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Moore CE. Inflammatory Lymphedema Masquerading as Bilateral Cellulitis: A Military Dilemma. Cureus 2024; 16:e51743. [PMID: 38318580 PMCID: PMC10840441 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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Bilateral lower extremity inflammatory lymphedema (BLEIL) is a novel condition characterized by confluent erythema and painful edema prominent to the dorsum of the feet and ankles bilaterally following prolonged standing and marching, occurring most often in military recruits. Prolonged standing during the initial week of basic training is thought to cause venous congestion and subsequent inflammatory vasculitis. This condition may be misdiagnosed as bilateral cellulitis, prompting the initiation of unnecessary antibiotic therapy. Increased education and recognition of this new clinical entity would lead to the initiation of appropriate therapy and earlier symptom resolution and, thus, an earlier return to military training. Herein, we describe a small case series of Marine Corps recruit members undergoing their first week of basic training (i.e., "processing week") who developed bilateral lower extremity edema, erythema, and pain localized to the dorsum of the feet and the medial and lateral aspects of the ankles consistent with the diagnosis of BLEIL but were initially diagnosed with bilateral lower extremity cellulitis and received intravenous antimicrobial therapy. With prompt initiation of venous decongestive therapy with leg elevation, both patients had rapid symptom resolution and returned to basic training without any future episodes of symptoms. These cases add to the paucity of data on this clinical entity, illustrate the symptoms and demographics of BLEIL, and describe the importance of recognition and initiation of appropriate therapy.
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- Caroline E Moore
- Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, USA
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Goetz BM, Abeyta MA, Rodriguez-Jimenez S, Mayorga EJ, Opgenorth J, Jakes GM, Freestone AD, Moore CE, Dickson DJ, Hergenreder JE, Baumgard LH. Effects of Bacillus subtilis PB6 supplementation on production, metabolism, inflammatory biomarkers, and gastrointestinal tract permeability in transition dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:9793-9806. [PMID: 37641308 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Objectives were to evaluate the effects of Bacillus subtilis PB6 (BSP) on gastrointestinal tract permeability, metabolism, inflammation, and production parameters in periparturient Holstein cows. Multiparous cows (n = 48) were stratified by previous 305-d mature equivalent milk yield and parity and assigned to 1 of 2 top-dressed dietary treatments 21 d before expected calving through 63 DIM: (1) control (CON; 13 g/d calcium carbonate; n = 24) or (2) BSP (13 g/d BSP; CLOSTAT, Kemin Industries, Des Moines, IA; n = 24). Gastrointestinal tract permeability was evaluated in vivo using the oral paracellular marker chromium (Cr)-EDTA. Effects of treatment, time, and treatment × time were assessed using PROC MIXED of SAS version 9.4 (SAS Institute Inc.). Prepartum dry matter intake (DMI) was unaffected by treatment; however, BSP supplementation decreased postpartum DMI relative to CON (0.7 kg). Milk yield, energy-corrected milk (ECM), fat-corrected milk (FCM), and solids-corrected milk (SCM) increased in BSP cows compared with CON (1.6, 1.8, 1.6, and 1.5 kg, respectively). Decreased DMI and increased production collectively improved feed efficiency of milk yield, ECM, FCM, and SCM for BSP cows (6, 5, 5, and 5%, respectively). No treatment differences were observed for concentrations of milk fat, protein, total solids, somatic cell count, somatic cell score, body weight, or body condition score. Milk urea nitrogen concentrations decreased (5%), whereas milk protein and lactose yield increased (5 and 2%, respectively) with BSP supplementation. Prepartum fecal pH did not differ among treatments; conversely, postpartum fecal pH was increased with BSP supplementation (0.09 pH units). Prepartum fecal dry matter percentage, starch, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, and ethanol did not differ among treatments. Postpartum concentrations of the aforementioned fecal parameters were also unaffected by treatment, but fecal propionic acid concentration was decreased (24%) in BSP cows relative to CON. Circulating glucose, nonesterified fatty acids, l-lactate, and insulin were similar between treatments both pre- and postpartum. Prepartum β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) did not differ between treatments, but postpartum BSP supplementation decreased (21%) circulating BHB relative to CON. Regardless of treatment, inflammatory markers (serum amyloid A and haptoglobin) peaked immediately following parturition and progressively decreased with time, but this pattern was not influenced by treatment. Postpartum lipopolysaccharide binding protein tended to be decreased on d 3 in BSP relative to CON cows (19%). Neither treatment nor time affected Cr-EDTA area under the curve. In summary, supplementing BSP had no detectable effects prepartum, but increased key postpartum production parameters. Bacillus subtilis PB6 consistently increased postpartum fecal pH and decreased fecal propionate concentrations but did not appear to have an effect on gastrointestinal tract permeability.
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- B M Goetz
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
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- Kemin Industries Inc., Des Moines, IA 50317
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011.
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Sayers CJ, Evers DC, Ruiz-Gutierrez V, Adams E, Vega CM, Pisconte JN, Tejeda V, Regan K, Lane OP, Ash AA, Cal R, Reneau S, Martínez W, Welch G, Hartwell K, Teul M, Tzul D, Arendt WJ, Tórrez MA, Watsa M, Erkenswick G, Moore CE, Gerson J, Sánchez V, Purizaca RP, Yurek H, Burton MEH, Shrum PL, Tabares-Segovia S, Vargas K, Fogarty FF, Charette MR, Martínez AE, Bernhardt ES, Taylor RJ, Tear TH, Fernandez LE. Mercury in Neotropical birds: a synthesis and prospectus on 13 years of exposure data. Ecotoxicology 2023; 32:1096-1123. [PMID: 37907784 PMCID: PMC10622370 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-023-02706-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination of the global tropics outpaces our understanding of its consequences for biodiversity. Knowledge gaps of pollution exposure could obscure conservation threats in the Neotropics: a region that supports over half of the world's species, but faces ongoing land-use change and Hg emission via artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). Due to their global distribution and sensitivity to pollution, birds provide a valuable opportunity as bioindicators to assess how accelerating Hg emissions impact an ecosystem's ability to support biodiversity, and ultimately, global health. We present the largest database on Neotropical bird Hg concentrations (n = 2316) and establish exposure baselines for 322 bird species spanning nine countries across Central America, South America, and the West Indies. Patterns of avian Hg exposure in the Neotropics broadly align with those in temperate regions: consistent bioaccumulation across functional groups and high spatiotemporal variation. Bird species occupying higher trophic positions and aquatic habitats exhibited elevated Hg concentrations that have been previously associated with reductions in reproductive success. Notably, bird Hg concentrations were over four times higher at sites impacted by ASGM activities and differed by season for certain trophic niches. We developed this synthesis via a collaborative research network, the Tropical Research for Avian Conservation and Ecotoxicology (TRACE) Initiative, which exemplifies inclusive, equitable, and international data-sharing. While our findings signal an urgent need to assess sampling biases, mechanisms, and consequences of Hg exposure to tropical avian communities, the TRACE Initiative provides a meaningful framework to achieve such goals. Ultimately, our collective efforts support and inform local, scientific, and government entities, including Parties of the United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury, as we continue working together to understand how Hg pollution impacts biodiversity conservation, ecosystem function, and public health in the tropics.
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- Christopher J Sayers
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
- Center for Mercury Studies, Biodiversity Research Institute, 276 Canco Road, Portland, ME, 04103, USA.
- Centro de Innovación Científica Amazónica, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, 17000, Peru.
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- Center for Mercury Studies, Biodiversity Research Institute, 276 Canco Road, Portland, ME, 04103, USA
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- Center for Mercury Studies, Biodiversity Research Institute, 276 Canco Road, Portland, ME, 04103, USA
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- Centro de Innovación Científica Amazónica, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, 17000, Peru
- Department of Biology, Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 27106, USA
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- Centro de Innovación Científica Amazónica, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, 17000, Peru
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- Centro de Innovación Científica Amazónica, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, 17000, Peru
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- Center for Mercury Studies, Biodiversity Research Institute, 276 Canco Road, Portland, ME, 04103, USA
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- Center for Mercury Studies, Biodiversity Research Institute, 276 Canco Road, Portland, ME, 04103, USA
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- Environmental Research Institute, University of Belize, Price Center Road, P.O. Box 340, Belmopan, Cayo District, Belize
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- Foundation for Wildlife Conservation, Tropical Education Center, 28 George Price Highway, P.O. Box 368, La Democracia, Belize District, Belize
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- Foundation for Wildlife Conservation, Tropical Education Center, 28 George Price Highway, P.O. Box 368, La Democracia, Belize District, Belize
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- Foundation for Wildlife Conservation, Tropical Education Center, 28 George Price Highway, P.O. Box 368, La Democracia, Belize District, Belize
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- Foundation for Wildlife Conservation, Tropical Education Center, 28 George Price Highway, P.O. Box 368, La Democracia, Belize District, Belize
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- Foundation for Wildlife Conservation, Tropical Education Center, 28 George Price Highway, P.O. Box 368, La Democracia, Belize District, Belize
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- Foundation for Wildlife Conservation, Tropical Education Center, 28 George Price Highway, P.O. Box 368, La Democracia, Belize District, Belize
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- Foundation for Wildlife Conservation, Tropical Education Center, 28 George Price Highway, P.O. Box 368, La Democracia, Belize District, Belize
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- International Institute of Tropical Forestry, USDA Forest Service, 1201 Calle Ceiba, Jardín Botánico Sur, San Juan, 00926-1119, Puerto Rico
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- Instituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Centroamericana, Managua, Nicaragua
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- Beckman Center for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, P.O. Box 120551, San Diego, CA, 92112, USA
- Field Projects International, Escondido, CA, 92029, USA
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- Beckman Center for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, P.O. Box 120551, San Diego, CA, 92112, USA
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- Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ecología y Conservación, Trujillo, Peru
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- Universidad Nacional de Piura, Urb. Miraflores S/N, Castilla, 20002, Piura, Peru
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- Center for Mercury Studies, Biodiversity Research Institute, 276 Canco Road, Portland, ME, 04103, USA
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- Center for Mercury Studies, Biodiversity Research Institute, 276 Canco Road, Portland, ME, 04103, USA
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Biology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634, USA
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- Center for Mercury Studies, Biodiversity Research Institute, 276 Canco Road, Portland, ME, 04103, USA
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society, 27.5 Miles Hummingbird Hwy, Stann Creek, Belize
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- Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society, 27.5 Miles Hummingbird Hwy, Stann Creek, Belize
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- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Center for Mercury Studies, Biodiversity Research Institute, 276 Canco Road, Portland, ME, 04103, USA
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- Centro de Innovación Científica Amazónica, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, 17000, Peru
- Department of Biology, Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 27106, USA
- Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Moore CE, Marshall L. Diagnosing Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis and the Implications of Diagnosis on Military Service. Cureus 2023; 15:e47115. [PMID: 38021643 PMCID: PMC10647944 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.47115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease that can cause granulomatous infiltration of almost all organs and tissues which allows for a wide variety of presentations that may overlap with other disease processes. Renal sarcoidosis is a much rarer site of extrapulmonary involvement and may present as hypercalcemia, tubular or glomerular dysfunction, and/or granulomatous interstitial nephritis. Prompt diagnosis of sarcoidosis is crucial for initiating appropriate treatment and avoiding organ dysfunction. Herein, we describe a case of an armed forces service member who developed extrapulmonary sarcoidosis and renal sarcoidosis with acute complications refractory to glucocorticoids requiring adalimumab. The case highlights and emphasizes a rare manifestation of extrapulmonary sarcoidosis, the importance of avoiding premature closure of the differential diagnosis to avoid diagnostic delay and treatment imitation, and the unique clinical reasoning that occurs in active-duty personnel where diagnoses and subsequent treatments can have career implications and affect the ability of the service member to maintain the ability to deploy worldwide.
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- Caroline E Moore
- Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, Camp Lejeune, USA
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Moore CE, McBee E. Longitudinal Integrated Ambulatory, Didactic, and Evidenced-Based Medicine Curriculum in Internal Medicine. Cureus 2023; 15:e45451. [PMID: 37859928 PMCID: PMC10583490 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) endorses evolving scholarly education regarding evidence-based medicine (EBM) and its clinical application in Internal Medicine (IM). The IM residents at Navy Medical Readiness and Training Center San Diego (NMRTC-SD) communicated the need for both increased ambulatory didactic sessions as well as a formal EBM curriculum. Prior to the academic year of 2021-2022, no formal ambulatory or EBM curriculum existed. In July 2021, an integrated EBM-ambulatory curriculum was implemented. METHODS A pre-curriculum needs assessment was performed and thereafter an eight-session integrated ambulatory-EBM curriculum was implemented in the 2021-2022 academic year. Faculty members facilitated small group discussions focused on a particular didactic topic and EBM principle and integrated the learning of both into one session. After each session, residents completed a feedback form. At the end of the year, a post-curriculum needs assessment was collected. KEY RESULTS Thirty-four residents of all post-graduate years (PGY) levels participated from July 2021 to June 2022. Primary outcomes were satisfaction with the didactic portion of the curriculum, perception of receipt of adequate training in EBM principles, and perception of level of competency in practicing EBM principles. Overall, participants reported a substantial increase in satisfaction with didactic teaching and a large increase in the perceived competency in practicing EBM principles. CONCLUSION This integrated didactic-EBM curriculum represents an effective method of incorporating didactic topics in IM with the teaching and application of EBM principles, which improved resident satisfaction with the curricula and self-perception of competency in critically appraising medical literature.
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- Caroline E Moore
- Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, San Diego, USA
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Moore CE, Flint JH, Taniguchi KM, Gable PS. Rosai-Dorfman: Rare Manifestations of a Rare Disease. Cureus 2023; 15:e36673. [PMID: 37102025 PMCID: PMC10124758 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.36673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
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Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is an exceedingly rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis of uncertain etiology that most commonly presents in children as self-limited, painless, massive cervical lymphadenopathy. However, extranodal disease occurs in 43% of cases and has a wide range of phenotypic presentations. The pathogenesis has not been clearly understood in the literature and coupled with a wide range of clinical manifestations, early diagnosis and initiation of an appropriate treatment modality have been challenging. Herein, we describe a cohort of five cases that occurred at the same institution within a 12-month period. These cases highlight unique and atypical presentations of an already rare disease, outline the varying and tailored diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, and propose a novel environmental predisposing factor given the exceptionally high incidence at our institution over a short period of time. We emphasize the need for further investigation of predisposing factors and to discern targeted therapies that may offer benefits.
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- Caroline E Moore
- Internal Medicine, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Orthopedic Surgery/Orthopedic Oncology, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- General Surgery, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego, San Diego, USA
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van Aartsen JJ, Moore CE, Parry CM, Turner P, Phot N, Mao S, Suy K, Davies T, Giess A, Sheppard AE, Peto TEA, Day NPJ, Crook DW, Walker AS, Stoesser N. Epidemiology of paediatric gastrointestinal colonisation by extended spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in north-west Cambodia. BMC Microbiol 2019; 19:59. [PMID: 30866820 PMCID: PMC6417137 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-019-1431-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background Extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistance (ESC-R) in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae is a healthcare threat; high gastrointestinal carriage rates are reported from South-east Asia. Colonisation prevalence data in Cambodia are lacking. The aim of this study was to determine gastrointestinal colonisation prevalence of ESC-resistant E. coli (ESC-R-EC) and K. pneumoniae (ESC-R-KP) in Cambodian children/adolescents and associated socio-demographic risk factors; and to characterise relevant resistance genes, their genetic contexts, and the genetic relatedness of ESC-R strains using whole genome sequencing (WGS). Results Faeces and questionnaire data were obtained from individuals < 16 years in north-western Cambodia, 2012. WGS of cultured ESC-R-EC/KP was performed (Illumina). Maximum likelihood phylogenies were used to characterise relatedness of isolates; ESC-R-associated resistance genes and their genetic contexts were identified from de novo assemblies using BLASTn and automated/manual annotation. 82/148 (55%) of children/adolescents were ESC-R-EC/KP colonised; 12/148 (8%) were co-colonised with both species. Independent risk factors for colonisation were hospitalisation (OR: 3.12, 95% CI [1.52–6.38]) and intestinal parasites (OR: 3.11 [1.29–7.51]); school attendance conferred decreased risk (OR: 0.44 [0.21–0.92]. ESC-R strains were diverse; the commonest ESC-R mechanisms were blaCTX-M 1 and 9 sub-family variants. Structures flanking these genes were highly variable, and for blaCTX-M-15, − 55 and − 27 frequently involved IS26. Chromosomal blaCTX-M integration was common in E. coli. Conclusions Gastrointestinal ESC-R-EC/KP colonisation is widespread in Cambodian children/adolescents; hospital admission and intestinal parasites are independent risk factors. The genetic contexts of blaCTX-M are highly mosaic, consistent with rapid horizontal exchange. Chromosomal integration of blaCTX-M may result in stable propagation in these community-associated pathogens. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12866-019-1431-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- J J van Aartsen
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine and the National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR-OxBRC), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. .,Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, The Ronald Ross Building, 8 West Derby Street, Liverpool, L69 7BE, UK.
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine and the National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR-OxBRC), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Cambodia-Oxford Medical Research Unit, Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia.,Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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- Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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- Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine and the National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR-OxBRC), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine and the National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR-OxBRC), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine and the National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR-OxBRC), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine and the National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR-OxBRC), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine and the National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR-OxBRC), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine and the National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR-OxBRC), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine and the National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR-OxBRC), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. .,Department of Microbiology/Infectious Diseases, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, OX3 9DU, UK.
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Knych HK, Mama KR, Moore CE, Hill AE, McKEMIE DS. Plasma and synovial fluid concentrations and cartilage toxicity of bupivacaine following intra-articular administration of a liposomal formulation to horses. Equine Vet J 2018; 51:408-414. [PMID: 30182426 DOI: 10.1111/evj.13015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of intra-articular (IA) local anaesthetics has proven to be an effective means to treat post-operative pain. The effects of local anaesthetics on equine chondrocytes are mixed with some studies reporting chondrodestruction and others no adverse effects. A liposomal formulation of bupivacaine is used in people and dogs by intra- and peri-articular administration to provide up to 72 h of analgesia. The potential uses, side effects including chondrotoxicity, and likelihood of abuse (long-term analgesic effects) has not been evaluated in horses. OBJECTIVES Describe bupivacaine concentrations following IA administration and assess biomarkers as indicators of the effects of liposomal bupivacaine on chondrocytes in vivo. STUDY DESIGN Parallel design. METHODS Sixteen exercised horses received a single IA administration of 0.12 mg/kg liposomal bupivacaine or 0.9% saline. Blood and urine samples were collected for 96 h post-drug administration. Six horses treated with bupivacaine and those receiving saline, underwent daily arthrocentesis. Six additional bupivacaine treated horses underwent arthrocentesis at 96 h. Drug concentrations were measured using LC-MS/MS and pharmacokinetic analyses performed. Immunoassays were used to measure markers of collagen degradation (C2C, C12C) and cartilage matrix synthesis (CPII, CS846) in synovial fluid. RESULTS The bupivacaine plasma elimination half-life was 17.8 ± 5.42 and 11.9 ± 5.17 h for horses from which synovial fluid was collected daily and at 96 h respectively. Bupivacaine concentrations in the joint were still detectable at 96 h. Significant increases in C12C and C2C were noted at 96 h in horses undergoing arthrocentesis at 96 h only. CPII was increased at 48 h and CS846 at 24 and 48 h in horses sampled daily. MAIN LIMITATIONS Limited number of animals and absence of liposome control group. CONCLUSIONS Sustained concentrations of IA bupivacaine suggest viability of this medication as an intra-articular analgesic. Effects on equine chondrocytes need further study.
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- H K Knych
- K.L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA.,Department of Veterinary Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- K.L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA.,Department of Veterinary Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- K.L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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Moore CE, Juan J, Lin Y, Gaskill CL, Puschner B. Comparison of Protein Phosphatase Inhibition Assay with LC-MS/MS for Diagnosis of Microcystin Toxicosis in Veterinary Cases. Mar Drugs 2016; 14:E54. [PMID: 27005635 PMCID: PMC4820308 DOI: 10.3390/md14030054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Microcystins are acute hepatotoxins of increasing global concern in drinking and recreational waters and are a major health risk to humans and animals. Produced by cyanobacteria, microcystins inhibit serine/threonine protein phosphatase 1 (PP1). A cost-effective PP1 assay using p-nitrophenyl phosphate was developed to quickly assess water and rumen content samples. Significant inhibition was determined via a linear model, which compared increasing volumes of sample to the log-transformed ratio of the exposed rate over the control rate of PP1 activity. To test the usefulness of this model in diagnostic case investigations, samples from two veterinary cases were tested. In August 2013 fifteen cattle died around two ponds in Kentucky. While one pond and three tested rumen contents had significant PP1 inhibition and detectable levels of microcystin-LR, the other pond did not. In August 2013, a dog became fatally ill after swimming in Clear Lake, California. Lake water samples collected one and four weeks after the dog presented with clinical signs inhibited PP1 activity. Subsequent analysis using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) detected microcystin congeners -LR, -LA, -RR and -LF but not -YR. These diagnostic investigations illustrate the advantages of using functional assays in combination with LC-MS/MS.
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- Caroline E Moore
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, 1089 Veterinary Medicine Drive, 2225 VM3B, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, 1089 Veterinary Medicine Drive, 2225 VM3B, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, 1089 Veterinary Medicine Drive, 2225 VM3B, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40511, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, 1089 Veterinary Medicine Drive, 2225 VM3B, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Bozorgmanesh R, Magdesian KG, Rhodes DM, Von Dollen KA, Walter KM, Moore CE, Puschner B, Woods LW, Torrisi K, Voss ED. Hemolytic anemia in horses associated with ingestion of Pistacia leaves. J Vet Intern Med 2015; 29:410-3. [PMID: 25619527 PMCID: PMC4858062 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.12532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2014] [Revised: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- R Bozorgmanesh
- Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
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Bautista AC, Moore CE, Lin Y, Cline MG, Benitah N, Puschner B. Hepatopathy following consumption of a commercially available blue-green algae dietary supplement in a dog. BMC Vet Res 2015; 11:136. [PMID: 26087767 PMCID: PMC4472392 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-015-0453-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Dietary supplement use in both human and animals to augment overall health continues to increase and represents a potential health risk due to the lack of safety regulations imposed on the manufacturers. Because there are no requirements for demonstrating safety and efficacy prior to marketing, dietary supplements may contain potentially toxic contaminants such as hepatotoxic microcystins produced by several species of blue-green algae. Case presentation An 11-year-old female spayed 8.95 kg Pug dog was initially presented for poor appetite, lethargy polyuria, polydipsia, and an inability to get comfortable. Markedly increased liver enzyme activities were detected with no corresponding abnormalities evident on abdominal ultrasound. A few days later the liver enzyme activities were persistently increased and the dog was coagulopathic indicating substantial liver dysfunction. The dog was hospitalized for further care consisting of oral S-adenosylmethionine, silybin, vitamin K, and ursodeoxycholic acid, as well as intravenous ampicillin sodium/sulbactam sodium, dolasetron, N-acetylcysteine, metoclopramide, and intravenous fluids. Improvement of the hepatopathy and the dog’s clinical status was noted over the next three days. Assessment of the dog’s diet revealed the use of a commercially available blue-green algae dietary supplement for three-and-a-half weeks prior to hospitalization. The supplement was submitted for toxicology testing and revealed the presence of hepatotoxic microcystins (MCs), MC-LR and MC-LA. Use of the supplement was discontinued and follow-up evaluation over the next few weeks revealed a complete resolution of the hepatopathy. Conclusions To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first case report of microcystin intoxication in a dog after using a commercially available blue-green algae dietary supplement. Veterinarians should recognize the potential harm that these supplements may cause and know that with intervention, recovery is possible. In addition, more prudent oversight of dietary supplement use is recommended for our companion animals to prevent adverse events/intoxications.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
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- Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, Tinton Falls, NJ, USA.
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- California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, Davis, CA, USA. .,Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
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Jarraya M, Hayashi D, Guermazi A, Kwoh CK, Hannon MJ, Moore CE, Jakicic JM, Green SM, Roemer FW. Susceptibility artifacts detected on 3T MRI of the knee: frequency, change over time and associations with radiographic findings: data from the joints on glucosamine study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2014; 22:1499-503. [PMID: 24799287 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of intraarticular susceptibility artifacts and to detect longitudinal changes in the artifacts, on 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the knee in a cohort of patients with knee pain, and to assess the association of susceptibility artifacts with radiographic intraarticular calcifications. DESIGN Three hundred and forty-six knees of 177 subjects aged 35-65 were included. 3T MRI was performed at baseline and at 6 months. Baseline radiographs were assessed for presence/absence of linear/punctate calcifications within the tibiofemoral joint (TFJ) space. Corresponding MRIs were assessed for susceptibility artifacts (i.e., linear/punctate hypointensities) in the TFJ space on coronal dual-echo steady-state (DESS) sequences. Kappa statistics were applied to determine agreement between findings on baseline DESS and radiography. Changes in artifacts over time were recorded. RESULTS In the medial compartment, 13 (4%) of the knees showed susceptibility artifacts at baseline. Six knees had persistent artifacts and six knees had incident artifacts at follow-up. Agreement between DESS and radiography was κ = 0.18 (-0.15, 0.51) in the medial compartment. Frequency of artifacts in the lateral compartment was low (2%). CONCLUSION Susceptibility artifacts detected on knee MRI are not frequent, and likely correspond to vacuum phenomena as they commonly change over time and are not associated with intraarticular calcifications. Radiologists should be aware of these artifacts as they can interfere with cartilage segmentation.
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- M Jarraya
- Quantitative Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, FGH Building 3rd Floor, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Quantitative Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, FGH Building 3rd Floor, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Department of Radiology, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, 267 Grant Street, Bridgeport, CT 06610, USA
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- Quantitative Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, FGH Building 3rd Floor, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas Woman's University, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Health and Physical Activity, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Quantitative Imaging Center, Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, FGH Building 3rd Floor, 820 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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Walter KM, Moore CE, Bozorgmanesh R, Magdesian KG, Woods LW, Puschner B. Oxidant-induced damage to equine erythrocytes from exposure to Pistacia atlantica, Pistacia terebinthus, and Pistacia chinensis. J Vet Diagn Invest 2014; 26:821-6. [PMID: 25227420 DOI: 10.1177/1040638714550183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Two horses were referred for methemoglobinemia and hemolytic anemia following 5 acute deaths in their herd from an unidentified toxin source. Horses have a greater risk than other mammalian species of developing methemoglobinemia and hemolytic anemia following ingestion of oxidizing toxins, due to deficiencies in the mechanisms that protect against oxidative damage in erythrocytes. Their susceptibility to oxidative erythrocyte damage is evident in the numerous cases of red maple (Acer rubrum) toxicosis. The suspected toxins causing A. rubrum toxicosis are tannic acid, gallic acid, and a metabolite of gallic acid, pyrogallol. These compounds can be found in a variety of plants, posing a risk to equine health. In order to quickly identify toxin sources, 2 rapid in vitro assays were developed to screen plant extracts for the ability to induce methemoglobin formation or cause hemolysis in healthy equine donor erythrocytes. The plant extract screening focused on 3 species of the genus Pistacia: P. atlantica, P. terebinthus, and P. chinensis, which were located in the horse pasture. Extracts of the seeds and leaves of each species induced methemoglobin formation and resulted in hemolysis, with seed extracts having greater potency. The in vitro assays used in the current study provide a useful diagnostic method for the rapid identification of oxidizing agents from unidentified sources. There is no effective treatment for oxidative erythrocyte damage in horses, making rapid identification and removal of the source essential for the prevention of poisoning.
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- Kyla M Walter
- Department of Molecular Biosciences (Walter, Moore, Puschner), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CAVeterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Bozorgmanesh), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Magdesian), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CACalifornia Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (Puschner, Woods), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences (Walter, Moore, Puschner), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CAVeterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Bozorgmanesh), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Magdesian), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CACalifornia Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (Puschner, Woods), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences (Walter, Moore, Puschner), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CAVeterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Bozorgmanesh), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Magdesian), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CACalifornia Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (Puschner, Woods), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences (Walter, Moore, Puschner), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CAVeterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Bozorgmanesh), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Magdesian), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CACalifornia Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (Puschner, Woods), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences (Walter, Moore, Puschner), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CAVeterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Bozorgmanesh), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Magdesian), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CACalifornia Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (Puschner, Woods), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences (Walter, Moore, Puschner), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CAVeterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (Bozorgmanesh), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CADepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology (Magdesian), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CACalifornia Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (Puschner, Woods), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA
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Pocock JM, Khun PA, Moore CE, Vuthy S, Stoesser N, Parry CM. Septic arthritis of the hip in a Cambodian child caused by multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi with intermediate susceptibility to ciprofloxacin treated with ceftriaxone and azithromycin. Paediatr Int Child Health 2014; 34:227-9. [PMID: 24749773 DOI: 10.1179/2046905514y.0000000123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Septic arthritis is a rare complication of typhoid fever. A 12-year-old boy without pre-existing disease attended a paediatric hospital in Cambodia with fever and left hip pain. A hip synovial fluid aspirate grew multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica ser. Typhi with intermediate susceptibility to ciprofloxacin. Arthrotomy, 2 weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone and 4 weeks of oral azithromycin led to resolution of symptoms. The optimum management of septic arthritis in drug-resistant typhoid is undefined.
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Miller RM, Price JR, Batty EM, Didelot X, Wyllie D, Golubchik T, Crook DW, Paul J, Peto TEA, Wilson DJ, Cule M, Ip CLC, Day NPJ, Moore CE, Bowden R, Llewelyn MJ. Healthcare-associated outbreak of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: role of a cryptic variant of an epidemic clone. J Hosp Infect 2013; 86:83-9. [PMID: 24433924 PMCID: PMC3924019 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background New strains of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may be associated with changes in rates of disease or clinical presentation. Conventional typing techniques may not detect new clonal variants that underlie changes in epidemiology or clinical phenotype. Aim To investigate the role of clonal variants of MRSA in an outbreak of MRSA bacteraemia at a hospital in England. Methods Bacteraemia isolates of the major UK lineages (EMRSA-15 and -16) from before and after the outbreak were analysed by whole-genome sequencing in the context of epidemiological and clinical data. For comparison, EMRSA-15 and -16 isolates from another hospital in England were sequenced. A clonal variant of EMRSA-16 was identified at the outbreak hospital and a molecular signature test designed to distinguish variant isolates among further EMRSA-16 strains. Findings By whole-genome sequencing, EMRSA-16 isolates during the outbreak showed strikingly low genetic diversity (P < 1 × 10−6, Monte Carlo test), compared with EMRSA-15 and EMRSA-16 isolates from before the outbreak or the comparator hospital, demonstrating the emergence of a clonal variant. The variant was indistinguishable from the ancestral strain by conventional typing. This clonal variant accounted for 64/72 (89%) of EMRSA-16 bacteraemia isolates at the outbreak hospital from 2006. Conclusions Evolutionary changes in epidemic MRSA strains not detected by conventional typing may be associated with changes in disease epidemiology. Rapid and affordable technologies for whole-genome sequencing are becoming available with the potential to identify and track the emergence of variants of highly clonal organisms.
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- R M Miller
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK; NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK; NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK; NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Public Health England, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK; NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK; Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Rajthevee, Bangkok, Thailand; Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Oxford University Collaborative Laboratory, Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK; Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust, Brighton, UK.
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Stoesser N, Emary K, Soklin S, Peng An K, Sophal S, Chhomrath S, Day NPJ, Limmathurotsakul D, Nget P, Pangnarith Y, Sona S, Kumar V, Moore CE, Chanpheaktra N, Parry CM. The value of intermittent point-prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infections for evaluating infection control interventions at Angkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2013; 107:248-53. [PMID: 23418156 PMCID: PMC4023319 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trt005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background There are limited data on the epidemiology of paediatric healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) and infection control in low-income countries. We describe the value of intermittent point-prevalence surveys for monitoring HCAI and evaluating infection control interventions in a Cambodian paediatric hospital. Methods Hospital-wide, point-prevalence surveys were performed monthly in 2011. Infection control interventions introduced during this period included a hand hygiene programme and a ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) care bundle. Results Overall HCAI prevalence was 13.8/100 patients at-risk, with a significant decline over time. The highest HCAI rates (50%) were observed in critical care; the majority of HCAIs were respiratory (61%). Klebsiella pneumoniae was most commonly isolated and antimicrobial resistance was widespread. Hand hygiene compliance doubled to 51.6%, and total VAP cases/1000 patient-ventilator days fell from 30 to 10. Conclusion Rates of HCAI were substantial in our institution, and antimicrobial resistance a major concern. Point-prevalence surveys are effective for HCAI surveillance, and in monitoring trends in response to infection control interventions.
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- N Stoesser
- Angkor Hospital for Children, Vithey Preah Sangreach Tep Vong & Um Chhay St., Sangkat Svay Dangkum Commune, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Meraji S, Moore CE, Skinner VO, Bruckdorfer KR. The Importance of Oxidation or Glycosylation of Low-density Lipoproteins in Relation to Platelet Activation. Platelets 2012; 3:155-62. [PMID: 21043908 DOI: 10.3109/09537109209013176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) are thought to influence directly the sensitivity of platelets, but this may only be the case when the LDL are modified by oxidation. In diabetes, LDL are known to be modified by non-enzymatic glycosylation, especially when the blood glucose concentrations are poorly controlled: platelet activation is also concomitantly increased as is the concentration of plasma lipid peroxides. In this study we found that mild oxidation of LDL in vitro is more potent than strongly oxidised LDL in terms of the activation of platelets. Glycosylation of LDL per se has little effect on the aggregation of isolated platelets.
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- S Meraji
- Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK
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A 66-year-old man with a history of repeated surgery, external radiation and brachytherapy for ameloblastoma presented with a recurrence of the tumor with sinus, intraorbital and skull base infiltration. Histopathologic examination of the resected orbital and sinus tissue confirmed the diagnosis of ameloblastoma. Immunohistochemical staining for CD56 was strongly positive in the tumor cells. Although ameloblastoma is usually a low-grade malignant tumor, it can be locally aggressive with invasion of the surrounding tissue. Maxillary ameloblastomas are more likely to infiltrate the orbit.
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- M C Herwig
- Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn, Ernst-Abbe-Str. 2, 53127, Bonn, Deutschland.
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Booth CMA, Moore CE, Eddleston J, Sharman M, Atkinson D, Moore JA. Patient safety incidents associated with obesity: a review of reports to the National Patient Safety Agency and recommendations for hospital practice. Postgrad Med J 2011; 87:694-9. [PMID: 21788232 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2010.106989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND The incidence and prevalence of obesity are increasing world wide. In the UK, obesity governmental strategy has primarily focused on prevention measures, with less focus on the demands of treating obese patients in hospital. Increasing service demand by obese patients coupled with a lack of adequate provision for care of these patients may lead to an increase in patient safety incidents. By classifying patient safety incidents associated with obesity reported to the National Patient Safety Agency, this report aims to identify areas for improvement in the quality and safety of care of the obese patient. METHODS A search of the National Reporting and Learning System database was conducted for all incidents caused by or relating to obesity for the period 1 January 2005 to 31 August 2008. The keywords 'obesity', 'overweight', 'BMI' (body mass index), and 'bariatric' were used. The relevant free text fields of the resulting set of incidents were then searched for the terms designed to isolate incidents occurring in anaesthesia, critical care, and surgery. Reported incidents were analysed and subsequently categorised to identify incident themes. Levels of harm were also established. RESULTS 555 patient safety incidents were identified; 388 met inclusion criteria for analysis. 148 incidents were related to assessment, diagnosis or treatment, 213 related to infrastructure and 27 related to staffing. The majority of incidents were classified as no or low harm. Three deaths were reported, all within the domain of anaesthesia. CONCLUSIONS This report identifies that the majority of safety incidents associated with obesity were related to infrastructure, suggesting that there is inadequate provision in place for the care of obese patients. While levels of harm were mostly low, the occurrence of incidents resulting in severe harm or death highlights the specific dangers associated with the care of the obese patient. A global approach to improving the safety of care delivery for obese patients is recommended, including obesity specific training, management structures, care pathways, and equipment provisioning.Further planning and development of operation policies is needed to ensure the safe delivery of healthcare to obese patients in the future.
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- C M A Booth
- SPRs in Anaesthesia, North West Deanery, Manchester, UK
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Ross DA, Marentette LJ, Moore CE, Switz KL. Craniofacial resection: decreased complication rate with a modified subcranial approach. Skull Base Surg 2011; 9:95-100. [PMID: 17171124 PMCID: PMC1656816 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1058155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The authors have successfully utilized a modified subcranial approach to the anterior skull base, based upon the procedure first described by Joram Raveh, as an alternative to standard craniofacial resection. The complication rate of this procedure in 31 consecutive cases (28 tumors, 2 congenital malformations, and 1 mucocele) has been 19.4% with no permanent complications, no deaths, no new neurological deficits, no brain injuries, no infections, and no seizures. Minor complications without permanent sequelae included two cases of tension pnenmocephalus, a subdural hygroma, two transient cerebrospinal fluid leaks, and a case of bacterial meningitis secondary to fecal contamination of a lumbar drain in a child. Average length of hospitalization was 7.1 days (range 2 to 16 days). The overall complication rate is considerably below the complication rate for other reported craniofacial procedures. We describe the technique we have used and the results. The subcranial approach as described herein provides wide exposure of the anterior cranial base without brain retraction, does not require prolonged operating times or hospitalization, and has a potentially lower complication rate than reported for other transfrontal transbasal approaches.
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This study investigates the knowledge base of adolescents as it relates to their awareness of tobacco use being a major risk factor for the development of malignancies of the head and neck. To gain a more comprehensive perspective, we compared this to their knowledge of the association of tobacco and lung cancer. Data were obtained from a questionnaire survey given to participants at community health screening. A total of 139 participants were included, of which 36.7% were under the age of 18 years old. Participants were asked to indicate if they were aware of the effects of tobacco and lung cancer, as well as tobacco and head and neck cancer. The results showed that 82.4% were able to identify tobacco as a risk factor for lung cancer, while only 15.7% made a similar association with head and neck cancer. These results highlight the need for increased awareness in the vulnerable population.
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- A G Nugent
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Chapman SJ, Khor CC, Vannberg FO, Rautanen A, Segal S, Moore CE, Davies RJO, Day NP, Peshu N, Crook DW, Berkley JA, Williams TN, Scott JA, Hill AVS. NFKBIZ polymorphisms and susceptibility to pneumococcal disease in European and African populations. Genes Immun 2009; 11:319-25. [PMID: 19798075 DOI: 10.1038/gene.2009.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The proinflammatory transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) has a central role in host defence against pneumococcal disease. Both rare mutations and common polymorphisms in the NFKBIA gene encoding the NF-kappaB inhibitor, IkappaB-alpha, associate with susceptibility to bacterial disease, but the possible role of polymorphisms within the related IkappaB-zeta gene NFKBIZ in the development of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) has not been reported previously. To investigate this further, we examined the frequencies of 22 single-nucleotide polymorphisms spanning NFKBIZ in two case-control studies, comprising UK Caucasian (n=1008) and Kenyan (n=723) individuals. Nine polymorphisms within a single UK linkage disequilibrium (LD) block and all four polymorphisms within the equivalent, shorter Kenyan LD block displayed either a significant association with IPD or a trend towards association. For each polymorphism, heterozygosity was associated with protection from IPD when compared with the combined homozygous states (for example, for rs600718, Mantel-Haenszel 2 x 2 chi(2)=7.576, P=0.006, odds ratio (OR)=0.67, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for OR: 0.51-0.88; for rs616597, Mantel-Haenszel 2 x 2 chi(2)=8.715, P=0.003, OR=0.65, 95% CI: 0.49-0.86). We conclude that multiple NFKBIZ polymorphisms associate with susceptibility to IPD in humans. The study of multiple populations may aid in fine mapping of associations within extensive regions of strong LD ('transethnic mapping').
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- S J Chapman
- Immunity and Inflammation, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Snape MD, Kelly DF, Lewis S, Banner C, Kibwana L, Moore CE, Diggle L, John T, Yu LM, Borrow R, Borkowski A, Nau C, Pollard AJ. Seroprotection against serogroup C meningococcal disease in adolescents in the United Kingdom: observational study. BMJ 2008; 336:1487-91. [PMID: 18535032 PMCID: PMC2440906 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39563.545255.ae] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the persistence of bactericidal antibody titres following immunisation with serogroup C meningococcal glycoconjugate vaccine at age 6-15 years in order to examine changes in persistence of antibodies with age. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING Secondary and tertiary educational institutions in the United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS Healthy adolescents aged 11-20 years previously immunised between 6 and 15 years of age with one of the three serogroup C meningococcal vaccines. INTERVENTION Serum obtained by venepuncture. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Percentage of participants with (rabbit complement) serum bactericidal antibody titres of at least 1:8; geometric mean titres of serogroup C meningococcal serum bactericidal antibody. RESULTS Five years after immunisation, 84.1% (95% confidence interval 81.6% to 86.3%) of 987 participants had a bactericidal antibody titre of at least 1:8. Geometric mean titres of bactericidal antibody were significantly lower in 11-13 year olds (147, 95% confidence interval 115 to 188) than in 14-16 year olds (300, 237 to 380) and 17-20 year olds (360, 252 to 515) (P<0.0001 for both comparisons). Within these age bands, no significant difference in geometric mean titres of bactericidal antibody between recipients of the different serogroup C meningococcal vaccines was seen. More than 70% of participants had received a vaccine from one manufacturer; in this cohort, geometric mean titres were higher in those immunised at aged 10 years or above than in those immunised before the age of 10. CONCLUSIONS Higher concentrations of bactericidal antibody are seen five years after immunisation with serogroup C meningococcal vaccine at age 10 years or above than in younger age groups, possibly owing to immunological maturation. This provides support for adolescent immunisation programmes to generate sustained protection against serogroup C meningococcal disease not only for the vaccine recipients but also, through the maintenance of herd immunity, for younger children.
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- M D Snape
- Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ.
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Kay JK, Weber WJ, Moore CE, Bauman DE, Hansen LB, Chester-Jones H, Crooker BA, Baumgard LH. Effects of Week of Lactation and Genetic Selection for Milk Yield on Milk Fatty Acid Composition in Holstein Cows. J Dairy Sci 2005; 88:3886-93. [PMID: 16230694 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(05)73074-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Control (CL) and select line (SL) dairy cows (n = 22) managed identically but differing in milk yield (>4100 kg/305 d) were used to determine differences in milk fatty acid profile as lactation progressed. Milk yield was recorded daily and milk samples were collected during wk 1, 4, 8, 12, and 16 postpartum for milk composition analysis. Milk samples from wk 1, 8, and 16 were also analyzed for fatty acid composition. Select-line cows produced more milk (44.4 vs. 31.2 kg/d) and milk components than CL cows during the 16-wk period. There was no difference in rate of milk yield increase, but peak milk yield for SL cows was greater and occurred later in lactation. There were no differences in milk SCC or milk fat, protein, or lactose content. Selection for milk yield did not affect the content of most individual milk fatty acids; however, compared with CL, SL cows had a reduced Delta(9)-desaturase system and tended to produce milk with lower monounsaturated fatty acid content. Selection for milk yield did not affect milk fatty acid origin but the percentage of de novo fatty acids increased and preformed fatty acids decreased as lactation progressed. Milk fat trans-11 18:1 and cis-9,trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid increased with progressing lactation (10.7 vs. 14.1 and 3.1 vs. 5.4 mg/g, or 31 and 76%, respectively) and were correlated strongly among wk 1, 8, and 16 of lactation. Temporal changes in the Delta(9)-desaturase system occurred during lactation but these changes were not correlated with milk fat cis-9,trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid content. Results indicate prolonged genetic selection for milk yield had little effect on milk fatty acid composition, but milk fatty acid profiles varied markedly by week of lactation.
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- J K Kay
- Department of Animal Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA
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Heat-stressed dairy cattle are bioenergetically similar to early-lactation cows in that dietary energy may be inadequate to support maximum milk and milk component synthesis. Study objectives were to evaluate whether conjugated linoleic acids- (CLA-) induced milk fat depression (MFD) during heat stress would allow for increased milk and milk component synthesis. In addition, CLA effects on production variables and its ability to induce MFD were compared between Holstein and Brown Swiss cows. Multiparous cows (n = 8, Holstein; n = 5, Brown Swiss) averaging 97 +/- 17 d in milk were used in a crossover design during the summer (mean temperature-humidity index = 75.7). Treatment periods were 21 d with a 7-d adaptation period before and between periods. During adaptation periods, all cows received a supplement of palm fatty acid distillate (242 g/d). Dietary treatment consisted of 250 g/d of CLA supplement (78.9 g/d of CLA) or 242 g/d of palm fatty acid distillate to provide equal amounts of fatty acids. The CLA supplement contained a variety of CLA isomers (3.0% trans-8, cis-10; 3.4% cis-9, trans-11; 4.5% trans-10, cis-12; and 4.8% cis-11, trans-13 CLA). Treatments were applied 2 x/d with half of the supplement top-dressed at 0600 h and the remainder top-dressed at 1800 h. There was no overall treatment effect on dry matter intake (23.9 kg/d), milk yield (40.0 kg/d), somatic cell count (305,000), protein (2.86%), or lactose content (4.51%) or yields of these milk components. Supplementation with CLA decreased overall milk fat content and yield by 26 and 30%, irrespective of breed. The reduction of milk fat content and yield was greatest on d 21 (28 and 37%, respectively). Energy availability predicted by energy balance was improved with CLA supplementation compared with controls (3.7 vs. 7.1 Mcal/d, respectively). Respiration rate (78 breaths/min) and skin temperature (35.4 degrees C) during maximum heat load were not affected by treatment. The group receiving CLA had higher total milk fat CLA concentration (9.3 vs. 4.9 mg/g). Supplementation with CLA induced MFD and altered milk fat composition similarly between breeds and improved calculated energy balance during heat stress, but had no effect on production measures under these conditions.
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- C E Moore
- Department of Animal Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA
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Moore CE, Hafliger HC, Mendivil OB, Sanders SR, Bauman DE, Baumgard LH. Increasing Amounts of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Progressively Reduces Milk Fat Synthesis Immediately Postpartum. J Dairy Sci 2004; 87:1886-95. [PMID: 15453506 DOI: 10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(04)73347-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mixed conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers decrease milk fat synthesis during established lactation, but their ability to cause milk fat depression (MFD) immediately postpartum remains unclear. Multiparous Holstein cows (n = 19) were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 doses of rumen-protected (RP) CLA supplements (0, 200, 400, and 600 g/d); each dose provided equal amounts of fatty acids by replacing and balancing treatments with an RP supplement of palm fatty acid distallate. Doses provided a total of 468 g fatty acids/d and 0, 62, 125, or 187 g of mixed CLA isomers/d, respectively. The CLA supplement contained a variety of CLA isomers: 5.4% trans-8, cis-10; 6.3% cis-9, trans-11; 7.9% trans-10, cis-12; and 8.2% cis-11, trans-13 CLA. Each group received treatments from approximately -10 to 21 d relative to calving. To improve palatability and ensure complete consumption, doses were mixed with equal amounts of steam-flaked corn and dried molasses; one-half the supplement was fed at 0600 h, and the remaining supplement was fed at 1800 h. Milk yield and individual feed intake were recorded daily, and milk samples were obtained from each cow every 2nd day (at both milkings) starting on d 1 postpartum. There were no differences in dry matter intake (17.1 kg/d), milk yield (34.2 kg/d), protein content (3.74%), lactose content (4.61%), or yield of milk protein or lactose. The CLA supplementation decreased overall milk fat content in a dose-responsive manner (4.57, 3.97, 3.32, and 3.10, respectively), and milk fat yield displayed the same progressive decline. The dose-dependent decrease in milk fat content was evident during wk 1 and became highly significant during wk 2 and 3. The milk fat yield response pattern was similar, and by d 21, the highest RP-CLA supplement decreased milk fat content and yield by 49 and 56%, respectively. These data clearly indicate RP-CLA can markedly (40 to 50%) induce MFD immediately postpartum without negatively affecting other production parameters.
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- C E Moore
- Department of Animal Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA
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Moore CE, Davis BD, Leney MD. Analysis of pilot-related equipment and archaeological strategy in the recovery of aircrew losses from the Vietnam War. J Forensic Sci 2002; 47:1210-4. [PMID: 12455641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Determining the location and distribution of cockpit and aircrew-related equipment within the wider debris field of a military aircraft crash site is an essential first step in planning and executing the recovery of missing aircrew members presumed still to be on the site. Understanding the spatial relationship of these materials improves the likelihood of finding and recovering the remains of the aircrew during the excavation of an aircraft crash site. Since the greater portion of these unaccounted for crewmembers were involved in aircraft with single-seat cockpits or cockpits with two or three seats in tandem, pre-analysis of the debris pattern may be more-or-less straightforward. Larger, multiple-personnel aircraft, on the other hand, create a potentially more complex analytical situation given the aircrew's greater freedom of movement within the aircraft. Nevertheless, the same fundamental principles apply and, indeed, have been successfully so for some time in the civilian arena. But older aircraft crash sites, i.e., those dating to World War II, Korea, or the Vietnam conflict, have been and still are undergoing taphonomic processes that progressively alter these relationships. The following will illustrate that exchange of information between the anthropologist/archaeologist and the life-support analyst is required to maximize the effectiveness of field recovery and demonstrates the relationship between the recovery of life-support equipment and human remains and the effect that aircraft type has on this relationship.
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- C E Moore
- Physical anthropologists, United States Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii 96853-5530, USA
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Peacock SJ, de Silva GDI, Justice A, Cowland A, Moore CE, Winearls CG, Day NPJ. Comparison of multilocus sequence typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis as tools for typing Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a microepidemiological setting. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40:3764-70. [PMID: 12354878 PMCID: PMC130877 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.10.3764-3770.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) of Staphylococcus aureus is well suited to the study of global or long-term epidemiology, but its role in local epidemiology has not been defined. The present study has compared MLST with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) by using S. aureus isolates associated with carriage and disease in a busy regional renal unit. One hundred forty-four patients were prospectively recruited, of whom 103 were receiving hemodialysis and 41 were on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Three nasal swab specimens were obtained 1 month apart on entering the study. A nasal swab was positive for S. aureus on at least one occasion in 50 patients (35%). Typing of the 104 carriage isolates demonstrated 21 PFGE types and 21 sequence types (STs). Thirty-one carriers had two or more positive nasal swabs; of these, the isolates in all swabs from a given carrier had identical PFGE types for 29 carriers; the isolates in all of the same 29 swabs had identical STs. The carriage strain in two patients changed both PFGE type and STs during the period of swabbing. Eight patients (6%) had an episode of S. aureus bacteremia during the 12-month study period, and two of these were nasal carriers. One of these invasive isolates had the same PFGE type and ST as the carriage isolate. There were no differences between Simpson's index of diversity for PFGE and Simpson's index of diversity for MLST for both invasive and carriage isolates, suggesting that the two methods have very similar discriminatory abilities. We conclude that PFGE and MLST performed equally in this study.
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- S J Peacock
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
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O'Boyle DJ, Moore CE, Poliakoff E, Butterworth R, Sutton A, Cody FW. Human locognosic acuity on the arm varies with explicit and implicit manipulations of attention: implications for interpreting elevated tactile acuity on an amputation stump. Neurosci Lett 2001; 305:37-40. [PMID: 11356302 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(01)01805-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In Experiment 1, normal subjects' ability to localize tactile stimuli (locognosia) delivered to the upper arm was significantly higher when they were instructed explicitly to direct their attention selectively to that segment than when they were instructed explicitly to distribute their attention across the whole arm. This elevation of acuity was eliminated when subjects' attentional resources were divided by superimposition of an effortful, secondary task during stimulation. In Experiment 2, in the absence of explicit attentional instruction, subjects' locognosic acuity on one of three arm segments was significantly higher when stimulation of that segment was 2.5 times more probable than that of stimulation of the other two segments. We surmise that the attentional mechanisms responsible for such modulations of locognosic acuity in normal subjects may contribute to the elevated sensory acuity observed on the stumps of amputees.
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- D J O'Boyle
- Department of Psychology, University of Manchester, Coupland Street, M13 9PL, Manchester, UK.
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Day NP, Moore CE, Enright MC, Berendt AR, Smith JM, Murphy MF, Peacock SJ, Spratt BG, Feil EJ. A link between virulence and ecological abundance in natural populations of Staphylococcus aureus. Science 2001; 292:114-6. [PMID: 11292876 DOI: 10.1126/science.1056495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of severe infection in humans and yet is carried without symptoms by a large proportion of the population. We used multilocus sequence typing to characterize isolates of S. aureus recovered from asymptomatic nasal carriage and from episodes of severe disease within a defined population. We identified a number of frequently carried genotypes that were disproportionately common as causes of disease, even taking into account their relative abundance among carriage isolates. The existence of these ecologically abundant hypervirulent clones suggests that factors promoting the ecological fitness of this important pathogen also increase its virulence.
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- N P Day
- Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
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Feil EJ, Holmes EC, Bessen DE, Chan MS, Day NP, Enright MC, Goldstein R, Hood DW, Kalia A, Moore CE, Zhou J, Spratt BG. Recombination within natural populations of pathogenic bacteria: short-term empirical estimates and long-term phylogenetic consequences. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:182-7. [PMID: 11136255 PMCID: PMC14565 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.98.1.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 347] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The identification of clones within bacterial populations is often taken as evidence for a low rate of recombination, but the validity of this inference is rarely examined. We have used statistical tests of congruence between gene trees to examine the extent and significance of recombination in six bacterial pathogens. For Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus, the congruence between the maximum likelihood trees reconstructed using seven house-keeping genes was in most cases no better than that between each tree and trees of random topology. The lack of congruence between gene trees in these four species, which include both naturally transformable and nontransformable species, is in three cases supported by high ratios of recombination to point mutation during clonal diversification (estimates of this parameter were not possible for Strep. pyogenes). In contrast, gene trees constructed for Hemophilus influenzae and pathogenic isolates of Escherichia coli showed a higher degree of congruence, suggesting lower rates of recombination. The impact of recombination therefore varies between bacterial species but in many species is sufficient to obliterate the phylogenetic signal in gene trees.
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- E J Feil
- Wellcome Trust Centre for the Epidemiology of Infectious Disease (WTCEID), University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3FY, United Kingdom.
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Much work in animals and humans has demonstrated the existence of changes in topographic organization within the somatosensory cortex (SSC) after amputation or nerve injury. Afferent inputs from one area of skin are able to activate novel areas of cortex after amputation of an adjacent body part. We have investigated the functional consequences of this reorganization in a group of patients with nerve injury. Using the microneurographic technique of intraneural microstimulation (INMS) we stimulated groups of nerve fibres, within individual fascicles proximal to the nerve transection, with small electrical pulses. This enabled us to activate the deafferented cortex that had presumably undergone remodelling and study the conscious percepts described by the subjects. In 39 fascicles from 10 subjects, we found that the sensations evoked on INMS were no different from those reported previously by subjects with intact nerves. This finding suggests that such reorganization within the SSC has little effect on the function of deafferented cortical neurones or subcortical relay stations. In a separate set of experiments, INMS was performed in 16 nerve fascicles from an adjacent non-injured nerve or uninjured fascicle within a partially injured nerve. The sensations evoked by INMS in these experiments were also comparable to those obtained in normal subjects. This indicates that the expanded cortical representation of adjacent non-anaesthetic skin does not influence the cortical processing of afferent information. Taken together, these findings lead us to question the notion that reorganization of connections within the somatosensory cortex equates to a change in function. Whilst it may be advantageous that the human brain is not 'hard-wired', neurophysiological proof of functional plasticity in the adult somatosensory system as a result of deafferentation is elusive.
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- C E Moore
- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, The Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
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The ability to localize a sensory stimulus on the body surface (locognosia) has been investigated in normal subjects in a quest to find an explanation for the reported findings of improved sensory acuity on an amputation stump. We have shown that when attending to a smaller area of skin, during the testing procedure, locognosia improves (P < 0.001) by a similar degree to that seen in amputees. Such selective attention is likely to occur in upper limb amputees as they have a reduced area of skin on which to focus during sensory testing. This represents a further explanation for improved sensory acuity on an amputation stump without implicating plasticity of connections within the somatosensory cortex.
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- C E Moore
- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Southampton General Hospital, UK.
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New advances in anterior cranial base surgery have dictated the need for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of lesions of this area, necessitating multiple modes of diagnostic and surgical techniques. Traditional consideration of the complex problems presented by neoplastic involvement of the anterior cranial base predicated on isolated syndrome analysis is no longer sufficient to adequately assess tumor pathology. To address these complex problems, we discuss a method of localization of pathology based on anatomic structure and function as well as the corresponding surgical approach to the anterior cranial base.
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- C E Moore
- Department of Otolaryngology, Emory Health System and Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia 30335, USA
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Moore CE, Wiatrak BJ, McClatchey KD, Koopmann CF, Thomas GR, Bradford CR, Carey TE. High-risk human papillomavirus types and squamous cell carcinoma in patients with respiratory papillomas. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999; 120:698-705. [PMID: 10229596 DOI: 10.1053/hn.1999.v120.a91773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Respiratory papillomas (RPs) are benign, virally induced tumors of the larynx and respiratory epithelium that may obstruct the airway and tend to recur frequently. RPs are thought to be the result of infection with the human papillomaviruses (HPVs) types 6 and 11. We surveyed archival RP specimens to determine whether there were correlations of HPV type with patient characteristics or clinical course. Paraffin-embedded papilloma specimens of 45 different patients were analyzed. We assessed HPV types using the polymerase chain reaction with E6 consensus primers, hybrid capture assays (high or low risk), and dot blot hybridization of generic E6 PCR products with E6 type-specific oligonucleotide probes. The presence and type of HPV were correlated with patient data from a retrospective chart review. We found that RPs may have either low- or high-risk HPV types and some contain multiple HPV types. Respiratory infection with high-risk HPV apparently introduces a long-term risk of squamous cell carcinoma development, even in the absence of conventional cofactors. Low-risk HPV infection may also act in association with these cofactors to promote carcinogenesis. Our data also show a racial imbalance in RP that may indicate a difference in genetic resistance and/or susceptibility to HPV infection and the development of RP.
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- C E Moore
- Department of Otolaryngology, Emory Health System and Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA 30335, USA
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Moore CE, Ross DA, Marentette LJ. Subcranial approach to tumors of the anterior cranial base: analysis of current and traditional surgical techniques. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999; 120:387-90. [PMID: 10064643 DOI: 10.1016/s0194-5998(99)70280-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Tumors of the anterior cranial base have previously required a craniofacial resection to allow adequate tumor extirpation. An analysis of current and traditional techniques demonstrates a significant reduction in operative time, complication rate, and intensive care unit and total hospital length of stay with the use of the subcranial approach as compared with the traditional frontal craniotomy and lateral rhinotomy approach. The subcranial approach is both cost and time efficient and provides comparable morbidity and mortality rates.
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- C E Moore
- Department of Otolaryngology, Emory Health System, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- C E Moore
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor 48109, USA
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Axon PR, Moore CE, Ramsden RT. Orthodromic near-field potentials of the intratemporal facial nerve. Am J Otol 1998; 19:366-70. [PMID: 9596190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS This study aimed to assess the electrophysiologic parameters of near-field action potentials recorded from the intratemporal facial nerve. BACKGROUND Assessment of facial nerve function is limited because of the inaccessibility of the majority of its course deep in the temporal bone. Indirect measurements have therefore evolved in which stimulation distal to most major pathology and indirect recordings from the tissues the nerve supplies offers some evidence as to facial function. Recording from the intratemporal portion of the facial nerve is possible. Antidromic nerve action potentials can be recorded from an extratympanic electrode after stimulation of peripheral facial nerve branches. This technique offers new alternatives to the assessment of the facial nerve. METHODS The facial nerve was electrically stimulated close to the brain stem, and monopolar recordings were taken distally at several points along its intratemporal course. Averaging techniques produced a reliable and reproducible triphasic waveform that then was analyzed. RESULTS Neuromuscular blockade had no effect on amplitude of the waveform. Recording at different points along the nerve course showed an increasing nerve potential latency with increasing distance from the stimulus. The amplitude of the waveform decreased as the recording electrode was moved away from the nerve. These findings are in keeping with the electrophysiologic properties of a near-field nerve action potential. Conduction velocity along the facial nerve averaged 23.7 m/s and was found to vary along different nerve segments. CONCLUSION Facial nerve action potentials can be recorded from within the temporal bone despite its multidirectional course through different volume conductors. These action potentials exhibit the same characteristics as those arising from more accessible peripheral nerves.
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- P R Axon
- Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom
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Moore CE, Putzi M, McClatchey KD, Terrell J. Ancient schwannoma of the posterolateral pharynx: a benign lesion commonly mistaken for sarcoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997. [PMID: 9419124 DOI: 10.1016/s0194-5998(97)70078-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- C E Moore
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0312, USA
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Moore CE, Putzi M, McClatchey KD, Terrell J. Ancient Schwannoma of the Posterolateral Pharynx: A Benign Lesion Commonly Mistaken for Sarcoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997; 117:S125-8. [PMID: 9419124 DOI: 10.1016/s0194-59989770078-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- C E Moore
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0312, USA
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Three experiments explored preschoolers' and adults' understanding of the distinctive semantic functions of adjectives (i.e., to name properties) and count nouns (i.e., to name object kinds). In Experiment 1, we modeled a familiar adjective (e.g., "blue") syntactically as either an adjective (e.g., "This is a blue one") or a count noun (e.g., "This is a blue") and applied it to a target object (e.g., a blue creature). In Experiments 2 and 3, we marked the adjective phonologically as either an adjective (e.g., "This is a blue bird") or a part of a count noun (e.g., "This is a bluebird") and applied it to a target object (e.g., a blue bluebird). In all experiments, participants then had to extend the expression they heard to either an object of a different kind with the same property as the target (e.g., a different creature or bird colored blue) or an object of the same kind with a different property (e.g., the same creature or bird colored red). Four-year-olds and adults, but not 3-year-olds, who heard the adjective version were more likely than those who heard the count noun version to choose the object with the same property. Thus, by the age of four years, children treated a word's lexical category, cued syntactically or phonologically, as a powerful cue to its meaning.
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- D G Hall
- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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Moore CE. The world is not coming to an end--quite yet! J Fla Med Assoc 1996; 83:670-1. [PMID: 9019054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Moore CE. Everything, and more, I know about x-rays. J Fla Med Assoc 1995; 82:733-4. [PMID: 8558102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Moore CE. Staying loose. J Fla Med Assoc 1995; 82:665-6. [PMID: 7500076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Moore CE. Refutin' Newton. J Fla Med Assoc 1995; 82:597-8. [PMID: 7595340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Localisation of painful laser-induced stimuli has been compared to localisation of tactile stimuli in normal humans. Laser stimulation evoked pain of two qualities (sharp pricking pain and hot burning pain). Sharp pricking pain was found to be localised with almost equal precision to tactile stimuli (13.8 +/- 3.4 versus 11.6 +/- 2.3 mm) on the dorsum of the hand, (21.5 +/- 7.9 versus 20.6 +/- 7.5 mm) on the forearm and (15.5 +/- 5.6 versus 13.8 +/- 5.4 mm) on the foot, respectively. There was no significant difference between the ability to localise tactile stimuli and hot burning pain except on the dorsum of the hand. These results indicate that tactile information is not essential for the accurate localisation of cutaneous pain.
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- C E Moore
- Department of Neurology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK
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Moore CE. The best toast. J Fla Med Assoc 1995; 82:318-9. [PMID: 7602302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Moore CE. Above the law. J Fla Med Assoc 1995; 82:251-252. [PMID: 7775920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Moore CE. Working (a little) for food. J Fla Med Assoc 1995; 82:183-4. [PMID: 7738521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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