A5028361774- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Empathy and Medical Education
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Child and Adolescent Health
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Head and Neck Anomalies
- Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Motilal Nehru Medical College
2017-2024
Sarojini Naidu Medical College
2020-2022
Yahoo (United Kingdom)
2016-2017
Centre Pour le Développement des Vaccins-Mali
2009
University of Bamako
2009
Infants are more vulnerable to malnutrition as compared with older children. Prevalence of severe wasting in Indian infants under 6 months age (U6M) is 14.8% (National Family Health Survey 4, 2015-2016). Weight for length z-score (WLZ) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) 2 anthropometric parameters detecting acute (SAM) children aged 5 years. But U6M, currently no accepted MUAC criteria present SAM. Calculating WLZ practically difficult cumbersome measuring MUAC. We tried find out whether...
Abstract Background Fatalities in children left unattended parked motor vehicles are being reported frequently the last decade but little research has been done analysing circumstances leading to such preventable deaths India. Objectives To analyse fatalities Methods This study was a descriptive analysis conducted on basis of an Internet search published news major Indian newspapers/channels using different combination keywords. We extracted data from pre-determined tool. Results Between...
summary . The National Centre for Blood Transfusion, Bamako, Mali has collected data that characterizes trend in HIV prevalence over 10 years by gender, age, occupation, marital status and donor category. These help to describe national assist formulating blood donation policies. Donations from 1993 2002 were categorized age (decade), occupation (student, military other), (single, married gender (volunteer, occasional family). Comparisons made using conservative estimates of frequency/donor...
There is inconclusive evidence on the role of nebulized magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) in management acute asthma paediatric population.Whether use salbutamol with or without MgSO4 results clinically significant improvement lung function Indian children? The primary outcome measure was to assess improvements peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), heart rate, respiratory and SpO2.This a single centre; prospective double-blind randomized control trial conducted intensive care unit tertiary centre....
Sepsis is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity in low middle-income countries. We designed double-blinded randomised controlled trial intensive care unit (NICU) tertiary teaching hospital to determine the role intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) decreasing stay. Eighty neonates with clinical features sepsis were enrolled study placebo groups receive 500 mg/kg IVIG for three consecutive days or placebo. The primary outcome measure was duration stay days. babies both comparable...
Parked vehicles can create deadly environments for young children who are left unattended. This study was a descriptive analysis to describe circumstances leading death in unattended parked motor India. Between 2011 and 2018, there were 16 incidents that resulted 28 fatalities across India, mostly the summer months. The majority of (19/28) aged 4–6 years, whom 25 (89%) gained access became accidentally locked in. Hyperthermia-related deaths poorly recognised type vehicular injury India; has...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) is a highly infectious disease with many possible routes of transmission.Vertical transmission SARS CoV-2 still controversial.We report case vertical from an asymptomatic pregnant woman to her newborn baby who had completely course in India.
A female baby aged 6 months, born to non-consanguineous parents presented with anterior chest wall deformity since birth. On examination, an absent palpable sternum along paradoxical respiratory movements visible cardiac contractions and vasculature were seen beneath a thin layer of skin which led the diagnosis congenital absence (figure 1 video 1). The rest examination was found be normal no other obvious …
Cases of drowning at home unsupervised infants and toddlers in buckets have been reported elsewhere but little research on this largely preventable death India exists. We performed a descriptive analysis the basis Google search published news report leading Indian newspapers or channels. Data were collected employing pre-determined tool. Between April 2016 March 2022, we found 18 such cases. The large majority between 12 months age (12/18). This recognized source unintentional injury is...
Background Immediate start of antiretroviral treatment (ART) among non-hospitalized outpatient children living with HIV may improve or worsen clinical outcomes due to immune reconstitution. Objective Role immediate versus post-stabilization in and youths on CD4 count viral load suppression. Methods This was a single blinded, randomized controlled trial conducted outpatients attending tertiary care hospital associated clinic North India. We enrolled ART-naive aged 18 months 21 years 1:1...
Caffey disease is a rare and self-limiting condition characterised by cortical hyperostosis with inflammation of adjacent fascia muscles. It usually presents in infancy clinical features include hyperirritability, acute swelling overlying soft tissues subperiosteal new bone formation. Awareness the existence this its typical radiological profile will avoid unnecessary investigations treatment help physician to explain good prognosis parents affected children. We report three-month-old male...
Femoral shaft fractures following oil massage in newborns are very rare. We describe our observations at a tertiary centre northern India. Three such cases encountered during the study period from July 2014 to June 2019 were evaluated. Sociocultural details, neonatal illnesses, mode of delivery, history child abuse, type fracture and management recorded analysed. All patients had mid-shaft after forceful by caring grandmothers. They all complete union end four weeks. This case series shows...
A boy aged 3 years presented to the emergency department with sudden onset of painless penoscrotal swelling and ecchymosis 2 days. There was no history trauma or similar presentation before this episode. No family bleeding disorder present. On examination, his vitals were stable. Temperature scrotum …