Indian Journal of Medical Research
Molecular detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in ectoparasites & their small mammal hosts captured from scrub typhus endemic areas in Madurai district, India
Background & objectives:
Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi present in small mammals harbouring the ectoparasites. A study was undertaken to detect the pathogen present in small mammals and its ectoparasites in the scrub typhus-reported…
Indian Journal of Medical Research
Molecular detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in ectoparasites & their small mammal hosts captured from scrub typhus endemic areas in Madurai district, India
Background & objectives:
Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi present in small mammals harbouring the ectoparasites. A study was undertaken to detect the pathogen present in small mammals and its ectoparasites in the scrub typhus-reported…
Indian Journal of Medical Research
Evaluation of liver segmental dose threshold for hepatocyte regeneration following liver stereotactic body radiation therapy
Background & objectives:
There is limited evidence studying the relationship of liver segmental dose and segmental volume changes. The segmental dose thresholds could potentially allow for segmental regeneration after liver stereotactic body radiat…
Indian Journal of Medical Research
Geographic information system-aided evaluation of epidemiological trends of dengue serotypes in West Bengal, India
Background & objectives:
West Bengal is a dengue-endemic State in India, with all four dengue serotypes in co-circulation. The present study was conceived to determine the changing trends of circulating dengue virus (DENV) serotypes in five consecu…
Indian Journal of Medical Research
Evaluation of liver segmental dose threshold for hepatocyte regeneration following liver stereotactic body radiation therapy
Background & objectives:
There is limited evidence studying the relationship of liver segmental dose and segmental volume changes. The segmental dose thresholds could potentially allow for segmental regeneration after liver stereotactic body radiat…
Indian Journal of Medical Research
Geographic information system-aided evaluation of epidemiological trends of dengue serotypes in West Bengal, India
Background & objectives:
West Bengal is a dengue-endemic State in India, with all four dengue serotypes in co-circulation. The present study was conceived to determine the changing trends of circulating dengue virus (DENV) serotypes in five consecu…
Indian Journal of Medical Research
Does Lake Louise questionnaire interpret high-altitude headache as acute mountain sickness? Experience in the western Himalayas
Background & objectives:
High-altitude headache (HAH) and headache in acute mountain sickness (AMS) are common among lowlanders ascending to the high altitude and are often confused with one another. A pilot study was undertaken to analyze HAH and …
Indian Journal of Medical Research
Pharmacoeconomics of medicines used for geriatric individuals in a tertiary care hospital in Delhi
Background & objectives:
Expenditure on healthcare is a major concern in the geriatric age group. The current study was carried out to assess the expenditure patterns on medicines utilized in geriatric inpatients.
Methods:
An observational s…