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Aspergillosis Complicating Severe Coronavirus Disease

Post Date:

2021-01-01

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Publication:

EID Journal

Aspergillosis complicating severe influenza infection has been increasingly detected worldwide. Recently, coronavirus disease–associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) has been detected through rapid reports, primarily from centers in Europe. We provide a case series of CAPA, adding 20 cases to the...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Endotypes in Low- and Middle-Income Country Settings: Precision Medicine for All

Post Date:

2020-07-15

Publication:

Am J Respir Crit Care Med

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease marked by largely irreversible airflow obstruction due to small airway obstruction and emphysema that results from complex gene–environment interactions over the lifespan of an individual. Although the clinical definition of...

High Burden of Bloodstream Infections Associated with Antimicrobial Resistance and Mortality in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Pune, India

Post Date:

2020-05-18

Publication:

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing threat to newborns in low and middle income countries (LMIC). Methods: We performed a prospective cohort study in three tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) in Pune, India, to describe the epidemiology of neonatal bloodstream...

Evaluating the Concordance of Clinician Antiretroviral Prescribing Practices and HIV-ASSIST, an Online Clinical Decision Support Tool

Post Date:

2019-12-02

Countries:

India

Publication:

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Recent studies have shown that more than half of HIV care is provided by primary care practitioners.However, clinicians with experience and expertise in HIV medicine are declining.

Challenges in conducting trials for pediatric tuberculosis meningitis: lessons learned in the field

Post Date:

2019-10-01

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

NIRT

Publication:

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: Researchers describe the challenges associated with conducting the first randomized clinical trial of antimicrobial agents in pediatric tuberculosis meningitis.

Third-line antiretroviral therapy in low-income and middle-income countries (ACTG A5288): a prospective strategy study

Post Date:

2019-07-29

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

Publication:

Lancet HIV

BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) management is challenging for individuals in resource-limited settings presenting for third-line treatment because of complex resistance patterns, partly due to reduced access to viral load monitoring. We aimed to evaluate use of newer...

Users beware! Biological variation in complete blood counts over short time intervals

Post Date:

2019-05-29

Publication:

BMJ Evidence Based Medicine

New publication in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine looks at CBC count variations in blood drawn over a short time period

Female global health leadership: Data-driven approaches to close the gender gap

Post Date:

2019-02-09

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

Publication:

The Lancet

Lancet article investigates gender-based challenges of female health trainees and professionals and identifies interventions

Atypical mycobacterial infections following plastic surgery procedures abroad: a multidisciplinary algorithm for diagnosis and treatment

Post Date:

2018-12-28

Abstract: Medical tourism has become increasingly popular in recent years. The most commonly sought procedures are cosmetic. The recent rise in medical tourism has been mirrored by an increase in the incidence of M. abscessus infections, atypical mycobacteria ubiquitous in aquatic environments...

Dengue vaccines: implications for dengue control

Post Date:

2018-10-15

Publication:

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Dengue, the most common arbovirus, is an increasingly significant cause of morbidity worldwide. After decades of research, an approved tetravalent dengue vaccine is finally available. Models constructed using recently available vaccine efficacy data allow for a data-...

The global neurological burden of tuberculosis

Post Date:

2018-05-18

Publication:

Seminars in Neurology

Central nervous system (CNS) involvement of tuberculosis (TB) is the most severe manifestation of TB and accounts for approximately 5 to 10% of all extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) cases and approximately 1% of all TB cases. TB meningitis (TBM) is the most common form of CNS TB, though other forms...

Re: How serious are global health leaders about gender equality?

Post Date:

2018-04-06

Publication:

British Medical Journal

Letter to the Editor: At the 2017 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) in Washington, D.C., a panel of female global health leaders (AG, MB, IK, JM, YM) discussed the barriers to female leadership and put forward actionable advice on how to address them.

Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Post Date:

2017-09-16

Publication:

The Lancet

Abstract Background: Detailed assessments of mortality patterns, particularly age-specific mortality, represent a crucial input that enables health systems to target interventions to specific populations. Understanding how all-cause mortality has changed with respect to...

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Post Date:

2017-09-16

Publication:

The Lancet

Abstract Background: As mortality rates decline, life expectancy increases, and populations age, non-fatal outcomes of diseases and injuries are becoming a larger component of the global burden of disease. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 (GBD...

Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Post Date:

2017-09-12

Publication:

The Lancet

Abstract Background: The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are grounded in the global ambition of "leaving no one behind". Understanding today's gains and gaps for the health-related SDGs is essential for decision makers as they aim to improve the health of populations. As...

Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Post Date:

2017-07-15

Publication:

The Lancet

Abstract Background: National levels of personal health-care access and quality can be approximated by measuring mortality rates from causes that should not be fatal in the presence of effective medical care (ie, amenable mortality). Previous analyses of mortality amenable to...

Cardiovascular risk in an HIV-infected population in India

Post Date:

2017-07-03

Countries:

India

Clinical Sites:

BJGMC

Publication:

Heart Asia

Findings: HIV+ Indian patients who had cardiovascular disease at a younger age appear to be at imminent risk for morbidity.

A qualitative study exploring factors influencing clinical decision-making for influenza-like illness in Solapur city, Maharashtra, India

Post Date:

2017-07-03

Countries:

India

Publication:

Anthropology and Medicine

Abstract The co-existence of different types of medical systems (medical pluralism) is a typical feature of India's healthcare system. For conditions such as influenza-like illness (ILI), where non-specific disease signs/symptoms exist, clinical reasoning in the context of medical...

Presence of human hepegivirus-1 in a cohort of people who inject drugs

Post Date:

2017-06-07

Publication:

Annals of Internal Medicine

Findings on the sensitivity of next-generation metagenomic sequencing for discovery of new viral infections.

The ripple effect: why promoting female leadership in global health matters

Post Date:

2016-12-21

Publication:

Public Health Action

Leadership positions in global health are greatly skewed toward men; the imbalance is more pronounced in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The under-representation of women in leadership is a threat to gender equality, and also impacts the improvement of women's health outcomes...

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