Munaza Aman , Bashir A. Fomda , Shagufta Roohi , Uksim Qadri , Saleem J. Wani , Umaya Majid , Rayees A. Dar
{"title":"Pseudomonas mendocina bacteremia: A case study from Indian subcontinent","authors":"Munaza Aman , Bashir A. Fomda , Shagufta Roohi , Uksim Qadri , Saleem J. Wani , Umaya Majid , Rayees A. Dar","doi":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100827","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100827","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Members of Pseudomonadaceae family are opportunistic pathogens that have been classified under various groups. <em>Pseudomonas mendocina</em> was first reported at Mendoza in 1970 with its first documented human infection in 1992. We present a case of bacteremia caused by <em>Pseudomonas mendocina</em> in 59-year-old immune-compromised patient from a tertiary-care teaching hospital. This is first reported case of bacteremia and the third case of infection caused by <em>Pseudomonas mendocina</em> from India. Although twenty-one cases of <em>Pseudomonas mendocina</em> infection have already been published from different countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13284,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 100827"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143705887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"False positivity of cryptococcal LFA: A diagnostic challenge","authors":"Rakesh Singh, Mahalakshmi Kumaresan","doi":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100828","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100828","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13284,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 100828"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143700024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara Soomro, Mehmood Alam, Hiba Akber, Sara Ismail, Lubna Iqbal Abbasi, Fivzia Farooq Herekar
{"title":"Malaria a culprit of Gullian Barre Syndrome (GBS): A case report","authors":"Sara Soomro, Mehmood Alam, Hiba Akber, Sara Ismail, Lubna Iqbal Abbasi, Fivzia Farooq Herekar","doi":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100824","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100824","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Guillain-Barré Syndrome is an autoimmune condition that commonly develops after bacterial or viral infection. Parasitic infections including malaria can also rarely cause Guillain-Barré Syndrome especially in malaria endemic areas like Pakistan. The exact association between malaria and Guillain-Barré Syndrome is not well understood or documented in literature. We report a case of a young male who was infected with malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum and then developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome that was managed with plasmapheresis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13284,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 100824"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143648367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kimura disease with Nocardiosis in a child with a novel mutation in IL12RB1gene","authors":"Kranthikumar Karrolla , Gayatri Karuthapandy , Jaikumar Govindaswamy Ramamoorthy , Venkatesh Chandrasekaran , Gunasekaran Dhandapany , Maanasa Bhaskar , Mahalakshmi Kumaresan","doi":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100816","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100816","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A 12-year-old boy who had been diagnosed with Kimura disease was brought with a history suggestive of acute pyelonephritis. There was a family history of a first-degree relative with a diagnosis of Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial disease. Investigations revealed a left renal abscess. Aspirate culture grew <em>Nocardia otitidiscaviarum</em>. Targeted gene sequencing revealed a novel mutation in the IL12RB1 gene. Based on the above information a diagnosis of an underlying primary immune deficiency disorder was made. He was managed with appropriate antibiotics, showing steady improvement and eventually a complete recovery.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13284,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 100816"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143531389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aims and Scope","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0255-0857(25)00051-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0255-0857(25)00051-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13284,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 100838"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144071287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Short-term storage of Candida auris in resource-limited setting","authors":"Yağmur Ekenoğlu Merdan, Kaan Zıkşahna","doi":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100823","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100823","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13284,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 100823"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143639555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unleashing the potent synergy of ceftazidime-avibactam and aztreonam against metallo-beta-lactamase producing Enterobacterales in the battle against antibiotic resistance. An in vitro study","authors":"Madhu Rai , Shaoli Basu , Priti Kambli , Lizanne Drego , Priyanka Patel , Anjali Shetty , Camilla Rodrigues","doi":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100819","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100819","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13284,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 100819"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143580451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unveiling the uncommon: A rare case report of osteomyelitis caused by Enterococcus avium","authors":"Priya Sreenivasan , Rishin Raj , J. Kumaravel , Deepak Kumar , Archana Angrup","doi":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100818","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100818","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Osteomyelitis is an infection or inflammation of the bone. Infection of an intact bone is very rare, and osteomyelitis most often follows a fracture or surgery. <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> is the most common organism implicated in cases of osteomyelitis. <em>Enterococcus</em> species are being increasingly reported worldwide for causing nosocomial and community-acquired infections. Despite a few reports of osteomyelitis by <em>Enterococcus faecalis</em> and <em>Enterococcus faecium,</em> osteomyelitis by <em>Enterococcus avium</em> is rarely reported in the literature. We hereby present a case of a 68-year-old male who presented with chronic osteomyelitis of the right tibia caused by <em>Enterococcus avium</em> with a successful outcome.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13284,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 100818"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143673715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atish Mohapatra , Ujjwala Gaikwad , Ranganath T. Ganga , Pratibha Sharma
{"title":"Laboratory diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis: An unsolved enigma","authors":"Atish Mohapatra , Ujjwala Gaikwad , Ranganath T. Ganga , Pratibha Sharma","doi":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100817","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100817","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Pleural Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is challenging and the current diagnostic approach is multidisciplinary involving clinico-radiological methods in addition to laboratory parameters. The study aims to explore the role of all available parameters for pleural TB diagnosis.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A cross-sectional study on suspected pleural TB patients was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Chhattisgarh from February to November 2021. After obtaining consent and clinico-radiological information, pleural fluid was collected and tested for biochemical profile and detection of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> using available microbiological parameters.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Out of 170 subjects, 26 had Definite TB (Microbiologically confirmed), 22 had Probable TB (clinico-radiologically confirmed), and 122 had No-TB. Necrotizing mediastinal lymphadenopathy, cervical lymphadenopathy & loculated effusion were significant radiological findings. Amongst biochemical parameters, (Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) cut off 40.0 U/L; AUC = 0.889) of Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) was proved to be a better biomarker than LDH (ROC cut off 442.0 IU/L; AUC = 0.645). Out of all available microbiological parameters, Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CBNAAT) performed better by identifying (6/7; 85.71 %) pleural TB cases when compared against Microbiological Reference Standards (MRS). While compared against Composite Reference Standards (CRS), Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) performed better than other microbiological parameters by identifying (19/48; 39.5 %), while both CBNAAT and Truenat could identify (6/16; 37.5 %) and (12/32; 37.5 %) respectively.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>In association with clinical and radiological features, ADA estimation is quite helpful in establishing or refuting the diagnosis of microbiologically negative pleural tuberculosis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13284,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 100817"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143541782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sebaceous nevus affected by overgrowth of Malassezia restricta","authors":"Ying Huang , Sushmita Pradhan , Yuping Ran","doi":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100812","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100812","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13284,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 100812"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143491885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}