A 64-year-old woman underwent radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation. After pulmonary vein (PV) isolation, she converted into sinus rhythm. However, irregular PV tachycardia "trapped" in the right and left superior pulmonary vein (RSPV/LSPV) sustained. Fifteen minutes after RSPV isolation, the RSPV tachycardia terminated. However, sustained LSPV tachycardia was still present after one h...

Invasive infections by Corynebacterium minutissimum are rarely documented. The significance of laboratory isolation of this bacterium from a sterile specimen such as cerebrospinal fluid is difficult to determine as it usually colonizes the skin. However, repeated isolation in a clinical setting should be treated appropriately. Here we report a first case of infected pseudomeningocele by C. minu...

S egmental pulmonary vein isolation (SPVI) and circumferential pulmonary vein isolation (CPVI) are the two main approaches of radiofrequency ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). 2 The reported efficacy is between 60–90% depending on the approach and AF classification. The goal of this retrospective study was to review our experience with both approaches, as well as patient outcom...

Factors involved in the development of a human oncornavirus vaccine are discussed. The isolation and purification of subviral gp69/71 antigenic components enhance the feasibility of developing safe vaccine. The recent isolation of a C-type virus (the HL-23) from a human leukemic patient and its similarity to the simian sarcoma virus presents us with a unique opportunity to test the safety and p...

A screening of 2300 samples of faeces from humans with and without underlying disease revealed that the black yeast Exophiala dermatitidis is present at a frequency of 5.2 per thousand (n=12). Eight individuals positive for the fungus had diarrhoea at the moment of its isolation, out of 11 where relevant information was available. Judging from repeated isolation over several weeks in one patien...

Methotrexate can cause a range of toxicities. It is usually not life threatening in low dose even when taken for long term. Life complications are seen high methotrexate therapy which could lead to malignancies. and adverse effects be at any except nephrotoxicity most commonly treatment. This case report deals with rheumatoid arthritis on term therapy, who unknowingly took excessive dosage lead...

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a significant problem arising in healthcare, most commonly in large, tertiary-care hospitals, and its spread among patients causes many downstream effects, such as longer lengths of stay for patients, higher costs for hospitals and insurance companies, and in a significant number of cases, fatalities. An agent-based simulation model is devel...

RATIONALE Primary tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea primary is a rare neoplasm and commonly misdiagnosed. Lung isolation during surgery and ventilation pose a tremendous challenge to anesthesiologists. PATIENT CONCERNS The authors describe a novel technique of lung isolation and ventilation with a Univent tube during thoracoscopic mediastinal tracheal resection and reconstructi...

BACKGROUND Patient isolation using contact precautions has gained widespread use to halt MRSA transmission, however supportive data is scarce and concerns regarding patient safety and satisfaction have been raised. At our institution, MRSA patients are isolated on a dedicated ward (cohort isolation), rather than in separate rooms. Our objectives were (1) to determine the proportion of bedside m...

Introduction: The Emergence of new Delta strain Corona virus has created havoc with all health care systems across the globe, there been tremendous pressure due to shortage workers forcing government involve MBBS interns overcome staff in Covid care. Aims & Objectives: To assess magnitude anxiety, stress and depression among working Isolation facility Government Medical College, Patiala. Ma...