5 results on '"Karande S."'
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2. Health-related quality of life of children with newly diagnosed specific learning disability.
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Karande S, Bhosrekar K, Kulkarni M, and Thakker A
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- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity epidemiology, Child, Child Behavior Disorders epidemiology, Comorbidity, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Learning Disabilities epidemiology, Learning Disabilities psychology, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Parents psychology, Socioeconomic Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Child Behavior Disorders psychology, Health Status, Learning Disabilities diagnosis, Learning Disabilities physiopathology, Quality of Life psychology
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The objective of this study was to measure health-related quality of life (HRQL) of children with newly diagnosed specific learning disability (SpLD) using the Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form 50. We detected clinically significant deficits (effect size > or = -0.5) in 9 out of 12 domains: limitations in family activities, emotional impact on parents, social limitations as a result of emotional-behavioral problems, time impact on parents, general behavior, physical functioning, social limitations as a result of physical health, general health perceptions and mental health; and in both summary scores (psychosocial > physical). Multivariate analysis revealed having > or = 1 non-academic problem(s) (p < 0.0001), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (p = 0.005) or first-born status (p = 0.009) predicted a poor psychosocial summary score; and having > or =1 non-academic problem(s) (p = 0.006) or first-born status (p = 0.035) predicted a poor physical summary score. HRQL is significantly compromised in children having newly diagnosed SpLD.
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- 2009
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3. Acquired methemoglobinemia due to contaminated colours: a preventable disaster.
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Mauskar A, Karande S, and Kulkarni M
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- Child, Child, Preschool, Cyanosis etiology, Female, Hinduism, Humans, India, Male, Methemoglobinemia therapy, Methylene Blue therapeutic use, Aniline Compounds adverse effects, Coloring Agents chemistry, Methemoglobinemia chemically induced
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- 2009
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4. Concurrent outbreak of leptospirosis and dengue in Mumbai, India, 2002.
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Karande S, Gandhi D, Kulkarni M, Bharadwaj R, Pol S, Thakare J, and De A
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- Age Distribution, Child, Child, Preschool, Confidence Intervals, Dengue drug therapy, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Humans, Incidence, India epidemiology, Infant, Infusions, Intravenous, Leptospirosis drug therapy, Male, Odds Ratio, Penicillins therapeutic use, Probability, Prospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Rural Population, Severity of Illness Index, Sex Distribution, Survival Rate, Dengue diagnosis, Dengue epidemiology, Disease Outbreaks, Endemic Diseases, Leptospirosis diagnosis, Leptospirosis epidemiology
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This prospective study was undertaken to investigate the possibility of a concurrent outbreak of leptospirosis and dengue and to describe the clinical illnesses. From 20 June to 14 November 2002, children who presented to our hospital with a suspected diagnosis of leptospirosis or dengue were admitted. In every child with suspected leptospirosis, a screening latex agglutination test was carried out to detect anti-Leptospira antibodies. The diagnosis of leptospirosis was confirmed by a positive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test or microagglutination test. The diagnosis of dengue was confirmed by a positive IgM antibody capture ELISA test. Clinical features in the leptospirosis and leptospirosis-negative groups, and dengue and dengue-negative groups were analysed. Of 90 children screened, 15 (16.7 per cent) had leptospirosis. Two children with Weil's disease died and the remaining 13 responded well to intravenous penicillin. Five clinical features were significantly associated with leptospirosis, namely conjunctival suffusion (p=0.007), haemorrhage (p=0.020), abdominal pain (p=0.011), hepatosplenomegaly (p=0.044), and oedema (p=0.007). As the number of these five features concomitantly present increased, the chances of the child having leptospirosis also increased significantly (p<0.0001). Of 90 children screened, 16 (17.8 per cent) had dengue. All responded well to the treatment and went home. Two clinical features were significantly associated with dengue, namely arthralgia (p=0.020) and thrombocytopenia (p=0.001). If both these features were present, the chances of the child having dengue increased significantly (p=0.001). Our study shows that a concurrent outbreak of leptospirosis and dengue had occurred in the slums of Mumbai city.
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- 2005
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5. Utility of clinically-directed selective screening to diagnose HIV infection in hospitalized children in Bombay, India.
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Karande S, Bhalke S, Kelkar A, Ahuja S, Kulkarni M, and Mathur M
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- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections epidemiology, Candidiasis, Oral diagnosis, Child, Child, Preschool, Diarrhea diagnosis, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, HIV Infections epidemiology, HIV Seropositivity, Hospitalization, Humans, India epidemiology, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Meningitis diagnosis, Nutrition Disorders diagnosis, Pneumonia diagnosis, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sepsis diagnosis, Tuberculosis diagnosis, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections diagnosis, HIV Infections diagnosis, HIV Seroprevalence, Mass Screening methods
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The increasing prevalence of HIV infection in urban India together with limited financial resources necessitates judicious HIV testing. This prospective study was undertaken to determine the utility of selective screening for HIV infection based on five clinical risk factors reported in African children. The study was conducted at the Departments of Paediatrics and Microbiology, LTMG Hospital, Bombay, India between September 1998 and 2000. The children were enrolled after taking informed consent from their parents. The HIV seroprevalence rate was determined in children (aged 1 month to 12 years) consecutively admitted with severe malnutrition, serious pyogenic infections (pneumonia, pyogenic meningitis, septicaemia), disseminated tuberculosis, chronic diarrhoea and oral candidiasis, present either singly or in combination. Children above 18 months of age were diagnosed as being infected with HIV if they tested positive by two different HIV enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests. In children less than 18 months of age the diagnosis of HIV infection was made if they were ELISA positive and also fulfilled the WHO criteria for symptomatic HIV infection. Of a total 204 children (110 male, 94 female) screened, 24 (11.8 per cent) were diagnosed as HIV-infected. The HIV seropositive rate was highest in children having oral candidiasis (40.6 per cent), followed by chronic diarrhoea (18.2 per cent), disseminated tuberculosis (16.2 per cent), severe malnutrition (14.4 per cent), and serious pyogenic infections (11.2 per cent). Only the presence of oral candidiasis was a significant independent risk factor for predicting HIV infection (p < 0.0001). However, as the number of risk factors concomitantly present increased, the chances of the child being infected with HIV also increased significantly (p < 0.001). Our study shows that clinically-directed selective screening does have a practical role in diagnosing HIV infection in a resource-poor setting.
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- 2002
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