Aims: To assess the clinical presentation and therapeutic interventions administered to patients suffering from MIS-C in a tertiary centre in Western India. Study Design: This is a cross sectional observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pediatrics at Raj...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i3222
Introduction: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most important cause of lung infection and major cause of morbidity and mortality among Cystic Fibrosis patients. Early detection of P. aeruginosa from clinical samples is a key element in patient management. Appropriate antimicrobial t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i3221
Objectives: The primary aim was to investigate the prognostic factors among critically ill COVID-19 patients, who required mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy. Secondary aim was to analyse their Health-related Quality of Life (HrQoL) at 90 days after ICU discharge. Study Desi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i3220
Malaria is an infectious protozoan parasitic disease transmitted by Anopheles spp mosquito. As a disease entity, malaria is still a major global health problem due to its morbidity and mortality that endangered millions of individuals inhabitants in tropical region. Kidney derang...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i3218
Aims: Infection is a major trigger for both Lupus flare and Macrophage activation syndrome. Scrub typhus infection associated with lupus flare or MAS has been very rarely reported. We report a case of scrub typhus-induced MAS along with a flare of disease activity in a neuropsych...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i3217
Background: Mortality in severe Dengue infection is attributed to development of MODS. Clinical profile, outcome and utility of SOFA score in Dengue MODS is not well studied in Indian context. Hence, this study was conducted to describe the “patient`s” characteristics and outcome...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i2216
Objective: This study aimed to assess the current community’s perception status of dengue fever in the (Yuhana Abad) slum area of Lahore. Method: A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted in Yuhana Abad, a suburb of Lahore, Pakistan. It is the largest majority Christian...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i2215
Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a highly fatal, but uncommon viral disease which causes viral infection accompanied by hemorrhage and fever. It is caused by Marburg virus (MARV), a zoonotic virus belonging to the family of viruses known as Filoviridae, a single stranded RNA negati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i2213
Background: Superficial fungal infections (SFIs) are common and have considerable negative impact on school children in tropics. Objectives: The study compared the prevalence and pattern of SFI among primary school pupils in an agrarian (Ukpor) and commercial (Nnewi) communities...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i2214
It remains unclear how human diseases are distributed spatially and temporally in Bangladesh. A retrospective epidemiological study was conducted using Bangladesh National Health Surveillance Data from 2000 to 2016, examining the risk factors, transmission mode, and treatment of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i230305
Identification of commonly encountered pathogens and their comprehensive understanding has become the utmost requirement for oncologists to treat the disease. (1) Human brucellosis is one of them. This is class B bioterrorist agent and one of the highly neglected tropical disease...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i130304
Abdulwasiu Oladele Hassan, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu, David Toluwani Ajayi, Adeyemo Abolaji Tolulope, Chinelo Chioma Madekwe, Chika Chizitelu Madekwe, Justina N. Ikpenwa & Sarah Nakyeyune·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2022
Coronaviruses have become a global health threat over the past two decades as their geographical spread has accelerated. Coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, is the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 The epidemic caused by (SARS-CoV-2). The first known c...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i130303
Kidney transplant recipients are immunocompromised and have been under the spotlight during the COVD-19 pandemic. In our ICU 27.7% of patients received remdesivir as compared to the previous study in which no remdesivir therapy was administered. We did not report any deterioratio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i130302
Background: Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to be hospitalized and require respiratory support than non-pregnant women. There is little published data on Remdesivir use in pregnant women with COVID-19. We aimed to investigate the clinical course and obstetric outcome...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i130301
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) causes monkey pox infection which is a zoonotic disease with symptoms presentation similar to smallpox. The disease has a public health significance as it affects humans and animals worldwide. It is usually self-limiting but may be acute in some people. Tra...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2022/v11i130299