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Clinical progress note: Rubella

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Rates of rubella infection and congenital rubella syndrome decreased significantly since the introduction of the rubella vaccine in 1969. Endemic rubella was declared eliminated in the United States in 2004, and since 2012, all rubella cases in the United States have been associated with infections acquired abroad.
Adam E. Gailani, Walter Dehority, Sophie E. Katz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Burden of Chickenpox on Families: A Study in Quebec

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the nonhospital costs of treating chickenpox and to ascertain the opinion of parents regarding the usefulness of vaccination. DESIGN: Retrospective postal survey. SETTING: Province of Quebec.
Philippe De Wals, Manon Blackburn, Maryse Guay, Gina Bravo, Danièle Blanchette, Monique Douville-Fradet   +5 more
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Features of the Epidemiology of Chickenpox in a Single Territory

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2020
Relevance.The urgency of the problem of chickenpox is determined by the high incidence, severe complications and the possibility of deaths.The aim of the work is to analyze the peculiarities of the epidemiology of chickenpox in a single territory located
A. N. Kaira, V. F. Lavro, O. A. Svitich, T. V. Solomay, A. V. Volosnikova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medical WordNet: A new methodology for the construction and validation of information resources for consumer health [PDF]

, 2004
A consumer health information system must be able to comprehend both expert and non-expert medical vocabulary and to map between the two. We describe an ongoing project to create a new lexical database called Medical WordNet (MWN), consisting ...
Fellbaum, Christiane, Smith, Barry
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Prevalence of a history of prior varicella/herpes zoster infection in multiple sclerosis [PDF]

, 2017
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection has been implicated in multiple sclerosis (MS), but direct causal involvement has been disputed. Nevertheless, knowledge of VZV exposure is important, given the risk of serious complications of first exposure while ...
A Ascherio, A Compston, A Manouchehrinia, A Nardone, Ali Manouchehrinia, AM Arvin, AM Arvin, BA Singer, BK Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, Cris S. Constantinescu, D Bourdette, D Gilden, D Gilden, DM Fleming, Fouzia Jabeen, G Ordonez, H Reiber, Huner Kareem, J Brettschneider, J Breuer, J Sotelo, J Sotelo, J Sotelo, JH Kang, Judith Breuer, Keith Neal, M Ito, Oltita P. Jerca, PA Maple, R Kohlmann, RA Marrie, Rachelle Shafei, Radu Tanasescu, RT Ross, RT Ross, S Sawcer, S Venkatachalapathy, William Irving   +37 more
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Ultrasound‐Guided Liposomal vs. Conventional Bupivacaine Erector Spinae Plane Block Plus Gabapentin for Postherpetic Neuralgia

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to compare efficacy and safety of ultrasound‐guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) using liposomal (LB) versus conventional bupivacaine (CB), each plus standardized gabapentin, in patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). A total of 116 PHN patients were randomized to ESPB‐LB or ESPB‐CB; both groups received standardized ...
Xia‐Jing Xu, Li‐Juan Liu, Fa‐Ming Xu, Xiang‐Yu Fang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Case of Generalized Chickenpox in an Adult Immunocompetent Patient

Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2016
The article analyzes the published data concerning the development of a generalized form of chickenpox in immunocompetent adult patients, and gives author’s clinical observation demonstrating the development of an extremely severe generalized form of ...
E.V. Ryabokon, N.V. Onishchenko, D.P. Musika   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Model Infectious Disease Curriculum for Fourth Grade Students: Integrating Prevention and Education Concepts in the Classroom [PDF]

, 2006
Despite the significant need for prevention education and updated disease curricula in elementary schools, there is a deficit of model units, lesson plans, and activities at the fourth grade level.
Downie, Diane Loreli
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Biologics to Treat Atopic Dermatitis: Effectiveness, Safety, and Future Directions

Allergy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases worldwide. The clinical presentation of AD is heterogeneous and is characterized by a relapsing and remitting course. Most patients suffer from mild AD while approximately 5% to 20% experience severe disease activity, which often requires systemic treatment ...
Marjolein S. de Bruin‐Weller, Celeste M. Boesjes, Roselie A. Achten, Lisa A. Beck, Alan D. Irvine, Christian Vestergaard, Marlies de Graaf, Femke van Wijk, Daphne S. Bakker, Stephan Weidinger   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal, childhood and adolescent influences on Leydig cell functional capacity and circulating INSL3 concentration in young adults: Importance of childhood infections and body mass index

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The constitutive Leydig cell hormone insulin‐like peptide 3 (INSL3) is considered a good estimate of the adult Leydig cell functional capacity and appears to remain relatively consistent throughout adult male life, only gradually declining into old age.
Richard Ivell, Bilal Tulumcu, Waleed Alhujaili, Ravinder Anand‐Ivell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source