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Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) classified as edematous and marasmus, however, Kwashiorker represents the most severe phenotype of edematous malnutrition. learn more The aim of this study was to describe the clinico-biochemical profile in sick children with severe acute malnutrition.

This is a descriptive cross-sectional study, which included children aged 6 to 60 months, fulfilling the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria of severe acute malnutrition. We collected data on demography, anthropometry, history, and clinical examination. Investigations included arterial blood gas analysis, serum electrolytes, calcium, serum albumin, and blood sugar.

value < 0.05 was considered significant.

One hundred twenty-two children with SAM were recruited, out of which 65 (53.27%) had edematous malnutrition and 57 (46.7%) had nonedematous malnutrition. Out of total children, 90 (73.77%) were discharged from hospital, 18 (14.7%) died, and 14 (11.4%) were left against medical advice. Out of 122 children with SAM, edematous children were younger (25.7 vs. 34.5 months,

= 0.002). Children with edematous malnutrition were more likely to have pneumonia (

= 0.04), acute gastroenteritis (

< 0.001), hyponatremia (

= 0.04), metabolic acidosis (

= 0.005), and hypocalcemia (

= 0.006) when compared with nonedematous children. Edematous malnutrition has 1.3 and 1.4 times more risk of death and leave against medical advice (LAMA) respectively as compared to nonedematous malnutrition. Mortality was higher in edematous malnutrition (12, 66.6%) than nonedematous malnutrition (6, 33.3%).

Edematous malnutrition was commonly prevalent in 1 to 3 years of children and clinical and biochemical abnormalities frequently co-exist with edematous malnutrition.

Edematous malnutrition was commonly prevalent in 1 to 3 years of children and clinical and biochemical abnormalities frequently co-exist with edematous malnutrition.

To assess the oral health status and inflammatory markers in end stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.

To study and compare oral health status of end stage CKD patients with the control group (matched health individuals) and to study and compare inflammatory biomarkers in study and control groups.

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 50 patients of end stage CKD and 50 matched healthy individual, who were taken as control in the study. Convenience sampling technique was used. Oral health status was recorded by using WHO proforma (2013). Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP ) were also measured in the both groups. These are inflammatory markers which show systemic inflammation. Statistical analysis was done by using IBM SPSS Statistics-version 21 (IBM Corp. Released 2012. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 21.0. Armonk, NY IBM Corp.).

The study revealed that patients on dialysis going for transplantation have evidence of increased inflammation as indicated by raised CR

values.

The present study concludes that the oral hygiene of the patients is deteriorated who are having chronic kidney disease. Good oral and dental care in CKD patients can improve the transplant outcomes.

The present study concludes that the oral hygiene of the patients is deteriorated who are having chronic kidney disease. Good oral and dental care in CKD patients can improve the transplant outcomes.

Asthma being a chronic inflammatory disease concerning to the airways involves genetic and environmental factors. It is known to develop a clinical condition of airway hyper-responsiveness, which induces frequent symptoms in patients such as breathlessness, chest congestion, coughing, and wheezing, particularly during night hours or during early morning hours. The cytokine, Interleukin 17F (IL17F), is important in mediating allergic reactions in the body and regulating the pathophysiology and pathogenesis of asthmatic attacks, as well as airway inflammation, respectively. The Interleukin 17A (IL17A) is involved in increasing the biosynthesis of interleukins IL-6 and IL11. In contrast, IL17F enhances the expression of interleukin IL11 and tumor growth factor, TGF-β.

Standard procedures were followed for collection and processing of blood samples from the subjects (controls and patients, 104 each), isolation of mRNA and to determine the quantities of IgE, and the interlukins (IL17A and IL17F) in the serum. The Real-time PCR and ELISA techniques were employed for synthesis of cDNA and determination of interleukins, respectively, using standard protocols. Early diagnosis of asthma is still a challenge to meet.

The statistical analysis of the data reflected a positive correlation between each of the interleukins (IL-17A and IL17F) and IgE (

= 0.001 and

= 0.41), (

= 0.004 and

= 0.077). The results indicated the upregulation of expression of IL17A and IL17F genes in the patients suffering from asthma.

This study has indicated that the blood levels of IL-17A and IL17F could be utilized as viable clinical markers for early diagnosis, timely treatment, and proper management of asthma.

This study has indicated that the blood levels of IL-17A and IL17F could be utilized as viable clinical markers for early diagnosis, timely treatment, and proper management of asthma.

The present study was aimed to find seroprevalence in different age group population to explore the burden of TORCH (toxoplasma, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus [(CMV] and herpes simplex virus [HSV]) infection in the North Indian Population.

It is a retrospective study carried out in the Microbiology Department, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University (IMS, BHU), a tertiary care centre of North India. The blood samples of the suspected population of either sex or age group from different departments were analysed over a period of 7 years. The samples were tested for TORCH infections by the IgM ELISA kit following the manufactures instruction.

Out of total 4044 samples, 1353 (33.46%) cases were seropositive with maximum cases from the obstetrics and gynaecology department 39.46%. The highest seropositivity of TORCH (43.15%) was in the age group 15-25 years followed by 36.33% in the age group 25-35 years. This study revealed an overall male and female ratio of the total positive cases as 0.12 while it was 2.