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Determination of MIC distribution of arbekacin, cefminox, fosfomycin, biapenem and other antibiotics against gram-negative clinical isolates in South India: a prospective study by Rajenderan, Sangeetha, Balaji, Veeraraghavan, Anandan, Shalini, Sahni, Rani Diana, Tansarli, Giannoula S, Falagas, Matthew E

“…To determine the in vitro activity of antibiotics, including arbekacin, cefminox, fosfomycin and biapenem which are all still unavailable in India, against…”
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Susceptibility profile, resistance mechanisms & efficacy ratios of fosfomycin, nitrofurantoin & colistin for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae causing urinary tract infections by Amladi, Anushree, Abirami, Baby, Devi, S, Sudarsanam, Thambu, Kandasamy, Subramani, Kekre, Nitin, Veeraraghavan, Balaji, Sahni, Rani

“…Background & objectives: The escalation in carbapenem resistance among Enterobacteriaceae has resulted in a lack of effective therapeutic alternatives. Older…”
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Multi locus sequence typing of Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates from India unveils molecular diversity and confers regional association in Southeast Asia by Balaji, Veeraraghavan, Perumalla, Susmitha, Perumal, Rajamani, Inbanathan, Francis Yesurajan, Rajamani Sekar, Suresh Kumar, Paul, Miracle Magdelene, Sahni, Rani Diana, Prakash, John Antony Jude, Iyadurai, Ramya

“…Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent for melioidosis, has become a public health problem in India and across the world. Melioidosis can be difficult…”
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Urinary neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin - A sensitive marker for urinary tract infection in children by Jagadesan, Iswarya, Agarwal, Indira, Chaturvedi, Swasti, Jose, Arun, Sahni, Rani, Fleming, Jude

“…Early antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infection (UTI) in young children can prevent renal scarring. Sensitivity of pyuria and positive urine nitrite…”
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A retrospective study on the microbial spectrum and antibiogram of uropathogens in children in a secondary care hospital in Rural Vellore, South India by Tryphena, Cherryl, Sahni, Rani, John, Sushil, Jeyapaul, Shalini, George, Anne, Helan, Jasmine

“…Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common among children. Empiric antibiotics have to be started as early as possible or it may lead to an…”
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Candida auris: Clinical profile, diagnostic challenge and susceptibility pattern: Experience from a tertiary-care centre in South India by Ninan, Marilyn M., Sahni, Rani D., Chacko, Binila, Balaji, V., Michael, Joy S.

“…•Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant pathogenic yeast.•Sequence analysis by two methods identified 100% of C. auris at a tertiary-care centre in…”
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Rhinofacial conidiobolomycosis: Clinical and microbiological characterisation and shift in the management of a rare disease by Varghese, Lalee, Kurien, Regi, Diana Sahni, Rani, Manesh, Abi, Mary Cherian, Lisa, Peter, Dincy, Dayanand, Divya, Sarojini Michael, Joy, Thomas, Meera, Rupa, V, Pulimood, Susanne, Varghese, George M.

“…Background Conidiobolomycosis is a rare tropical rhinofacial fungal infection which has not been well characterised. The available evidence in its management…”
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Prevalence of group B Streptococcal colonization among pregnant women and neonates in a tertiary hospital in India by Santhanam, Sridhar, Jose, Ruby, Sahni, Rani Diana, Thomas, Niranjan, Beck, Manisha Madhai

“…Objective: To estimate the prevalence of group B Streptococcus (GBS) carriage among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic, and the colonization rates…”
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Efficacy of 1 versus 3 days of intravenous amikacin as a prophylaxis for patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate: A prospective randomized trial by Jayanth, Selvin, Chandrasingh, J, Sahni, Rani, Mukha, Rajiv, Kumar, Santosh, Devasia, Antony, Kekre, Nitin

“…Introduction: There are no uniform guidelines on the duration of antibiotic prophylaxis for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The objective of…”
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A retrospective study of the prevalence and outcomes of syphilis in pregnancy in a 5‐year period by Ebenezer, Emily D., Benjamin, Santosh J., Sahni, Rani D., Prakash, John A.J., Chelliah, Hepsy, Mathews, Jiji E.

“…Objective To determine the prevalence of syphilis in pregnancy and to assess the effect of syphilis on maternal and perinatal outcomes. Methods In a…”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of Gram-Negative Bacteria Causing Infections Collected Across India during 2014–2016: Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trend Report by Veeraraghavan, Balaji, Jesudason, Mark Ranjan, Jude Prakasah, John Antony, Anandan, Shalini, Sahni, Rani Diana, Pragasam, Agila Kumari, Bakthavatchalam, Yamuna Devi, Selvakumar, Rajesh Joseph, Dhole, T.N., Rodrigues, Camilla, Roy, Indranil, Joshi, Sangeetha, Chaudhuri, Bhaskar Narayan, Chitnis, D.S.

“…Background: The emergence of antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens in the hospital and community has increased the concern to the health-care…”
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Cost of care and impact on quality of life of upper urinary tract infections in South India with a focus on diabetics and extended-spectrum beta-lactam producing organisms by Daniel, Ebenezer, Yadav, Bijesh, Jeyaseelan, Lakshmanan, Babu, Malavika, Raj Mani, Selvin, Mathuram, Alice, Sathyendra, Sowmya, Hansdak, Samuel, Iyyadurai, Ramya, Sahni, Rani, Sudarsanam, Thambu

“…Background and Objectives: Upper urinary tract infections (UTIs) that require in-patient care can be expensive. Comorbid conditions such as diabetes as well as…”
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Orally Administered Amoxicillin/Clavulanate: Current Role in Outpatient Therapy by Veeraraghavan, Balaji, Bakthavatchalam, Yamuna Devi, Sahni, Rani Diana

“…Oral amoxicillin/clavulanate is a community workhorse antibiotic, routinely prescribed for respiratory tract infections, skin infections as well as urinary…”
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Risk factors for MDR and XDR-TB in a tertiary referral hospital in India by Balaji, V, Daley, Peter, Anand, Alok Azad, Sudarsanam, Thambu, Michael, Joy Sarojini, Sahni, Rani Diana, Chordia, Poorvi, George, Ige Abraham, Thomas, Kurien, Ganesh, Alka, John, K R, Mathai, Dilip

“…India has a high burden of drug resistant TB, although there are few data on XDR-TB. Although XDR-TB has existed previously in India, the definition has not…”
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Trichomonas vaginalis: comparison of primers for implementation as an in-house PCR in rural Vellore, South India by Surya, Nagarajan L, Suji, Thangamani, Rani, Santhosh, Dorathy, Irene, Minz, Shantidani, Sahni, Rani Diana

“…Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) accounts for the highest burden of curable, non-viral sexually transmitted infections worldwide. Prevalence in India ranges from 0.4…”
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Will the Recently Reinstated CLSI 2020 Breakpoints of Norfloxacin for Urinary Isolates Work for India? – Tertiary Care Experience and Evidence by Sahni, Rani Diana, Veeraraghavan, Balaji, Prabaa MS, Dhiviya, Jacob, Jobin John

“…Dear Editor, Norfloxacin (NOR), an oral broad-spectrum, second-generation fluoroquinolone (FQ), has been reinstated in the M-100CLSI 2020 guidelines for…”
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Clinical utility of antifungal susceptibility testing in patients with fungal rhinosinusitis by Mammen, Manju Deena, Sahni, Rani Diana, Varghese, George M., Rupa, Vedantam

“…To determine the association between antifungal susceptibility test (AFST) results and in vivo therapeutic response in Indian patients with fungal…”
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producers: Detection for the diagnostic laboratory by Sahni, Rani, Mathai, Dilip, Sudarsanam, Thambu, Balaji, V, Brahamadathan, K, Jesudasan, Mary, Lalitha, M

“…Background and Objectives: Discovered in 1983, Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producers are still the leading cause of infections in India. Its prompt…”
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Can isepamicin be a potential option for extended spectrum beta-lactamases and carbapenemases expressing Escherichia coli? by Bakthavatchalam, Yamuna Devi, Abdullah, Fiza, Srinivasan, Devishree, Neeravi, Ayyanraj, Sahni, Rani Diana, Manesh, Abi, Veeraraghavan, Balaji

“…Background: Beta-lactamase expressing Enterobacterales are challenging to treat. The potency of aminoglycosides as a bactericidal agent has increased interest…”
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Is empiric therapy with fluconazole appropriate for esophageal candidiasis? by Sajith, Kattiparambil Gangadharan, Dutta, Amit Kumar, Sahni, Rani Diana, Esakimuthu, Saritha, Chacko, Ashok

“…We studied the prevalence of fluconazole resistance in esophageal candidiasis. Patients with suspected esophageal candidiasis during gastroscopy underwent…”
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