Publications by authors named "P Sabitha"
Objective: Amoxicillin-clavulanate is commonly used to prevent infections following snakebites despite the lack of clinical evidence. We aimed to demonstrate that clinically directed initiation of amoxicillin-clavulanate would be non-inferior to routine use in this setting.
Design: Open-label, randomised, non-inferiority trial with blinded adjudication of endpoints.
Serial evaluation of local changes in snakebite envenomation using infrared thermal imaging.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
February 2025
Background: There is a lack of objective tools to assess the local changes following snakebite envenomation. We aimed to describe the progression of local changes in envenomed patients using serial infrared thermal imaging.
Methods: In a prospective sample of patients with snakebite envenomation, clinical assessment and infrared imaging of local changes were done at enrolment and 6 h and 24 h later, followed by once daily until hospital discharge or day 7, whichever was earlier.
Article Synopsis
- Periodontics and gingivitis are common diseases, with periodontitis being the sixth most prevalent worldwide, making early detection of bone loss critical for proper diagnosis and treatment.* -
- A new deep learning model is proposed for early detection of periodontal bone loss, using various techniques like DenseUNet for image segmentation and Adaptive DenseNet with Gated Recurrent Units (AD-GRU) for analysis, optimized with the Red Kite Optimization Algorithm.* -
- The model achieved a 94.45% accuracy rate, outperforming other existing methods, indicating its potential for improved diagnosis and treatment in healthcare settings.*
Background: Local envenomation following snakebites is accompanied by thermal changes, which could be visualized using infrared imaging. We explored whether infrared thermal imaging could be used to differentiate venomous snakebites from non-venomous and dry bites.
Methods: We prospectively enrolled adult patients with a history of snakebite in the past 24 hours presenting to the emergency of a teaching hospital in southern India.
This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites among children and adult Orang Aslis (Aborigines) from different locations in Perak. Faecal samples were collected and analyzed using the direct smear and formal ether sedimentation technique. Some of the faecal samples were stained using the Modified Acid fast stain for Cryptosporidium.
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