Quick test finds signs of sepsis in a single drop of blood Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 July 2017 9:46 AM ISTA new portable device can quickly find markers of deadly, unpredictable sepsis infection from a single drop of blood.A team of researchers from the...
Combining antibiotics more effective against common infection Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 July 2017 9:56 AM ISTThe common and highly resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium is a fatal threat to weakened and ill patients. A new study from Lund University in...
Antioxidants effective against sepsis: Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 July 2017 2:22 PM ISTDuring sepsis, cells are swamped with reactive oxygen species generated in an aberrant response of the immune system to a local infection. If this...
Pneumonia, sepsis associated with 6 times more risk of cardiovascular disease: European Journal Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Aug 2017 11:00 AM ISTPneumonia or sepsis in adults that results in hospital admission is associated with a six-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease in the first...
Reduced kidney function ups risk of respiratory tract infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Aug 2017 9:10 AM ISTBeware! A study has recently warned that individuals with poor kidney function had an increased risk of developing infections acquired in the...
Only 39 percent of Indian mothers initiate first hour breastfeeding Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 Sept 2017 9:20 AM ISTIn India, malnutrition claims one out of three lives among children under five.A large majority of these deaths are attributed to inappropriate...
Biomarkers as predictive of sepsis as lengthy patient monitoring Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Sept 2017 9:10 AM ISTSepsis is a deadly and quick-moving medical condition, but its presence can be betrayed early on by the very immune responses that trigger it.A team...
Red cell distribution width is prognostic marker in severe sepsis: PGI Chadigarh Ruby khatun khatun23 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTSepsis is a dysregulated host response to infection resulting in potentially life-threatening organ dysfunction.A recent study was performed by...
CKD causes more community- Acquired infections Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 Sept 2017 10:00 AM ISTA Swedish cohort study published in Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology revealed that reduced kidney function was found to be...
Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 Sept 2017 10:52 AM ISTSepsis a major public health concern, is a syndrome of physiologic, pathologic, and biochemical abnormalities induced by infection.It is an economic...
SSC 2017 Updated Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Oct 2017 3:19 PM ISTSepsis remains incompletely understood, imperfectly defined, underrecognized, and exceptionally lethal. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign convened 55...
Diabetics shall be managing the disease with their smartphones shortly Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 Nov 2017 7:22 PM ISTDiabetics may soon be able to manage the disease with their smartphones, according to a study which shows that stimulating the body's electrical...
