Rehnuma Parvez

ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre Port Blair

Purpose: To know the burden of infectious and non-infectious agents associated with ocular infection in pre pandemic and Covid-19 pandemic period with special emphasis on clinical presentation. Materials and Methods: Demographic, clinical and associated comorbidities, details were collected from the patients presenting to the ophthalmologist in And...

Background: Various microbes and allergens are responsible to cause keratoconjunctivitis. But the viral agents are mostly associated with this ocular illness. Adenovirus, Herpes simplex virus (HSV), and enterovirus are the main causative agents. Among those, HSV is of great concern as it can lead to encephalitis.Aim: To determine the prevalence and...

The spread of HSV-2, a type of herpes simplex virus (HSV-2) a sexually transmitted infection (STI) which widely found all over the globe, which is considered as a significant public health problem and it is one of the main causes for increased risk of HIV infection. This research is based on the prevalence of HSV-2 among married women and the preva...

Background Respiratory viral illnesses among children are a prominent cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. The aim of this study is to understand the seasonal pattern and surge of respiratory viruses among the Nicobarese tribe. Methods Respiratory specimens were collected from both ARI and SARI cases attended the BJR district...

Introduction: Human mastadenovirus (HAdV) types 8, 37, 64 have been considered the major contributors in Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) epidemics, but recent surveillance data have shown the involvement of emerging recombinants, including HAdV-53, HAdV-54, and HAdV-56. In our initial work, positive samples for adenovirus revealed that our stra...

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with cervical cancer and cervical dysplasia worldwide. Data on HPV prevalence in a region is important because it serves as a predictor of the likelihood of the population in that particular region acquiring cervical cancer. Moreover, with the availability of effective vaccines, the public health...

Purpose: Conjunctivitis is one of the most common ocular conditions in clinical practice. Human adenoviruses have been the common causative agents known to cause epidemic kerato-conjunctivitis (EKC) in India from 1996 to 2019 with a positivity range of 13.8%-65.2%. The current study was initiated to throw light on the distribution of keratoconjunc...

Introduction Human adenoviruses are common causes of many acute illnesses, and keratoconjunctivitis is one of them. Acute infections, if left untreated, can progress to severity, thus causing morbidities and mortalities. It belongs to the mastadenovirus family and is characterized by seven subgenus, i.e., A-G; among those, Adenovirus D8 is the most...

Trachoma is one of the Neglected Tropical Disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, an intracellular bacteria which develops the follicular conjunctivitis during acute infection. Conjunctival swabs were collected during 2017-2022. Genomic DNA was extracted and qPCR and Conventional PCR for plasmid gene was performed to determine the presence of Chla...

Background: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) causes various types of cancer in both men and women. Woman with HPV infection has a risk of developing invasive cervical cancer. Globally, HPV 16 and 18 were predominant. This study aims to find the distribution of various HPV types in South Andaman. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among wom...

Background Trichomoniasis is a common sexually transmitted infection among both men and women, worldwide. The prevalence of trichomoniasis among married women in the remote Indian population is more important, yet they rarely sought treatment. This was the first-ever study conducted on the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) in the Andaman and...

Background: Human Papillomavirus causes various types of cancer in both men and women. Woman with HPV infection has a risk of developing invasive cervical cancer. Globally, HPV 16 and 18 were predominant. This study aims to find the distribution of various HPV types in South Andaman. Methods: A cross sectional study conducted among woman in South A...

The prognosis of oral cancer highly depends on early diagnosis and access to proper treatment measures. The indigenous communities in India like the rest of the world carry a disproportionate burden of diseases compared to their counterpart due to inequality in healthcare services. This study reports a series of cases of four oral cancers among the...

Background: Tobacco usage and consumption of alcoholic beverages are reported to be high among the Nicobarese tribe. The main objective of this study was to assess the status of oral cancer and precancerous lesions among this tribe. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted for screening Nicobarese tribal population by documenting the details...

Background Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) are public health burdens globally. The percentage of non-SARS CoV-2 respiratory viruses among patients having ARI and SARI who visit Car Nicobar's hospital settings is undocumented. Changes in the epidemiology of other respiratory viruses during COVID19 pand...

Background: Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) are public health burdens globally. The percentage of non-SARS CoV-2 respiratory viruses among patients having ARI and SARI who visit Car Nicobar's hospital settings is undocumented. Changes in the epidemiology of other respiratory viruses during COVID19 pan...

A 27-year-old male presented in the OPD of Naval Hospital in Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India, in 2011 with a history of low-grade fever associated with malaise and a pruritic skin rash. Case 2 – A 17-year-old male student reported to the OPD at Naval Hospital, Kochi Kerala, India, in August 2015. He presented with eruptions on both the palm and...

Objective: There is scarcity of information on the prevalence of female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) in the community. The present study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of FGTB, its risk factors and associated clinical features. Study design: Community-based cross-sectional survey. Methods: This study was carried during October 2011...