Lessons from Two Latino Communities Working with Academic Partners to Increase Access to COVID-19 Testing.

Objective: We sought to examine the experiences of community partners in a community-academic partnership to promote COVID-19 testing in two majority Latino communities.

Methods: We conducted semistructured, in-depth interviews in English and Spanish with community-based organization leaders and community health workers/promotoras (n = 10) from June to July 2021. Interviews focused on identifying partner roles in planning and testing implementation and evaluating communication among partners.

Septicemia due to Bacillus clausii after the use of probiotics. A complication to keep in mind.

Unlabelled: Probiotics are live microorganisms that benefit the host in different clinical situations. Bacillus clausii is one of the most frequently used, but it is not without risk. To date, there are few reports of complications secondary to this agent in pediatric patients.

Reproducibility and implementation of a rapid, community-based COVID-19 "test and respond" model in low-income, majority-Latino communities in Northern California.

Objective: To evaluate implementation of a community-engaged approach to scale up COVID-19 mass testing in low-income, majority-Latino communities.

Methods: In January 2021, we formed a community-academic "Latino COVID-19 Collaborative" with residents, leaders, and community-based organizations (CBOs) from majority-Latinx, low-income communities in three California counties (Marin/Merced/San Francisco). The collaborative met monthly to discuss barriers/facilitators for COVID-19 testing, and plan mass testing events informed by San Francisco's Unidos en Salud "test and respond" model, offering community-based COVID-19 testing and post-test support in two US-census tracts: Canal (Marin) and Planada (Merced).

Increasing access and uptake of SARS-CoV-2 at-home tests using a community-engaged approach.

Inequalities around COVID-19 testing and vaccination persist in the U.S. health system.

Clinical and organizational risk factors for mortality during deterioration events among pediatric oncology patients in Latin America: A multicenter prospective cohort.

Background: Hospitalized pediatric hematology-oncology (PHO) patients have frequent clinical deterioration events (CDE) requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, particularly in resource-limited settings. The objective of this study was to describe CDEs in hospitalized PHO patients in Latin America and to identify event-level and center-level risk factors for mortality.

Methods: In 2017, the authors implemented a prospective registry of CDEs, defined as unplanned transfers to a higher level of care, use of ICU-level interventions on the floor, or nonpalliative floor deaths, in 16 PHO centers in 10 countries.

A Novel Parent Questionnaire for the Detection of Seizures in Children of Spanish-Speaking Families.

Background: We developed and validated a Spanish seizure screen for children based on a previously validated English seizure screen that could be administered by a trained research assistant in a 2-step process, approximating the clinical diagnostic process of a pediatric epilepsy specialist. This questionnaire was designed to study seizure prevalence in a research population of children at risk for epilepsy.

Methods: Spanish-speaking parents of children 6 months to 17 years old were recruited from the pediatric neurology clinics at Boston Medical Center and interviewed using a computerized questionnaire.

A Multimodal Telehealth Strategy to Improve Pediatric Epilepsy Care.

A team of providers, researchers, patients, and families created a novel telehealth tool to improve communication across a variety of systems involved in pediatric epilepsy care. This tool facilitates in-home telemedicine appointments and saves costs for patients and hospital systems alike within the context of a population highly affected by health care disparities.

Latin American Consensus for Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 2017: Latin American Pediatric Critical Care Society Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Committee.

Objectives: To develop a Latin American Consensus about Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. To clarify, reinforce, and adapt some specific recommendations for pediatric patients and to stimulate the implementation of these recommendations in clinical practice.

Design: Expert consensus recommendations with Delphi methodology.

Geographic variations in clinical presentation and outcomes of decompressive surgery in patients with symptomatic degenerative cervical myelopathy: analysis of a prospective, international multicenter cohort study of 757 patients.

Background Context: Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a progressive degenerative spine disease and the most common cause of spinal cord impairment in adults worldwide. Few studies have reported on regional variations in demographics, clinical presentation, disease causation, and surgical effectiveness.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate differences in demographics, causative pathology, management strategies, surgical outcomes, length of hospital stay, and complications across four geographic regions.

A global perspective on the outcomes of surgical decompression in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: results from the prospective multicenter AOSpine international study on 479 patients.

Study Design: Prospective, multicenter international cohort.

Objective: To evaluate outcomes of surgical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) at a global level.

Summary Of Background Data: CSM is a degenerative spine disease and the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction worldwide.

Computational study of the structure of a sepiolite/thioindigo mayan pigment.

The interaction of thioindigo and the phyllosilicate clay sepiolite is investigated using density functional theory (DFT) and molecular orbital theory (MO). The best fit to experimental UV/Vis spectra occurs when a single thioindigo molecule attaches via Van der Waals forces to a tetrahedrally coordinated Al(3+) cation with an additional nearby tetrahedrally coordinated Al(3+) also present. The thioindigo molecule distorts from its planar structure, a behavior consistent with a color change.

[Neurocysticercosis diagnosis and management in Peru].

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system and is caused by larvae of the tapeworm Taenia solium. NCC is endemic in almost all developing countries. It presents as intraparenchymal forms associated with seizures or as extraparenchymal forms associated with intracranial hypertension.

Organic/inorganic complex pigments: ancient colors Maya Blue.

Maya Blue is an ancient blue pigment composed of palygorskite clay and indigo. It was used by the ancient Maya and provides a dramatic background for some of the most impressive murals throughout Mesoamerica. Despite exposure to acids, alkalis, and chemical solvents, the color of the Maya Blue pigment remains unaltered.

Differential diagnosis between cerebral tuberculosis and neurocysticercosis by magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Single enhancing brain lesions (SELs), mostly as a result of neurocysticercosis or tuberculosis, are a common cause of seizures. Ten patients with SELs caused by neurocysticercosis (n=6) or tuberculosis (n=4) were examined by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Tuberculomas had a high peak of lipids, more choline, and less N-acetylaspartate and creatine.

Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of fetal death and hydranencephaly in two Chihuahua fetuses.

Hydranencephaly and fetal death was diagnosed in two of three fetuses during the abdominal sonographic examination of a 2.5-year-old, intact female Chihuahua that had clinical signs of dystocia 63 days after mating. A cesarean section was performed and one live normal puppy was present.

Alcohol use and cultural change in an indigenous population: a case study from Venezuela.

Aims: To explore the historical and cultural context of problem drinking in a Latin American indigenous population and identify possible areas for intervention.

Methods: Focus group discussions.

Results: Participants reported that prior to 1945, binge drinking and fighting were part of cultural festivals held several times each year.

Prevalence of problem drinking in a Venezuelan Native American population.

This is the first study of alcohol-related problems among a Latin American indigenous population using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). A randomly selected community sample consisting of 3% of the adult population of the tribe completed oral interviews (n = 105 adults, completion rate 86%). The majority of both men (98%) and women (53%) had drunk alcohol at some time in their lives, with 94 and 26% respectively having consumed alcohol within the past 12 months.