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Hepp News, Vol. 5 No. 1, Hiv & Hepatitis Education Prison Project Jan 2002

Hepp News, Vol. 5 No. 1, Hiv & Hepatitis Education Prison Project

Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report (IDCR)

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Current Trends In Urinary Tract Infections: Is Cipro Really Necessary?, Kristin Stagg Jan 2002

Current Trends In Urinary Tract Infections: Is Cipro Really Necessary?, Kristin Stagg

Capstone Research Projects

Urinary tract infections are one of the most common causes of ambulatory care visits, physician-office visits and hospitalization each year in the US. Sexual activity primarily contributes to acquisition of UTI in women; nearly half of adult women have had a UTI at least once. The most common causative agent is E. coli, followed by Enterobacter spp., Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, other Gram-negative rods and Group B streptococci, depending on geographical location. 1 Until the late 1990's, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) was the most commonly prescribed and effective treatment option, but the rampant development of resistance to this drug has …

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College Of Pharmacy Overview In Ponce, Puerto Rico, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2002

College Of Pharmacy Overview In Ponce, Puerto Rico, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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Short Report: Therapeutic Efficacy Of Chloroquine Combined With Primaquine Against Plasmodium Falciparum In Northeastern Papua, Indonesia, J. Kevin Baird, Iwa Waidy, Awalludin Sutanihardja, Suradi, Purnomo, Hasan Basri, Sekartuti, Ester Ayomi, David J. Fryauff, Stephen L. Hoffman Jan 2002

Short Report: Therapeutic Efficacy Of Chloroquine Combined With Primaquine Against Plasmodium Falciparum In Northeastern Papua, Indonesia, J. Kevin Baird, Iwa Waidy, Awalludin Sutanihardja, Suradi, Purnomo, Hasan Basri, Sekartuti, Ester Ayomi, David J. Fryauff, Stephen L. Hoffman

United States Navy: Publications

Chloroquine combined with primaquine was evaluated for therapy of uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum in nonimmune Javanese migrants to northeastern Papua, Indonesia. Subjects were randomized to treatment with standard chloroquine therapy (25 mg/kg in 3 doses over the course of 48 hours) with 30 mg primaquine administered daily for 28 days (n = 25) or a placebo of primaquine (n = 28). The 14-day cumulative incidence of therapeutic failure was 56% with primaquine and 79% with placebo (odds ratio [OR], 0.35; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.1–1.3; P = 0.08). Primaquine administered daily created a marginally significant improvement in therapeutic …

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Atovaquone/Proguanil Therapy For Plasmodium Falciparum And Plasmodium Vivax Malaria In Indonesians Who Lack Clinical Immunity, Mark D. Lacy, Jason D. Maguire, Mazie J. Barcus, Judith Ling, Michael J. Bangs, Robert Gramzinski, Hasan Basri, Priyanto Sismadi, Gerri B. Miller, Jeffrey D. Chulay, David J. Fryauff, Stephen L. Hoffman, J. Kevin Baird Jan 2002

Atovaquone/Proguanil Therapy For Plasmodium Falciparum And Plasmodium Vivax Malaria In Indonesians Who Lack Clinical Immunity, Mark D. Lacy, Jason D. Maguire, Mazie J. Barcus, Judith Ling, Michael J. Bangs, Robert Gramzinski, Hasan Basri, Priyanto Sismadi, Gerri B. Miller, Jeffrey D. Chulay, David J. Fryauff, Stephen L. Hoffman, J. Kevin Baird

United States Navy: Publications

Thirty-eight of 295 subjects participating in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the efficacy of daily administration of atovaquone/proguanil for malaria prevention developed malaria at some time during the 20-week prophylaxis period. These subjects (3 atovaquone/proguanil recipients and 35 placebo recipients) were treated with 4 tablets of atovaquone/proguanil per day for 3 days. Atovaquone/proguanil provided safe, well-tolerated, and effective therapy for uncomplicated malaria in nonimmune Indonesians.

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Besafe - Latino American Model Book, Nmaetc Staff Jan 2002

Besafe - Latino American Model Book, Nmaetc Staff

National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center Publications

Softback cultural competency book detailing the BESAFE model for Latino Americans, 6.75 inches by 9.5 inches.

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Spanish For School Nurses: A Specialized Program For Use In Teaching Basic Spanish To Nurses Who Work In A Multicultural Environment, William Earl Wood Jr. Jan 2002

Spanish For School Nurses: A Specialized Program For Use In Teaching Basic Spanish To Nurses Who Work In A Multicultural Environment, William Earl Wood Jr.

MA TESOL Collection

During the past twenty years, there has been a great influx of Spanish speaking people into the United States, especially the state of North Carolina. This increase of Spanish speakers has had an impact on all areas of society: employment, housing, health care, transportation, and education. This project focuses on language training for a specialized group who has a daily need to communicate in this new environment: school nurses. It examines materials that are currently available to teach nurses the Spanish language. It discusses the language requirements that nurses use to function in a multicultural environment. It looks at some …

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Environmental Regulation And Differential Production Of Members Of The Bdr Protein Family Of Borrelia Burgdorferi, David M. Robert, Melissa Caimano, John Mcdowell, Michael Theisen, Arne Holm, Edward Orff, David R. Nelson, Stephen Wikel, Justin Radolf, Richard T. Marconi Jan 2002

Environmental Regulation And Differential Production Of Members Of The Bdr Protein Family Of Borrelia Burgdorferi, David M. Robert, Melissa Caimano, John Mcdowell, Michael Theisen, Arne Holm, Edward Orff, David R. Nelson, Stephen Wikel, Justin Radolf, Richard T. Marconi

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Borrelia burgdorferi B31MI carries 18 plasmid-carried genes that form the bdr gene family. The bdr genes of B. burgdorferi encode proteins that form three distinct subfamilies, the BdrD, BdrE, and BdrF subfamilies. bdr orthologs have been demonstrated to be carried by all Borrelia species analyzed, and their widespread distribution suggests that they play an important genus-wide functional role. The biological rationale for maintaining 18 bdr alleles has not been defined. It is our hypothesis that specific paralogs function in different environments and are differentially expressed in response to environmental conditions. As a first step in testing this hypothesis, the production …

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New Technologies, Human-Microbe Interactions, And The Search For Previously Unrecognized Pathogens, David A. Relman Jan 2002

New Technologies, Human-Microbe Interactions, And The Search For Previously Unrecognized Pathogens, David A. Relman

United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Publications

Evidence suggests that a significant number of clinically important microbial pathogens remain unrecognized. Observations from the natural world, from patterns of disease in human populations, from the bedside, and from the clinical laboratory all contribute to this body of evidence. A variety of acute and chronic neurologic syndromes illustrate this point; despite features of infection, most cases of aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, and cerebral vasculitis cannot be assigned a microbiologic diagnosis. The development and clinical application of molecular methods have led to the discovery of novel members of the endogenous normal flora as well as putative disease agents. Current challenges include …

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Research At Nebraska, 2001-2002 Report, University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Jan 2002

Research At Nebraska, 2001-2002 Report, University Of Nebraska-Lincoln

Office of Research and Economic Development: Publications

This publication is a snapshot of the fiscal year’s activities. To read more stories about research and creativity at Nebraska, visit the online edition at http://research.unl.edu/news/annualreport01-02.pdf. Additional multimedia are available for many stories.

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Drugs And Vaccines For The Common Defense: Refining Fda Regulation To Promote The Availability Of Products To Counter Biological Attacks, Gail H. Javitt Jan 2002

Drugs And Vaccines For The Common Defense: Refining Fda Regulation To Promote The Availability Of Products To Counter Biological Attacks, Gail H. Javitt

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

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Botanical Drugs: A Future For Herbal Medicines, Weishi Li Jan 2002

Botanical Drugs: A Future For Herbal Medicines, Weishi Li

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

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College Of Osteopathic Medicine Program Overview, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2002

College Of Osteopathic Medicine Program Overview, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

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Weapons Of Mass Destruction Stockpiled In Russia: Should The United States Continue To Implement Programs Designed To Reduce And Safeguard These Weapons?, Leah Pettitt Jan 2002

Weapons Of Mass Destruction Stockpiled In Russia: Should The United States Continue To Implement Programs Designed To Reduce And Safeguard These Weapons?, Leah Pettitt

Global Business & Development Law Journal

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Learning From The President’S Council On Sustainable Development: The Need For A Real National Strategy, John C. Dernbach Jan 2002

Learning From The President’S Council On Sustainable Development: The Need For A Real National Strategy, John C. Dernbach

Faculty Scholarship

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Short Report: Hepatitis B Infection And Severe Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria In Vietnamese Adults, Mazie J. Barcus, Tran T. Hien, Nicholas J. White, Kanti Laras, Jeremy Farrar, Ira K. Schwartz, Andrew Corwin, J. Kevin Baird Jan 2002

Short Report: Hepatitis B Infection And Severe Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria In Vietnamese Adults, Mazie J. Barcus, Tran T. Hien, Nicholas J. White, Kanti Laras, Jeremy Farrar, Ira K. Schwartz, Andrew Corwin, J. Kevin Baird

United States Navy: Publications

We investigated the prevalence of infection with hepatitis B virus among adult Vietnamese patients hospitalized for severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Sera from patients admitted with severe malaria in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, between May 1991 and January 1996 were assayed for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) by a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. The overall prevalence of HBsAg was 23.77% (77 of 324). This was higher than reported estimates of prevalence in the general catchment population for the study hospital (mean, 9.8%; range, 9–16%). No association was found between risk of death caused by severe …

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Transposable Element Ishp608 Of Helicobacter Pylori: Nonrandom Geographic Distribution, Functional Organization, And Insertion Specificity, Dangeruta Kersulyte, Billie Velapatiño, Giedrius Dailide, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Yoshiyuki Ito, Lizbeth Cahuayme, Alan J. Parkinson, Robert H. Gilman, Douglas E. Berg Jan 2002

Transposable Element Ishp608 Of Helicobacter Pylori: Nonrandom Geographic Distribution, Functional Organization, And Insertion Specificity, Dangeruta Kersulyte, Billie Velapatiño, Giedrius Dailide, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Yoshiyuki Ito, Lizbeth Cahuayme, Alan J. Parkinson, Robert H. Gilman, Douglas E. Berg

Open Access Publications

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Enhancing Communication Skills Through Family And Consumer Sciences, Ellen Derby Gordon Jan 2002

Enhancing Communication Skills Through Family And Consumer Sciences, Ellen Derby Gordon

Theses Digitization Project

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Outlook Magazine, Fall 2002 Jan 2002

Outlook Magazine, Fall 2002

Outlook Magazine

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Characteristic Differences Between Parents/Guardians Who Keep Immunization Records And Those Who Do Not, Rebecca Bonilla Mangual Jan 2002

Characteristic Differences Between Parents/Guardians Who Keep Immunization Records And Those Who Do Not, Rebecca Bonilla Mangual

Theses Digitization Project

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Associations Between Water-Treatment Methods And Diarrhoea In Hiv-Positive Individuals, J. N. S. Eisenberg, T. J. Wade, A. Hubbard, D. I. Abrams, R. J. Leiser, S. Charles, M. Vu, S. Saha, C. C. Wright, Deborah A. Levy, P. Jensen, J. M. Colford Jan 2002

Associations Between Water-Treatment Methods And Diarrhoea In Hiv-Positive Individuals, J. N. S. Eisenberg, T. J. Wade, A. Hubbard, D. I. Abrams, R. J. Leiser, S. Charles, M. Vu, S. Saha, C. C. Wright, Deborah A. Levy, P. Jensen, J. M. Colford

Journal Articles: Epidemiology

This manuscript extends our previously published work (based on data from one clinic) on the association between three drinking water-treatment modalities (boiling, filtering, and bottling) and diarrhoeal disease in HIV-positive persons by incorporating data from two additional clinics collected in the following year. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of drinking water patterns, medication usage, and episodes of diarrhoea among HIV-positive persons attending clinics associated with the San Francisco Community Consortium. We present combined results from our previously published work in one clinic (n = 226) with data from these two additional clinics (n = 458). In this combined analysis we …

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Risk Factors In Hiv-Associated Diarrhoeal Disease: The Role Of Drinking Water, Medication And Immune Status, J. N. S. Eisenberg, T. J. Wade, S. Charles, M. Vu, A. Hubbard, C. C. Wright, Deborah A. Levy, P. Jensen, J. M. Colford Jan 2002

Risk Factors In Hiv-Associated Diarrhoeal Disease: The Role Of Drinking Water, Medication And Immune Status, J. N. S. Eisenberg, T. J. Wade, S. Charles, M. Vu, A. Hubbard, C. C. Wright, Deborah A. Levy, P. Jensen, J. M. Colford

Journal Articles: Epidemiology

In a cross-sectional survey of 226 HIV-infected men, we examined the occurrence of diarrhoea and its relationship to drinking water consumption patterns, risk behaviours, immune status and medication use. Diarrhoea was reported by 47% of the respondents. Neither drinking boiled nor filtered water was significantly associated with diarrhoea (OR = 0.5 [0.2, 1.6], 1.2 [0.6, 2.5] respectively), whereas those that drank bottled water were at risk for diarrhoea (OR = 3.0 [1.1, 7.8]). Overall, 47% always or often used at least one water treatment. Of the 37% who were very concerned about drinking water, 62% had diarrhoea, 70% always or …

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Vulcan Historical Review 6 (Complete Issue), Vulcan Historical Review Staff Jan 2002

Vulcan Historical Review 6 (Complete Issue), Vulcan Historical Review Staff

Vulcan Historical Review

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Hiv/Aids-Related Stigma And Discrimination: A Conceptual Framework And An Agenda For Action, Richard Parker, Peter Aggleton, Kathy Attawell, Julie Pulerwitz, Lisanne Brown Jan 2002

Hiv/Aids-Related Stigma And Discrimination: A Conceptual Framework And An Agenda For Action, Richard Parker, Peter Aggleton, Kathy Attawell, Julie Pulerwitz, Lisanne Brown

HIV and AIDS

In 1987, Jonathan Mann, then director of the WHO Global Programme on AIDS, identified three phases of the HIV/AIDS epidemic: the epidemic of HIV, the epidemic of AIDS, and the epidemic of stigma, discrimination, and denial. Despite international efforts to tackle HIV/AIDS since then, stigma and discrimination (S&D) remain among the most poorly understood aspects of the epidemic. This poor understanding is due in part to the complexity and diversity of S&D, but also to limitations in current thinking within the field and the inadequacy of available theoretical and methodological tools. This paper proposes a new conceptual framework to help …

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Skin And Bones: Post-Mortem Markets In Human Tissue, R. Alta Charo Jan 2002

Skin And Bones: Post-Mortem Markets In Human Tissue, R. Alta Charo

Nova Law Review

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Predicting The Spatial Dynamics Of Rabies Epidemics On Heterogeneous Landscapes, David L. Smith, Brendan Lucey, Lance A. Waller, James E. Childs, Leslie A. Real Jan 2002

Predicting The Spatial Dynamics Of Rabies Epidemics On Heterogeneous Landscapes, David L. Smith, Brendan Lucey, Lance A. Waller, James E. Childs, Leslie A. Real

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

Often as an epidemic spreads, the leading front is irregular, reflecting spatial variation in local transmission rates. We developed a methodology for quantifying spatial variation in rates of disease spread across heterogeneous landscapes. Based on data for epidemic raccoon rabies in Connecticut, we developed a stochastic spatial model of rabies spread through the state’s 169 townships. We quantified spatial variation in transmission rates associated with human demography and key habitat features. We found that large rivers act as semipermeable barriers, leading to a 7-fold reduction in the local rates of propagation. By combining the spatial distribution of major rivers with …

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The Federal Role In Regulating Alternative Livestock Operations, Jose R. Diez, Mike Gilsdorf, Robert Werge Jan 2002

The Federal Role In Regulating Alternative Livestock Operations, Jose R. Diez, Mike Gilsdorf, Robert Werge

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

This paper discusses one aspect of federal regulation for alternative livestock, namely that concerned with the health status of animal agriculture. Federal responsibility for animal health programs rests with Veterinary Services (VS), a unit of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The objective of this paper is to briefly describe three aspects ofVS' policy that have a potential to impact alternative livestock as well as free ranging wildlife. These are (1) using cooperative state-federal programs to eliminate diseases in alternative livestock, (2) collaborating on health issues with a …

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Preclinical Diagnosis Of Chronic Wasting Disease In Captive Mule Deer (Odocoileus Hemionus) And White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) Using Tonsillar Biopsy, Margaret A. Wild, Terry R. Spraker, Christina J. Sigurdson, Katherine I. O'Rourke, Michael W. Miller Jan 2002

Preclinical Diagnosis Of Chronic Wasting Disease In Captive Mule Deer (Odocoileus Hemionus) And White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) Using Tonsillar Biopsy, Margaret A. Wild, Terry R. Spraker, Christina J. Sigurdson, Katherine I. O'Rourke, Michael W. Miller

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

The usefulness of tonsillar biopsy on live deer for preclinical diagnosis of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy chronic wasting disease (CWD) was evaluated. Disease was tracked in a CWD-endemic herd using serial tonsillar biopsies collected at 6 to 9 month intervals from 34 captive mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and five white-tailed deer (O. virginianus). Tonsillar biopsies were examined for accumulation of PrPCWD, the protein marker for infection, using immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. 26/34 (76%) mule deer and 4/5 (80%) white-tailed deer had PrPCWD accumulation in tonsillar biopsies; CWD was subsequently confirmed by post-mortem examination in …

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Validation Of Monoclonal Antibody F99/97.6.1 For Immunohistochemical Staining Of Brain And Tonsil In Mule Deer (Odocoileus Hemionus) With Chronic Wasting Disease, T. R. Spraker, Katherine I. O'Rourke, A. Balachandran, R. R. Zink, B. A. Cummings, M. W. Miller, B. E. Powers Jan 2002

Validation Of Monoclonal Antibody F99/97.6.1 For Immunohistochemical Staining Of Brain And Tonsil In Mule Deer (Odocoileus Hemionus) With Chronic Wasting Disease, T. R. Spraker, Katherine I. O'Rourke, A. Balachandran, R. R. Zink, B. A. Cummings, M. W. Miller, B. E. Powers

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

A new monoclonal antibody (MAb), F99/97.6.1, that has been used to demonstrate scrapieassociated prion protein PrPSc in brain and lymphoid tissues of domestic sheep with scrapie was used in an immunohistochemistry assay for diagnosis of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). The MAb F99/97.6.1 immunohistochemistry assay was evaluated in brain and tonsil tissue from 100 mule deer that had spongiform encephalopathy compatible with CWD and from 1,050 mule deer outside the CWD-endemic area. This MAb demonstrated abnormal protease-resistant prion protein (PrPres) in brains of all of the 100 mule deer and in …

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Pregnancy Status And Fetal Prion Genetics Determine PrpSc Accumulation In Placentomes Of Scrapieinfected Sheep, Wenbin Tuo, Katherine I. O'Rourke, Dongyue Zhuang, William P. Cheevers, Terry R. Spraker, Donald P. Knowles Jan 2002

Pregnancy Status And Fetal Prion Genetics Determine PrpSc Accumulation In Placentomes Of Scrapieinfected Sheep, Wenbin Tuo, Katherine I. O'Rourke, Dongyue Zhuang, William P. Cheevers, Terry R. Spraker, Donald P. Knowles

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

Ovine scrapie is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that may be transmitted through exposure to infected uterine and placental tissues. Susceptibility to scrapie is primarily controlled by polymorphisms in the prion protein (PrP) gene. Scrapie in the U.S. Suffolk breed and in many breeds in Europe occurs in sheep homozygous for glutamine (171QQ), but rarely in sheep heterozygous for glutamine and arginine (171QR) or homozygous for arginine (171RR) at codon 171 of the PrP gene. This study demonstrated that accumulation of PrPSc in uterine-placental epithelial cells in the placentome was determined by fetal PrP genotype and the pregnancy status of …

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