The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) has initiated provision of antitubercular therapy for children with strategy of patient-wise boxes for the 4 different weight bands (6- 10 kg; 11- 17 kg; 18- 25 kg; 26- 30 kg). We evaluated the dose of individual drugs delivered by this approach to children of varying weights. The following areas of concern were identified: underdosing o...

A series of 14 patients suffering from tuberculosis of the sternum with a mean follow-up of 2.8 years (2 to 3.6) is presented. All were treated with antitubercular therapy: ten with primary therapy, two needed second-line therapy, and two required surgery (debridement). All showed complete healing and no evidence of recurrence at the last follow-up. MRI was useful in making the diagnosis at an ...

Some new isatin3hydrazone derivatives that are Isatin3(benzylidene)hydrazone, Isatin3-(methyl ethylide)hydrazone, isatin 3-(isoproplylidene)hydrazone have been synthesized from the reaction of isatin3-hydrazone and different aldehydes and ketones. Thestructure of synthesized compound is assigned on the basis of, IR, 1HNMR, 13CNMRdata. The anti microbial activity was done by disk diffusion metho...