ◽

National Health Insurance ◽

Control Group ◽

Research Database ◽

Concordance Index ◽

Risk Of Infection ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Common Infections

Abstract Background and study aims Previous studies describing the incidence of infection after colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are limited. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of infection, and to propose a nomogram to predict the probability of infection following colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy in symptomatic patients. Patients and methods A nationwide retrospective study was conducted by analyzing the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. The incidence of infection within 30 days after colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy was assessed and compared with a control group matched at a ratio of 1:1 based on age, sex, and the date of examination. Results In all, 112 543 patients who underwent colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy and 112 543 matched patients who did not undergo these procedures were included. The overall incidence of infection within 30 days after colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy was 0.37 %, which was significantly higher than that of the control group (0.04 %; P < 0.001). Diverticulitis, peritonitis, and appendicitis were the most common infections. Patients who underwent colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy had a 9.38-fold risk of infection (95 % confidence interval, 6.81 – 12.93; P < 0.001) compared with the control group. The predicted infection-free rates of the nomogram were closely aligned with the actual infection-free rates, with a bootstrapping concordance index of 0.763. Conclusions Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are associated with an increased risk of infection, which may occur after these procedures. Our nomogram may provide clinicians with an easy tool to evaluate the risk of infection after colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy in symptomatic patients.

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Hyponatremia in Infectious Diseases—A Literature Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17155320 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (15) ◽

pp. 5320 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anna L. Królicka ◽

Adrianna Kruczkowska ◽

Magdalena Krajewska ◽

Mariusz A. Kusztal

Keyword(s):

Bacterial Infections ◽

Infection Type ◽

Sodium Concentration ◽

Diagnostic Value ◽

Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽

Human Organism ◽

Diagnostic Role ◽

Concentration Threshold ◽

Meta Analyses ◽

Common Infections

Hyponatremia is one of the most common water–electrolyte imbalances in the human organism. A serum sodium concentration threshold of less than 135 mmol/L is diagnostic for hyponatremia. The disorder is usually secondary to various diseases, including infections. Our review aims to summarize the diagnostic value and impact of hyponatremia on the prognosis, length of the hospitalization, and mortality among patients with active infection. The scientific literature regarding hyponatremia was reviewed using PubMed, ClinicalKey, and Web of Science databases. Studies published between 2011 and 2020 were screened and eligible studies were selected according to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) statement and specific inclusion criteria. The most common infections that were associated with hyponatremia were viral and bacterial infections, including COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). The etiology varied according to the infection site, setting and patient cohort it concerned. In several studies, hyponatremia was associated with prolonged hospitalization, worse outcomes, and higher mortality rates. Hyponatremia can also play a diagnostic role in differentiating pathogens that cause a certain infection type, as it was observed in community-acquired pneumonia. Although many mechanisms leading to hyponatremia have already been described, it is impossible with any certainty to ascribe the etiology of hyponatremia to any of them.

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