A study on Proportion, Speciation and Antifungal Resistance Pattern of the Candida Isolates in a Tertiary Care Hospital of North Kerala, India

Joseph, Katherine; Ameena, K.K.; George, Ann

doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2017.605.050

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“…The finding of the study revealed that only 14% have a moderate level of stress. 5 In a similar study that was conducted at Krishna Hospital Karad, among 30 patients undergoing hemodialysis only 3% of patients had moderate stress. 6 Previous study conducted at Patan Hospital, Nepal among 59 hemodialysis patients showed 6.78% had moderate stress.…”

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Moderate Stress Level among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis in a Tertiary Care Centre

Dhungana¹,

Shrestha

Pandey

et al. 2023

J Nepal Med Assoc

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Introduction: Stress is the response of body to any change. The end stage of renal disease and the process of haemodialysis treatment are long-term stressors that alter patients’ well-being and everyday lifestyle. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of moderate stress levels among patients undergoing hemodialysis in a tertiary care centre. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among patients undergoing hemodialysis from 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022. Ethical clearance from the Institutional Review Committee. Patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis for at least 3 months were included in the study. Convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval. Results: Among 118 patients, 82 (69.49%) (61.18-77.80, 95% Confidence Interval) had moderate stress levels, out of which 51 (62.20%) were male and 31 (37.80%) were female. Conclusions: The prevalence of moderate stess level was found to be higher than other studies done in similar settings.

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confidence: 92%

Moderate Stress Level among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis in a Tertiary Care Centre

Dhungana¹,

Shrestha

Pandey

et al. 2023

J Nepal Med Assoc

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Diabetic foot infections

Sannathimmappa¹,

Nambiar²,

Aravindakshan

et al. 2021

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: In diabetic foot infections (DFIs), the diversity of microbial profile and ever-changing antibiotic-resistance patterns emphasize accurate characterization of microbial profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern. The aim of the study was to investigate the pathogens associated with DFI and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary-care hospital, Oman. The socio-demographic and microbiological profile and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of pathogens isolated from patients with DFIs from January 2013 to December 2018 were reviewed. Quantitative and qualitative variables were expressed as mean ± standard deviation and percentages, respectively. A Chi-square test was used for testing the association between multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms and variables. RESULTS: In total, 233 isolates recovered from 133 clinical specimens with an average of 1.8 organisms per specimen were included in the study. Fifty-six and forty-four percent of specimens showed monomicrobial and polymicrobial growth of two or more organisms, respectively. The frequency of isolation was predominant among males (65%). Aerobic Gram-negative rods were predominantly (75%) isolated compared to Gram-positive organisms (25%). Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were the most frequently isolated Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, respectively. Thirty-eight percent of them were MDR strains. Gram-negative organisms showed fairly good susceptibility ranging from 75% to 100% to carbapenems, aminoglycosides, and piperacillin-tazobactam. While doxycycline and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole showed good susceptibility toward Gram-positive organisms. CONCLUSION: DFIs are often polymicrobial with a predominance of Gram-negative pathogens. This study recommends the use of carbapenems and doxycycline for empirical therapy of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial DFIs, respectively.

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A study on Proportion, Speciation and Antifungal Resistance Pattern of the Candida Isolates in a Tertiary Care Hospital of North Kerala, India

Cited by 2 publications

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Moderate Stress Level among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis in a Tertiary Care Centre

Moderate Stress Level among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis in a Tertiary Care Centre

Diabetic foot infections

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