Kripasindhu Chatterjee

• Doctor of Medicine
• Professor at GOURI DEVI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND HOSPITAL

Justification: In view of new developments in vaccinology and the availability of new vaccines, there is a need to revise/review the existing immunization recommendations. Process: The Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Immunization Practices (ACVIP) of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) had a physical meeting on March 25, 2023, at Vaccicon, Kol...

Japanese encephalitis virus belongs to the genus Flavivirus. Case fatality averages 30% and almost 50% of the survivors are left with permanent neuropsychiatric sequelae. Japanese encephalitis occurs in nearly all Asian countries including India. Patterns of JE transmission vary within individual countries and from year to year. In endemic areas, s...

COVID-19 infection and its various signs and symptoms are still causing significant studies across the world. Although relatively less in prevalence and disease severity, children none the less are also affected by this infection. Most of the research in this regard has been focused on the adults, whereas there is a definite lacuna in the published...

Japanese encephalitis virus belongs to the genus Flavivirus. Case fatality averages 30% and almost 50% of the survivors are left with permanent neuropsychiatric sequelae. Japanese encephalitis occurs in nearly all Asian countries including India. Patterns of JE transmission vary within individual countries and from year to year. In endemic areas, s...

Background: Although neonatology has advanced a lot in last few years, low birth weight babies still put a challenge in terms of mortalit y and morbidity. Maternal parameters during antenatal period are directly or indirectly linked to the birth weight of a newborn. We intended to study the effect of maternal factors on birth weight from eastern pa...

Justification: Data generated after the first wave has revealed that some children with coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) can become seriously ill. Multi-inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and long COVID cause significant morbidity in children. Prolonged school closures and quarantine have played havoc with the psychosocial health of children. Many...

Justification: In India, till recently, breastfeeding women have been excluded from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, rendering a significant population of the country, including frontline workers, ineligible to derive the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Objective: The objective of this recommendation is productio...

Two MMRV vaccines have been available since 2000. ProQuad (Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, PA; Merck) and Priorix-Tetra (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium; GSK). Both have been widely used in USA, Australia, Canada, and many European countries. The MMRV vaccine was developed based on the existing MMR and varicella vaccines 1,2. Licensed...

Introduction: Despite a lot of progress in the field of neonatology in last few years, low birth weight babies still pose a challenge for an optimal outcome. Maternal socioeconomic status and malnutrition is directly or indirectly linked to the birthweight. We intended to study the effect of socioeconomic status of family with birthweight in easter...

During the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, immunization practices of all age groups, especially routine childhood vaccines, have been interrupted. Immunization is considered an essential health activity, which needs to be resumed as early as possible. This pandemic has created several unique issues related to...

Justification: In view of new developments in vaccinology and the availability of new vaccines, there is a need to revise/review the existing immunization recommendations. Process: Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Immunization Practices (ACVIP) of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) had a physical meeting in March, 2020 followed by online meeti...

Background: Neonatal sepsis is a clinical syndrome followed by bacteraemia in the first month of life and appears to be one of the primary causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The study aim was to detect the levels of resistin, IL-6, CRP and hs-CRP in clinically suspected cases of neonatal sepsis and establish its association with the patho...

Background: Preterm birth is one of the major clinical problems in neonatology as it is commonly associated with perinatal mortality, serious neonatal morbidity and in some cases, it leads to childhood disability. The objective of this study was to find out the outcomes of VLBW and ELBW babies in the form of mortality and morbidity in neonatal peri...

Preterm birth is one of the major clinical problems in neonatology as it is commonly associated with perinatal mortality, serious neonatal morbidity. To find out the risk factors and morbidities of very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight babies in terms of morbidity and mortality in early neonatal period in babies admitted to SNCU,

Background: India has one of the highest tuberculosis (TB) burdens globally. However, few studies have focused on TB in young children, a vulnerable population, where lack of early diagnosis results in poor outcomes.Methods: The present study was undertaken to assess the sensitivity and specificity of tuberculin test (Mantoux) and BCG test in diagn...

Background: The first few years of life are the most crucial period as this age is known for accelerated growth and development and any adverse influences during this period may result in severe limitations in their development which warrants regular monitoring. Methods: The present study had been conducted to find out the total growth profile in r...

Background: Estimation of of body height from its segmentsis very important both in anatomical and medico-legal purposes. Stature is very important criteria for personal identification. Methods: Present study was carried out for estimation of stature from the length of total 400 adults, out of which 200 were males and 200 were females in a campus o...

Background: Neonatal sepsis (NS) has significant morbidity and mortality rates and it is still difficult to diagnose on presentation. Early diagnosis and treatment decreases the mortality and morbidity of neonatal sepsis (NS). The study’s aim was to detect the levels of IL-6, CRP and hs-CRP in clinically suspected cases of neonatal sepsis and estab...

Background: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease, usually characterized by chronic airway inflammation. The detrimental effects of vitamin D deficiency in pediatrics have become increasingly apparent and extend beyond skeletal health. Aims & Objectives: This study was carried out to evaluate the level of vitamin D and immunoglobulin E (IgE) in asthmat...

INTRODUCTION Worldwide, 10 % of all pregnancies are complicated by hypertension, with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia being the major causes of maternal and prenatal morbidity and mortality. 1 It is also estimated that pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), one of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, affects about 5-8% of all pregnant women ABSTRACT...

Background: Hypertension is the most common medical problem encountered during pregnancy, complicating 2-3% of pregnancies. Obstetric ultrasound provides a cornerstone to other modalities used for assessing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. This study was designed to detect the placental changes in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and correla...

Background: Respiratory infections are increasing globally with parallel increase in world population, pollution, urbanization, overcrowding, global warming and poverty. Multi drug resistant virulent bacteria are growing very rapidly. The objective of this study was to know the prescribing pattern of antibiotics in hospitalized patients suffering f...

p> Background : Febrile convulsion (FC) is the most common seizure disorder in childhood. White blood cell (WBC) and C reactive protein (CRP) are commonly measured in FC. Add a paragraph on Aims and Objectives of the study. Aims and Objectives: To compare WBC and CRP in febrile children, aged 6 months to five years, with and without FC, in order t...

Background: Tubercular meningitis (TBM) is an endemic disease in developing countries. Adenosine deaminase activity (ADA) has been of great importance for many years in TBM diagnosis. The objective of this study was to determine the CSF-ADA levels in different CNS disorders, to compare the CSF-ADA activity in different types of meningitis, to find...

Background: Respiratory illnesses in children form a substantial disease burden in emergency care, outpatients and hospitalised patients. Studies exploring the pattern of emergency room visits and hospitalization for individuals with respiratory complaints could inform decisions regarding the effective organisation and planning of health services.M...

Background: Congenital coronary anomalies may be isolated, or they may accompany other congenital heart defects, such as Fallot's tetralogy, transposition of the great arteries or pulmonary atresia. The most common cause of acquired abnormalities of the coronary vessels in children is kawasaki disease (KD). The aim of this study was to find the bes...

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major health problem in developing countries like India. The diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis is very difficult, because of paucibacillary nature of childhood disease and the confirmation is the detection of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis from sputum and similar specimen i.e. lymph node or other body f...

Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is prevalent in low-income countries. Level II neonatal intensive care at SCNUs is cost intensive. Rational use of SCNU services by targeting its utilization for the VLBW neonates and maintenance of community based newborn care is required. Even though the economic evaluation of interventions to reduce this burden...