Coinfection of Canine Distemper Virus and Rabies Virus in Wildlife Samples Submitted for Routine Rabies Testing.

Canine distemper virus (also known as Canine morbillivirus), the etiologic agent of canine distemper, is a highly contagious pathogen causing a multisystemic infection in carnivores globally. Canine distemper may be clinically indistinguishable from rabies, and outbreaks of either disease are major concerns. In the US, both diseases are endemic and managed by parenteral vaccination in domestic animals.

Identification and Evaluation of Species from New York City Cases of Cryptosporidiosis (2015 to 2018): a Watershed Perspective.

Watersheds that supply residents with drinking water have the potential for contamination with oocysts. To evaluate any potential similarities between species previously found in the New York City (NYC) watershed and those causing disease in NYC, the species were identified in stool specimens from residents with cryptosporidiosis. Genetic analysis was performed on 628 positive stool samples collected from NYC residents between 2015 and 2018 to determine the species present.

Clinical relevance of the substitution of different brands of sustained-release theophylline.

In order to assess whether clinically important changes in serum theophylline concentrations occur when patients switch their brand of slow-release (SR) theophylline, 10 subjects with asthma were administered the same dose of four different SR theophylline formulations for 2-week periods in a random, double-blinded, crossover manner. Analysis of the data revealed significant differences in mean peak-to-trough fluctuations of serum theophylline concentrations between the formulations of SR theophylline, which varied from 60% to 106% of trough concentration (p less than 0.0001, analysis of variance).

Evaluation of system providing feedback to students on videotaped patient encounters.

A technique in which feedback is provided on videotaped performances to teach interview and examination skills in a pediatric clerkship was evaluated with a single-blind, controlled study. At the beginning of the pediatric ambulatory rotation, each of 105 third-year medical students received verbal and written instruction in conducting pediatric patient interviews and examinations. Then an encounter between each student and a patient was videotaped using a stationary camera mounted in an examination room.

Evaluation of family physician prescribing: influence of the clinical pharmacist.

This study was designed to determine whether prescribing patterns in family practice residency training offices were more favorable in offices with clinical pharmacists. Two family practice residency training offices with clinical pharmacists and two offices without clinical pharmacists served as study sites. At each office, 100 prescription copies were selected by stratified random sampling, and a case abstract was constructed from the medical record.