Biomedical subjects

A W Tice

Publications and source records attributed to A W Tice.

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PubMed1981

Pharyngeal gonorrhea.

Cultures of genital sites and pharynx were obtained from 903 prostitutes and 102 active-duty men at Clark AFB, Republic of the Philippines, during the first quarter of 1981. Slightly more than 2.2% positive pharyngeal cultures in the women and 6% in the men were noted. Both penicillin-sensitive and penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae (PPNG) were recovered. Treatment and follow-up of the pharyngeal infections were available only for the men seen at the Clark Public Health Clinic. These men responded to penicillin G procaine for penicillin-sensitive N gonorrhoeae and to spectinomycin hydrochloride for PPNG. A retrospective review of cases of male gonococcal urethritis seen in 1980 in the Clark Public Health Clinic revealed 46 cases of probable oral-to-genital transfer of N gonorrhoeae among more than 2,600 cases of gonococcal urethritis. Of these 46, fifteen were PPNG. The importance of the pharynx as a source of infection is thus substantiated.

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PubMed1981

Unilateral apical infiltrate as an initial presentation of pulmonary sarcoidosis.

A unilateral, apical, pulmonary infiltrate was seen in an Air Force weapon systems officer stationed in the Philippines as an initial presentation of pulmonary sarcoidosis. The most obvious diagnosis for that geographic area is tuberculosis. Diagnosis must be pursued to evaluate all differential possibilities, with resort to open-lung or bronchoscopic biopsy, if necessary.

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PubMed1980

Post-exposure use of the new human diploid cell (rabies) vaccine at Clark Air Base.

Rabies is a severe problem in the Phillippines. Approximately 250 people per year die of rabies in that country. Over 200 people per year have been started on antirabies treatment at Clark Air Base, Republic of the Phillippines. A case involving three rabid dogs in one American housing area near Clark with 33 exposed individuals is presented. The use of the new human diploid cell vaccine in 31 of those people discussed. A discussion of the modalities for antirabies therapy at Clark is included. The history of the development and the clinical trials of human diploid cell vaccine is presented. Conclusions on the use of human diploid cell vaccine at United States military installations in areas endemic for rabies are offered.

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