An incidental finding of a hemoglobin E variant in a diabetic patient with an abnormal glycated hemoglobin level: a case report

Autor: Rashmi Karki, Samir Lamichhane, Runa Jha, Rekha Manandhar

Publikováno v: Journal of Medical Case Reports, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)

Abstract Background Glycated hemoglobin is a well-known marker for evaluating long-term glycemic control. However, the accuracy of glycated hemoglobin measurement can be affected by the presence of hemoglobin variants, which makes the determination a

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Molecular characterization of influenza virus circulating in Nepal in the year 2019

Autor: Rachana Mehta, Bimalesh Kumar Jha, Balkrishna Awal, Ranjit Sah, Lilee Shrestha, Chhoting Sherpa, Smriti Shrestha, Runa Jha

Publikováno v: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2024)

Abstract Influenza (sometimes referred to as “flu”) is a contagious viral infection of the airways in the lungs that affects a significant portion of the world's population. Clinical symptoms of influenza virus infections can range widely, from s

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Gemykibivirus detection in acute encephalitis patients from Nepal

Autor: Eans Tara Tuladhar, Smita Shrestha, Susan Vernon, Lindsay Droit, Kathie A. Mihindukulasuriya, Mamta Tamang, Lata Karki, Annie Elong Ngono, Bimlesh Jha, Bal Krishna Awal, Bimal Sharma Chalise, Runa Jha, Sujan Shresta, David Wang, Krishna Das Manandhar

Publikováno v: mSphere, Vol 9, Iss 7 (2024)

ABSTRACT Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Nepal, Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) accounts for ~5-20% of AES cases, but ~75% of AES cases are of unknown etiology. We identified a gemykibiviru

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Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)–Producing Escherichia coli in Humans, Food, and Environment in Kathmandu, Nepal: Findings From ESBL E. coli Tricycle Project

Autor: Jyoti Acharya, Runa Jha, Tulsi Ram Gompo, Sharmila Chapagain, Lilee Shrestha, Nisha Rijal, Anjana Shrestha, Pragya Koirala, Suraj Subedi, Binita Tamang, Hari Prasad Kattel, Bishal Khaniya, Basudha Shrestha, Aruna Karki, Ram Prasad Adhikari, Sanita Kayastha, Prasil Pradhan, Sarada Duwal Shrestha, Bijendra Raj Raghubanshi, Heera Tuladhar, Palpasa Kansakar, Saugat Shrestha, Priyanka Shrestha, Binay Shrestha, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhaes, Manish Kakkar, Arunkumar Govindakarnavar, Allison Gocotano, Reuben Samuel

Publikováno v: International Journal of Microbiology, Vol 2024 (2024)

The need to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through a One Health (OH) approach is now well recognized. There is, however, limited guidance on how AMR surveillance should be implemented across sectors to generate meaningful AMR and AMU data for

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Identifying the research, advocacy, policy and implementation needs for the prevention and management of respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection in low- and middle-income countries

Autor: Xavier Carbonell-Estrany, Eric A. F Simões, Louis J Bont, Angela Gentile, Nusrat Homaira, Marcelo Comerlato Scotta, Renato T Stein, Juan P Torres, Jarju Sheikh, Shobha Broor, Najwa Khuri-Bulos, D James Nokes, Patrick K Munywoki, Quique Bassat, Arun K Sharma, Sudha Basnet, Maria Garba, Joanne De Jesus-Cornejo, Socorro P Lupisan, Marta C Nunes, Maduja Divarathna, John R Fullarton, Barry S Rodgers-Gray, Ian Keary, Mark Donald C Reñosa, Charl Verwey, David P Moore, Faseeha Noordeen, Sushil Kabra, Marynéa Silva do Vale, Rolando Paternina-De La Ossa, Cristina Mariño, Josep Figueras-Aloy, Leonard Krilov, Eitan Berezin, Heather J Zar, Krishna Paudel, Marco Aurelio Palazzi Safadi, Ghassan Dbaibo, Imane Jroundi, Runa Jha, Rukshan A. M Rafeek, Rossiclei de Souza Pinheiro, Marianne Bracht, Rohitha Muthugala, Marcello Lanari, Federico Martinón-Torres, Ian Mitchell, Grace Irimu, Apsara Pandey, Anand Krishnan, Asuncion Mejias, Marcela Santos Corrêa da Costa, Shrijana Shrestha, Jeffrey M Pernica, Felipe Cotrim de Carvalho, Rose E Jalango, Hafsat Ibrahim, Atana Ewa, Gabriela Ensinck, Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez, Alexandre Lopes Miralha, Maria Florencia Lucion, Md Zakiul Hassan, Zubair Akhtar, Mohammad Abdul Aleem, Fahmida Chowdhury, Pablo Rojo, Charles Sande, Abednego Musau, Khalequ Zaman, Luiza Helena, Falleiros Arlant, Prakash Ghimire, April Price, Kalpana Upadhyay Subedi, Helena Brenes-Chacon, Doli Rani Goswami, Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, Mohammad Enayet Hossain, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Nestor E Vain, Audrey Lim, Aaron Chiu, Jesse Papenburg, Maria del Valle Juarez, Thamarasi Senaratne, Shiyamalee Arunasalam, Tor A Strand, Adaeze Ayuk, Olufemi Ogunrinde, Lohanna Valeska de Sousa Tavares, Comfort Garba, Bilkisu I Garba, Jeanette Dawa, Michelle Gordon, Eric Osoro, Charles N Agoti, Bryan Nyawanda, Mwanajuma Ngama, Collins Tabu, Joseph L Mathew, Andrew Cornacchia, Ganesh Kumar Rai, Amita Jain, Mateus Sfoggia Giongo, Bosco A Paes

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 10 (2022)

IntroductionThe high burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in young children disproportionately occurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The PROUD (Preventing RespiratOry syncytial virUs in unDerdeveloped countries) Taskfor

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