Prevalance and Demographical Profile of Patients Presenting with Otomycosis.

Otomycosis is a widely prevalent and often underdiagnosed fungal infection of the ear that is commonly seen in the tropical and subtropical regions. We performed mycological analysis on the scrapings and debris taken from the external auditory canal of 97patients clinically suspected to have otomycosis. Male sex, young age group, rural background and rainy season emerged as the major risk factors. 37 patients were positive on KOH mount and 39 patients were positive when cultured on SDA medium. The prevalence of confirmed otomycosis was 40.2 ± 4.98 (95.C .I =30.44 -49.96). Smear positivity was found to have a statistifically significant relationship with the prevalence of positive cultures in patients presenting as otomycosis. Aspergillusniger and fumigatus were the major isolates.

Bacteriology of Acquired Dacryocystitis In A Tertiary Care Hospital of North India.

The aim of the study was to identify the organisms responsible and to determine the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the bacterial isolates from conjunctiva and nasal mucosa in case of acquired dacryocystitis in a tertiary care hospital settings in North India. A prospective study of 30 patients of acquired dacryocystitis were included in this study and age, gender, microbiological isolates from the conjunctival and nasal swabs and their antibiotic sensitivity patterns were studied in accordance with the Clinical and Laboratory StandrdsInstitute guidelines. 30 patients clinically diagnosed as acquired dacryocystitis including 3 with bilateral involvement were studied. Majority (19) were females and largest number of patients were in the age group 31-40. Out of 33 samples, culture were positive in 17(51.6%) with 13 being gram organism. Staph albus was the most commonly isolated organism(18.2%) followed by staph aureus. Majorito the organisms isolated were sensitive to Tobramycin and other commonly used antibiotics

Multiple Intracranial Hydatid Cysts: A Rare Presentation.

Cerebral hydatid disease is rare accounting for only 1-2% of intracranial space occupying lesion and usually manifests as solitary cystic nonenhancing lesions usually in the MCA territory distribution. It is even rarer to find multiple intracranial hydatid cysts or polycystic disease. We hereby report an interesting and unusual presentation of a patient with multiple intracranial hydatid cysts with a few showing inflammatory edema and minimal rim enhancement, a rare manifestation and review the literature.

AIDS IN JAMMU An Epidemiological Profile.

HIV seropositivity. in blood samples collected from AIDS suspect cases (ASC) and the anonymous unlinked high risk groups, was assessed by using two or three screening tests based on different principles for confirmation of the results. The HIV seropositivity was found to be high (9.4%) in the AIDS suspect cases and 0.9% in the unlinked anonymous high risk group of patients attending STD clinic, District Hospital, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.