Publications

mutagenicity of some indian commercial alcoholic liquors.	different commercial brands of country liquors from three states of india (maharashtra, andhra pradesh and bihar) were tested in the ames test using bacterial strains s. typhimurium ta 98 and ta 100 with and without metabolic activation. the commercial brands tested from andhra pradesh were nonmutagenic while those from maharashtra and bihar were mutagenic both with and without metabolic activation. two brands of maharashtra country liquors were further tested in a mammalian test system and were ...	1994	8022187
need and strategy for sentinel surveillance for drug resistance in leprosy in india.	in the fight against leprosy drug resistance poses a serious impediment at a stage when there is dramatic decline in prevalence due to intensive and concerted chemotherapy intervention. drug resistance in leprosy has been reported since 1964 for dapsone, 1976 for rifampicin and 1996 for ofloxacin. recent reports and publications have indicated few instances of rifampicin resistance in several endemic areas. in light of reporting drug resistance in leprosy, the national leprosy eradication progra ...	2009	20509338