Spread of shigellosis within day care centers is difficult to control, and illness may spread into the community. We investigated two sequential outbreaks of diarrhea caused by multiply resistant Shigella sonnei in children at day care centers in 2 neighboring counties in Florida. We used plasmid analysis to identify a single epidemic strain causing both outbreaks and to assess the control measures used. One of the control measures, keeping ill children from attending the center, did not prevent spread of illness in the community.
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Lymphology
January 2024
Vascular Medicine Unit, Cholet Hospital, Cholet, France.
Access to trained lymphedema care providers remains limited making patient-driven management solutions essential. One such option, sequential intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC), has gained traction as a supportive tool for lymphedema management. While newer IPC devices and innovative applications are being introduced to the market, questions regarding the safety and efficacy of this technology persist.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Lotilaner ophthalmic solution (0.25%) is the first United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA)-approved drug for treating Demodex blepharitis. In pivotal trials, it was found to be well tolerated and demonstrated a significant reduction in collarettes and mite density after a 6-week treatment regimen.
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January 2025
School of Public Health (Population Health Sciences), Mark Chaffin Ctr. for Healthy Development (Leadership in Disability), School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Objective: To examine the odds of children aged 0-5 in center-based childcare programs receiving referrals for health screenings and developmental assessments, controlling for children's races/ethnicities and provider and program factors.
Methods: We conducted secondary analyses using the 2019 National Survey for Early Care and Education (NSECE) Center-based Provider survey. We used multivariate logistic regression models to estimate referral odds for health screenings and developmental assessments from centers without these services onsite.
Acad Emerg Med
January 2025
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA.
Background: Cervical cancer (CC) is preventable. CC screening decreases CC mortality. Emergency department (ED) patients are at disproportionately high risk for nonadherence with CC screening recommendations.
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January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Introduction: Pregnancy induces a hypercoagulable state, characterized by increased coagulation factors and decreased anticoagulants, alongside ongoing fibrinolysis marked by elevated D-dimer (DD) levels. Reference values for DD in pregnancy often exceed the non-pregnant cutoff due to these changes. Elevated DD levels are common in late pregnancy and may correlate with complications such as gestational diabetes, hypertension, and preterm delivery, particularly in cases of preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM).
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