Abstract Background: Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare life-threatening fungal infection that primarily affects immunocompromised individuals, leading to severe morbidity and high mortality. The delta wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India witnessed an alarming surge cases, posing significant health threat nationwide. This study aims evaluate risk factors, clinical features, radiological presentation, microbiology, diagnosis, complications, outcomes patients with pulmonary before during...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between allelic variants acetylation and blood lipid profile in patients with chronic periodontitis associated hepatitis C. Biochemical studies were conducted on 42 individuals aged 18–45 years (24 men 18 women) diagnosed phenotype saliva spectrum studied. A higher prevalence disease noted among a slow saliva, averaging 17% primary group. Patients demonstrated elevated triglyceride levels, which accompanied by lower...

This review article critically evaluated the efficacy of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes versus insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) in reducing malaria transmission endemic regions. Malaria remains a significant public health issue, particularly sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, where it continues to cause substantial morbidity mortality. ITNs have been cornerstone control, providing individuals with effective protection against Anopheles mosquitoes. However, challenges such as...

Abstract The Internet of Medical Things has enabled the development smart healthcare systems, allowing users to collect, process, and transmit patient health data cloud servers for further analysis. devices servers’ physical distance raise network latency jitter even with ample storage processing capability. Additionally, this connectivity raises serious challenges about security privacy in environments. In article, we focused on addressing those concerns a hierarchical system involving...

Niosomes, non-ionic surfactant-based vesicles, represent an advanced platform for enhancing dermal drug delivery. Their structure, consisting of a bilayer membrane, allows controlled and targeted release, making them attractive alternative to conventional topical delivery systems. This review explores the principles, components, excipients niosomes their significant role in improving permeation through skin barrier. Applications delivery, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory,...

Rugoscopy, the study of palatal rugae, has emerged as a valuable tool in forensic odontology. Despite its importance, there is paucity literature on knowledge, attitude, and perception undergraduate dental students towards rugoscopy. This aimed to assess A questionnaire-based survey was conducted among 245 students. The results showed that although had positive attitude rugoscopy, their knowledge subject limited. majority (80%) believed rugoscopy an essential odontology, but only 30% could...

Visual impairment can complicate cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). Here, we describe the various pathophysiological mechanisms and treatments available. A retrospective chart review of all patients treated for CVT in a large quaternary teaching hospital was done, cases with visual due to were identified. The causing (1) raised intracranial pressure (ICP) caused by without infarcts resulting benign hypertension-like presentation CVT, (2) involving occipital cortex, (3) ICP following...

ABSTRACT Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by fungi, frequently associated with medical devices, have increased and great morbidity mortality among hospitalized patients. Difficulties on different species identification as well the lack of standardized sensitivity tests in vitro, contribute to limited information available epidemiology, diagnosis, therapeutics Trichosporon infections. There are only sporadic reports UTI asahii reported from India. We report six cases T. severely ill...

Suicide pacts are uncommon and mainly committed by male–female pairs in a consortial relationship. The victims frequently choose methods such as hanging, poisoning, using firearm, etc; however, case of suicide pact drowning is rare forensic literature. We report where male female, both young adults, relationship adopted “brother convenience” were found drowned river. bound together at their wrists which helped with our conclusion this was pact. medico-legal importance wrist binding cases...

Introduction and methods Blood culturing has become one of the backbone investigations for septicemia, fever unknown origin, etc. This study was conducted to test effect multimodal interventions on practical skills healthcare workers (HCWs), raise awareness regarding importance aseptic blood culture collection practices, increase compliance with specific steps be followed. Hence, this current interventional aimed at comparing rate isolation contaminants grown among specimens, assessing...

Background and objective Bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) pose a significant global health threat amid rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This study aimed investigate the efficacy of ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA) as therapeutic option for these infections, addressing urgent need novel treatments. Materials methods was conducted over one year in Department Microbiology, JSS Medical College Hospital, Mysuru, India, employed...

Background Blood pressure (BP) control in haemodialysis (HD) patients is essential. Peri-dialytic BP levels do not accurately diagnose hypertension or predict the cardiovascular (CV) mortality.

In India, it is estimated that about 13 million people are homeless. As these individuals have no close acquaintances, in the event of death, their bodies remain unclaimed. These unclaimed corpses pose a major challenge for local law enforcement agencies identification and thus become an obstacle solving cases missing persons. We sought to review autopsy characteristics causes death unclaimed/unidentified autopsied at All India Institute Medical Sciences (AIIMS) from 2006 2012. Among total...

Rapid advancements of information and communication technology in the form electronic mails, mobile phones, social networking sites, etc have an increasing impact on people's day to life. It has been observed that these readily available applications are used frequently express suicidal intentions. There many studies conventional handwritten suicide notes but note format is emerging issue under-researched phenomena. The authors termed it as “E-suicide note” discuss its medico-legal...

Augmented Reality (AR) is the technology that enables us to combine digital knowledge into user's realworld space. uses existing environment overlay content and information onto physical world. The Proposed method demonstrates AR's use provide a lively visual representation of about geography different masses on globe how AR can be utilized enhance research studies education by visualizing data collected various statistical sources. This work helps visualize in where one any OGC (Open...

A 25-year-old male was found dead in a water drum inside the bathroom of his house one morning. Autopsy revealed fatal right wrist cut, superficial cuts on middle phalanx left index finger and features ante mortem drowning. Investigation victim an alcoholic depressed due to financial problems. On previous night, under influence alcohol, he first tried commit suicide by cutting with razor blades, but death not immediate. He then attempted electrocuting himself touching live wire, bathroom,...

Tuberculosis is a devastating disease throughout the world both in humans and animals.Its history vast, which dates back to era of Robert Koch.There huge amount immunological studies aspect tuberculosis but there remain many unanswered questions.Neutrophils, cells First line defence are being neglected tuberculosis.Macrophages considered as key player case tuberculosis.Researches reveal that neutrophils play some interesting roles; it can be called bi-directional weapon.It plays instrumental...