scholarly journals TAPEWORM ASSOCIATED COLIC IN FOUR YEARLINGS AND TAPEWORM INFECTION MONITORING

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (S12) ◽  
pp. 33-33
Keyword(s):  
Infection Monitoring ◽  
Tapeworm Infection

scholarly journals Digital Health Transition in Rheumatology: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Mühlensiepen ◽  
Sandra Kurkowski ◽  
Martin Krusche ◽  
Johanna Mucke ◽  
Robert Prill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Health Transition ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Clinical Routine ◽  
Digital Product ◽  
Remote Care ◽  
Imminent Risk ◽  
Infection Monitoring ◽  
Rheumatic Patients

The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to drastic changes in the management of patients with rheumatic diseases. Due to the imminent risk of infection, monitoring intervals of rheumatic patients have prolonged. The aim of this study is to present insights from patients, rheumatologists, and digital product developers on the ongoing digital health transition in rheumatology. A qualitative and participatory semi-structured fishbowl approach was conducted to gain detailed insights from a total of 476 participants. The main findings show that digital health and remote care are generally welcomed by the participants. Five key themes emerged from the qualitative content analysis: (1) digital rheumatology use cases, (2) user descriptions, (3) adaptation to different environments of rheumatology care, and (4) potentials of and (5) barriers to digital rheumatology implementation. Codes were scaled by positive and negative ratings as well as on micro, meso, and macro levels. A main recommendation resulting from the insights is that both patients and rheumatologists need more information and education to successfully implement digital health tools into clinical routine.

Quantitative Trait Loci for Susceptibility to Tapeworm Infection in the Red Flour Beetle

Genetics ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 165 (3) ◽  
pp. 1307-1315
Author(s):  
Daibin Zhong ◽  
Aditi Pai ◽  
Guiyun Yan
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Trait Loci ◽  
Quantitative Trait ◽  
Genetic Basis ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Red Flour Beetle ◽  
Phenotypic Variance ◽  
Flour Beetle ◽  
Trait Loci ◽  
Host Ecology ◽  
Tapeworm Infection

Abstract Parasites have profound effects on host ecology and evolution, and the effects of parasites on host ecology are often influenced by the magnitude of host susceptibility to parasites. Many parasites have complex life cycles that require intermediate hosts for their transmission, but little is known about the genetic basis of the intermediate host's susceptibility to these parasites. This study examined the genetic basis of susceptibility to a tapeworm (Hymenolepis diminuta) in the red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) that serves as an intermediate host in its transmission. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping experiments were conducted with two independent segregating populations using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. A total of five QTL that significantly affected beetle susceptibility were identified in the two reciprocal crosses. Two common QTL on linkage groups 3 and 6 were identified in both crosses with similar effects on the phenotype, and three QTL were unique to each cross. In one cross, the three main QTL accounted for 29% of the total phenotypic variance and digenic epistasis explained 39% of the variance. In the second cross, the four main QTL explained 62% of the variance and digenic epistasis accounted for only 5% of the variance. The actions of these QTL were either overdominance or underdominance. Our results suggest that the polygenic nature of beetle susceptibility to the parasites and epistasis are important genetic mechanisms for the maintenance of variation within or among beetle strains in susceptibility to tapeworm infection.

Recent Advances in Antiretroviral Therapy and HIV Infection Monitoring

Intervirology ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 304-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Claude Schmit ◽  
Bernard Weber
Keyword(s):  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Infection Monitoring

scholarly journals Extensive Tinea Associated with Tofacitinib Therapy Masquerading as New-Onset SCLE

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 456-459
Author(s):  
Connor R Buechler ◽  
Elena Kurland ◽  
Jesse Veenstra
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Tinea Capitis ◽  
Kinase Inhibitor ◽  
Autoimmune Disorder ◽  
Connective Tissue Disorder ◽  
Janus Kinase ◽  
Immunomodulatory Agents ◽  
Janus Kinase Inhibitor ◽  
Infection Monitoring ◽  
New Onset

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disorder that often requires treatment with immunomodulatory agents, however, such interventions are not without risk of opportunistic infection.  Monitoring for such conditions is critical, whereas recognition and treatment can prove challenging at times, as they may manifest with an atypical presentation or masquerade as another condition entirely. We present here a case of extensive tinea corporis with concomitant tinea capitis masquerading as new-onset connective tissue disorder in a patient being treated for rheumatoid arthritis with the Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib.

Nationwide Survey of Salmonella Prevalence in Environmental Dust from Layer Farms in Japan

2010 ◽  
Vol 73 (11) ◽  
pp. 1993-2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERIKO IWABUCHI ◽  
NORIKO MARUYAMA ◽  
AYUMI HARA ◽  
MASAAKI NISHIMURA ◽  
MASATAKE MURAMATSU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Salmonella Infection ◽  
Airborne Dust ◽  
Resistance Patterns ◽  
Salmonella Hadar ◽  
Resistance Rates ◽  
And Control ◽  
Infection Monitoring

A nationwide survey was conducted to determine Salmonella prevalence in airborne dust from layer farms. Of the 4,090 layer farms in Japan, 203 were surveyed and 48 (23.6%) of these were positive for Salmonella. Salmonella isolation rates were higher in the eastern (24.3%), central (25.6%), western (23.9%), and southern (27.5%) prefectures than they were in the northern (13.3%) prefecture. We recovered 380 Salmonella isolates and identified 34 different Salmonella serovars. Salmonella Infantis was the most prevalent serovar (42 [11.1%] of 380), followed by Salmonella Agona (39 [10.3%] of 380), Salmonella Mbandaka (37 [9.7%] of 380), Salmonella Cerro (32 [8.4%] of 380), Salmonella Thompson (29 [7.6%] of 380), and Salmonella Braenderup (27 [7.1%] of 380). Of the 380 isolates, 273 (71.8%) were resistant to more than one antibiotic. Salmonella Infantis (41 [97.6%] of 42), Salmonella Agona (38 [97.4%] of 39), and Salmonella Mbandaka (34 [91.9%] of 37) showed the highest resistance rates. We found 18 different resistance patterns and the most common (179 [47.1%] of 273) was resistant to dihydrostreptomycin. One of the 13 Salmonella Hadar isolates was resistant to eight antibiotics. To investigate characteristics of Salmonella Agona, Salmonella Infantis, and Salmonella Mbandaka isolates across different prefectures, we performed pulsed-field gel electrophoresis by using XbaI and BlnI. The Salmonella Agona and Salmonella Mbandaka dendrograms were grouped into seven clusters, with 80 and 70% similarity, respectively. Because the Salmonella Infantis dendrogram showed low similarity, there is a possibility of genetic diffusion of this serovar across Japan. This report is the first to describe Salmonella contamination in airborne dust from layer farms in Japan. Our findings should be useful for future Salmonella infection monitoring and control.

Cerebral sparganosis

1990 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Mitchell ◽  
Bernd W. Scheithauer ◽  
Patrick J. Kelly ◽  
Glenn S. Forbes ◽  
Jon E. Rosenblatt
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chronic Abscess ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Cerebral Sparganosis ◽  
Tapeworm Infection ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The tapeworm Spirometra mansonoides infects man worldwide, particularly in Asian countries. Rarely, the central nervous system is involved; such a case is presented here. In the total of 12 reported cases, including the case described, the worm presented clinically as a mass suspicious for neoplasm or chronic abscess cavity. Surgical removal was invariably curative in each case. Although infrequent, the possibility of tapeworm infection should be entertained in the evaluation of intracranial masses in patients who have visited exotic locales.

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