R. K. Mahajan

Fatal Superadded Nocardia Infection in a Case of Pulmonary Aspergillosis

R. K. Mahajan, Shweta Sharma, Shukla Das, Arun Wilson & R. S. Tonk · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Pulmonary nocardiosis is a severe opportunistic infection in which chronic lung disease along with long term steroid therapy is the most significant predisposing factor. Demonstration of Nocardia in even potentially contaminated sample like sputum, warrant strong warning signal o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22356

Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Bacterial Isolates in Patients of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India

R. K. Mahajan, Shweta Sharma, Geetika Rana & R. C. Vashishtha · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2014

Introduction: CSOM is a massive public health problem with incidence higher in developing countries like India, especially among low socio-economic society because of malnutrition, overcrowding, poor hygiene, inadequate health care, and recurrent upper respiratory tract infection...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13766

Emerging Changes in Mortality Pattern of Burn Patients in Relation to Resistant Bacterial Isolates in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Shweta Sharma, L. K. Makhija, R. K. Mahajan & Charoo Hans · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Burn injury is a global public health problem with approximately 265,000 deaths annually. In India, over 1000,000 people are moderately or severely burnt every year and an annual mortality rate is 100,000 to 140,000. This study was aimed to identify and analyze the demographic as...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23746