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Authors are the souls of any journal, and deserve much respect. To publish a journal manuscripts are needed from authors. Authors have a great responsibility for producing facts of their work in terms of number and results truthfully and an individual honesty is expected from authors in this regards. Both ways its true "No authors-No manuscripts-No journals" and "No journals–No manuscripts–No authors". Reviewing a manuscript is also a very responsible and important task of any peer-reviewed journal and to be taken seriously. It needs knowledge on the subject, sincerity, honesty and determination. Although the process of reviewing a manuscript is a time consuming task butit is expected to give one's best remarks within the time frame of the journal.
Salient features of the JCDR: It is a biomedical, multidisciplinary (including all medical and dental specialities), e-journal, with wide scope and extensive author support. At the same time, a free text of manuscript is available in HTML and PDF format. There is fast growing authorship and readership with JCDR as this can be judged by the number of articles published in it i e; in Feb 2007 of its first issue, it contained 5 articles only, and now in its recent volume published in April 2011, it contained 67 manuscripts. This e-journal is fulfilling the commitments and objectives sincerely, (as stated by Editor-in-chief in his preface to first edition) i e; to encourage physicians through the internet, especially from the developing countries who witness a spectrum of disease and acquire a wealth of knowledge to publish their experiences to benefit the medical community in patients care. I also feel that many of us have work of substance, newer ideas, adequate clinical materials but poor in medical writing and hesitation to submit the work and need help. JCDR provides authors help in this regards.
Timely publication of journal: Publication of manuscripts and bringing out the issue in time is one of the positive aspects of JCDR and is possible with strong support team in terms of peer reviewers, proof reading, language check, computer operators, etc. This is one of the great reasons for authors to submit their work with JCDR. Another best part of JCDR is "Online first Publications" facilities available for the authors. This facility not only provides the prompt publications of the manuscripts but at the same time also early availability of the manuscripts for the readers.
Indexation and online availability: Indexation transforms the journal in some sense from its local ownership to the worldwide professional community and to the public.JCDR is indexed with Embase & EMbiology, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, Chemical Abstracts Service, Journal seek Database, Indian Science Abstracts, to name few of them. Manuscriptspublished in JCDR are available on major search engines ie; google, yahoo, msn.
In the era of fast growing newer technologies, and in computer and internet friendly environment the manuscripts preparation, submission, review, revision, etc and all can be done and checked with a click from all corer of the world, at any time. Of course there is always a scope for improvement in every field and none is perfect. To progress, one needs to identify the areas of one's weakness and to strengthen them.
It is well said that "happy beginning is half done" and it fits perfectly with JCDR. It has grown considerably and I feel it has already grown up from its infancy to adolescence, achieving the status of standard online e-journal form Indian continent since its inception in Feb 2007. This had been made possible due to the efforts and the hard work put in it. The way the JCDR is improving with every new volume, with good quality original manuscripts, makes it a quality journal for readers. I must thank and congratulate Dr Hemant Jain, Editor-in-Chief JCDR and his team for their sincere efforts, dedication, and determination for making JCDR a fast growing journal.
Every one of us: authors, reviewers, editors, and publisher are responsible for enhancing the stature of the journal. I wish for a great success for JCDR."
Thanking you
With sincere regards
Dr. Rajendra Kumar Ghritlaharey, M.S., M. Ch., FAIS
Associate Professor,
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Gandhi Medical College & Associated
Kamla Nehru & Hamidia Hospitals Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462 001 (India)
E-mail: drrajendrak1@rediffmail.com
On May 11,2011
Dr. Shankar P.R.
"On looking back through my Gmail archives after being requested by the journal to write a short editorial about my experiences of publishing with the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (JCDR), I came across an e-mail from Dr. Hemant Jain, Editor, in March 2007, which introduced the new electronic journal. The main features of the journal which were outlined in the e-mail were extensive author support, cash rewards, the peer review process, and other salient features of the journal.
Over a span of over four years, we (I and my colleagues) have published around 25 articles in the journal. In this editorial, I plan to briefly discuss my experiences of publishing with JCDR and the strengths of the journal and to finally address the areas for improvement.
My experiences of publishing with JCDR: Overall, my experiences of publishing withJCDR have been positive. The best point about the journal is that it responds to queries from the author. This may seem to be simple and not too much to ask for, but unfortunately, many journals in the subcontinent and from many developing countries do not respond or they respond with a long delay to the queries from the authors 1. The reasons could be many, including lack of optimal secretarial and other support. Another problem with many journals is the slowness of the review process. Editorial processing and peer review can take anywhere between a year to two years with some journals. Also, some journals do not keep the contributors informed about the progress of the review process. Due to the long review process, the articles can lose their relevance and topicality. A major benefit with JCDR is the timeliness and promptness of its response. In Dr Jain's e-mail which was sent to me in 2007, before the introduction of the Pre-publishing system, he had stated that he had received my submission and that he would get back to me within seven days and he did!
Most of the manuscripts are published within 3 to 4 months of their submission if they are found to be suitable after the review process. JCDR is published bimonthly and the accepted articles were usually published in the next issue. Recently, due to the increased volume of the submissions, the review process has become slower and it ?? Section can take from 4 to 6 months for the articles to be reviewed. The journal has an extensive author support system and it has recently introduced a paid expedited review process. The journal also mentions the average time for processing the manuscript under different submission systems - regular submission and expedited review.
Strengths of the journal: The journal has an online first facility in which the accepted manuscripts may be published on the website before being included in a regular issue of the journal. This cuts down the time between their acceptance and the publication. The journal is indexed in many databases, though not in PubMed. The editorial board should now take steps to index the journal in PubMed. The journal has a system of notifying readers through e-mail when a new issue is released. Also, the articles are available in both the HTML and the PDF formats. I especially like the new and colorful page format of the journal. Also, the access statistics of the articles are available. The prepublication and the manuscript tracking system are also helpful for the authors.
Areas for improvement: In certain cases, I felt that the peer review process of the manuscripts was not up to international standards and that it should be strengthened. Also, the number of manuscripts in an issue is high and it may be difficult for readers to go through all of them. The journal can consider tightening of the peer review process and increasing the quality standards for the acceptance of the manuscripts. I faced occasional problems with the online manuscript submission (Pre-publishing) system, which have to be addressed.
Overall, the publishing process with JCDR has been smooth, quick and relatively hassle free and I can recommend other authors to consider the journal as an outlet for their work."
Dr. P. Ravi Shankar
KIST Medical College, P.O. Box 14142, Kathmandu, Nepal.
E-mail: ravi.dr.shankar@gmail.com
On April 2011 Anuradha
Dear team JCDR, I would like to thank you for the very professional and polite service provided by everyone at JCDR. While i have been in the field of writing and editing for sometime, this has been my first attempt in publishing a scientific paper.Thank you for hand-holding me through the process.
Dr. Anuradha
E-mail: anuradha2nittur@gmail.com
On Jan 2020
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Salmonella Enteritidis Causing Gastroenteritis : A Case Report
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Dr. D. Vijaya
Professor & HOD Microbiology
AIMS, B.G.Nagara 571448
Karnataka India.
Phone no; 94820 09120
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A 60-year old female patient presented with the symptoms of severe gastroenteritis after consuming food which contained a chicken and egg preparation at a village party. Her faecal sample yielded Salmonella enteritidis which has rarely been reported as the causative agent of gastroenteritis in India. This case has been reported for its rarity in India.
Gastroenteritis, Salmonella enteritidis
Introduction
Salmonellosis is a major cause of bacterial enteric illness in both humans and animals. Human infections with Salmonellae are most commonly caused by the ingestion of food, water or milk which is contaminated with human or animal excreta. Salmonellae are the primary pathogens of the lower animals, (e.g. poultry, cows, pigs, pets, birds, seals, donkeys, lizards and snakes) which are the principal sources of non-typhoidal salmonellosis in humans. Gastroenteritis, the most frequent manifestation, which ranges from mild to fulminant diarrhoea is accompanied by low grade fever and varying degrees of nausea and vomiting (1).
A 60-year-old female was admitted to the ICU with acute gastroenteritis and in hypovolaemic shock.
The patient had a history of watery diarrhoea, 20 times/day and vomiting 8-10 times /day since 2 days.
The patient was normal before 2 days and she had attended a party at a nearby village, where she consumed food which was made up of a chicken and hen’s egg preparation. After 24 hours, she developed the symptoms of gastroenteritis.
Personal history: Non diabetic, non-hypertensive
On examination: The patient was drowsy, responding to oral commands, her tongue was dry and sunken eyes.
Pulse: Feeble, B.P. 100/60 mm Hg, CVS and RS normal, PA: No organomegaly
She was clinically diagnosed as having acute gastroenteritis with hypovolaemic shock and acute prerenal failure.
MICROBIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
Stool sample
Macroscopic appearance – Watery stool, no pus/blood/worm.
Microscopy – Plenty of pus cells, no RBCs/ ova/cysts.
Culture: The sample was inoculated onto MacConkey agar, XLD, TCBS. The growth on MacConkey’s agar showed smooth, translucent, non lactose fermenting colonies.
The isolate was identified as the Salmonella group by studying its biochemical reactions and its agglutination with polyvalent O and H antisera.
It was susceptible to amikacin, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, chloramphenicol and gentamycin and resistant to ampicillin and cotrimoxazole.
The isolate was sent to NICED, Calcutta, India, where it was identified as Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis (Salmonella poly O +ve, Group 09 +ve, H-g, m +ve).
The patient was treated with I.V. fluids, ciprofloxacin and metronidazole. Her condition improved after 5 days and she was discharged.
Salmonella enteritidis which is associated with chicken eggs is emerging as a major cause of food-borne diseases. S. enteritidis causes infection of the ovaries and the upper oviduct tissues of hens, resulting in contamination of the contents of the eggs prior to the shell deposition. Approximately 1 in 20,000 eggs is thought to be infected with S.enteritidis. The Department of Agriculture estimated that 80% of all the salmonellosis cases were caused by infected eggs (2). The key factor which enabled the eggs to be efficient vehicles for human infection, is the manner in which people handled and ate the eggs [3,4]. The outbreak of Salmonella enteritidis can also be due to infected food workers who do not use gloves (5). Ice creams, sprouts and unpasteurized juice were also identified as the vehicles of transmission of Salmonellosis (6), (7), (8).
In the present case, the source could have been an egg preparation that the patient had consumed at the party or an environmental contamination due to the village lifestyle, where humans and poultry dwell in proximity.
Historically, S.typhimurium has been the most frequently reported serotype which caused gastroenteritis, according to the CDC report. The three most common serotypes of Salmonella in 2001 were typhimurium (22%) enteritidis (18%) and newport (10%) in the U.S.A. According to Indian reports, Salmonella typhimurium and Salmonella enteritidis have been reported to be the most common causes of human salmonellosis, which were found to account for 57-67% of the total Salmonella isolates (7).
There have been reports of septic arthritis of the knee which was caused by Salmonella enteritidis in patients with associated illnesses like Hodgkin’s lymphoma and Thalassaemia major [9, 10].
An estimated 0.01% of all the egg shells contain S.enteritidis. Consequently, foods which contain raw or undercooked eggs pose a slight risk of infection. In India, S.enteritidis has been isolated from poultry, humans, meat, environmental and animal sources and sea food (7).
The incidence of non-typhoidal Salmonellosis continues to rise, along with the rates of emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains. Thus, it is important to monitor every step of the food production, right from the handling of the raw products to the preparation of the finished foods. All the cases of non-typhoidal Salmonellosis should be reported to the public health departments, since the tracking and monitoring of these cases can result in the identification of the sources of the local outbreaks and help the authorities in anticipating large-scale international outbreaks. Lastly, the prudent use of antimicrobial agents in both humans and animals is necessary to minimize the further emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains (2).
Authors are thankful to Dr.S.Dutta, Scientist F, Bacteriology I, NICED Calcutta, West Bengal, India for sero typing of the isolate.
ID: JCDR/2012/4281:0049
Date of Submission: Mar 15, 2012
Date of peer review: Apr 18, 2012
Date of acceptance: May 12, 2012
Date of Publishing: May 31, 2012
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