SEROPREVALENCE AND CLINICAL PROFILE OF SCRUB TYPHUS IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH UNDIFFERENTIATED ACUTE FEBRILE ILLNESS IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

Seroprevalence and clinical profile of scrub typhus in patients presenting with undifferentiated acute febrile illness in a tertiary care centre

Background: Scrub typhus (ST) is a common Rickettsial infection which has been increasingly reported from the various states of southern part of India.Aims and Objective: With very few reports from Central Kerala, we aimed to study the seroprevalence of scrub typhus and its clinical profile.Materials and Methods: Patients presenting with acute undi

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Neurotransmitters and putative neuromodulators in the gut of Anguilla anguilla (L.). Localizations in the enteric nervous and endocrine systems

The gut of silver eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) was investigated in order to describe both the cholinergic and adrenergic intramural innervations, and the localization of possible accessory neuromediators.Histochemical reactions for the demonstration of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, reduced form-(NADPH-)diaphorase and acetylcholinester

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