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Controversies About Lyme Disease-Reply, Eugene D. Shapiro, Gary P. Wormser

NYMC Faculty Publications

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Financial Incentives For Smoking Treatment: Protocol Of The Fiesta Trial And Fiesta Oral Microbiome Substudy, Katherine M French, Sasha Z Gonzalez, Scott E Sherman, Alissa R Link, Sadozai Zoe Malik, Chi-Hong Tseng, Saahil A Jumkhawala, Briesny Tejada, Andrew White, Joseph A Ladapo

NYMC Student Publications

BACKGROUND: Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, but evidence-based smoking cessation therapy is underutilized. Financial incentive strategies represent an innovative approach for increasing the use of counseling and pharmacotherapy. If effective, they could supplement or supplant resource-intensive policy options, particularly in populations for whom smoking has substantial societal costs. FIESTA (Financial IncEntives for Smoking TreAtment) will randomize hospitalized smokers to receive usual smoking cessation care alone or usual smoking care augmented with financial incentives. We aim to compare the impact of these two strategies on 1) smoking abstinence, 2) use of counseling and nicotine …

Characteristics Of Adolescents Living With Hiv Receiving Care And Treatment Services In Antiretroviral Therapy Clinics In Cambodia: Descriptive Findings From A Cross-Sectional Study., Siyan Yi, Sovannary Tuot, Khuondyla Pal, Vohith Khol, Say Sok, Pheak Chhoun, Laura Ferguson, Gitau Mburu

BACKGROUND: Adolescents living with HIV experience worse HIV care outcomes compared to adults, especially during transition from pediatric to adult care. However, data regarding adolescents are limited. This paper describes and compares characteristics of male and female adolescents living with HIV preparing for transition from pediatric to adult care in Cambodia.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in August 2016 among 328 adolescents aged 15-17, randomly selected from 11 antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, and descriptive analyses were conducted to compare characteristics of male and female adolescents.

RESULTS: Of total, 55.2% were male, and …

Is It Coincidence Or Consequence For A Case With Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Overlapping Sle To Develop An Immune Complex Nephropathy Followed By A Nonimmune Complex Podocytopathy?, Jinil Yoo, Hugo Villanueva, Manimaran Kaliamurthy, John Kang, Lin Lwin

NYMC Residents/Fellows Publications

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) may occur in a primary form or in association with SLE and seldom presents with nephrotic syndrome (NS). We present a case with APS who developed recurrent NS 6 years apart. The first episode of NS occurred with biopsy findings consistent with lupus nephritis (LN) class V (membranous) with no clear evidence of SLE, and responded to a remission with steroids and MMF. On the 2(nd) episode, the biopsy revealed negative immunofluorescent (IF) study for immune complexes and EM findings of complete effacement of foot processes and acellular debris in thickened capillary walls, compatible with healed …