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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this analysis is to evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibility of eight drugs effective against Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) strains and the genetic diversity of H. pylori virulence genes to foresee clinical outcomes in North India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-eight H. pylori strains isolated from patients suffering from various gastrointestinal (GI) diseases were included in the study. MICs of various antibiotics were determined by the agar dilution method. The chi-squared test and Fisher exact test were used to determine the p-value, which was considered significant at p-value ≤ 0.05. RStudio 4.0 was used to for the data visualization. RESULTS: The prevalence of drug resistance was found to be: cefixime (CFM) (41.3%), furazolidone (FZD) (34.4%), amoxicillin (AMX) (20.7%), levofloxacin (LVFX) (70.7%), metronidazole (MTZ) (39.6%), tetracycline (TET) (20.7%), clarithromycin (CLA) (17.2%), and rifabutin (RIF) (17.2%). Out of 58 H. pylori strains, 3 were pan susceptible. There were H. pylori strains with single-drug resistance (21.8%, 12/55), dual resistance (30.9%, 17/55), triple resistance (20%, 11/55), and multidrug resistance (27.3%, 15/55). The resistance rate in MTZ, CLA and RIF were found to be significantly higher in females as compared to males (p = 0.005, p = 0.002, and p = 0.02), respectively. The resistance to TET exhibited significantly higher levels in gastritis compared to GERD, DU, and other disease groups (p = 0.04) respectively. CONCLUSION: TET, AMX, CLA, and RIF were found to be more effective antibiotics against H. pylori infections, whereas more studies are required to provide evidence on increasing resistance rate of LVFX.
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Antibacterianos , Infecções por Helicobacter , Helicobacter pylori , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Helicobacter pylori/efeitos dos fármacos , Helicobacter pylori/genética , Helicobacter pylori/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Índia/epidemiologia , Feminino , Masculino , Infecções por Helicobacter/microbiologia , Infecções por Helicobacter/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Adulto Jovem , Idoso , Adolescente , Farmacorresistência BacterianaRESUMO
AIM: Reporting of participant descriptors in studies of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) can help identify characteristics associated with favourable outcomes and allow comparison with other studies and real-world clinical populations. The aim was to identify the pattern of participant descriptors reported in studies assessing interventions for ASBO. METHOD: This systematic review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021281031) and reported in line with the PRISMA checklist. Systematic searches of Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) were undertaken to identify studies assessing operative and non-operative interventions for adults with ASBO. Studies were dual screened for inclusion. Descriptors were categorised into conceptual domains by the research team. RESULTS: Searches identified 2648 studies, of which 73 were included. A total of 156 unique descriptors were identified. On average, studies reported 12 descriptors. The most frequently reported descriptors were sex, age, SBO aetiology, history of abdominal surgery, BMI and ASA classification. The highest number of descriptors in a single study was 34, compared to the lowest number of descriptors which was one. Pathway factors were the least frequently described domain. Overall, 37 descriptors were reported in just one study. CONCLUSION: There is a lack of consistency in participant descriptors reported in studies of SBO. Furthermore, a significant proportion of the descriptors were used infrequently. This makes it challenging to assess whether study participants are representative of the wider population. Further work is required to develop a Core Descriptor Set to standardise the reporting of patient characteristics and reduce heterogeneity between studies.
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Obstrução Intestinal , Intestino Delgado , Humanos , Obstrução Intestinal/etiologia , Aderências Teciduais/complicações , Feminino , Masculino , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , IdosoRESUMO
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the globally prevalent and virulent types of cancer with a distinct alteration in chromosomes. Often, any alterations in the adenomatosis polyposis coli (APC), a tumor suppressor gene, and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene are related to surmise colorectal cancer significantly. In this study, we have investigated chromosomal and gene variants to discern a new-fangled gene and its expression in the southern populations of India by primarily spotting the screened APC and MTHFR variants in CRC patients. An equal number of CRC patients and healthy control subjects (n = 65) were evaluated to observe a chromosomal alteration in the concerted and singular manner for APC and MTHFR genotypes using standard protocols. The increasing prognosis was observed in persons with higher alcoholism and smoking (P < 0.05) with frequent alterations in chromosomes 1, 5, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, and 22. The APC Asp 1822Val and MTHFR C677T genotypes provided significant results, while the variant alleles of this polymorphism were linked with an elevated risk of CRC. Chromosomal alterations can be the major cause in inducing carcinogenic outcomes in CRCs and can drive to extreme pathological states.
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Proteína da Polipose Adenomatosa do Colo/genética , Neoplasias Colorretais , Metilenotetra-Hidrofolato Redutase (NADPH2)/genética , Neoplasias Colorretais/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Genótipo , Humanos , Polimorfismo Genético , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
PURPOSE: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the recurring and lethal gastrointestinal tract disease rankings as the primary cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality. In general, the tumour node metastasis (TNM) and Dukes classification assist in diagnosis, prognosis and treatments of CRC along with haematological examinations and tumour demographic characterisations in patients. METHODS: The present investigation is carried out on clinically acknowledged sixty-five CRC patients based on haematological findings and are sorted into stages using TNM and Dukes. The present study is to find the association between haematological findings, demographic characters, differentiation position, lymph node invasion and tumour node metastasis in CRC patients in accordance with their age. RESULTS: We observed significant (p < 0.05) nexus between lymph node metastasis and tumour node metastasis on the basis of tumour's differentiation demographic positioning and age of the individuals. CONCLUSION: Earlier location tracing and medicinal treatment or surgery lessen the chance of CRC morbidity and mortality along with prolonging survival rate via prognostic factors and disease position determination.
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Neoplasias Colorretais/epidemiologia , Neoplasias Colorretais/patologia , Gradação de Tumores/estatística & dados numéricos , Estadiamento de Neoplasias/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Idoso , Neoplasias Colorretais/sangue , Feminino , Humanos , Índia/epidemiologia , Metástase Linfática/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
Bowel duplication with heterotopic gastric mucosa (HGM) is a known but uncommon pathology. It usually presents with intussusception or melena in the early years of life. We present a case of ileal duplication with HGM with a rare presentation of bowel perforation and peritonitis in an adult male.
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Cellulose acetate (CA) and cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP) were used as additives (1â¯wt%, 3â¯wt%, and 5â¯wt%) to prepare polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) hollow fiber membranes. Prepared hollow fiber membranes were characterized by surface morphology using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), surface roughness by atomic force microscopy (AFM), the surface charge of the membrane was analyzed by zeta potential measurement, hydrophilicity by contact angle measurement and the functional groups by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Fouling resistant nature of the prepared hollow fiber membranes was evaluated by bovine serum albumin (BSA) and molecular weight cutoff was investigated using polyethylene glycol (PEG). By total organic carbon (TOC), the percentage rejection of PEG was found to be 14,489â¯Da. It was found that the hollow fiber membrane prepared by the addition of 5â¯wt% of CAP in PPSU confirmed increased arsenic removal from water as compared to hollow fiber membrane prepared by 5â¯wt% of CA in PPSU. The removal percentages of arsenic with CA-5 and CAP-5 hollow fiber membrane was 34% and 41% with arsenic removal permeability was 44.42â¯L/m2h bar and 40.11â¯L/m2h bar respectively. The increased pure water permeability for CA-5 and CAP-5 hollow fiber membrane was 61.47â¯L/m2h bar and 69.60â¯L/m2â¯h bar, respectively.
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Arsênio/química , Arsênio/isolamento & purificação , Celulose/análogos & derivados , Água Potável/química , Membranas Artificiais , Ultrafiltração/métodos , Purificação da Água/métodos , Celulose/química , Interações Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Peso Molecular , Permeabilidade , Porosidade , Propriedades de Superfície , Poluentes Químicos da Água/química , Poluentes Químicos da Água/isolamento & purificaçãoRESUMO
Evaluation of genetic alterations in inhabitants of an area of Tamil Nadu, India, chronically exposed to high background radiation (HBRA), was the major purpose of the present study. A total of 216 samples (exposed inhabitants, 108; control subjects, 108) were selected based on the confirmation of radiation dose level using thermoluminescence dosimetry (TLD). After signing a consent form, volunteers provided blood samples (5 ml each) to establish cell cultures at 52 h. One hundred complete metaphase cells from each subject were evaluated for karyotyping. The frequencies of chromosomal alterations (CA) were found to be higher in the exposed groups and the aberrations predominately observed were of chromatid-type. Smoking was found to have considerable effect on the frequency of CA in exposed subjects. With the comet assay for DNA damage, a significant increase in comet tail frequency was also observed in exposed subjects compared to controls. At present there are no radioepidemiological data regarding the cytogenetic studies in these areas. Furthermore, the Kudankulam nuclear power plant nuclear power plant is being constructed in the same area. The study gives potentially important information on the general health effects due to radiation exposure and increases people's understanding of the hazardous nature of chronic low level natural radiation exposure. However, we may conclude that the HBRA by itself does not pose any significant risk of genetic damage as measured by conventional cytogenetic analysis.