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| Clinical profile of high-risk febrile neutropenia in a tertiary care hospital |
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Febrile neutropenia is the most important factor for predisposition of infection in patients with malignancies irrespective of it being haematological or solid tumours. This study explains that, causative pathogen is constantly changing and hence identification and empirical treatment of the same can increase the rate of survival. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Mohan V Bhojaraja, Joseph Thomas, Mukhyaprana Prabhu M, Sushma T Kanakalakshmi
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| Immunosuppressive drug assaying: A challenge for renal transplantation |
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In Australia, renal transplant patients of the Northern Territory (NT), suffer poor transplant outcomes including graft rejection, infection and increased mortality, therefore requiring stringent immunosuppressive drug assay monitoring. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Francesca Gagliardo, Kerry Dole, Sandawana William Majoni
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| Do interpersonal problems catalyse experimentation of substance use among adolescents? |
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Adolescence is defined as a transitional phase from childhood to adulthood. Prevalence and sociocultural determinants for substance experimentation and use among adolescents is being reported in this study. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Kallol Roy, Asha Kamath, Asha Hegde
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| Characterization and lytic activity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) |
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a well-known pathogen that causes serious diseases in humans. In this study, two phages were isolated and characterized from a NICU bathroom sink, from the Siphoviridae family, which specifically targets methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Golnar Rahimzadeh, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai, Pooria Gill
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| A single qualitative study can show same findings as years of quantitative research: Obstructive Sleep Apnea as an example |
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This study illustrates that many years of quantitative research led to our present knowledge of the symptoms and associated features (S&AF) of the obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) syndrome. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Howard Tandeter, Yael Hershkovitz, Lea Kacen Kacen
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EDITORIAL |
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| Defragmenting health care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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This editorial highlights the importance of defragmenting health care through an integrated approach and sharing of clinical information. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Claudia C Dobler
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BRIEF REPORT |
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| Acute myeloid leukaemia presenting as bilateral proptosis in a young child |
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This report illustrates a paediatric case presenting with bilateral proptosis, by using a peripheral blood smear (PBS) examination. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Charudutt Kalamkar, Dinesh Raj, Nishant Radke, Amrita Mukherjee
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CASE STUDY |
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| A novel variant of the AGPAT2 mutation in generalized congenital lipodystrophy |
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Congenital generalised lipodystrophy (CGL) is a rare autosomal recessive lipodystrophy. Genetic analysis using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) may help in identifying the mutated genes in patients presenting with characteristic clinical phenotype of inherited lipodystrophies. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Sahana Shetty, Aaron Chapla, Nitin Kapoor, Nihal Thomas, Thomas Vizhalil Paul
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| Half and half nail or Lindsay’s nail |
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This case study highlights that, half and half nail serves as an important clue in making the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease. Also, whenever the previous creatinine reports are unavailable one can rely on this clinical sign in diagnosing end stage renal diseas. Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Sharath Madhyastha, Vinaya Gopalaswamy, Raviraj Acharya, Ragini Bekur
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
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Pretibial pitting oedema associated with hyperthyroidism Photo by Freedigitalphotos
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Hideaki Yamabe, Fumiko Kudo, Ikuyo Narita, Michiko Shimada
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