Citywide Integrated Aedes aegypti Mosquito Surveillance as Early Warning System for Arbovirus Transmission, Brazil.

Arbovirus epidemiology lacks efficient and timely surveillance systems with accurate outbreak alert signals. We devised a citywide integrated surveillance system combining entomologic, epidemiologic, and entomo-virologic data gathered during 2017-2020 in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. We installed 3,476 adult mosquito traps across the city and inspected traps every 2 months.

Frequency, active infection and load of Leishmania infantum and associated histological alterations in the genital tract of male and female dogs.

Visceral leishmaniasis caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum is a zoonosis. The domestic dog is the primary reservoir in urban areas. This study aimed to evaluate the frequency, active infection and load of L.

Assessing cardiac and liver iron overload in chronically transfused patients with sickle cell disease.

Transfusional iron overload represents a substantial challenge in the management of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who receive chronic or episodic red blood cell transfusions. Iron-induced cardiomyopathy is a leading cause of death in other chronically transfused populations but rarely seen in SCD. Study objectives were to: (i) examine the extent of myocardial and hepatic siderosis using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in chronically transfused SCD patients, and (ii) evaluate the relationship between long-term (over the 5 years prior to enrolment) mean serum ferritin (MSF), spot-ferritin values and liver iron content (LIC) measured using MRI and liver biopsy.

Safety of Blood Pool Contrast Agent Administration in Children and Young Adults.

Objective: The objective of our study was to determine the adverse reaction rate associated with the administration of blood pool contrast material in children and young adults.

Materials And Methods: A review of the MRI and pharmacy databases identified all patients who received gadofosveset trisodium from October 1, 2011, to June 30, 2014. Patients were classified as having been anesthetized or not anesthetized for the MRI examinations.

Safety and efficacy of a drug regimen to control heart rate during 64-slice ECG-gated coronary CTA in children.

Background: The adult practice for ECG-gated single-source 64-slice coronary CTA (CCTA) includes administering beta-blockers to reduce heart rate. There are limited data on this process in children.

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a drug regimen to decrease heart rate before performing CCTA in children.

J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for congenital heart surgery. 111 Fontan conversions with arrhythmia surgery: surgical lessons and outcomes.

Background: The evolving operative strategy and course of 111 consecutive Fontan conversions with arrhythmia surgery and pacemaker therapy were reviewed to identify risk factors for poor outcome.

Methods: Since 1994, 111 patients (mean age 22.5 +/- 7.