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Mistakes do happen in every profession instead of properprecautions. Mishaps are those unfortunate accidents thatoccur during treatment, some owing to inattention to detail,others being very unpredictable and some are due to thenegligence of the employee. Dental negligence may lead tosevere complications and may threaten one's life. This casereport presents an unconventional case of administeringformalin in lieu of local anesthesia in a dental clinic leading tochemical cellulitis and its management.
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Bacterial meningitis is important cause of morbidity and mortality. The clinical profile is variable and diagnosis depends on clinical suspicion and laboratory investigations. Methods: The present observational study included 42 patients of bacterial meningitis to assess their clinicobacteriological profile. Details of background, clinical features and bacteriological diagnosis were obtained. Results: All of them suffered from fever, 73.8% from altered sensorium and 64.3% from inability to take food. S. Pneumonia was the most prevalent organism (38.1%) followed by H. Influenza (28.6%). Group B Streptococci (11.9%), Neisseria meningitides (7.1%), Staphylococcus aureus (4.8%), Klebsiella (4.8%), E. coli (2.4%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2.4%) were the other organisms seen. Conclusion: Knowledge of clinical profile of meningitis is essential for timely diagnosis and treatment.
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Background: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a fatal complication of liver cirrhosis. Ascitic fluid culture is positive in half of the cases. Materials and methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted upon the patients admitted in Medicine ward of VIMS, Pawapuri. Bacterial examination of ascitic fluid, culture and antibiotic sensitivity was done. Results: 47.2% of SBP cases were culture positive. E. coli (46.2%), Klebsiella (26.9%), Acinetobacter (7.7%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (3.8%) were the common organisms isolated. Conclusion: As half of SBP cases have positive culture, ascitic fluid culture and antibiotic sensitivity testing is essential in such cases.
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Staphylococcus aureus is important organism responsible for wide variety of infections. The present study was conducted to find the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in various clinical samples received at the department of Microbiology, Darbhanga Medical College and to assess its sensitivity pattern. It was observed that 20.9% of the samples were positive and 42.2% of the isolated Staphylococcus aureus were methicillin resistant (MRSA). Most common sample was pus (38.4%) followed by urine (20.9%). 42.2% of the samples were resistant to Cefoxitin, Cefotaxime and Amoxicillin. 60.9% were resistant to Erythromycin and 24.4% to Gentamicin. Monitoring of antibiotic sensitivity is essential for better clinical management and preventing antibiotic resistance.