Aims: To retrospectively evaluate 186 stock strains of C. albicans strains isolated from oral cavity of HIV negative patients with various malignancies for the presence of C. dubliniensis isolates among them by PCR-RFLP. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Microbiology, Sh...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25465
Aims: We carried out this study to determine the patterns of initial drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates and prevalence of MDR-TB among category-I pulmonary TB patients in Kashmir Valley. MDR-TB was defined as tuberculosis caused by bacilli showing resistance t...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/20234
Aim: To evaluate the methodology of MTT tube assay and compare it with standard proportion method for detection of drug susceptibility of M. tuberculosis to rifampicin (RIF) and isoniazid (INH). Study Design: Prospective. Place and Duration of Study: Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of M...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18688
Both molecular and non-molecular tests currently employed for the detection of carbapenemases are costly, time-consuming and are poorly adapted to the clinical need for isolating patients rapidly to prevent health care associated outbreaks. The present study was thus conducted fo...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/36876
Background: Onychomycosis is a common fungal infection of the nails that apart from causing disfigurement of the nails acts as a source of other fungal infections. Prompt diagnosis along with appropriate antifungal therapy can help prevent such complications. Aims: To find out t...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25970