* Corresponding Author 1 Division of Parasitology, National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India 2 Division of Clinical Medicine, National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, India 3 Academic Medical Centre, Netherland. 4 National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan. Address for correspondence : Dr. Sandipan Ganguly, Division of Parasitology, National Instit...

or extreme rarity of mental symptoms like delirium, mental drowsiness, etc., in kala-azar. This is one of the few negative points of diagnostic significance in clinical medicine. Even in ' enteric type ' of the disease, though the case may simulate one of enteric fever very closely, the toxic drowsiness of the enteric patient is conspicuous by its absence. Even in what Manson-Bahr terms the 1 a...

We report here that loss of the Sprouty2 gene (also known as Spry2) in mice resulted in enteric nerve hyperplasia, which led to esophageal achalasia and intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Glial cell line–derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) induced hyperactivation of ERK and Akt in enteric nerve cells. AntiGDNF antibody administration corrected nerve hyperplasia in Sprouty2-deficient mice. We show Sp...

Enteric fistulae result from gastrointestinal perforations in which communication is established between the site of perforation and another hollow viscus, potential space, or skin surface. Certain types of enteric fistulae are difficult to demonstrate by conventional radiographic methods, and CT is unique in its ability to demonstrate the extent and nature of extraluminal changes. The purpose ...

The following report refers to a series of observations made on the working of Widal's Sedimentation Test in the laboratory of the Station Hospital, Quetta. The cases in which the observations were made, were? (a.) cases of typical enteric fever; (b) cases presenting difficulties in diagnosis ) (c) convalescents from enteric fever; ('d) healthy men, or patients suffering definitely from other d...

Central nervous system involvement is not uncommonly seen in patients with enteric fever. However, acute cerebellar ataxia as an isolated neurological complication of enteric fever is very rare. We report a patient with blood culture proven enteric fever who developed acute cerebellar syndrome during the first week of illness. Following treatment with appropriate antibiotics, patient showed com...

We compared the performance of the BD Max enteric parasite panel to routine microscopy and an in-house PCR for the detection of Giardia intestinalis, Entamoeba histolytica, and Cryptosporidium spp. The enteric parasite panel showed good specificity for all targets and good sensitivity for E. histolytica and Cryptosporidium spp. Sensitivity for G. intestinalis with the BD Max enteric parasite pa...