Volume6

Study of urinary tract infection in febrile children without obvious focus in age group of 1 month to 12 years

Background: Knowledge of baseline risk of urinary tract infection can help clinicians make informed diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.

Materials and methods: cross sectional study was conducted in tertiary heath care teaching institute on febrile children without obvious focus between 1 month to 12 years of age group during a period of 1 year. Urine analysis, urine Culture and sensitivity were done in them.

Sociodemographic profile and depression among patients referred for iratherapy after a total thyroidectomy of differentiated thyroid cancer: about 36 patients

Introduction: Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC) is the most common malignant tumor of the endocrine system. Its prognosis is most often favorable and its management is generally based on the tripod total thyroidectomy, Iratherapy and lifetime hormone suppressive therapy of TSH. This condition can alter the patient's quality of life from the beginning of treatment and be the cause of depression.

Impact of lockdown during the novel corona virus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic on persons with spinal cord injury living in the community: a study from india

Objective: To assess the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on persons with spinal cord injury (PwSCI).

Study design: Survey

Setting: Department of Neurological Rehabilitation in a tertiary care hospital located in southern India.

Hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis in healthcare workers during the covid-19 pandemic

This is a non-interventional study of 124 health care workers at a tertiary care hospital, who completed a questionnaire-based survey, sent out as an electronic form to potential responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. All these respondents had taken HCQ as prophylaxis ,as recommended by the National Task Force for COVID-19 ,constituted by the Indian Council of Medical Research, Delhi on March 22nd 2020.It has been observed that many healthcare workers besides doctors need to be made more aware of the possible side -effects of HCQ.

The challenges faced in identifying an asymptomatic covid-19 positive patient

COVID 19 was declared as a public health emergency by the World Health Organization on 30th January 2020. 80% of COVID positive patients show mild or no symptoms at all which makes it difficult for identification by healthcare professionals. Numerous such cases have been reported where individuals were found infected but asymptomatic. For instance, on 23rd March 2020, a patient was detected in Karachi, Pakistan who showed no cataclysmic changes in his symptoms. Similarly on January 26, 2020, a whole family was tested positive after qRT-PCR tests were performed despite being asymptomatic.

A comparative evaluation of fracture strength of single maxillary complete dentures reinforced with three different materials: an in-vitro study with a clinical component

Context- Many in vitro studies described methods to reinforce single maxillary complete dentures. No study have yet compared and evaluated the reinforcing effects of fibre and metal reinforced denture with simulated oral conditions to fracture these dentures and also to compare these meshes in clinical cases of maxillary edentulous arches.

Effect of aqueous extract of piper betle leaves on drug induced nephrotoxicity in albino rats

Background: Gentamicin, an aminoglycoside antibacterial agent, is nephrotoxic as it can cause tubular necrosis if not properly monitored and its toxicity remains a major problem in clinical use. The drug is often used for inducing nephrotoxicity in experimental animal models. The study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of aqueous extract of Piper betle against gentamicin induced nephrotoxicity in albino rats.