Anhydrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia With Pregnancy- A Case Study.

Hereditary Ectodermal Dysplasia is an inherited disorder involving skin, teeth, hair and nails. Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia or Anhydrotic ectodermal dysplasia is the most common syndrome among this large group of heriditory disorders. Hypohydrosis/anhydrosis, hypotrichosis and hypodontia constitute the main symptoms of the syndrome. The case of a 28 year old lady with Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and pregnancy with positive family history is described.

Metallo-beta-lactamase-producing clinical isolates of Acinetobacter species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from intensive care unit patients of a tertiary care hospital.

Prompt detection of metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) producing isolates is necessary to prevent their dissemination. Frequency of MBLs producing strains among multidrug resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was evaluated in critical care patients using imipenem-EDTA disk method. One hundred MDR Acinetobacter spp. and 42 Pseudomonas aeruginosa were checked for MBL production, from January to June 2001. MBL was produced by 96.6 % of imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter isolates, whereas 100% imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeroginosa isolates were MBL producers. Carbapenem resistance in MDR Acinetobacter spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in this study was due to MBLs. This calls for strict infection control measures to prevent further dissemination.