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Krishna Pandey

Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, India

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Research ArticleOpen accessSelf Medication with Antibiotics among Medical and Pharmacy Students in North IndiaBiplab Pal, Krishna Murti, Ashok Kumar Gupta et al.Self medication practices among the medical and paramedical professionals have been reported in many countries, however, very limited research was done exclusively on antibiotic in North India. This study was designed to assess the prevalence and pattern of antibiotic usage for self diagnosed diseases among the medical and pharmacy students. This was a questionnaire based cross sectional study conducted among … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 30 Dec 2016 · 13,702 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessPrescription Pattern of Anti-Hypertensive Drugs in Adherence to JNC- 7 GuidelinesKrishna Murti, M. Arif Khan, Akalanka Dey et al.The main objective of the present study to investigate the utilization pattern of antihypertensive drugs in hypertensive patients and to find out whether the prescription pattern is in adherence with the JNC7 guidelines for the management of hypertension. A prospective study was conducted and drug utilization data were collected from 137 hypertensive patients who were attended as Out Patient Department … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 2 Jun 2015 · 8,273 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessNEWER DRUGS FOR VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS: A REVIEWKrishna Pandey, Dharmendra Singh, Sanjiva Bimal et al.Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is one of the most neglected tropical diseases worldwide. The diagnosis and treatment of this disease is quite complex. Sodium Antimony Gluconate (SAG) which used to be a very effective treatment has now developed resistance and is potentially a cardio-toxic drug. Pentamidine has now been discarded because of adverse effect of diabetes mellitus. Amphotericin-B is an effective … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 5 May 2014 · 7,133 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessPOST KALA-AZAR DERMAL LEISHMANIASIS WITH ULCERATION ON FOOT: AN ATYPICAL CASE PRESENTATION SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH MILTEFOSINEVidyanand Rabi Das, Dharmendra Singh, Krishna Murti et al.Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) or Kala-Azar (KA) is highly endemic in the Indian subcontinent particularly in Bihar. Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a known reservoir for leishmania parasites for transmission of VL. The kala-azar elimination program was launched by the government of three countries of the Indian subcontinent in the year 2005, which aims to eliminate kala-azar by 2015 and … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 2 Apr 2014 · 7,583 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessASSOCIATION OF TESTOSTERONE AND CHOLESTEROL LEVEL IN MODULATION OF IMMUNITY AND SEVERITY OF DISEASE IN VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS PATIENTS-A PRELIMINARY STUDYKrishna Pandey, Dharmendra Singh, Sanjiva Bimal et al.Males are more prone to Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) as compared to females. The role of androgens in host defence against Leishmania and other pathogens is of considerable interest. This study was aimed to understand a baseline mechanistic understanding of the pathogenesis of visceral leishmaniasis with respect to testosterone. We examined the relationship between serum testosterone and cholesterol levels, antigen induced … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 25 Mar 2014 · 7,073 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessCOMPLICATED CASE OF RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; UNEXPLORED FOR YEARSM. Arif Khan, Raj Kishore Pandey, Tarique Nadeem et al.Rheumatic heart disease is a one of the very common heart problem commonly prevalent among the children of developing countries, may occur in adults in their fourties also, if undiagnosed in early ages, similar in symptoms to ’rheumatism’ but quite difficult to diagnose or are often misdiagnosed. The main objective of this article is to make acquainted about the disease … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 23 Jan 2014 · 7,797 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessEpidemiological Survey of Visceral Leishmaniasis: An Evidence Based ReportMohammad Arif Khan, Ravada Vinay Kumar, Krishna Pandey et al.The aim of this study was to find out the epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis among individuals of different age group and sex living in rural communities of Bihar, India. A retrospective study was conducted on 133 patients with a history of prolong fever and weight loss who was admitted at Rajendra Memorial Research Institute Of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS), Patna, India … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 29 Jul 2013 · 7,536 accessesView PDF Cite