Browsing by Author "Baruah, M"

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    Food and feeding of Amphiesma stolatum (Linnaeus 1758).
    (2001-10-23) Baruah, M; Das, M; Sengupta, S
    The food and feeding behaviour of Amphiesma stolatum was studied. A total of 117 snakes were examined to analyse the diet composition. Ten live snakes were maintained in enclosure for evaluating the feeding habit, choice of food and rate of assimilation. The anurans constituted the major diet of the food spectrum. In captivity, fishes (fry), amphibians and reptiles were consumed by the snakes. A. stolatum exihibited Elaphe type of hunting behaviour. In most cases the snake struck the prey at its head. The assimilation rate with frog was highest.
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    An Inter District Analysis of Public Healthcare Infrastructure Disparities in Assam.
    (Light House Polyclinic, 2023-03) Neog, N; Baruah, M; Biswas, K; Hazarika, H.
    Background: Sufficient and quality healthcare services are basic requirement for overall development of a nation. Public healthcare infrastructure is one of the major determinants of health outcomes in a country, and public healthcare services have a considerable impact on people's health status. The rural population primarily relies on public healthcare services. Assam is not an exception in this regard, where the insufficiency of public healthcare services is still an issue. 86 % of the population of Assam lives in rural areas. Objectives: The present work attempts to study the inter-district variation regarding public health infrastructure in 33 districts of Assam. Methods: The Inter district variation is estimated with a composite index of public health infrastructure. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is adopted to construct a composite index using nine health infrastructure indicators. Results: The study has observed variations in health infrastructure among the various districts of Assam, reflecting the shortage of health infrastructure-physical and human in rural and remote areas of the state. The study finds inter-district variations in the state.
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    Noncatheter‑related bacteraemia due to Chryseobacterium indologenes in an immunocompetent patient.
    (2016-07) Baruah, M; Lyngdoh, C; Lyngdoh, W V; Talukdar, R
    Chryseobacterium indologenes belongs to a group of nonfermentative Gram‑negative bacilli and is an uncommon human pathogen. It causes severe infections such as septicaemia and ventilator‑associated pneumonia in immunocompromised patients or after prolonged hospitalisation. We report a case of a noncatheter‑related bacteraemia in a 22‑year‑old immunocompetent female whose blood culture showed the growth of C. indologenes, identified by Vitek GNI system (bioMerieux, France). The patient responded to treatment with ciprofloxacin. The pathogenicity and virulence factors of C. indologenes remain unclear. This case indicates that C. indologenes might cause symptomatic disease in immunocompetent persons with otherwise no associated underlying risk factors.