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west nile virus infection among humans, texas, usa, 2002-2011.	we conducted an epidemiologic analysis to document west nile virus infections among humans in texas, usa, during 2002-2011. west nile virus has become endemic to texas; the number of reported cases increased every 3 years. risk for infection was greatest in rural northwestern texas, where culex tarsalis mosquitoes are the predominant mosquito species.	0	23260575
the burden of dengue and chikungunya worldwide: implications for the southern united states and california.	dengue virus (denv) spreads to humans through the bite of an infected aedes aegypti or aedes albopictus mosquito and is a growing public health threat to both industrialized and developing nations worldwide. outbreaks of autochthonous dengue in the united states occurred extensively in the past but over the past 3 decades have again taken place in florida, hawaii, and texas as well as in american samoa, guam, northern mariana islands, puerto rico, and the us virgin islands. as the aedes vectors ...	0	25960096
frequency and distribution of rickettsiae, borreliae, and ehrlichiae detected in human-parasitizing ticks, texas, usa.	to describe the presence and distribution of tickborne bacteria and their vectors in texas, usa, we screened ticks collected from humans during 2008-2014 for rickettsia, borrelia, and ehrlichia spp. thirteen tick species were identified, and 23% of ticks carried bacterial dna from at least 1 of the 3 genera tested.	0	26811941
identification of bloodmeal sources and trypanosoma cruzi infection in triatomine bugs (hemiptera: reduviidae) from residential settings in texas, the united states.	the host-vector-parasite interactions in chagas disease peridomestic transmission cycles in the united states are not yet well understood. trypanosoma cruzi (kinetoplastida: trypanosomatidae) infection prevalence and bloodmeal sources were determined for adult and immature triatomine (hemiptera: reduviidae) specimens collected from residential settings in central texas. sequenced cytochrome b dna segments obtained from triatomine digestive tract identified nine vertebrate hosts and one invertebr ...	0	24180119
incidence of leptospirosis in man and rodents in galveston.		1948	18122516
chronic toxicity of ethylene oxide. a study of human responses to long-term low-level exposures.		1964	14120567
diabetes mellitus in an american indian population isolate.		1964	14136074
variations in heterozygous expression at the haptoglobin locus.		1964	14250423
human botfly infestation in the u.s. report of second human case.		1965	14284064
isolation of rubella virus: an epidemic characterized by rash and arthritis.		1965	14242416
climatological effects on human parotid gland function.		1966	5225859
imidazole lactic acid--a component of normal human urine.		1967	6017775
some new phenotypes of human red cell acid phosphatase.		1967	6019303
outbreak of aseptic meningitis due to echo-9 virus.		1967	6047550
a model for cesium-137 body burdens in man. la-3848-ms.		1968	5302799
human relations training for police and community.		1968	5682839
harry harris. the william allan memorial award presented at the annual meeting of the american society of human genetics, austin, texas october 12, 1968.		1969	4890276
walter walthall, m.d.: the man in control.		1970	4913545
complement-fixation and hemagglutination antigens from a chlamydial (ornithosis) agent grown in cell cultures.	methods are described for the preparation of complement-fixation (cf) and hemagglutination (ha) antigens from the texas turkey ornithosis agent grown in mccoy cell culture monolayers. the particulate antigens prepared for this study were satisfactory for testing mammalian sera by direct cf tests and avian sera by indirect cf or modified direct cf tests. comparison of titers were made on human, bovine and ovine sera using direct cf tests employing antigen prepared for this study, 6 bc yolk sac an ...	1970	4248445
a poxvirus of primates. ii. immunology.	orteca poxvirus shares antigens with yaba virus, as evidenced by two-way crossreactions in complement-fixation and neutralization tests. antibodies produced by vaccinia and monkeypox viruses showed weak complement-fixation reactions with orteca viral antigen, but neutralization reactions were negative and cross protection in vivo was not demonstrated. orteca and yaba virus antisera both contained complement-fixing and neutralizing antibodies against swinepox virus, but swinepox antiserum had no ...	1970	18605416
relationship between levels of chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides in human milk and serum.		1971	4115905
absence of polychlorinated biphenyls in human milk and serum from texas and human milk from new guinea.		1971	5005174
epidemiology 1960-1969. human brucellosis in texas.		1971	5107029
physician-author remembers his father, the man who created the dome.		1971	4929736
serological responses and results of natural infectious challenge of recipients of zonal ultracentrifuged influenza a2-aichi-2-68 vaccine.	in an epidemic of hong kong influenza in a penal institution, acute respiratory illness occurred in 5.6% of 196 inmates given single subcutaneous doses of 332, 535, or 1 265 cca of zonal centrifuged, inactivated vaccine and in 11.7% of 755 nonvaccinated inmates (p<0.03). the frequency of illness among inmates who received single doses of 54 or 137 cca of vaccine was not significantly different from that among the nonimmunized inmates (chi(2)=0.93, not significant). the vaccine was prepared with ...	1971	5317012
vitamin a concentration in human tissues collected from five areas in the united states.		1972	5011912
tma's new president physician, rancher, family man.		1972	4554487
health hazards from wastewater treatment practices.		1973	4568795
a survey of trace metals in human hair.		1973	4746188
human leptospirosis in texas: a nine-year overview.		1973	4764631
proceedings: total mediation: toward creative human experience for the deaf student.		1973	4127158
the woman's right of privacy.		1973	11660987
roe v. wade. 22 jan 1973.		1973	12038376
environmental factors influencing isolation of enteroviruses from polluted surface waters.	the influence of water quality upon the concentration of virus on location was assessed in field studies conducted in the houston ship channel, galveston bay, and houston waste treatment plants. clarification of polluted surface waters was accomplished with minimal loss of virus. virus from clarified sewage effluents and saline waters was then adsorbed and concentrated on textile and membrane filter surfaces. direct measurements of virus from large volumes of polluted surface waters under existi ...	1974	4364463
lead concentrations in human lung samples: a statistical analysis.		1974	4417041
influenza during pregnancy in relation to subsequent childhood leukemia and lymphoma.		1974	4529579
man against insect. 4. theobald smith v texas fever.		1974	4604722
law-medicine notes. the first mechanical heart transplant: informed consent and experimentation.		1974	4606719
an outbreak of an influenza type a variant in a closed population: the effect of homologous and heterologous antibody on infection and illness.		1974	4479059
human psittacosis associated with commercial processing of turkeys.	between may 1 and aug 1, 1974, 114 of approximately 1,000 employees in 7 turkey processing plants in texas (5), missouri (1), and nebraska (1) had an illness compatible with psittacosis. the illness was characterized by fever, severe headache, and pneumonia. treatment with tetracycline was effective in most cases. psittacosis was confirmed in 41 (36%) of the cases by a fourfold change in complement-fixation titer to the chlamydia group antigen. investigations implicated several turkey flocks fro ...	1975	1184442
epizootic of anthrax in falls county, texas.	an epizootic of anthrax in eastern falls county, texas, killed at least 238 animals during a 6-week period ending july 31, 1974. infection appeared to be caused by the ingestion of contaminated soil and grass in the drought-stricken central texas area. the participation of the texas department of agriculture, the texas national guard, and other state agencies was of great assistance to the texas animal health commission in handling the epizootic and panic stricken public. use of the unencapsulat ...	1975	1184447
epidemic venezuelan equine encephalitis in north america in 1971: vertebrate field studies.	epidemic venezuelan equine encephalitis in north america in 1971: vertebrate field studies. am j epidemiol 101:36-50, 1975.-in june 1971, epidemic venezuelan equine encephalitis (vee) invaded the lower rio grande valley in south texas. the boca chica area of cameron county was selected as a study site to investigate vertebrate involvement in the natural cycle of epidemic vee on the basis of considerable evidence of vee virus activity there in equines, humans, and mosquito vectors. only one vee v ...	1975	1119481
the epidemiology of st. louis encephalitis in dallas, texas, 1966.	an epidemic of st. louis encephalitis (sle) occurred in dallas, texas, in the summer of 1966. a total of 545 suspected cases within dallas city and county were reported, of which 145 were laboratory-confirmed as sle virus infection. the greatest concentration of cases occurred in lower socioeconomic areas of the central part of the city in black populations. the attack rate and mortality rate increased markedly with age. the overall attack rate was 15.2 per 100,000, with a case fatality rate of ...	1975	1155433
a review of the evidence in retrospect for a rickettsial etiology in bullis fever.	the authors have presented evidence through work done 25-30 years ago for the rickettsial etiology of bullis fever, a forgotten epidemic which occurred with over a 1,000 cases among world war ii troops in training at camp bullis, texas. rickettsiae were recovered from blood and lymph nodes of patients and from ticks, amblyomma americanum, collected in the area. all patients gave a history of tick-bites. the human and tick strains of rickettsiae, carried in chick embryo culture and in animal pass ...	1975	1103350
canine rabies in the united states, 1971-1973: study of reported cases with reference to vaccination history.	from 1971 through 1973 629 reported cases of rabies in dogs, concentrated in the appalachian area, upper mississippi drainage, texas, and louisiana, were reported in the us. states bordering the atlantic and pacific oceans had fewer cases. there was a recurring seasonal pattern of cases with a peak in march and april and a low point in august and september. most of the cases involved transmission from wildlife vectors rather than dog-to-dog transmission. most of the dogs were owned (87%), unvacc ...	1976	1251838
the risk of birth defects: jacobs v. theimer and parents' right to know.	this article discusses the texas supreme court's holding in jacobs v. theimer that the parents of a defective child had a cause of action for damages against a physician for alleged negligent failure to inform the mother during pregnancy that she had contracted rubella and therefore might have a defective child, thereby causing her to lose the opportunity to have an abortion. the article raises a number of questions that post-jacobs courts probably will confront concerning the duty of physicians ...	1976	1052109
clinical aspects of human venezuelan equine encephalitis in texas.	the venezuelan equine encephalitis epidemic which occurred in texas in 1971 produced a wide range of predominantly mild clinical symptoms. this epidemic, which peaked on 13-14 july, was most intensely felt in the far-south counties of cameron and hidalgo. in all, 88 laboratory-confirmed human cases were reported to the u.s. center for disease control by the texas state department of health. the ratio of male to female cases was about two to one. an attack of 20.8 cases per 100,000, observed in b ...	1976	949558
virological and serological studies of venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in humans.	during the 1971 epidemic of venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (vee) in south texas, 203 suspect vee cases were evaluated by the center for disease control. sixty-seven were confirmed as cases of vee. laboratory confirmation was accomplished by isolation of vee virus from a serum specimen taken during the acute illness in 50 (75%) of the confirmed cases. serological confirmation was obtained in 17 cases (25%). virus isolations were most often obtained from sera collected during the first 3 days ...	1976	956360
cooperative state-federal turkey ornithosis task force, texas, 1974.	ornithosis was suggested by a routine analysis of tissue specimens from texas turkey flocks submitted to the texas a&m university poultry disease laboratory at gonzales on april 30, 1974, and of subsequent specimens from four additional flocks. subsequently, illness in humans at turkey processing plants in texas, nebraska, and missouri, implicating turkeys from texas, was confirmed as ornithosis in july 1974; and, associated with this outbreak, ornithosis was suspected as the cause of the death ...	1976	938382
perspectives on accountability in mental health and retardation services.	public mental health and mental retardation agencies are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their accountability in fiscal, legal, program, and other areas. the author discusses some of the problems and issures in pinpointing accountability and identifies eight areas of accountability--to patients, to program and management staff, to a chief executive, to a legislative body, to the public, to one's profession, and to one's self. he describes ways in which accountability can be demonstrated ...	1976	971906
for where there is love of man, there is also love of the art.		1976	1006558
autochthonous dermal leishmaniasis in texas.	over a 2-year period two cases of dermal leishmaniasis of special interest were recognized in texas. the first occurred in 1972 in a 74-year-old woman who had residences in dilworth and gahzales, gonzales county, and the other was in a 56-year-old man from kenedy, karnes county, in 1974. both cases were biopsy- and culture-positive, and the second patient exhibited anti-leishmania antibodies by indirect immunofluorescent antibody and direct agglutination tests. epidemiologic investigation reveal ...	1976	1034442
community leaders' attitudes toward family planning.	four separate samples of lawyers, businessmen, ministers, and physicians were requested to complete four separate non-overlapping attitude questionnaires in an effort to assess their attitudes toward sterilization, individual responsibility for contraception, family size, social responsibility, overpopulation, and contraception in the lower class. the data indicated that the four professional groups differed in their attitudes and those differences provided the impetus for suggestions focused on ...	1976	10243945
frequency of hla antigens in chronic myelocytic leukemia.	histocompatibility antigen (hla) phenotypes of 34 patients with ph1+ chronic myelogenous leukemia (cml) were evaluated for association with hla antigens. two control populations were compared to the cml patients: 142 normal volunteer platelet donors, and 160 normal donors of granulocyte transfusions. hla typing was done by lymphocyte microcytotoxicity tests for nine antigens on sublocus a and 15 antigens on sublocus b. hla-b7 and hla-b12 were decreased in cml patients compared to both platelet a ...	1977	69321
an epizootiologic study of anthrax in falls county, texas.	in june and july, 1974, an anthrax epizootic in falls county, texas, resulted in the death of 236 animals (228 cattle, 5 horses, 2 mules, and 1 pig) on 48 premises. death rates were highest for horses (18.2%) and bulls (16.8%). the epizootic was apparently precipitated by drought, and infection appeared to be the result of ingesting intrinsically contaminated soil and grass. human illness was not associated with the epizootic.	1977	401803
naturally occurring trypanosomiasis (chagas' disease) in dogs.	nine fatal cases of canine american trypanosomiasis (chagas' disease) were encountered from november, 1972, through november, 1975. of the 9 cases, 7 occurred in dogs from 5 central texas counties, and all but one case was diagnosed during the months of september, october, or november. the source of infection was discovered in only one case--that being a doghouse heavily infested with triatoma lectularius occulta. each of 6 bugs collected had infective forms of the protozoan, trypanosoma cruzi. ...	1977	407202
a search for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (tcdd) in an environment exposed annually to 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid ester (2,4,5-t) herbicides.	as part of a broad study to determine whether 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (tcdd) is accumulating in the environment due to approved uses of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-t) based herbicides, samples of fish, water, mud and human milk were collected from areas in arkansas and texas where 2,4,5-t herbicides are used and were analyzed for tcdd. no tcdd was detected by a gc-ms procedure with a detection limit which averaged less than 10 ppt.	1977	922189
isolation of the etiological agent of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis from artifically heated waters.	to determine whether artificial heating of water by power plant discharges facilitates proliferation of the pathogenic free-living amoebae that cause primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, water samples (250 ml) were taken from discharges within 3,000 feet (ca. 914.4 m) of power plants and were processed for amoeba culture. pathogenic naegleria fowleri grew out of water samples from two of five lakes and rivers in florida and from one of eight man-made lakes in texas. pathogenic n. fowleri did not ...	1977	596872
the russian flu. its history and implications for this year's influenza season.	from november 1977 through mid-january 1978 the population younger than 25 years in the union of soviet socialist republics experienced a widespread epidemic of mild influenza (russian flu) caused by an h1n1 virus similar to the virus that circulated worldwide during the early 1950s. outbreaks of russian flu occurred in school populations and military recruits in the united states starting in mid-january. many other countries reported outbreaks of h1n1 virus in the winter of 1978. predictions of ...	1978	702749
community-wide surveillance of influenza after outbreaks due to h3n2 (a/victoria/75 and a/texas/77) and h1n1 (a/ussr/77) influenza viruses, mercer county, new jersey, 1978.		1978	712125
antigenic drift and efficacy of influenza virus vaccines, 1976--1977.	a unique opportunity occurred in february 1977 to assess the efficacy of an influenza virus vaccine given to military personnel in doses of 400 chick cell-agglutinating (cca) units of a/victoria/3/75, 400 cca units of a/new jersey/76, and 500 cca units of b/hong kong/72 viruses. after cessation of all influenza virus vaccine administration in mid-december 1976, approximately 200 unvaccinated u.s. air force personnel arrived per week beginning february 1, 1977, at lowry air force base, denver, co ...	1978	712117
basal cell nevus syndrome in a black patient: report of a case and review of the literature.	an 80-year-old black man had multiple basal cell epitheliomas (bces), palmar pits, and mandibular cysts. this patient is unusual, not only because of multiple bces, but also becuase they developed when the patient was at age 77. only three other black patients with multiple bces in association with basal cell nevus syndrome have been reported previously.	1978	686749
secular trends in ischemic heart disease and stroke mortality from 1970 to 1976 in spanish-surnamed and other white individuals in bexar county, texas.		1978	679445
septicemic melioidosis. occurrence following acute influenza a six years after exposure in vietnam.	septicemic melioidosis in association with acute influenza a was diagnosed in a vietnam veteran. the case illustrates that activation of melioidosis can occur long after exposure to a known endemic area and may be precipitated by infections with other common pathogens. hence, physicians must maintain a high index of suspicion of melioidosis when dealing with unexplained sepsis in vietnam veterans. prolonged therapy with appropriate antimicrobial agents is needed to eradicate this infection.	1978	671709
interpandemic influenza in the houston area, 1974-76.	prospective virologic surveillance has defined two influenza epidemics representing the fifth and sixth outbreaks attributed to h3n2 viruses since the prototype, a/hong kong/68 ((h3n2), emerged in 1968. the 1975 epidemic was caused by influenza a/port chalmers and yielded an estimated attack rate of 9 per cent; the second, attributed to influenza a/victoria, produced an explosive outbreak, with an estimated attack rate of 18 per cent in 1976. the highest morbidity occurred in preschool children, ...	1978	628375
raw hamburger: an interstate common source of human salmonellosis.	an interstate common-source outbreak of salmonellosis was first detected in the united states in september and october, 1975, when a tenfold increase in salmonella newport isolates was noted through routine salmonella surveillance by the colorado department of health. eighteen primary cases with a distinctive antibiotic resistance pattern (tetracycline, streptomycin, and sulfonamides) were evaluated in a case-control study, and illness was found to be associated with eating raw hamburger (p less ...	1978	623088
co-circulation of two influenza a (h3n2) antigenic variants detected by virus surveillance in individual communities.	from march through june 1977 a total of 31 influenza a (h3n2) viruses were isolated from students with respiratory disease who were seen at the student health service on the berkeley campus of the university of california, and 32 influenza a (h3n2) viruses were isolated from persons who participated in a city-wide febrile respiratory disease surveillance program in seattle. the antigenic specificity of the hemagglutinin was determined for each isolate by hemagglutination inhibition testing with ...	1978	83107
epidemic renal transplant rejection associated with influenza a victoria.	1) iav infection seems to trigger acute renal allograft rejection frequently, especially in the first few months post-transplant, and these rejections are severe with a high rate of ultimate graft loss; 2) seroconversion occurred in most cases despite high dose steroids; 3) the course of iav was prolonged and associated with a high incidence of complications in patients on high dose steroids.	1978	386316
comparison of human rotavirus disease in tropical and temperate settings.	human rotaviruses (hrv) are a common cause of acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis in pediatric patients. a prospective study of hrv disease in a temperate (dallas) and a tropical (san jose, costa rica) setting demonstrated differences in seasonal distribution. in both locales, hrv accounted for 50% to 60% of acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis episodes from december through february; this period corresponded to the cooler months of winter in dallas and to the dry season in san jose. during the res ...	1978	210656
tuberculosis in nonhuman primates as a threat to humans.	nonhuman primates are used in many laboratories either as modest systems for studies of disease processes or as a source of these tissues for cell culture and vaccine production. much too frequently, the health of these donor animals is taken for granted, although t.b. testing is one of the few procedures routinely performed. in spite of this screening, outbreaks of t.b. among various simian species are still sufficiently commonplace to make maintenance and use of these animals a continuing sour ...	1978	111982
zoonotic diseases in psittacine birds: apparent increased occurrence of chlamydiosis (psittacosis), salmonellosis, and giardiasis.	between september 1977 and november 1978, chlamydiosis (psittacoisis) was diagnosed in 52 of 128 parrots, 5 of 12 cockatiels, 2 of 5 cockatoos, 3 of 6 macaws, 1 of 22 conures, 2 of 18 lovebirds, and 6 of 76 parakeets; 2 lories and 1 lorikeet were chlamydiosis negative. two cases of human chlamydiosis were associated with two submissions of parrots subsequently found to have active infection. twenty parrots (including 13 that were chlamydiosis positive), 2 cockatiels, 1 macaw, 1 lorie, and 1 para ...	1979	500464
evaluation of the relationship of sodium in drinking water and toxemia of pregnancy.	this study is a retrospective case comparison analysis of the relationship of water-borne na+ and toxemia of pregnancy as a part of a continuous investigation at our facility on the role of various water constituents in human chronic disease. five hundred thirty-seven toxemic pregnant women delivered at jefferson davis hospital, houston, texas, during 1976 were matched by age, race, obstetrical history, and month of delivery to 537 non-toxemic controls. sodium concentration in each patient's dri ...	1979	474848
an outbreak of influenza aboard a commercial airliner.	a jet airliner with 54 persons aboard was delayed on the ground for three hours because of engine failure during a takeoff attempt. most passengers stayed on the airplane during the delay. within 72 hours, 72 per cent of the passengers became ill with symptoms of cough, fever, fatigue, headache, sore throat and myalgia. one passenger, the apparent index case, was ill on the airplane, and the clinical attack rate among the others varied with the amount of time spent aboard. virus antigenically si ...	1979	463858
phencyclidine (angel dust) invades texas.		1979	451944
the costs of an institutional review board.	the institutional review board (irb) at the university of texas health science center at san antonio is charged with the responsibility of review of all protocols involving human subjects in research. a large medical institution has many clinical protocols requiring review. the review of hundreds of protocols per year requires much time from the irb staff, the committees which review the protocols, and the investigators who prepare them. this cost is borne by the institution. additional federal ...	1979	430531
influenza 1978.	during january and february 1978, an outbreak of respiratory infection occurred at fort sam houston, texas. both influenza a/texas and a/ussr were isolated in the hospitalized patients. two different strains of influenza a have not previously been documented during a single outbreak. this raises the possibility of recombination with emergence of a new antigenic strain.	1979	424791
laboratory-based surveillance of influenza virus in the united states during the winter of 1977-1978. i. periods of prevalence of h1n1 and h3n2 influenza a strains, their relative rates of isolation in different age groups, and detection of antigenic variants.	influenza a (h3n2) viruses were isolated from outbreaks and epidemics of disease during the period december 1977 to march 1978. for the last two months of this period, h1n1 strains of influenza a were also responsible for epidemics. in some regions (e.g., hawaii) co-circulation of h1n1 and h3n2 strains occurred, whereas in other regions (e.g., wisconsin) isolation of h3n2 strains had almost ceased prior to isolation of h1n1 strains. few influenza b isolates were reported. analysis of the ages of ...	1979	507036
advocaté-protegé: pairings and activities in three citizen advocacy programs.		1979	542117
failure of indicator bacteria to reflect the occurrence of enteroviruses in marine waters.	the results of several studies conducted along the upper texas gulf coast, where a substantial amount of quantitative virological data were collected, are compared to bacteriological indicators and other environmental factors on a statistical basis. variables common to all these studies were anlayzed by multivariate regression. although multivariate analysis indicated that the number of viruses detected in water was related to rainfall, salinity, and total coliforms in the water, the amount of v ...	1979	228561
laboratory-based surveillance of influenza virus in the united states during the winter of 1977--1978. ii. isolation of a mixture of a/victoria- and a/ussr-like viruses from a single person during an epidemic in wyoming, usa, january 1978.	at a time when outbreaks and sporadic cases of influenza caused a a/victoria/3/75-like and a/texas/1/77-like h3n2 strain of influenza were occurring in the rocky mountain region of the usa, about 60% of the students of a high school in cheyenne, wyoming, were involved in an outbreak of influenza-like illness. six influenza a(h1n1) virus isolates were obtained from throat swabs collected from 12 of these students. virus isolated from a seventh student, however, contained a mixture of h1 and h3 (a ...	1979	507037
influenza surveillance by age and target group.	surveillance for influenza virus infections began in mid-1976, continued through three small influenza a outbreaks (mixed a/victoria and a/texas outbreaks in spring, 1977, and winter, 1977-1978 and an a/ussr outbreak peaking in march, 1978). nasopharyngeal specimens were collected for virus isolation from febrile respiratory disease patients coming from four sources: 1) the sunday walk-in clinic of the group health cooperative of puget sound; 2) 200 families under continuous surveillance for res ...	1979	453178
statement of the texas hospital association: a response to the dhew expenditure guidelines for hospitals.		1979	10240304
all-out voluntary effort. texas hospital program becomes model for the nation.		1979	10243835
human research guidelines at texas u. picked as model.		1979	10324000
fimbrial prosthesis trials continue.	simultaneous experiments with laboratory animals in leuven, belgium, and san antonio, texas, are being conducted to test an experimental fimbrial prosthesis for temporary or reversible female sterilization. results so far indicate that the prosthesis succeeds in preventing pregnancy. 1 experimenter hopes to apply the prosthesis to and remove it from human fallopian tubes via minilaparotomy. such a device would be highly acceptable in family planning programs if an 80% reversibility could be d ...	1979	12261371
human serum albumin usage in a comprehensive cancer center.	during 1977, m.d. anderson hospital and tumor institute used 270,575 g of human serum albumin (hsa) at a patient cost of $1.1 million. for a 1-month period in early 1978, a survey of hsa usage was conducted in the 440-bed hospital. patients who were started on albumin during the study period were included and monitored for the duration of their therapy. the largest groups of patients receiving albumin were those with gynecological tumors (30%) and gastrointestinal tumors (16%). two-thirds of all ...	1980	10247869
trypanosoma cruzi (chagas) (protozoa: kinetoplastida) in invertebrate, reservoir, and human hosts of the lower rio grande valley of texas.		1980	6771371
acute myopathy associated with influenza a/texas/1/77 infection. isolation of virus from a muscle biopsy specimen.	influenza a/texas/1/77 was isolated from a muscle biopsy specimen from a patient with muscle weakness and increased serum creatine phosphokinase level. the patient was seen during an outbreak of influenza a/texas/1/77 that was associated with myopathy. isolation of this virus from this patient's muscle specimen suggests that the myopathy associated with influenza may be due to direct infection of skeletal muscle.	1980	7351766
prevention of influenza a/ussr/77 (h1n1): an evaluation of the side effects and efficacy of amantadine in recruits at fort sam houston.		1980	6770291
differing virulence of h1n1 and h3n2 influenza strains.	sequential influenza a/texas/77 (h3n2) and a/ussr/77 (h1n1) epidemics occurred during the winter of 1977-1978 in two populations under viral surveillance for influenza. in college students who reported to the vanderbilt student health service, roughly equivalent amounts of typical influenzal disease were documented by virus isolation and total health service visits with both strains. however, considering that the college population was fully susceptible to the first introduction of h1n1 virus in ...	1980	7457472
mortality experience of 161 employees exposed to ethylene dibromide in two production units.	animal studies have indicated the carcinogenic potential of ethylene dibromide (edb). examination of the mortality experience of employees exposed to edb in two production units operated from 1942 to 1969 and from the mid-1920s to 1976, respectively, showed that in the first unit two deaths from malignant neoplasms were observed against 3.6 expected (based on us white male mortality), and in the second unit, where there was potential exposure to various organic bromide products, five deaths from ...	1980	7000159
concurrent respiratory syncytial virus and influenza a infections in the institutionalized elderly and chronically ill.	during a community outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza a/texas/77 infections, we investigated 71 cases of upper respiratory illness at a chronic disease hospital using a surveillance system plus viral and serologic studies. of the 32 patients with an etiologic diagnosis, seven had respiratory syncytial virus, 24 had influenza, and one had dual infections with respiratory syncytial virus and influenza. no definite etiologic diagnosis was made in the remaining 39 patients. a comp ...	1980	7396314
genetic epidemiology: four strategies.	human genetics has long been preoccupied with the study of simple, single locus traits and, indeed, it is still asserted that "the primary goal of human genetic analysis should be the detection and estimation of single gene effects" (102). but there is increased recognition that the greater portion of the human burden of disease and disability stems not from such conditions but rather those in which the appearance of the disorder is only the last stage in a lifelong train of prodromal states. th ...	1980	7000532
considerations of the risk of influenza in children and indications for prophylaxis.	the development of effective prophylaxis against influenza virus infections presents a special challenge. stimulation of a protective response apparently requires more than one exposure to the virus. the virus may then change its surface antigens to render ineffective previously acquired immunity. ideally, artificial prophylaxis should stimulate better protection than does natural infection and should anticipate antigenic change. children experience the highest morbidity, accompanied by consider ...	1980	6997968
epidemiologic observations of influenza b virus infections in houston, texas, 1976-1977.	influenza b virus infections were documented in houston, texas, in 726 patients with febrile respiratory illnesses who presented to representative primary care facilities during the 1976-1977 respiratory disease season. this epidemic followed a "herald wave" of illness associated with influenza b during the preceding spring. over one-half the virus isolates were from children aged 5-19 years, and school absenteeism rates indicated that about 40 per cent of the students in the houston area were i ...	1980	7352453
severe illness with influenza b.	fifteen patients with recent influenza b infection were admitted to three dallas hospitals in the first 11 weeks of 1977. the patients' ages ranged from five to 73 years, with a median of 18 years. most had no significant underlying disease. the spectrum of clinical illness included postinfluenzal bacterial pneumonia (three cases), other severe chest disease (two cases), hyperpyrexia and possible rhabdomyolysis in the elderly (two cases), onset of toxemia of pregnancy, thyroid dysfunction, steve ...	1980	7355890
prothrombin houston: a dysprothrombin identifiable by crossed immunoelectrofocusing and abnormal echis carinatus venom activation.	a 72-yr-old male with a lifelong history of easy bruisability and posttraumatic bleeding had a prolonged prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time. his plasma stypven, taipan, and echis carinatus venom clotting times were prolonged. the presence of a dysprothrombin was confirmed by the discrepancy between plasma prothrombin coagulant activity and prothrombin antigen levels. his plasma prothrombin was capable of being completely absorbed onto and then eluted from barium sulfate. ...	1980	7362870
the philosophy of an institutional review board for the protection of human subjects.		1980	7351667
cancer in children of parents exposed to hydrocarbon-related industries and occupations.	recent animal and human studies suggest that prenatal exposure to carcinogens may increase the risk of childhood malignancy. the texas childhood cancer study (1976-1977) was designed to test the hypothesis that parental exposure to hydrocarbon-related occupations or industries increases this risk. the study subjects, parents of children with and without cancer, were questioned about their job histories. parents of 296 children with cancer were not exposed to hydrocarbon-related occupations or in ...	1980	7361757
infection with influenza a/victoria virus in houston families, 1976.	in 1976, an epidemic caused by infections with an influenza virus antigenically similar to a/victoria/75 (h3n2) occurred in houston, texas. during this outbreak, 37 families (155 members) enrolled in the houston family study were under observation. the families lived throughout the metropolitan area (houston, texas), and were representative of low income groups. the overall frequency of infection in family members was 27.7%. the frequency of infection was the highest for infants under one year o ...	1981	7016989