scholarly journals First Case of Bioterrorism-Related Inhalational Anthrax in the United States, Palm Beach County, Florida, 2001

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1029-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc S. Traeger ◽  
Steven T. Wiersma ◽  
Nancy E. Rosenstein ◽  
Jean M. Malecki ◽  
Colin W. Shepard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Palm Beach County ◽  
First Case

scholarly journals Mycobacterium talmoniae, a Potential Pulmonary Pathogen Isolated from Multiple Patients with Bronchiectasis in the United States, Including the First Case of Clinical Disease in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravikiran Vasireddy ◽  
Sruthi Vasireddy ◽  
Barbara A. Brown-Elliott ◽  
Alexander L. Greninger ◽  
Rebecca M. Davidson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Gene Sequencing ◽  
The United States ◽  
Average Nucleotide Identity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
First Case ◽  
Multiple Patients

ABSTRACTWe characterize three respiratory isolates of the recently described speciesMycobacterium talmoniaerecovered in Texas, Louisiana, and Massachusetts, including the first case of disease in a patient with underlying cystic fibrosis. The three isolates had a 100% match toM. talmoniaeNE-TNMC-100812Tby complete 16S rRNA,rpoBregion V, andhsp65 gene sequencing. Core genomic comparisons between one isolate and the type strain revealed an average nucleotide identity of 99.8%. The isolates were susceptible to clarithromycin, amikacin, and rifabutin, while resistance was observed for tetracyclines, ciprofloxacin, and linezolid.M. talmoniaeshould be added to the list of potential pulmonary pathogens, including in the setting of cystic fibrosis.

Falling Back In

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noel Maurer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin American ◽  
The United States ◽  
Second World War ◽  
World War ◽  
Covert Action ◽  
First Case ◽  
The Government ◽  
Franklin Roosevelt ◽  
Second World

This chapter explores how the United States' return to the empire trap played out, starting with Franklin Roosevelt in Mexico through Eisenhower in Guatemala and faraway Iran. Under Franklin Roosevelt, the United States began to provide foreign aid (in the form of grants and loans) and rolled out perhaps the first case of modern covert action against the government of Cuba. Both tools were perfected during the Second World War, which saw the creation of entire agencies of government dedicated to providing official transfers and covertly manipulating the affairs of foreign states. In addition, the development of sophisticated trade controls allowed targeted action against the exports of other nations. For example, after 1948 the United States could attempt to influence certain Latin American governments by granting or withholding quotas for sugar.

Freedom of Speech and Assembly in the Digital Age

2014 ◽  
pp. 160-175
Author(s):  
Sam B. Edwards III
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
First Amendment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Constitutional Protection ◽  
First Case ◽  
The Government

The United States is facing challenges in applying First Amendment principles from the eighteenth century to modern communications. Speech and assembly in the eighteenth century was extremely limited when compared to speech now. This chapter examines two cases where the government has intruded upon fundamental rights contained in the First Amendment. In the first case, a government, in an effort to stop a protest, cut off all wireless mobile and Internet communications. This amounted to a digital gag and ear plugs for the protesters. In this case, the responsible government officials did not even contemplate that this might violate the fundamental rights of the protesters. In the second case, government employees were fired for using Facebook to “like” the page of a political candidate. The trial court ruled that “liking” on Facebook was not speech and therefore did not garner constitutional protection. These two cases represent warning signs that the United States, just like other countries, is struggling to adapt eighteenth century legal principles to modern communication. The digital revolution is happening in the United States and the courts will eventually have to develop a new set of rules based on the principles in the First Amendment.

scholarly journals 923Lactococcus garvieae infective endocarditis requiring valve replacement: First case in the United States

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S267-S267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Calden Sharngoe ◽  
Tasaduq Fazili ◽  
Waleed Javaid ◽  
Timothy Endy ◽  
Mark Polhemus
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
Valve Replacement ◽  
The United States ◽  
First Case

The Catholic and Jewish Court: Explaining the Absence of Protestants on the Nation's Highest Judicial Body

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 359-396
Author(s):  
Zachary Baron Shemtob
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United States Supreme Court ◽  
The United States ◽  
Bill Clinton ◽  
Prima Facie ◽  
United States Supreme ◽  
Judicial Appointments ◽  
First Case ◽  
First Time ◽  
Roman Catholics

Following the 2006 retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor and the confirmation of Samuel Alito to succeed her, Roman Catholics formed a majority on the United States Supreme Court for the first time in this institution's 210-year history. This Catholic majority was further strengthened by the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor in 2009. Perhaps even more remarkably, by the time of Elena Kagan's first case in October of 2010, not a single Protestant sat on the nation's highest judicial body.By way of comparison, in 1960 the Court consisted of seven Protestants, one Catholic and one Jew; in 1985, eight Protestants and one Catholic sat on the Court. This phenomenon is further reflected in judicial appointments. Since 1985, only one Protestant has been appointed,4 Justice David Souter, compared to seven Catholics and three Jews. The prima facie reason for this transformation is simple: President Reagan began the Protestant erosion by appointing two Catholics; George H.W. Bush followed by appointing a Catholic; and Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama chose only Jewish and Catholic nominees. The deeper reasons, which are considerably more complex, are the focus of this article.

scholarly journals First Neonatal Demise with Travel-Associated Zika Virus Infection in the United States of America

2017 ◽  
Vol 07 (02) ◽  
pp. e68-e73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Zacharias ◽  
Janice Whitty ◽  
Sarah Noblin ◽  
Sophia Tsakiri ◽  
Jose Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
The United States ◽  
Zika Virus Infection ◽  
First Case ◽  
Care System

AbstractZika virus is increasingly recognized as a fetal pathogen worldwide. We describe the first case of neonatal demise with travel-associated Zika virus infection in the United States of America, including a novel prenatal ultrasound finding. A young Latina presented to our health care system in Southeast Texas for prenatal care at 23 weeks of gestation. Fetal Dandy–Walker malformation, asymmetric cerebral ventriculomegaly, single umbilical artery, hypoechoic fetal knee, dorsal foot edema, and mild polyhydramnios were noted upon initial screening prenatal sonography at 26 weeks. A growth-restricted, microcephalic, and arthrogrypotic infant was delivered alive at 36 weeks but died within an hour despite resuscitation. The neonatal karyotype was normal. Flavivirus IgM antibodies were identified in the serum of the puerpera, once she disclosed that she had traveled from El Salvador to Texas in the early second trimester. Zika virus was identified in the umbilical cord and neonatal brain. Fetal arthritis may precede congenital arthrogryposis in cases of Zika virus infection and may be detectable by prenatal sonography. Physician and health care system vigilance is required to optimally address the significant and enduring Zika virus global health threat.

scholarly journals CDC Group EO-4 and Candida tropicalis Peritonitis in a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis after Upper Endoscopy, Colonoscopy and Coil Embolization of the Gastroduodenal Artery

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 728-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shameek Gayen ◽  
Yonah Ziemba ◽  
Shikha Jaiswal ◽  
Adam Frank ◽  
Yasmin Brahmbhatt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Coil Embolization ◽  
The United States ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Fungal Peritonitis ◽  
First Case ◽  
Ct Angiogram ◽  
Stage Renal Disease ◽  
End Stage

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an excellent form of renal replacement therapy for many patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Over 10,000 patients receive PD in the United States [United States Renal Data System: 2015 USRDS Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States, 2015]. PD has superior outcomes compared to hemodialysis in the first 2 years of ESRD [Sinnakirouchenan and Holley: Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2011;18: 428–432]. However, peritonitis is a known complication and may result in significant morbidity and necessitate transition to hemodialysis, which increases medical costs [Holley and Piraino: Semin Dial 1990;3: 245–248]. We report the first case of a PD patient who underwent endoscopy, colonoscopy and CT angiogram with coil embolization for gastrointestinal bleeding without antibiotic prophylaxis and subsequently developed CDC group EO-4 organism and fungal peritonitis.

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