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Byrne E, Dzul S, Solomon M, Younger J, Bortz DM. Postfragmentation density function for bacterial aggregates in laminar flow. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2011; 83:041911. [PMID: 21599205 PMCID: PMC4135444 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.83.041911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The postfragmentation probability density of daughter flocs is one of the least well-understood aspects of modeling flocculation. We use three-dimensional positional data of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterial flocs in suspension and the knowledge of hydrodynamic properties of a laminar flow field to construct a probability density function of floc volumes after a fragmentation event. We provide computational results which predict that the primary fragmentation mechanism for large flocs is erosion. The postfragmentation probability density function has a strong dependence on the size of the original floc and indicates that most fragmentation events result in clumps of one to three bacteria eroding from the original floc. We also provide numerical evidence that exhaustive fragmentation yields a limiting density inconsistent with the log-normal density predicted in the literature, most likely due to the heterogeneous nature of K. pneumoniae flocs. To support our conclusions, artificial flocs were generated and display similar postfragmentation density and exhaustive fragmentation.
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Cervera R, Tektonidou MG, Espinosa G, Cabral AR, González EB, Erkan D, Vadya S, Adrogué HE, Solomon M, Zandman-Goddard G, Shoenfeld Y. Task Force on Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) and Non-criteria APS Manifestations (II): thrombocytopenia and skin manifestations. Lupus 2011; 20:174-81. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203310395052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The objectives of the ‘Task Force on Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) and Non-criteria APS Manifestations’ were to assess the clinical utility of the international consensus statement on classification criteria and treatment guidelines for the catastrophic APS, to identify and grade the studies that analyze the relationship between the antiphospholipid antibodies and the non-criteria APS manifestations, and to present the current evidence regarding the accuracy of these non-criteria APS manifestations for the detection of patients with APS. This article summarizes the studies analyzed on thrombocytopenia and skin manifestations, and presents the recommendations elaborated by the Task Force after this analysis.
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Solomon M, Pavlotsky F, Leshem E, Ephros M, Trau H, Schwartz E. Liposomal amphotericin B treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania tropica. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2010; 25:973-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03908.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Barton M, Wasfy S, Hébert D, Dipchand A, Fecteau A, Grant D, Ng V, Solomon M, Chan M, Read S, Stephens D, Tellier R, Allen UD. Exploring beyond viral load testing for EBV lymphoproliferation: role of serum IL-6 and IgE assays as adjunctive tests. Pediatr Transplant 2010; 14:852-8. [PMID: 20609172 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2010.01352.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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We examined serum IL-6 and IgE assays as adjuncts to VL monitoring for PTLD. Paediatric solid organ transplant recipients were followed with VL monitoring. VL, IL-6, and IgE assays were compared between PTLD cases and non-cases at <3, 3-6 and >6 months after transplantation. Median IL-6 levels in PTLD cases were 15.5 (2.0-87.1) and 23.3 (2.1-276) pg/mL compared with 3.25 (0.92-114) and 3.5 (0.75-199.25) pg/mL in non-cases at 3-6 and >6 months, respectively (p = 0.006 and p = 0.005). At >6 months, IL-6 levels correlated with VL and PTLD occurrence (Spearman's coefficients = 0.40; p = 0.001 and 0.32; p = 0.003) in univariate analyses. No benefit was derived from performance of IgE levels. The sensitivity and specificity of high VL as a test of PTLD were 76.3% and 92.5%, while the negative predictive value and PPV of VL were 94.9% and 68.4%, respectively. Combining elevated IL-6 with high VL increased the PPV and specificity to 80% and 96.2%, respectively, and improved the receiver operating characteristic curve. Serum IL-6 levels can improve the clinician's ability to identify PTLD, among patients with elevated EBV viral loads.
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Smith SR, Solomon M. Functional comparisons between open and laparoscopic rectopexy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 34:505-7. [PMID: 20934288 DOI: 10.1016/j.gcb.2010.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2010] [Accepted: 08/04/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ngan S, Fisher R, Goldstein D, Solomon M, Burmeister B, Ackland SP, Joseph DJ, McClure B, McLachlan S, Mackay J. A randomized trial comparing local recurrence (LR) rates between short-course (SC) and long-course (LC) preoperative radiotherapy (RT) for clinical T3 rectal cancer: An intergroup trial (TROG, AGITG, CSSANZ, RACS). J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.3509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Solomon M, Wofford J, Johnson C, Regan D, Creer MH. Factors influencing cord blood viability assessment before cryopreservation. Transfusion 2010; 50:820-30. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02491.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bowker B, Liu M, Callahan J, Solomon M. Effect of Hydrodynamic Pressure Processing on the Processing and Quality Characteristics of Moisture-Enhanced Pork Loins. J Food Sci 2010; 75:S237-44. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01581.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Solomon M, Olawo A, Tumlinson K, Steiner M. I313 Implants: “Expanded opportunities with sino-implant (II)”. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(09)60313-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Solomon M, Baum S, Barzilai A, Pavlotsky F, Trau H, Schwartz E. Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with intralesional sodium stibogluconate. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2009; 23:1189-92. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03157.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rose J, Ellis L, John B, Martin S, Gonska T, Solomon M, Tullis E, Corey M, Adeli K, Durie P. Does the Macroduct® collection system reliably define sweat chloride concentration in subjects with intermediate results? Clin Biochem 2009; 42:1260-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2009] [Revised: 04/10/2009] [Accepted: 05/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Young J, Harrison J, Solomon M, Butow P, Dennis R, Robson D, Auld S. Development and feasibility assessment of telephone-delivered supportive care to improve outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer: pilot study of the CONNECT intervention. Support Care Cancer 2009; 18:461-70. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0689-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2008] [Accepted: 06/24/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Allen U, Hu P, Barton M, Beyene J, Khodai-Booran N, Hebert D, Dipchand A, Ng V, Solomon M, Grant D. O21 Differentially expressed host B cell-associated genes in high/intermediate versus low/undetectable viral load states in Epstein–Barr (EBV) virus infection after pediatric organ transplantation. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(09)70168-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Harrison JD, Masya L, Butow P, Solomon M, Young J, Salkeld G, Whelan T. Implementing patient decision support tools: moving beyond academia? PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2009; 76:120-125. [PMID: 19157763 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2008] [Revised: 10/02/2008] [Accepted: 12/12/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To ascertain the feasibility of implementing three decision support tools (DSTs) for people with rectal cancer within the surgical consultation. METHODS Twenty colorectal surgeons participated in a focus group or individual interviews. Colorectal surgeons were also asked to complete a self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS All surgeons responded encouragingly to the concept of DSTs. However, for every positive statement an accompanying caveat was made and these were either a criticism of each tool or a barrier to their implementation. Surgeons stated DSTs should be used by patients and surgeons together (80%). The majority (70-75%) thought each tool was 'useful' or 'extremely useful'. However, there were strong views that in their current form the DSTs would not feasible to be used within the surgical consultation. Time restraints, personal and clinical characteristics of the patient, the content of each tool, the potential negative impact on the doctor-patient relationship were noted as real barriers to their implementation. CONCLUSION Surgeons have identified a number of barriers that may limit implementation of DSTs into routine clinical practice. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Feasibility and implementation studies have the potential to provide important information to help guide development, evaluation and implementation of DSTs.
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Lyakhovitsky A, Barzilai A, Heyman R, Baum S, Amichai B, Solomon M, Shpiro D, Trau H. Low-dose methotrexate treatment for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in adults. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2009; 24:43-9. [PMID: 19552716 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03351.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin disease. Methotrexate (MTX) was suggested as an effective treatment option in cases of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. This study assessed the efficacy and safety of treatment with low weekly doses of methotrexate for moderate-to-severe AD in adults. METHODS Twenty adult patients with moderate-to-severe AD were included in this retrospective study. Those patients were unresponsive to topical treatments, antihistamines and at least one of the second-line treatments. MTX in low weekly doses of 10-25 mg was administered orally or intramuscularly with folic acid supplementation 5 mg per week for at least 8-12 weeks. The response to treatment was evaluated by change in SCORAD (SCORing Atopic Dermatitis), DLQI (Dermatology Quality of Life Index) and the global assessment of the clinical response score. RESULTS After 8-12 weeks of treatment, we observed an objective response in most patients. There were 16 responders and 4 non-responders. The mean SCORAD and DLQI decreased by 28.65 units (44.3%) and 10.15 units (43.5%), respectively. The first improvement was observed after a period ranging from 2 weeks to 3 months (mean 9.95 w +/- 3.17). Treatment was more effective in adult onset AD than in childhood onset. Tolerance of treatment was good. However, nausea and an increase of liver enzymes were observed in 5 patients and 3 of them required a transient discontinuation of MTX. One patient developed peripheral neuropathy, which was resolved several weeks after the discontinuation of MTX. CONCLUSION MTX seems to be an effective and safe second-line treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. A randomized, controlled study is warranted.
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Solomon M, El-Khoury T. ACP Journal Club. Review: Individual alarm features have moderate-to-high specificity and low sensitivity for diagnosing colorectal cancer. Ann Intern Med 2009; 150:JC4-14. [PMID: 19391228 DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-8-200904210-02014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Benden C, Faro A, Worley S, Arrigain S, Aurora P, Ballmann M, Boyer D, Conrad C, Eichler I, Elidemir O, Goldfarb S, Mallory G, Mogayzel P, Parakininkas D, Solomon M, Visner G, Sweet S, Danziger-Isakov L. 165: A Single Episode of Minimal Acute Rejection after Lung Transplantation – Does It Matter in Children? J Heart Lung Transplant 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.11.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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El-Khoury T, Solomon M. Sentinel lymph node mapping in colorectal malignancy. ANZ J Surg 2008; 78:733-4. [PMID: 18844897 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04637.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Solomon M. Laparoscopic appendicectomy reduced chronic right lower-quadrant abdominal pain more than sham intervention. EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE 2008; 13:144. [PMID: 18836112 DOI: 10.1136/ebm.13.5.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Wong S, Solomon M, Crowe P, Ooi K. CURE, CONTINENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER TREATMENT FOR FISTULA-IN-ANO. ANZ J Surg 2008; 78:675-82. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04616.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mak J, Solomon M, Faux S. Ipsilateral total hip arthroplasty in a dysvascular below-knee amputee for advanced hip osteoarthritis: A case report and review of the literature. Prosthet Orthot Int 2008; 32:155-9. [PMID: 18569883 DOI: 10.1080/03093640802015953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This retrospective file review outlines a case study of an 84 year-old man with a transtibial amputation for vascular disease who underwent an ipsilateral total hip replacement (THR). The question being addressed was how surgical techniques, rehabilitation processes and outcomes of joint arthroplasty would need to vary in a case of an ipsilateral dysvascular amputees. The surgery and associated rehabilitation was undertaken for groin pain, falls and reduced mobility due to mechanical osteoarthritis of the hip. The surgical technique and post-operative multidisciplinary rehabilitation is described in detail. Information on exercise regimes, length of stay and follow-up data on function, driving and pain management is presented. The literature is reviewed and all known cases of THR in amputees as well as data on survival of dysvascular amputees is presented. In light of advances in secondary prevention of vascular disease and cardiovascular surgical techniques, amputees with vascular disease may be living longer than they were 20 years ago. They may be beginning to experience the issues associated with aging such as osteoarthritis of the large joints. This case review and others in the literature may suggest that survival rates for vascular amputees be reviewed.
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McLachlan S, Fisher R, McClure B, Beresford J, McKendrick J, Mackay J, Solomon M, Burmeister B, Hartopeanu C, Ngan S. A comparison of quality of life in patients with T3 rectal cancer receiving short course versus long course preoperative radiation. A Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group Trial (TROG 01.04). J Clin Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.4097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Solomon M, Trau H, Schwartz E. Leishmaniose cutanée de l’Ancien Monde : une maladie ancienne en attente de nouveaux traitements. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2008; 135:357-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2008.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Asthma/drug therapy
- Chromatids
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosomes, Human, 1-3
- Chromosomes, Human, 13-15
- Chromosomes, Human, 16-18
- Chromosomes, Human, 19-20
- Chromosomes, Human, 21-22 and Y
- Chromosomes, Human, 4-5
- Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X
- Diphenhydramine/therapeutic use
- Ephedrine/therapeutic use
- Female
- Fetal Death
- Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular/genetics
- Humans
- Karyotyping
- Lymphocytes/cytology
- Male
- Phenobarbital/therapeutic use
- Polyploidy
- Pregnancy
- Theophylline/therapeutic use
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Solomon M, Byrne C. St. Mark's incontinence score. Dis Colon Rectum 2008; 51:142. [PMID: 17909902 DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9078-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2007] [Accepted: 06/30/2007] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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