scholarly journals Mycological Profile of Respiratory Tract Samples in a Tertiary Care Hospital from Western India

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Athira Jayaram ◽  
Khushboo Sareen ◽  
Ashiwini Dedwal
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Western India ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Proper Understanding ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Predominant Species ◽  
Microbiological Methods ◽  
Culture Positive

There has been a rise in opportunistic fungal infections in the recent years. Respiratory fungal infections are an important cause for mortality and morbidity in such cases. This study was planned to study the mycological profile of respiratory samples in a tertiary care hospital. This was a retrospective study conducted over a period of 2 years in the department of Microbiology in BJGMC and Sassoon hospital, Pune. The samples were first observed under KOH mount and inoculated on SDA. The growth was identified using standard microbiological methods. A total of 70 respiratory samples were evaluated in the study out of which 40 were culture positive. Candida albicans was identified as the predominant species followed by Aspergillus spp, non albicans Candida and Geotrichum spp. Early diagnosis and proper understanding of the causative agent plays an important role to improve the outcome of the patients. Key words: Respiratory, Candida, Aspergillus.

scholarly journals Epidemiology and outcome of sepsis in a tertiary-care hospital in a developing country

2005 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. D. TANRIOVER ◽  
G. S. GUVEN ◽  
D. SEN ◽  
S. UNAL ◽  
O. UZUN
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Gram Negative Bacteria ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Underlying Diseases ◽  
Major Pathogens ◽  
Very High

Sepsis continues to have a substantial mortality and morbidity despite advances in the diagnosis and management of this condition. We retrospectively analysed hospital charts of patients diagnosed to have sepsis between January 2002 and June 2003. Demographic characteristics of patients, microbiological findings and predictors of survival were evaluated. Sixty-nine sepsis episodes that occurred in 63 patients were analysed. The most common underlying diseases were hypertension, malignancies and diabetes mellitus. Renal insufficiency, respiratory distress and disseminated intravascular coagulation developed in 52·2, 30·4 and 30·4% of the episodes respectively; 47·7% of the blood cultures yielded an organism. Gram-negative bacteria were the predominant microorganisms (65·9%). Fifty-five patients (87·3%) died. Mechanical ventilation and underlying renal disease were significant determinants of mortality. In conclusion, Gram-negative bacteria remain the major pathogens in sepsis. The mortality remains very high, and a change in the clinical approach to the septic patient should be employed to improve the outcome.

IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT SCHEMES ON MATERNAL HEALTH: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN NORTH INDIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-65
Author(s):  
Neena Gupta ◽  
Uruj Jahan ◽  
Subhashini Singh
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
North India ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Maternal Mortality And Morbidity

BACKGROUND: Maternal health is an important aspect for the development of any country in terms of increasing equity and reducing poverty. For reduction of maternal mortality and morbidity Government of India launched National health mission (NHM). Some of the major initiatives under NHM are– ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist), JSY/JSSK (Janani Suraksha Yojana / Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram), National mobile medical units, National ambulance services. METHODS: A retrospective observational study was performed in department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, G.S.V.M Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh which is a low performing state, during the period of 2018 to 2019. A total of 5134 obstetric patients including 1032 low general condition patients were included over duration of 20 months since January 2018 to august 2019. This observational study collected information regarding number of deliveries in different years in this tertiary care hospital, effect on availability of health facilities and antenatal care to the antenatal women after introduction of JSY, ASHA and ambulance services. CONCLUSIONS: After JSY there is major difference in OPD admission and institutional delivery rate. Ambulance services had major contributory role in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity. There is need to improve performance of ASHA by proper supervision and monitoring.

Etiology of primary amenorrhea: Experience from a tertiary care hospital in Western India

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 674
Author(s):  
RajeshKumar Mishra ◽  
UttaraAiyer Kohli ◽  
Atul Seth ◽  
SumeetRanjan Tripathy
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Primary Amenorrhea ◽  
Western India ◽  
Care Hospital

Bacteriology of wound infections and Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the Isolates

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
Venkateswaramurthy N ◽  
Ashli Raj V ◽  
Nisharani SS ◽  
Limna AL ◽  
Chandini S ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Growth ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Wound Infections ◽  
Susceptibility Pattern ◽  
Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern ◽  
Sensitivity Pattern ◽  
High Level ◽  
Culture Positive

Wound infection has always been a major complication of surgery and trauma. The aim of our study was to determine the bacteriology of wound infections and to study the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the isolates. The study was conducted in tertiary care hospital, Erode. The design of the study was a prospective type. Pus swabs / specimens were collected from hospitalized patients who developed wound infections. Bacterial pathogens were identified by conventional biochemical methods according to standard microbiological techniques. Antimicrobial susceptibility was performed on Muller – Hinton agar by the standard disk diffusion method. The incidence of wound infection was more common in males (63%) than in females (37%). Out of 100 culture positive samples, 61 samples were collected from diabetic ulcer patients, 20 samples were from ulcer patients, and 19 samples were from post operative patients. Of the 100 samples (culture positive), 71% collected samples showed mono-microbial growth, 29% showed two type of microbial growth. The prevalence of S. aureus (62.87%) from different wound infections was found to be high, followed by E.coli (48.65%), Klebsiella (30.21%), Pseudomonas (22.16%). Organisms showed diversity in the sensitivity pattern towards the antibiotics tested. High level of sensitivity was observed to Imipenem, Piperacillin tazobactum and Amikacin. High level of resistance was observed to Cephalosporins and Penicillin derivatives. We concluded that the sensitivity pattern of the antibiotics is not based on the infection site but on the type of organisms. This study gives us an insight to the current state of causative pathogens and their sensitivity to different antibiotics used in tertiary care hospital, Erode. The data of this study may be used to determine trends in antimicrobial susceptibilities and to modify antibiotic policy of the Hospital.

Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas: Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western India

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-109
Author(s):  
Bandlish Deepak ◽  
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Salgotra Bhagwati ◽  
Somil Jaiswal ◽  
Jadhav Prashant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Western India ◽  
Care Hospital
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