Prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with multiple copies of IS6110 elements in Gulbarga, South India

This study was carried out to ascertain the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by insertion sequence 6110 [IS6110] based DNA fingerprinting method in Gulbarga district belonging to the southern part of India. Results showed that among the 52 M. tuberculosis isolates studied, 57.7% exhibited more than 5 copies of IS6110 showing the prevalence of M. tuberculosis with multiple copies of IS6110 elements

Enteric protozoan parasitic infection in HIV seropositive individuals with diarrhoea.

A total of 78 HIV seropositive patients were included in the study from January 2004 to March 2006. Enteric protozoan parasitic infections were diagnosed by microscopic examination of stool by fresh wet mount, stool smears stained by modified Z.N., Trichrome and Calcofluor white stains. 20 samples (25.6%) revealed presence ofenteric protozoan parasites.