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Bhardwaj P, Joshi NK, Gupta MK, Goel AD, Saurabh S, Charan J, Rajpurohit P, Ola S, Singh P, Bisht S, Bishnoi NR, Manda B, Singh K, Misra S. Analysis of Facility and Home Isolation Strategies in COVID 19 Pandemic: Evidences from Jodhpur, India. Infect Drug Resist 2021; 14:2233-2239. [PMID: 34163188 PMCID: PMC8214523 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s309909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Jodhpur administration directed its efforts to control and mitigate COVID 19 infection by implementing and monitoring facility isolation (FI) and home isolation (HI) measures. This study is conducted with a hypothesis that there is no difference in the quality of life and cost-effectiveness of mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic patients in HI and FI. Patients and Methods A mixed-method study was conducted in Jodhpur in September 2020. The purposive sampling technique was used and data from 120 individuals admitted in HI and FI were collected. The information about the status and functioning of isolation facilities was collected from various sources. Multi-stakeholder interactions with 15 personnel engaged in managing isolation facilities were done. EQ-5D version (EQ-5D-5L) which consists of the EQ-5D descriptive system and the EQ visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) was used to assess health-related quality of life. Results The strength of HI strategy is demonstrated by its ability to provide psychological and social support with minimal logistic requirements but the issue of sufficient household infrastructure, adequate family and societal support for implementing this strategy is of concern. The strength of FI strategy includes its ability to provide support to patients who have issues of sufficient household infrastructure, adequate family and societal support, but this strategy poses a threat of increasing human resource constraints and financial load on the health system. The respondents from HI obtained a mean EQ-5D index score of 0.90 and a mean VAS score of 85, whereas it was 0.80 and 78.5, respectively, for FI. The cost estimated for home isolation was Rs 549 (7.43 US $) per person, whereas it was Rs 2440 (33.02 US $) for facility Isolation. Conclusion Though HI seems advantageous in terms of a better quality of life and cost-saving over FI, both the strategies are context-specific having their own trade-offs.
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- Pankaj Bhardwaj
- Community Medicine & Family Medicine and School of Public Health (SPH), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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- Community Medicine & Family Medicine and School of Public Health (SPH), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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- Community Medicine & Family Medicine and School of Public Health (SPH), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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- Community Medicine & Family Medicine and School of Public Health (SPH), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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- Community Medicine & Family Medicine and School of Public Health (SPH), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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- Jodhpur Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur, India
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- Administrative Office, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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Banerjee S, Kamaraj V, Gupta D, Goyal S, Bisht S, Narang K, Mishra S, Pinto M, Manderna P, Kataria T. EP-2134 Developing a IC + IS applicator for treatment of advanced cancer cervix by image based brachytherapy. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)32554-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Department of Botany, Kumaun University, Nainital–263002, India
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Bisht S, Chawla B, Dada R. Polymorphism in MTHFR 677 C>T and 1298 A>C in paternal sperm DNA is associated with increased risk of retinoblastoma in Indian children. Fertil Steril 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.07.376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sharma K, Kataria T, Jangid D, Ahlawat K, Pareek P, Jain S, Bisht S, Kumar V. Target Volume Delineation in Postoperative Glioblastoma: Comparison of Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) Versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Campbell NR, Pramanik D, Das S, Gupta S, Chenna V, Bisht S, Shah PS, Bedja D, Karikari C, Steenbergen C, Gabrielson KL, Maitra A, Maitra A. A composite polymeric nanoparticle overcomes multidrug resistance and ameliorates doxorubicin‐associated cardiomyopathy. FASEB J 2012. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.657.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- PathologyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMD
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- PathologyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMD
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- PathologyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMD
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- PathologyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMD
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- PathologyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMD
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- Molecular and Comparative PathobiologyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMD
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- Molecular and Comparative PathobiologyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMD
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- PathologyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMD
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- PathologyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMD
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- Molecular and Comparative PathobiologyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMD
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- PathologyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMD
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- PathologyJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMD
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Feldmann G, Karikari C, dal Molin M, Duringer S, Volkmann P, Bartsch DK, Bisht S, Koorstra J, Brossart P, Maitra A, Fendrich V. Inactivation of BRCA2 cooperates with Trp53R172H to induce invasive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas in mice: A mouse model of familial pancreatic cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.4128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Nandi S, Muthuchelvan D, Ahuja A, Bisht S, Chander V, Pandey AB, Singh RK. Prevalence of classical swine fever virus in India: a 6-year study (2004-2010). Transbound Emerg Dis 2011; 58:461-3. [PMID: 21429182 DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01218.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A study was undertaken regarding the prevalence of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) antibodies and antigens in sera and suspected tissue samples of domestic pigs. The samples were received between January 2004 and September 2010. A total of 594 serum samples from 12 states and 287 tissue samples from 13 states of India were tested using commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits. The mean prevalence of CSFV antibodies in suspected sera was 63.3% (376/594), whereas 76.7% (220/287) of the suspected samples were found to contain CSFV antigen. The high prevalence of CSFV antibodies suggests that the disease is endemic in the country. This baseline data will be of use in the formulation of control and eradication programmes.
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- S Nandi
- Centre for Animal Disease Research and Diagnosis (CADRAD), Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, Bareilly, India.
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Bisht S, Kotwal SA, Gupta P, Dawar R. Role of fine needle aspiration cytology in preoperative diagnosis of ameloblastoma. Indian J Cancer 2009; 46:348-50. [DOI: 10.4103/0019-509x.55562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Feldmann G, Habbe N, Dhara S, Bisht S, Alvarez H, Fendrich V, Beaty R, Mullendore M, Karikari C, Bardeesy N, Ouellette MM, Yu W, Maitra A. Hedgehog inhibition prolongs survival in a genetically engineered mouse model of pancreatic cancer. Gut 2008; 57:1420-30. [PMID: 18515410 PMCID: PMC2707354 DOI: 10.1136/gut.2007.148189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Pancreatic cancer is among the most dismal of human malignancies. Current therapeutic strategies are virtually ineffective in controlling advanced, metastatic disease. Recent evidence suggests that the Hedgehog signalling pathway is aberrantly reactivated in the majority of pancreatic cancers, and that Hedgehog blockade has the potential to prevent disease progression and metastatic spread. METHODS Here it is shown that the Hedgehog pathway is activated in the Pdx1-Cre;LsL-Kras(G12D);Ink4a/Arf(lox/lox) transgenic mouse model of pancreatic cancer. The effect of Hedgehog pathway inhibition on survival was determined by continuous application of the small molecule cyclopamine, a smoothened antagonist. Microarray analysis was performed on non-malignant human pancreatic ductal cells overexpressing Gli1 in order to screen for downstream Hedgehog target genes likely to be involved in pancreatic cancer progression. RESULTS Hedgehog inhibition with cyclopamine significantly prolonged median survival in the transgenic mouse model used here (67 vs 61 days; p = 0.026). In vitro data indicated that Hedgehog activation might at least in part be ascribed to oncogenic Kras signalling. Microarray analysis identified 26 potential Hedgehog target genes that had previously been found to be overexpressed in pancreatic cancer. Five of them, BIRC3, COL11A1, NNMT, PLAU and TGM2, had been described as upregulated in more than one global gene expression analysis before. CONCLUSION This study provides another line of evidence that Hedgehog signalling is a valid target for the development of novel therapeutics for pancreatic cancer that might be worth evaluating soon in a clinical setting.
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- G Feldmann
- Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,Department of Radiology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,Department of Surgery, Philipps-Universitaet, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA,Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, New England, USA
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- DNA Microarray Core Facility, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Hawkins GJ, Sherwood RE, Barrett BM, Wallace M, Orr HJB, Matthews K, Bisht S. High-performance infrared narrow-bandpass filters for the Indian National Satellite System meteorological instrument (INSAT-3D). Appl Opt 2008; 47:2346-2356. [PMID: 18449299 DOI: 10.1364/ao.47.002346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This paper describes the design and manufacture of a set of precision cooled (210 K) narrow-bandpass filters for the infrared imager and sounder on the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) INSAT-3D meteorological satellite. We discuss the basis for the choice of multilayer coating designs and materials for 21 differing filter channels, together with their temperature-dependence, thin film deposition technologies, substrate metrology, and environmental durability performance.
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- G J Hawkins
- The University of Reading, Infrared Multilayer Laboratory, School of Systems Engineering, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6AY, England, United Kingdom.
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Four isolates of waterborne conidial fungi (Tetracheatum elegans, Tetracladium marchalianum, Pestalotiopsis submersus and Flagellospora penicillioides) were investigated for their carbon requirement, using eight different carbon sources (viz. glucose, fructose, sucrose, xylose, starch, cellulose, dextrin and lactose). All fungi tested grew sparsely on the basal medium lacking in carbon, which was the control. However these fungi were found to vary in their ability to use the supplied sources of carbon. Glucose and sucrose were found to be suitable sources of carbon for all four fungal isolates, whereas fructose proved good for T. marchalianum and P. submersus. Starch and xylose also supported growth of T. marchalianum, P. submersus and F. penicillioides. Cellulose, a polysaccharide, was a poor source of carbon for the growth of these isolates. Four g/L of glucose was recorded as the most useful concentration that gives the maximum dry weight of selected fungi (262 mg and 400 mg for T. elegans and P. submersus respectively after 15 d).
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- S C Sati
- Department of Botany, Kumaun University, Nainital 263002, India
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One-hundred-and-thirty-two children with clinical and radiological evidence of bronchopneumonia/pneumonia were studied over a 1-year period for isolation/detection of bacterial and viral aetiological pathogens. Throat swab, nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA), and lung aspirate were studied for bacterial and viral cultures. NPA was also subjected to latex agglutination test (LA) for H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae; and immunofluorescent technique (IFAT) and enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Blood culture for bacterial pathogens, and LA of blood and urine was also undertaken. Haemophilus influenzae was the commonest organism (15 per cent) isolated as the sole pathogen followed by RSV (14 per cent), Klebsiella (13 per cent) and S. pneumoniae (12 per cent). E. coli was the commonest organism (50 per cent) in infants <3 months and was closely followed by RSV (44 per cent), Klebsiella (25 per cent), and S. pneumoniae (18 per cent). Isolation rate of E. coli gradually declined with age. RSV (47 per cent) and H. influenzae (31 per cent) were the commonest organisms between 7 and 24 months. S. pneumoniae and Staph. aureus were common bacterial pathogens identified in all age groups with maximum isolation of 20 and 40 per cent, respectively, in children more than 5 years. Isolation of E. coli, Klebsiella and Staph. aureus was highest from NPA culture, while as S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae were most often detected by LA. Out of 12 cases from whom a lung aspirate was collected, bacterial pathogen could be isolated in six cases (50 per cent). Detection of RSV by EIA was higher than by culture or IFAT. Most of the organisms were resistant to chloramphenicol except for H. influenza. All the isolates of S. pneumoniae were sensitive to all the antibiotics. Bacterial pathogens were isolated/detected in 74 per cent of cases and RSV was the aetiological agent in 49 per cent of cases investigated for viral aetiology. Higher detection rate of RSV is attributed to selection of cases in winter months during a period of suspected epidemic of RSV.
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- A K Patwari
- Department of Pediatrics and Microbiology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
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