GeneXpert Based Confirmed Cases among Suspected Cases of Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Introduction: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis mostly affecting the lungs.Due to the low sensitivity of conventional microscopy and time-consuming culture method, Nucleic acid Amplification Assay Technique is STICKERS preferred because of its rapidity and sensitivity.This test also helps in finding drug res

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A case of purpura fulminans secondary to transient protein C deficiency as a complication of chickenpox infection

Purpura fulminans is a rare but dramatic disease which occurs most commonly during or after an infection.It is characterized by extensive involvement of the skin and extremities and involvement of visceral organs.Purpura fulminans, when occurring after a viral infection such as varicella, is usually characterized by purpuric lesions involving the t

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Tracking and Analysis of the Movement Behavior of European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in Aquaculture Systems

Monitoring and understanding fish behavior is crucial for achieving precision in everyday husbandry practices (i.e.for optimizing farm performance), and for improving fish welfare in aquaculture.Various intelligent monitoring and control methods, using mathematical models, acoustic methods and computer vision, have been recently developed for this

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Customised Surgical Management of Congenital Upper Lid Coloboma

Congenital upper lid colobomas can present as an isolated embryonic defect or as a part of a syndrome.Through a series of two cases this article highlights the importance of different surgical techniques, individualised for congenital upper lid coloboma presenting at different Ovenware age groups with different location of lid defects.Case 1: Fifte

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