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D S Kelsey

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PubMed1980

Rubella susceptibility in sixth graders: effectiveness of current immunization practice.

Rubella hemagglutination inhibition antibody titer was determined for 702 sixth grade students from nine randomly chosen schools in a community served well medically. Rubella immunization had been given by private physicians, the health department, hospital clinics, and through a mass immunization effort in 1970. The overall susceptibility rate, as defined by a rubella hemagglutination inhibition titer of less than 1:8, was 15%. Susceptibility did not differ significantly in regard to sex, race, or source of vaccine. Of 469 children with a documented rubella immunization, 13.2% were susceptible or vaccine failures. Menarche was reported by 30% of the girls. To increase the level of protection against rubella during the childbearing years, continued emphasis on early childhood immunization combined with consideration of a booster rubella immunization for preadolescents is recommended.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

Adenoviral meningoencephalitis in a patient with lead toxicity.

Adenovirus type 12 was recovered from the CSF of a 36-year-old woman with adenoviral meningoencephalitis and lead toxicity. The serum level of lead was 199 micrograms/dL and the CSF level was 7 micrograms/dL. After therapy with edetate disodium calcium (Calcium Disodium Versenate), she had an uneventful recovery. The possibility of exacerbation of lead poisoning with encephalopathy due to adenovirus type 12 meningoencephalitis is raised.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1978

Adenovirus meningoencephalitis.

Central nervous system manifestations in association with adenovirus infections have rarely been documented. In this report, four children, ages 4, 5, 6, and 10 years, with adenoviral meningoencephalitis are described. Adenoviruses were recovered from CSF specimens in all four patients.

Adenoviridae Infections↗
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Periorbital cellulitis.

Sixty-seven cases of orbital cellulitis from BGSM are reported and 247 cases from the literature reviewed. Staphylococcus aureus was the predominant pathogen except in the age group from three months to three years where a significant number of cases yielded Hemophilus influenzae and Diplococcus pneumoniae. The frequent association of paranasal sinus involvement and orbital cellulitis has been confirmed. Orbital cellulitis is a multifaceted disease which, for proper management, requires close cooperation among pediatricians, ophthalmologists, and nursing service as a multidisciplinary approach for optimal therapy and decreased frequency of complications and sequelae.

Adolescent↗