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Research article
R. Sangeetha Kumari1,*, V.Kaviyarasan2
Affiliation:-
1Research Scholar, 2Assistant Professor, CAS in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy campus, Chennai –600025,India
2Assistant Professor,CAS in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy campus, Chennai – 600 025.
The name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed:
CAS in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy campus, Chennai –600025, India
*To whom it corresponds:-
R. Sangeetha Kumari.
Research Scholar, CAS in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy campus, Chennai –600025, India
Email: sangkumari@gmail.com, Ph: +919092875300
Abstract
The siderophores produced by fungal organisms were screened from the both culture supernatants and solid medium by the universal chrome assural assay (CAS assay). All the screened organisms are comes under the hydroxymate type of siderophores using Iron Percholate assay at 480nm. The effect of iron concentration and complexity of media has been studied for siderophore production in the edible and medicinal mushrooms Agaricus sp and Lentinus sp. The siderophore coding genes were studied using random amplification with P1 and P2 primers.
Keywords: Chrome Azurol Sulphonate (CAS); deferroxamine; hydroxymate; carboxylate; catecholates; basidiomycetes.
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Article citation:
Sangeetha RK, Kaviyarasan V. Screening of Siderophores in Basidiomycetes. J Pharm Biomed Sci 2014; 04(04): 291-297. Available at www.jpbms.info.
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Original article.
B. N. Pandey1,*,D. Kumar1, Esha2
Affiliation:-
1Eco-genetical Research Laboratory, P.G. Department of Zoology, 2P.G.Department of Economics Purnea College Purnia, Bihar,India.
The name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed:
P.G. Department of Zoology, P.G .Department of Economics Purnea College Purnia, Bihar, India.
*To whom it corresponds:-
B. N. PANDEY.
P.G. Department of Zoology, Purnia College Purnia, Bihar, India
Abstract
Terai belt of Bihar is an agricultural zone. Economically it is a backward zone. The economy is agriculture dependent. About 70% women of weaker sections work as daily laborers in agricultural fields, 10% in brick factories and remaining as maid servants or in Angan Badi. The health status of these rural women of Terai belt was studied in relation to housing type, sanitation and occupation. The general health of rural women of Terai belt is not satisfactory. They are victim of a large number of diseases such as anemia, menstrual disorders, leucorrhea, arthritis, asthma, skin diseases, TB, malaria, filarial, kala-azar etc. The main reasons behind their health are poor and insanitary houses, poor socio-economic condition, poor literacy, poor facility of drinking water and their occupation. It is the need of time that these rural women should be provided better health care facilities for their better future. There must be regular environmental awareness programmes at village level. To educate them about sanitation, personal hygiene and protection against their work related aspects should be first step towards better of their health. They must be convinced about the bad effect of insanitary condition, ill ventilated house, disposal of garbage near houses, drinking of contaminated water as well as taking food without proper cleaning of hands. All these can be done with the help of slides, posters and films etc.
Keywords:Health status; rural women; terai belt; sanitation; personal hygiene.
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Article citation:
Pandey BN, Esha DK. Health status of rural women of terai belt of Bihar (India) in relation to housing type, sanitation and occupation. J Pharm Biomed Sci 2014; 04(04):284-290. Available at www.jpbms.info.
Source of support: None
Competing interest / Conflict of interest
The author(s) have no competing interests for financial support, publication of this research, patents and royalties through this collaborative research. All authors were equally involved in discussed research work. There is no financial conflict with the subject matter discussed in the manuscript.
Copyright © 2014 Pandey BN, Kumar D,Esha. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Case report:
Banushree C Srinivasamurthy MD DNB, Ambedkar Raj Kulandaivelu MD
Affiliation:-
1Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Lab Medicine, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, India
2Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Puducherry, India
The name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed:
1. Department of Pathology & Lab Medicine, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, India
2. Department of Pathology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Puducherry, India
*To whom it corresponds:-
Dr Banushree CS.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Lab Medicine, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, India
Contact no:-+91- 9438884174+91- 9438884174
Abstract
The most common cause of malignant ascites in women is intraperitoneal spread from an ovarian primary carcinoma, usually of the papillary serous type. Occasionally, women with serous borderline tumors present with ascites. Papillary serous neoplasms of the ovary and peritoneum need to be recognized in cytology specimens for appropriate diagnosis and/or staging purposes. Borderline serous carcinoma can go undetectable in intra-operative exploration alone, so cytological examination of peritoneal washings should be done. The distinction of reactive mesothelial cells from serous neoplasms in peritoneal fluids is possible in most patients by cell group architecture and cytological features. We encountered a rare case of borderline papillary serous carcinoma of ovary with presence of malignant cells in peritoneal washing in a forty-three year old female which helped in predicting the behavior and staging of the tumour and establishing proper line of management.
Keywords: Peritoneal washing; reactive mesothelial cells; papillary serous neoplasms; ovary.
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Article citation:
Banushree C Srinivasamurthy, Ambedkar Raj Kulandaivelu. Cytologic identification of borderline papillary serous carcinoma of ovary in peritoneal washing cytology:a case report and review of literature. J Pharm Biomed Sci. 2014; 04(04):279-283. Available at www.jpbms.info.
Source of support: None
Competing interest / Conflict of interest
The author(s) have no competing interests for financial support, publication of this research, patents and royalties through this collaborative research. All authors were equally involved in discussed research work. There is no financial conflict with the subject matter discussed in the manuscript.
Copyright © 2014 Banushree C Srinivasamurthy, Ambedkar Raj Kulandaivelu.This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Original article:
Abul Fazil MD1, Sheetal Raj M MD2, Aditya Verma MBBS3, Jagadish Rao Padubidri MD, DNB4,*
Affiliation:-
1Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, 2Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, 3Undergraduate Medical Student,4Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore,Karnataka, India [Affiliated to Manipal University]
The name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed:
Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India [Affiliated to Manipal University].
*To whom it corresponds:-
Dr. Jagadish Rao Padubidri.
Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Light House Hill Road, Mangalore-1, Karnataka, India.[ Affiliated to Manipal University].
Contact No: +91-9900405085+91-9900405085.
Abstract
Background/ objective: Leptospirosis is a spirochetal bacterial infection of great public health importance. Acute pancreatitis is an uncommon gastrointestinal manifestation of leptospirosis. The aims and objective of this study was to find the incidence of hyperamylasemia in cases of severe leptospirosis and to correlate the incidence of hyperamylasemia with acute pancreatitis among patients with severe leptospirosis.
Methods: All patients who were positive for IgM ELISA test (IgM ELISA > 11 panbiounits was considered positive for leptospirosis) and had features suggestive of severe leptospirosis or Weil’s disease were included in the study. Serum amylase levels were assessed in all patients, included in the study. An ultrasound of the abdomen was done to objectively confirm or refute the presence of acute pancreatitis in all patients included in the study.
Results: The study included 25 cases diagnosed of Severe Leptospirosis. 24 out of 25 cases [96 %] had renal failure. All the cases [100%] had deranged liver function tests. 17 out of the 25 [68%] cases had hyperamylasemia. Almost all patients showed evidence of multi organ dysfunction in the form of deranged renal function or hepatic dysfunction or both. Out of the total 25 cases included in the study, 17 cases[68%] showed elevated levels of serum amylase.
Conclusions: It is evident from this study that despite of low reporting, the dangerous complication of acute pancreatitis is not so rare among patients with severe leptospirosis. Hyperamylasemia is commonly seen with an incidence of 68% among these patients. Our study shows that, threefold rise of serum amylase level remains a very specific and cost effective test for detection of acute pancreatitis in patients with severe leptospirosis.
Keywords: Leptospirosis; serum amylase; hyperamylasemia; acute pancreatitis.
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This research work was presented in the 45th APACPH conference 2013, which was held from 24th to 27th October 2013, at Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Article citation:
Abul Fazil, Sheetal Ra M, Aditya Verma, Jagadish Rao Padubidri. Hyperamylasemia as an indicator of Acute Pancreatitis in Severe Leptospirosis- A preliminary study. J Pharm Biomed Sci 2014; 04(04):273-278. Available at www.jpbms.info.
Source of support: None
Competing interest / Conflict of interest
The author(s) have no competing interests for financial support, publication of this research, patents and royalties through this collaborative research. All authors were equally involved in discussed research work. There is no financial conflict with the subject matter discussed in the manuscript.
Copyright © 2014 Abul Fazil, Sheetal Raj M, Aditya Verma, Jagadish Rao Padubidri. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
Original article
Sushma Katkuri1,*,Pravinpisudde1,Nithesh Kumar1,Syeda Farha Hasan2
Affiliation:-
1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad,A.P, India
2Final Year MBBS student, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, A.P, India
The name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed:
Department of Community Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, A.P, India
*To whom it corresponds:-
Dr Sushma Katkuri*
House No-9 Bhavya Shri Krishna Avenue
Pragati Nagar, Quthbulapur Mandal, Hyderabad-500009, A.P, India
Contact no:-+91- 9160144007
Abstract
A Study to Assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Menstrual Hygiene among School Going Adolescent Girl’s in Hyderabad, India
Background: Adolescent girls constitute a vulnerable group not only with respect to their social status but also in relation to health. Menstruation is regarded as unclean or dirty in Indian society. Although it is a natural process, is linked with several misconceptions and practices which sometimes results into adverse health outcomes. Poor personal hygiene and unsafe sanitary conditions result in the girls facing many gynaecological problems Aims & Objectives: To study knowledge, attitude and practices about menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls. Materials & Methods: A community based cross sectional study was done in school going adolescent girls from a Secondary school near Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. A randomly selected group of 250 adolescents girl’s in the age group of 12 -15 years from class 7th -10th were included in the study. Results: The subjects were maximum in the age group of 13 years (38%) and 14years (37.2%). Almost 54% of the girl’s were aware about the menstrual cycles. 60% reported that mothers were the main source of information about menstrual cycles. Certain faulty practices were followed during menstruation like 54.4 % were not allowed to visit holy places and 45 % said that they are restricted to perform any household activities. Conclusion: The study reflects that the awareness about menstruation was good but still knowledge about certain details regarding menstruation was not known. Therefore the deficiencies can be fulfilled by providing proper information to them by school teachers, health educators and mothers.
Keywords: Adolescents; menstruation; practices; attitudes.
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Sushma Katkuri, Pravin pissude, Nithesh Kumar, Syeda Farha Hasan Abedi. A Study to Assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practices about Menstrual Hygiene Among School Going Adolescent Girl’s in Hyderabad, India. J Pharm Biomed Sci 2014; 04(04):298-302. Available at www.jpbms.info.
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