Browsing by Author "Upadhyaya, A C"
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Item Human immunodeficiency virus infection in a tertiary care hospital--clinical and microbiological profile.(1998-04-29) Lakshmi, V; Teja, V D; Rani, T S; Subhadha, K; Upadhyaya, A C; Shantaram, VInfection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has an increasing, direct and significant impact on the hospital, especially the emergency services. Out of a total of 39,876 patients screened, 1061 patients were reactive for anti-HIV antibodies. The incidence of the infection showed a remarkable progression from 0.89% in 1992-1993 to 5.6% in 1997, among the seropositive patients. The number of patients with signs and symptoms related to HIV infection has also shown a 2 fold rise (from 42% in 1992-1993 to 87% in 1997). The prevalence of HIV 1 in the seropositive patients is 93%, HIV 2 alone is 2.3% and 3.1% had a mixed infection with both HIV 1 and 2. Secondary infection with Mycobacteria ranked high (25%) among the symptomatic patients, with pulmonary and the disseminated varieties being more common.Item Hypoglycaemic effect of guar gum.(1988-11-01) Upadhyaya, A C; Raghuram, T C; Krishnaswamy, KItem Snake bite presenting as acute myocardial infarction, ischaemic cerebrovascular accident, acute renal failure and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy.(2000-11-20) Upadhyaya, A C; Murthy, G L; Sahay, R K; Srinivasan, V R; Shantaram, VAn unusual presentation of a viperine snake bite presenting with ischaemic damage to the major organs like brain and heart leading to cerebrovascular accident and acute myocardial infarction along with acute renal failure and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) is described in this report.