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Original article:- Pathology
1* Rishi Diwan and 2Manu Mathur
1*MD.Associate Professor, 2 MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, S.R.G. Hospital and Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India.
Abstract:- Background:-Blood transfusion has become an essential part of treatment in number of medical or surgical emergencies. It is also true that blood transfusion is an important mode of transmission of infection to recipients .Present study was planned to know the incidence of such infections among voluntary donors of this area. Material and method:-A four year retrospective study carried out at blood bank of medical college Jhalawar, Rajasthan. Study includes record of 4911 voluntary donors attending blood bank from January 2008 to December 2011. Result- Overall TTIs prevalence in voluntary donors is 2.87% in study area, in which HBV were 2.56%, Syphilis were 0.28%, and HIV 0.O2%. Highest prevalence was found in age group 26-35.(4.91%).Year-wise prevalence of TTIs shows decline trend (6.71% in2008 while 2.46% in 2011) Discussion and conclusion:-A noticeable number of voluntary donors harbor HIV,HBV,HCV, Malaria and Syphilis infections .So strict selection of voluntary donors and proper testing of donor’s blood by using standard method is highly recommended to ensure safety for recipient.
Key words:-Voluntary donors, Blood transfusion, transfusion transmitted infection [TT I], Hepatitis B virus [HBV], Hepatitis C virus [HCV], Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV].
Original article:-
Ayarin Glorida Stephen.J 1, E. Prabhakar Reddy 2*, T.Mohana Lakshmi 3 & B.Sai Ravi kiran 4
2nd MBBS Student1, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry& Central laboratory2*, Department of Microbiology3, Department of Biochemistry4,Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry,India.
Abstract:- Importance of clinical results for effective patient care has been continually increasing with the increasing focus as achieving better analytical quality through usage of improved laboratory analysers. We are aware of the causes of mistakes corrective acting could be taken to reduce then which could further improve total quality of laboratory results. When the most errors occur enables laboratories to focus their quality improvement effects as analytes. Same analytes are affected by very low levels of hemolysis, lipemic and icterus. Hemolysis are potassium, AST, that are very sensitive to the effect of hemolysis. Blood draws from indwelling catheters a during IV starts are more prone to the hemolysis capaled to vein puncture drawns.
Key Words:- Lipemic samples, Hemolysed samples, Icteric samples, pre analytical errors, post analytical errors.
Clinical study:-Orthopaedics
1Ranganatha Babu Kurupati, MS , 2*YP Raghavendra Babu, MD, and 3O.B.Pattana Shetty, MS.
1Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, MVJ Medical College, Bangalore,India. 2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Médicine & toxicology, Kasturba Médical Collège, Mangalore, Manipal University,India.
3 Professor and Head, Department of orthopedics, Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Bijapur,India.
Abstract: Tibial fractures are one of the commonest fracture involving the human skeletal system which has a high level of morbidity due to various reasons. The present study was conducted to evaluate the functional outcome in fracture shaft of tibia treated with intramedullary interlocking nail.
Keywords:-Tibial fracture, Skeletal system, Intramedullary interlocking, morbidity.
Original article:-Medical microbiology
*Adenike A.O. Ogunshe,1 Mary T. Niemogha,2 Gabriel N. Azum3 & Anthony N. Odikagbue4
1Applied Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
2 Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, 6 Edmond Crescent, PMB 2013. Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.
3Department of Botany & Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
4Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, University College Hospital, Ibadan,Nigeria.
Abstract:-
Phenotypic antibiotic resistance profiles of 172 human wound-borne bacterial strains of (Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Clostridium, Aeromonas, Enterobacter, E. coli, Klebsiella, Morganella, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Shigella and Yersinia) species, isolated from ≤ 75-year female and ≤ 85-year old male patients, including neonates and children, at two General hospitals and two tertiary health care institutions in Lagos and Oyo States of Nigeria were determined. High resistance and multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR)- Lagos: (Gram-positive = 62.3-100%; MAR = 25.0-100% / Gram-negative = 75.0-100%; MAR = 50.0-100%) and Ibadan: (Gram-positive = 57.9-97.4%; MAR = 40.0-100% / Gram-negative = 51.0-93.9%; MAR = 50.0-100%) against antibiotics (discs) were exhibited by the bacteria respectively. Gram-positive bacteria from Lagos were totally resistant to cloxacillin, while Gram-negative bacteria were totally resistant to cotrimoxazole but strains from Ibadan were mostly resistant to gentamicin / tetracycline (81.6%), erythromycin (89.5%), cloxacillin (97.4%) and augmentin (93.9%). Overall susceptibility rates to antibiotic drugs commonly used in self-medication for topical and systemic wound treatments in Nigeria were- penicillin, ampicillin (73.9%), erythrocin, tetracycline (78.3%) and erythromycin (82.6%). In conclusion, relatively high resistance and MAR to antibiotic discs but very high susceptibility to certain antibiotic drugs were exhibited by wound-borne bacteria, indicating that potent antibiotic drugs can serve as topical therapeutic agents in skin wound treatment.
Key Words- Antibiotics, septic wounds, topical skin treatments, wound cultures, wound care.
Short communication:-
*Harisha C.R. 1 and Ananta Krushna Palei2.
*1Head. Pharmacognosy, IPGT & RA, GAU, Jamnagar,India. 2Scholar Master in Medicinal Plant Sciences, IPGT & RA, GAU, Jamnagar, India.
Abstract:- Cassia fistula Linn. Family Fabaceae. commonly known as Aragwadha. Fruit, leaf, dried pulp, bark are used in Ayurveda. Mainly used in constipation, purgative, rheumatism, skin dissorders. The flowers posses’ astringent, purgative, febrifugal and ant biliousness properties. A decoction of the flowers is given in stomach troubles. Till date no detailed scientific study has been done regarding flowers, for the first time flowers are subjected to evaluate its pharmacognostical study and its powder and its micrometric analysis. Pharmacognostical evaluation shows the presence of trichomes, pollen grains, papilous parenchyma, oil globules and prismatic crystal. The micrometric analysis shows pollen grain measures 136.84 µm2 and Prismatic crystal measures 15.48 µm2.
Key words:- Cassia fistula, flower, Pharmacognosy, micrometry.