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J Maslin

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PubMed2002

[Cryptococcosis].

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Amphotericin B↗
PubMed2002

[Histoplasmosis].

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Histoplasmosis↗
PubMed2001

Drug and alcohol problems amongst individuals with severe mental health problems in an inner city area of the UK.

BACKGROUND: The extent and impact of drug and alcohol use among those with severe mental health problems has been well documented in the US. However, little is known of the nature of this problem in the UK, particularly in community treatment settings. This paper outlines findings from a large-scale survey conducted across community-based Mental Health and Substance Misuse services, which aimed to ascertain the prevalence of drug and alcohol problems among those with severe mental health problems. METHOD: An assessment instrument was completed by keyworkers for each of their clients, which included mental health diagnosis and an adapted version of the Clinician Rating Scales for Alcohol and Drug Use. RESULTS: From a sample of 3079 clients across services, 1369 clients were identified with a severe mental illness diagnosis. According to their key-workers, 24% of these clients (324/1369) had used alcohol and/or drugs problematically during the past year. These individuals were most likely to have a diagnosis within the schizophrenia cluster, were mainly white males in their mid-30s, and tended to be located within Mental Health services in Assertive Outreach teams and to be higher utilisers of crises/emergency services. CONCLUSIONS: It can be concluded that similar to other studies in inner city areas of the UK, problem substance use is common amongst those with severe mental health problems within Northern Birmingham.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2000

[Dangerous sharks in tropical seas].

Sightseeing travel in tropical zones is a growing industry. The risks incurred by travelers depend on the destination, duration of stay, individual behavior, and type of leisure activity. Water sports expose visitors to encounters with dangerous marine animals. Shark attacks are rare but always serious occurrences. Divers should handle any shark, regardless of size, with due precaution. Prevention of shark attack depends on avoiding encounters by not attracting the attention of the shark and knowing the proper attitude to adopt in case an encounter should occur. Active and passive protection can be used, but each method has advantages and disadvantages depending on the situation. Rescue operations are difficult due to the gravity of injuries and their occurrence in a marine environment. This along with the nature of the aggressor explain that many attacks are immediately fatal. Wounds are often deep with involvement of bone, blood vessels, and nerves. A possible source of complication in survivors is infection, which can involve uncommon microorganisms associated with bacteria in sharks mouth or marine environment.

Animals↗
PubMed2000

[An uncommon cause of persistent fever in France].

Miliary tuberculosis is rare and requires rapid diagnosis. Outcome is fatal in 25% of the cases. Since radiography and laboratory tests contribute little to early diagnosis, clinical findings are primordial. Antituberculosis antibiotic therapy is frequently started before microbiological confirmation of the diagnosis.

Adult↗
PubMed1999

Evaluation of the monocyte counting by the ABX Vega. Comparison with the manual method and fluoro-flow cytometry.

This study allowed evaluation and comparison of the precision (20 samples) and agreement (200 samples) of the relative and absolute values of the monocyte count using three methods: microscopic, flow cytometry and the automated ABX Vega hematology analyzer. Flow cytometry is the most precise method, even if the coefficient of variation of the automated analyzer is very similar. The coefficient of correlation between the ABX Vega and the flow cytometer is very satisfactory (r=0.8042). This study of the agreement also made it possible to confirm the difficulty that automated hematology analyzers have in differentiating between some granulocytes and monocytes and their propensity to overstimate the latter when the sample includes immature forms of granulocytes. This fact stresses the importance of the microscopic method, despite its lack of precision. The observed discrepancies did not lead to any difficulties in clinical interpretation; however, this finding should be taken into consideration, particularly in myleoproliferative syndromes and the laboratory monitoring of chemotherapy.

Flow Cytometry↗
PubMed1997

[Malaria attack: a very late relapse due to Plasmodium vivax].

Plasmodium vivax malaria late-forms rarely exceed two years--the authors reported a late-form more than twenty years after a stay in endemic area. This late-form occurred in an immunocompromised patient with two terminal-stage neoplasia receiving radio, chimio corticotherapy associated with anemia and thrombopenia. Repeated-tests allowed the diagnostic.

Adenocarcinoma↗