Fox Mcgee (clockscreen70)

f infants with severe CF phenotype. Oral and dental health form an integral part of complete well being of an individual and society at large. Promoting oral health and societal progression go hand in hand. To investigate dentists' attitudes about pain and infection control while treating children and adolescents by assessing their recommendations of pre- and postoperative analgesics and antibiotics, and use of local anesthesia (LA) for definitive treatment in different clinical scenarios. A total of 400 dentists, both general dental practitioners (GDPS) as well as specialist dentists, were surveyed over a period of 2 months by using a pre-tested close-ended questionnaire. The data was statistically analyzed using Pearson's Chi-square test and backward logistic regression analysis for analysis of categorical variables and independent variables, respectively. Level of significance was set at 5%. It was found that there was a gross overuse of antibiotics and analgesics and under use of LA by GDPs compared to specialist dentists. Postoperative antibiotics and analgesics were used more commonly than preoperative antibiotics and analgesics. These strategies were used more often in permanent teeth than primary teeth except the use of LA, which was used with equal frequency in both primary as well as permanent dentition. Dependence on antibiotics and analgesics for achieving pain and infection control in children has to be minimized and focus has to be shifted on judicious definitive treatment involving use of LA, aseptic techniques, and behavior management techniques. Dependence on antibiotics and analgesics for achieving pain and infection control in children has to be minimized and focus has to be shifted on judicious definitive treatment involving use of LA, aseptic techniques, and behavior management techniques. One of the most prevalent autoimmune disease globally, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is caused by interplay of multiple inflammatory mediators in specific joints. read more Altered redox balance is one of the key factors in pathophysiology of RA. This study aims to find whether oxidative stress in peripheral blood neutrophil correlates with the disease activity and disability associated with it. Ten healthy controls and 29 RA patients with moderate to severe disease activity (DAS28 score >3.2) were recruited and reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in peripheral blood neutrophil was measured using flow cytometry at baseline visit and after 6 months follow-up. Functional status of RA patients was measured using Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI). RA patients showed significantly higher level of ROS in compared to healthy control. DAS28 correlated well with ROS at baseline visit (Pearson's = +0.63) as well as follow-up visit (Pearson's r = +0.75). HAQ-DI showed weak positive correlation at baseline visit (Pearson's = 0.1) but it was negative at follow-up visit (Pearson's = -0.19). Oxidative stress mirrors the disease activity in RA and can be considered as a biomarker, but it is not related with functional ability of the patients. Oxidative stress mirrors the disease activity in RA and can be considered as a biomarker, but it is not related with functional ability of the patients. Acute bronchiolitis is fatal disease involving lower respiratory tract of infants and children of paediatric age group. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is responsible for causing more than 70% hospital admissions of children aged less than 2 years thus making a necessity for accurate and timely diagnosis. The main aim of study was clinicodemographic correlation of RSV positive children presenting to our tertiary care hospital. It is a retrospective study done between December to January 2018. Detection of RSV antigen from nasophyrangeal aspirates using M