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Citation: BMC Proceedings 2024 18(Suppl 5):6
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High fluoroquinolone resistance proportions among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis driven by dominant L2 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clones in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains are a serious health problem in India, also contributing to one-fourth of the global MDR tuberculosis (TB) burden. About 36% of the MDR ...
Citation: Genome Medicine 2022 14:95 -
A time motion study of community mental health workers in rural India
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are critical to providing healthcare services in countries such as India which face a severe shortage of skilled healthcare personnel especially in rural areas. The aim of this ...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2019 19:878 -
Building capacities of Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) through a complementary mix of directed and self-directed skill-based learning—A case study in Pune District, Western India
Auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs) play a pivotal role in provision of maternal and newborn health at primary level in India. Effective in-service training is crucial for upgrading their knowledge and skills for ...
Citation: Human Resources for Health 2020 18:45 -
Drug resistance mutations and heteroresistance detected using the GenoType MTBDRplusassay and their implication for treatment outcomes in patients from Mumbai, India
Only 5% of the estimated global multidrug resistant TB (MDRTB) load is currently detected. Endemic Mumbai with increasing MDR would benefit from the introduction of molecular methods to detect resistance.
Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2012 12:9 -
Contracting in specialists for emergency obstetric care- does it work in rural India?
Contracting in private sector is promoted in developing countries facing human resources shortages as a challenge to reduce maternal mortality. This study explored provision, practice, performance, barriers to...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2012 12:485 -
High levels of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in new and treatment-failure patients from the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme in an urban metropolis (Mumbai) in Western India
India, China and Russia account for more than 62% of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) globally. Within India, locations like urban metropolitan Mumbai with its burgeoning population and high incidence ...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2009 9:211 -
What does quality of care mean for maternal health providers from two vulnerable states of India? Case study of Bihar and Jharkhand
Quality instillation has its own challenges, facilitators and barriers in various settings. This paper focuses on exploration of quality components related to practices, health system challenges and quality en...
Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2016 35:6 -
Minos: variant adjudication and joint genotyping of cohorts of bacterial genomes
There are many short-read variant-calling tools, with different strengths and weaknesses. We present a tool, Minos, which combines outputs from arbitrary variant callers, increasing recall without loss of prec...
Citation: Genome Biology 2022 23:147 -
Newer insights into the mechanism of action of Psidium guajava L. leaves in infectious diarrhoea
Psidium guajava L., Myrtaceae, is used widely in traditional medicine for the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery, gastroenteritis, stomachaches, and indigestion. However, the effect of the leaf extract of P. guaj...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2010 10:33 -
Studies on the antidiarrhoeal activity of Aegle marmelos unripe fruit: Validating its traditional usage
Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa has been widely used in indigenous systems of Indian medicine due to its various medicinal properties. However, despite its traditional usage as an anti-diarrhoeal there is limited inf...
Citation: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009 9:47