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ReviewIJID regions2024

Epidemiology of rare bacterial, parasitic, and fungal pathogens in India.

Shweta Sharma, Varun Krishnaswamy, Rini Chaturvedi, Amit Sharma

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Review in IJID regions, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Unveiling the antibiotic resistance pattern inWorld journal of experimental medicine · 2026
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  5. Beyond the Usual Suspects:Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shweta SharmaMolecular Medicine Division, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
Varun KrishnaswamyMolecular Medicine Division, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
Rini ChaturvediMolecular Medicine Division, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
Amit SharmaMolecular Medicine Division, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rare human pathogens are infrequently observed clinically but can lead to undiagnosed infections, delays in treatment, severe complications, including death. Traditional diagnostic tools cannot routinely detect rare infections in public health settings. This study focuses on the incidence and outcomes of rare pathogenic microorganisms over 13 years (2010-2022) using PubMed database to obtain epidemiological data on rare bacterial, parasitic, and fungal infections in hospitals throughout India. A total of 974 articles were screened using case studies, datasets, comments, classical articles, letters, editorials, observational studies, and meta-analyses. Our analysis identified 28 rare bacteria, six parasites, and five fungal species infections in India. Fatal cases were associated with rare bacterial and fungal infections, including two from pan-drug-resistant bacteria (both from the

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BacteriaEpidemiologyFungiInfectious diseasesParasitesRare pathogens

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PMID38646508
PMCPMC11026704

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