1.Surveillance for arboviral zoonoses in New Zealand birds
Tompkins Daniel ; Johansen Cheryl ; Jakob-Hoff Richard ; Pulford David ; Castro Isabel ; Mackereth Graham
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 2013;4(4):16-23
Introduction:Given the significant burden that emerging infectious diseases place on global economies and public health, the monitoring and mitigation of, and early response to, potential infectious diseases are of the highest priority. The objective of this study was to survey for known and other potential arboviral zoonoses in multiple bird species at four locations in New Zealand.Methods:Common bird species were targeted for blood sampling during two southern hemisphere summers. Sera from each period (
2.Management of patients with macula - on retinal detachment in the retinal department of a tertiary hospital in Spain
R Castro-Florez RAQUEL ; Bordils Gese ISABEL ; Torre Garcia MERCEDES ; Alfaro Jimenez IGNACIO ; Sanz Fernandez GUILLERMO
International Eye Science 2017;17(12):2203-2206
·AIM: To analyze the management of patients with macula- on retinal detachment who received surgical treatment in our department. Placing special emphasis on the time elapsed between diagnosis and surgery, we sought to establish whether a relationship exists between time to surgery and loss of visual acuity.·METHODS: A retrospective study in which the medical records of 77 patients with macula-on retinal detachment who underwent surgery in Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz were reviewed.·RESULTS:A total of 77 patients, 72 were included in the study. The primary anatomic success rate was 94. 44%(68/72), and the success rate in all patients after either 1 or 2 interventions was 98. 61% ( 71/72 ) . The mean time before surgery was 5. 3 ± 2. 26d. Seven patients ( 9. 72%) lost two or more lines of vision. A statistically significant relationship was found between loss of visual acuity and patient age ( P = 0. 001 ) . Our findings also suggest a possible link between the need for further surgical intervention to reattach the retina and decline in visual acuity test ( P= 0. 045 ) . We failed to find a statistically significant relationship between loss of visual acuity and days until surgery ( P= 0. 100 ) or type of surgery ( P=0. 578) or status of the crystalline lens (P=0. 413).·CONCLUSION: It is important that each hospital study how this type of retinal detachment is being managed in order to optimize the use of available resources and guarantee the most favorable anatomic and functional outcomes possible.
3.Multiple food allergy – unexpected culprits
Cristina Isabel de Figueiredo ORNELAS ; Fátima CABRAL DUARTE ; Maria Conceição Galvão PEREIRA DOS SANTOS ; Manuel Augusto de Castro PEREIRA BARBOSA
Asia Pacific Allergy 2018;8(3):e30-
Food allergy has an estimated prevalence of 6%–8% in children. Meat allergy and multiple food allergy due to sensitization to cross-reactive components in infancy is, however, less frequent. A 5-year-old girl was referred to our department with a multiple food allergy history. She had severe immediate worsening of her atopic dermatitis with hen's egg (6 months) and cow's milk introduction (7 months). At the age of 9 months, she presented with recurrent and reproducible atopic dermatitis' worsening and lip edema with the introduction of different meats (chicken, turkey, cow, pork, and rabbit), having the same complaints with fish at 12 months (salmon and hake). At her first appointment she was avoiding hen's egg, cow's milk, meat, and fish (except fresh tuna, codfish, and pollock). We performed skin prick tests (commercial extract and prick-to-prick with whole food) and specific IgE, which revealed sensitization to hen's egg, raw meat (cow, pork, chicken, turkey, duck, lamb, goat, and rabbit; negative for cooked meat), codfish and cow's milk (mild). ISAC was performed, revealing sensitization to 3 cross-reactive components (serum albumins Bosd6, Canf3, and Feld2) and specific food components of chicken's egg/meat (Gald1, 2, 3, and 5), cod (Gadc1), hazelnut (Cora9), and kiwi (Actd1). We present a rare case of multiple food allergy in infancy, where sensitization to cross-reactive components was responsible for most of the children complaints. The detection of serum albumins' involvement was especially important, because it can possibly mean tolerance to these foods in well-cooked forms, substantially improving patient and family's quality of life.
Albumins
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Chickens
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Corylus
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Dermatitis, Atopic
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Ducks
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Edema
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Female
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Food Hypersensitivity
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Goats
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Humans
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Hypersensitivity
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Immunoglobulin E
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Lip
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Meat
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Milk
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Ovum
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Prevalence
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Quality of Life
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Red Meat
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Serum Albumin
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Skin
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Tuna
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Turkey
4.The effect of the Elderly Development Program on the quality of life of elderly individuals
Joeric Emil P. Crescini ; Jessica Mara G. Cruz ; John Paul M. Cruz ; Kathleen Rose P. Cruz ; Isabel G. Cupino ; Darwyn Paul Y. Daguman ; Lea Monica A. Dalde ; Allan Vincent F. Datingaling ; Manuel John A. Dayao ; Kelsey C. Dayrit ; Victor L. de Castro III ; Remigio Jay-Ar Z. Butacan IV
Health Sciences Journal 2017;6(2):50-54
Introduction :
The increasing aging population of the Philippines impacts on the socioeconomic
development of the country, prompting a deeper look into their quality of life. This study sought to
determine the effect of the Elderly Development Program on the quality of life of the elderly population
of Los Baños.
Methods :
A 4-month prospective cohort study of the elderly population in Los Baños, Laguna compared
the quality of life scores of a group enrolled in the Elderly Development Program and an unexposed
control, using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Abbreviated Version for Filipino Older
Persons questionnaire.
Results :
Quality of life scores where higher for the EDP group during the four months of observation.
In Month 2, significant differences were found in all domains except for the psychological domain.
Only the physical health domain score was significant in the EDP group for Month 3 (p = 0.003) and
Month 4 (p = 0.029). Both the EDP and control groups had higher overall and domain scores in Month
4 compared with baseline.
Conclusion
The Elderly Development Program may improve the overall quality of life of elderly
persons, specifically in the physical health domain. These improvements are likely due to the focus
of the program on the physical aspect of the elderly.
Aged
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Quality of Life