Infectious-diseases
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
is a significant cause of respiratory morbidity and mortality in children,
especially in developing countries. Worldwide, CAP is the leading cause of
death in children younger than five years.
Clinical assessment requires
careful evaluation of clinical features, severity, and evidence of
complications....
PubMed Central: Published on 2020 August
AHOM was defined as any bone
infection with a period between symptoms onset and diagnosis < two weeks.
AHOM was defined complicated in the
presence of sepsis, septic shock, arthritis, cellulitis, sub-periosteal or
muscle abscess, deep vein thrombosis pathological fracture, septic emboli or
hosp...
Cefuroxime is a 2nd generation cephalosporin group of broad-spectrum β-lactam
antibiotic.Clavulanic acid is a
beta lactamase inhibitor used to enhance the effectiveness of beta lactam
antibiotics.Cefuroxime and Clavulanic Acid: A
combination of cefuroxime and ß -lactamase inhibitor (Clavulanic acid) for the
treatment of various bacterial infec...
Cefuroxime is the 2nd
generation cephalosporin group of broad-spectrum β-lactam antibiotic. Clavulanic acid is
naturally occurring potent inhibitor of β-lactamase. It is a “suicidal
inhibitor” of β-lactamases produced by a wide range of Gram positive and Gram
negative micro-organisms.β-lactamase mediated resistance is the most common mechanism...
Covid-19 has spread and had a
profound effect on the lives and health of people around the globe.Recent evidence shows that a
range of symptoms can remain after the clearance of the acute infection in many
people who have had covid-19, and this condition is known as long covid.The National Institute for
Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defines...
Cefuroxime is the 2nd
generation cephalosporin group of broad-spectrum β-lactam antibiotic. And Clavulanic
acid is a beta lactamase inhibitor used to enhance the effectiveness
of beta lactam antibiotics.CEFUROXIME- CLAVULANATE is
indicated for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate infections caused
by susceptible strains of the desig...
Russian health officials have approved a single-dose version
of the Sputnik V vaccine. Sputnik Light has showed nearly 80 per cent efficacy
in tests.
The single dose Sputnik Light vaccine demonstrated 79.4%
efficacy according to analyzed data taken from 28 days after the injection was
administered as part of Russia’s mass vaccination program...
During the COVID-19 pandemic,
healthcare providers in areas where dengue is endemic need to consider dengue and
COVID-19 in the differential diagnosis of acute febrile illnesses.
Most people with dengue and
COVID-19 have mild illness and can recover at home; symptoms usually last a few
days, and people tend to feel better after a week.
Ho...
Cefuroxime is a 2nd generation cephalosporin group of broad-spectrum β-lactam antibiotic.Clavulanic acid is a
beta lactamase inhibitor used to enhance the effectiveness of beta lactam
antibiotics. Clavulanic acid does have some degree of bacterial activity; its
principal role is as a beta-lactamase inhibitor. Used in combination with t...
Key facts
Antibiotic
resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security,
and development today.
Antibiotic
resistance can affect anyone, of any age, in any country.
Antibiotic
resistance occurs naturally, but misuse of antibiotics in humans and
animals is accelerating the process.
A gr...
Revised guideline for clinical
management of Dengue4th Edition 2018, Revised
(Printed May, 2020)
The draft version of revised
guideline for clinical management of Dengue. The revised guideline contains new
conception regarding pediatric management as well as management of Dengue in
pregnancy. Dengue in Covid19 context has been briefly d...
In India, COVID-19 patients are developing a rare but fatal
fungal infection, called "black fungus."
Two cases of black fungus have been detected at BIRDEM
Hospital in patients who have recovered from Covid-19.According to an advisory issued by the Indian Council of
Medical Research the following conditions in Covid-19 patients increase the...
