Fusarium sacchari: a cause of exogenous fungal endophthalmitis: first case report and review of literatureJagdish Chander
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh 160030, India
Mycopathologia 171:431-4. 2011
..sacchari as a cause of exogenous fungal endophthalmitis and also the first time when this fungus has been isolated from an Indian patient...
Epidemiology & antibiograms of Vibrio cholerae isolates from a tertiary care hospital in Chandigarh, north IndiaJagdish Chander
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Indian J Med Res 129:613-7. 2009
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- Keratomycosis in and around Chandigarh: a five-year study from a north Indian tertiary care hospital
Jagdish Chander
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, India
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 51:304-6. 2008
..88%). Thus, hyaline filamentous fungi were the most common etiological agents and mechanical trauma with vegetative matter was the most common predisposing factor. Males in age group of 21-50 years were more commonly affected...
- Primary cutaneous zygomycosis from a tertiary care centre in north-west India
J Chander
Departments of Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital Chandigarh, India
Indian J Med Res 131:765-70. 2010
..Here we present the description of clinical presentation, fungi isolated and management of cases with cutaneous zygomycosis seen in a tertiary care hospital in north India during 2001-2007...
- Transurethral resection of the prostate as catheter-free day-care surgery
J Chander
Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
BJU Int 92:422-5. 2003
..To evaluate the feasibility of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) as catheter-free day-care surgery...
- Rectus abdominis muscle flap for high-output duodenal fistula: novel technique
Jagdish Chander
Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, House No 12, Type V Quarters, 110 002 New Delhi, India
World J Surg 28:179-82. 2004
..The leak was completely sealed in all patients. One patient died of septicemia. We recommend this technique for the management of postsurgical external duodenal fistula as an alternative to other surgical techniques...
Retroperitoneoscopic lumbar sympathectomy for buerger's disease: a novel techniqueJagdish Chander
Department of General Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Association, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
JSLS 8:291-6. 2004
..With increasing experience in retroperitoneoscopic procedures, we did a pilot study to explore the role of retroperitoneoscopy in lumbar sympathectomy. We describe herein our technique used for the surgery...
- Evaluation of the role of preoperative Double-J ureteral stenting in retroperitoneal laparoscopic pyelolithotomy
Jagdish Chander
Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India
Surg Endosc 24:1722-6. 2010
..This study is an endeavor to evaluate the role of preoperative D-J stenting in RPPL...
- Retroperitoneal pyelolithotomy for management of renal calculi
Jagdish Chander
Maulana Azad Medical College and Association, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
JSLS 9:97-101. 2005
..We evaluated the role of retroperitoneoscopic pyelolithotomy in the management of renal calculi...
- Inducible clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: a study from North India
V Gupta
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India
J Postgrad Med 55:176-9. 2009
..The resistance to macrolide can be mediated by msr A gene coding for efflux mechanism or via erm gene encoding for enzymes that confer inducible or constitutive resistance to macrolide, lincosamide and Type B streptogramin...
- Sudden vision loss caused by rhino-orbital zygomycosis in diabetic patients: case series
J Chander
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India Department of Pathology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Mycoses 54:e228-32. 2011
..There is need for a high index of clinical suspicion in immunocompromised patients. Timely medical-surgical treatment proves extremely important for prognosis...
- An increase in enteric fever cases due to Salmonella Paratyphi A in & around Chandigarh
Varsha Gupta
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Indian J Med Res 129:95-8. 2009
..An attempt is therefore made to study the rate of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Salmonella Paratyphi A from cases of enteric fever coming to a tertiary care hospital at Chandigarh...
- Association of hypersensitivity and carriage of dermatophytes in clinically normal sites in patients with Tinea cruris
A Chakrabarti
Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Mycopathologia 131:71-4. 1995
..Therefore in persistent or recurrent Tinea cruris infection, besides potential carriage in clinically normal sites, hypersensitivity to antigens of dermatophytes possibly plays an important role in pathogenicity...
- Otomycosis--a clinico-mycological study and efficacy of mercurochrome in its treatment
J Chander
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Mycopathologia 135:9-12. 1996
..7%) patients grew different fungi in culture. They became symptom-free on 14th day and no fungal material could be seen on otoscopy, direct microscopy or culture. Mercurochrome was found to be most effective in these patients...
- Comparative in vitro activities of seven new beta-lactams, alone and in combination with beta-lactamase inhibitors, against clinical isolates resistant to third generation cephalosporins
Varsha Gupta
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sec 32, Chandigarh, India
Braz J Infect Dis 10:22-5. 2006
..4%). We conclude that imipenem, piperacillin/tazobactam and cefoperazone/sulbactam are effective antibiotics in our environment, whereas ticarcillin/clavulanate, cefdinir, cefepime and cefpirome are relatively uneffective...
- Prevalence of metallo-beta lactamase (MBL) producing Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp. in a tertiary care hospital in India
Varsha Gupta
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital, 1154 A, Sec 32 B, Chandigarh 160030, India
J Infect 52:311-4. 2006
..We determined the occurrence of acquired metallo-beta lactamases (MBL) producing bacteria in our teaching hospital...
- Spectrum of microbial flora in diabetic foot ulcers
Ekta Bansal
Department of Surgery, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 51:204-8. 2008
..28%) was a common feature among the patients. Poor glycemic control was found in 67% of the patients. Awareness about lower limb complications of diabetes was very low (23%) among the patients...
- Seroprevalence of HBsAg in females in a North India tertiary care hospital, with special reference to pregnancy
Nidhi Singla
N Z Med J 121:105-6. 2008
- Stapled hemorrhoidopexy: a technique for applying the crucial purse string suture (MAMC Technique)
Pawanindra Lal
Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 17:500-3. 2007
..The proposed method in our technique makes this crucial step more reliable, easier, and safe in the hands of the beginner and the experienced surgeon alike...
- Tropical vaginal hydroceles in India: are they filarial in origin?
Prashant Vashistha
Trop Doct 34:252-3. 2004
