A CASE OF MULTIORGAN DYSFUNCTION DUE TO SCRUB TYPHUS INFECTION

Rickettsia tsutsugamushi causes an acute febrile illness known as scrub thypus. Humans get infected when they accidentally encroach the mite infested areas (mite islands) mainly in rural and sub-urban areas1. Scrub typhus is being increasingly reported in India. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with acute febrile illness, including those with thrombocytopenia, abnormalities in liver function tests, altered sensorium, atypical pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome. We report a case Multi Organ Dysfunction due to scrub typhus infection. A thorough knowledge of scrub typhus including varied presentations and its complications is important for providing life saving treatment for patients

A CASE OF MULTIORGAN DYSFUNCTION DUE TO SCRUB TYPHUS INFECTION

Rickettsia tsutsugamushi causes an acute febrile illness known as scrub thypus. Humans get infected when they accidentally encroach the mite infested areas (mite islands) mainly in rural and sub-urban areas1. Scrub typhus is being increasingly reported in India. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with acute febrile illness, including those with thrombocytopenia, abnormalities in liver function tests, altered sensorium, atypical pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome. We report a case Multi Organ Dysfunction due to scrub typhus infection. A thorough knowledge of scrub typhus including varied presentations and its complications is important for providing life saving treatment for patients

Research output on Corona virus (Covid-19) /Hantavirus in India:A Scientometric Study

This paper attempts to highlight the publication status and growth of Hantavirus/Coronavirus research in India and make quantitative and qualitative assessment by way of analysing various features of research output based on Scopus online database during the period 1975-2020. A total of 3498 publications were published and overall H-Index is 50. The publications peaked in the year 2020 with 3218 publications and most frequently cited one is “Rodriguez-Morales, A.J., Cardona-Ospina, J.A., Gutiérrez-Ocampo, E., Ahmad, T., Sah, R.. (2020) Clinical, laboratory and imaging features of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 34,101623 with 293 citations. The USA topped the list with highest share (374) of publications. United Kingdom with 212 share of publications followed by China with 154 share of publications, Thailand with 119 share of publications, Australia and Italy with 101 share of publications respectively in the context of international collaboration. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi topped the list with 246 publications, followed by Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh with 178 publications, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune with 108 publications. 160 Institutes are with minimum of 10 Publications 12 Institutes. The highly productive journals are: Diabetes And Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research and Reviews(Elsevier) with 100 publications (CiteScore-2.6, SJR-0.672 and SNIP-0.982), Asian Journal Of Psychiatry(Elsevier) with 92(CiteScore-2.7, SJR-0.736 and SNIP-1.022); Indian Journal Of Ophthalmology(Wolters Kluwer Health)(CieScore-1.6, SJR-0.482 and SNIP-0.931) and Journal Of Biomolecular Structure And Dynamics with 80 publications respectively. The parameters studied include: year-wise growth of publications and citations, country-wise Collaboration of publications, domain-wise distribution of publications and highly productive institutes, highly cited publications and highly preferred journals for publications by scientists

Citation Classics: Highly Cited Papers on COVID-19 Drugs, Vaccines and Medicines

The number of citations of a scientific article is considered as the weight of that work in the field of interest. Bibliometric/Scientometric analysis of the most cited articles conducted in some medical disciplines has identified the most relevant scientific contributions that pushed forward knowledge and practice of that discipline. We conducted a bibliometrics/Scientometric analysis of the most cited articles in Covid-19 Drugs, Vaccines and Medicines, by extracting relevant words that identify and querying the Scopus online database. A rank with the 100, 500 and 1000 above Citations of the most cited articles was obtained, based on the absolute number of citations. Word(s) extracted from the Scopus database. Among the Highly cited articles there are 22 articles received more than 1000 Citations, 83 articles have recorded more than 500 Citations and 816 articles recorded 100 Citations. A total of 22005 scientific journals had published the top 816 most cited articles in Covid-19 Drugs, Medicine and Vaccines of publications are published in reputed journals like The Lancet, Cell, Cell Research, New England Journal of Medicine, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Allergy: Eropeans Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Military Medical Research, BioScience Trends, Journal of Hospital Infection, The Lancel Respiratory Medicine etc.

Research output on Corona virus (Covid-19) /Hantavirus in India:A Scientometric Study

This paper attempts to highlight the publication status and growth of Hantavirus/Coronavirus research in India and make quantitative and qualitative assessment by way of analysing various features of research output based on Scopus online database during the period 1975-2020. A total of 3498 publications were published and overall H-Index is 50. The publications peaked in the year 2020 with 3218 publications and most frequently cited one is “Rodriguez-Morales, A.J., Cardona-Ospina, J.A., Gutiérrez-Ocampo, E., Ahmad, T., Sah, R.. (2020) Clinical, laboratory and imaging features of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 34,101623 with 293 citations. The USA topped the list with highest share (374) of publications. United Kingdom with 212 share of publications followed by China with 154 share of publications, Thailand with 119 share of publications, Australia and Italy with 101 share of publications respectively in the context of international collaboration. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi topped the list with 246 publications, followed by Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh with 178 publications, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune with 108 publications. 160 Institutes are with minimum of 10 Publications 12 Institutes. The highly productive journals are: Diabetes And Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research and Reviews(Elsevier) with 100 publications (CiteScore-2.6, SJR-0.672 and SNIP-0.982), Asian Journal Of Psychiatry(Elsevier) with 92(CiteScore-2.7, SJR-0.736 and SNIP-1.022); Indian Journal Of Ophthalmology(Wolters Kluwer Health)(CieScore-1.6, SJR-0.482 and SNIP-0.931) and Journal Of Biomolecular Structure And Dynamics with 80 publications respectively. The parameters studied include: year-wise growth of publications and citations, country-wise Collaboration of publications, domain-wise distribution of publications and highly productive institutes, highly cited publications and highly preferred journals for publications by scientists

Seed germinability and longevity influences regeneration of Acacia gerrardii

Acacia gerrardii is the only native tree species of the Kuwaiti desert ecosystem. However, anthropogenic disturbances and harsh arid climate have contributed towards the disappearance of this keystone species from its habitat. In this study, effects of different seed pretreatments to break dormancy, water entry pathway, and ecology (seasonal timing) of dormancy loss and germination of A. gerrardii were investigated. Effects of mechanical scarification, hot water treatment (30 s, 1, 2, and 5 min), and concentrated acid scarification (10, 20, and 30 min) on germination percentage and rate (time to 50% germination and final germination) were also examined. Pretreatment with mechanical scarification produced the highest germination in the least time and 20 °C, 40% RH with 12 h of light (2370 Lux) were found to provide the best germination environment. Seeds were rapidly aged at 60% RH and 45 or 50 °C to determine longevity, and the results were analyzed using probit analysis. Times taken for viability of A. gerrardii seeds aged at 45 and 50 °C to fall to 50% (p50) were 38.6 and 9.3 days, respectively, and therefore the seeds can be considered to have medium longevity. Experiments to find the water entry pathway in A. gerrardii indicated that the micropyle region was the primary point of water entry into the seed. Seed burial experiments indicated that though seed retention decreased over time, there was no significant decrease in number of viable seeds after 31 weeks. The findings of this study are important to nursery managers, seed banks, and those involved in conservation and restoration activities