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Prevalence, toxin gene profile, genotypes and antibiotic susceptibility of Clostridium difficile in a tertiary care hospital in Taif, Saudi Arabia
Conclusion: Further larger studies are required for an accurate understanding of CDI epidemiology in Saudi Arabia. (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - August 28, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Taisir Saber Yousry A Hawash Khadiga A Ismail Amany S Khalifa Khalaf F Alsharif Saleh A Alghamdi Tamer Saber Emad M Eed Source Type: research

Epidemiology and risk factors associated with NTM pulmonary and extrapulmonary infections in a high tuberculosis endemic Region
Conclusions: NTM plays a significant role in causing pulmonary and extrapulmonary infections even in our part of the country with high endemicity of tuberculosis. NTM has emerged as important pathogens even in the immunocompetent patients. There is a need for rapid diagnosis and susceptibility testing of NTM to aid physicians administer timely and appropriate treatment to the patients. (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - August 28, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sanam Rasool Wani Chand Wattal Reena Raveendran Source Type: research

Genotypic and phenotypic characterisation of clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in two different geographical locations of Iran
Conclusion: The high prevalence of MRSA makes it necessary to revisit the antibiotics administration by physicians. Indeed, periodic evaluation of antibacterial susceptibility patterns of the MRSA strains is required for efficient treatment of MRSA infections. (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - August 28, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Shiva Ahmadishoar Nadia Kazemi Pour Javid Sadeghi Mohammad Reza Nahaei Babak Kheirkhah Source Type: research

Investigation of antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes of Campylobacter isolates from patients in a tertiary hospital in Edirne, Turkey
Conclusions: It was detected that there is an increase in antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter strains in our region, and most of the isolates harbour virulence genes. (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - August 28, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Canan Eryildiz Kiymet Tabakcioglu Gulcan Kuyucuklu Nermin Sakru Source Type: research

Diagnostic utility of serology and polymerase chain reaction for detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae in paediatric community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections
Conclusions: Our study confirms that M. pneumoniae and C. pneumoniae play a significant role in community-acquired LRTIs and a combination of serology and nested PCR is useful for its diagnosis. (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - August 28, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sanchit Kumar Bineeta Kashyap Surinder Kumar Seema Kapoor Source Type: research

Gender and occupation predict Coronavirus Disease 2019 knowledge, attitude and practices of a cohort of a South Indian state population
Conclusions: The health policy would better serve the purpose of the groups with poor scores are targeted. (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - August 28, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sridhar Amalakanti Kesava Venkata Raman Arepalli Ravi Kiran Koppolu Source Type: research

Healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries affected by COVID-19: Time to upgrade basic infection control and prevention practices
Archana Angrup, Rimjhim Kanaujia, Pallab Ray, Manisha BiswalIndian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2020 38(2):139-143 COVID-19 as a pandemic has spanned across all continents. With the increasing numbers in cases worldwide, even the countries with the best of healthcare facilities are reeling under the burden of the disease. Therefore, in countries with limited access to resources and poor healthcare infrastructure, the low and middle-income countries (LMICs), limiting spread becomes even more challenging. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are severely hit by any outbreak and pandemics and face the lack of infrastr...
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - August 28, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Archana Angrup Rimjhim Kanaujia Pallab Ray Manisha Biswal Source Type: research

Moving beyond clinical medicine: Revised mandate for public health microbiology
Rahul Narang, Pradeep Deshmukh, Banke Lal SherwalIndian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2020 38(2):137-138 (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - August 28, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Rahul Narang Pradeep Deshmukh Banke Lal Sherwal Source Type: research

Can The March of COVID-19 be Halted
Poonam Loomba, Chand Wattal, Anita Chakravarti, Sanghmitra Dutta, Mala Chabbra, Pratibha Kale, Devjani De, Shobha Broor, Ekta GuptaIndian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2020 38(1):128-133 (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - July 24, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Poonam Loomba Chand Wattal Anita Chakravarti Sanghmitra Dutta Mala Chabbra Pratibha Kale Devjani De Shobha Broor Ekta Gupta Source Type: research

Two cases of Nocardia bacteraemia in solid organ transplant recipients
We report two cases of Nocardia bacteraemia in solid organ transplant recipients-Nocardia cyriacigeorgica bacteraemia in liver transplant recipient and concomitant Nocardia farcinica bacteraemia and cyclosporiasis in a heart transplant recipient. Prompt recognition of early bacteraemia with initiation of antibiotic therapy may avoid the complications of disseminated disease in the solid organ transplant recipients. (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - July 24, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ranganathan N Iyer Jangam Rekha Rao Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy Dharmesh Kapoor Source Type: research

Safety and efficacy of tocilizumab in the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 pneumonia: A retrospective cohort study
Conclusions: TCZ is likely a safe and effective modality of treatment for improving clinical and laboratory parameters of SARS CoV-2 patients with a reduction in ICU stay and ventilatory care need. (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - July 24, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Atul Patel Kinjal Shah Mitkumar Dharsandiya Ketan Patel Tushar Patel Mukesh Patel Tea Reljic Ambuj Kumar Source Type: research

Candidaemia in a tertiary care centre of developing country: Monitoring possible change in spectrum of agents and antifungal susceptibility
Conclusion: Local epidemiology of candidaemia at our centre was distinct regarding prevalence and change of spectrum of species. The identification of rare species was possible after the introduction of MALDI-TOF. With the emergence of multidrug-resistant C. auris and resistance in other species, routine AFST has become imperative. (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - July 24, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Harsimran Kaur Shreya Singh Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy Anup Kumar Ghosh Muralidharan Jayashree Yaddanapudi Narayana Pallab Ray Arunaloke Chakrabarti Source Type: research

Prevalence and antimicrobial profile of Shigella isolates in a tertiary care hospital of North Karnataka: A 12-year study
Conclusions: S. flexneri was the most prevalent species isolated at this centre. Shigella isolates from the study showed alarming resistance to recommended antibiotics. Non-typeable Shigella accounted for 34.4% isolates. Molecular discrimination between Shigella and Escherichia coli is essential. (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - July 24, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Pavithra Amrath Jain RD Kulkarni S Dutta Ajanta S Ganavali Anuradha S Kalabhavi Praveen C Shetty C Shubhada Manjunath A Hosamani Suma B Appannanavar Deepa R Hanamaraddi Source Type: research

Association of toll-like receptors 2, 4, 9 and 10 genes polymorphisms and Helicobacter pylori-related gastric diseases in Saudi patients
Conclusion: TLR genes polymorphisms may play a role in H. pylori infection susceptibility and may influence its outcomes; however, the ethnic and other factors may modify this effect. (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - July 24, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Emad M Eed Yousry A Hawash Amany S Khalifa Khalaf F Alsharif Saleh A Alghamdi Abdulraheem A Almalki Mazen M Almehmadi Khadiga A Ismail Azza A Taha Taisir Saber Source Type: research

Comparative analysis of clinical characteristics, imaging and laboratory findings of different age groups with COVID-19
Conclusion: The clinical characteristics and imaging/laboratory findings of COVID-19 patients vary in different age groups. Personalised criteria should be formulated according to different age groups in the early screening and diagnosis stage. (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - July 24, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Xuemei Liu Jie Lv Lin Gan Ying Zhang Feng Sun Bo Meng Andrew Jheon Fang Yan Bin Li Zhou Xuan Xiumin Ma Muhuyati Wulasihana Source Type: research