| unusual causes of death in haitians residing in miami. high prevalence of opportunistic infections. | twenty-one (100%) haitians and 42 (21.5%) of 192 native black americans autopsied in a 33-month period at jackson memorial hospital, miami, were included in this review. all autopsied materials were examined. among the haitians autopsied, infectious diseases accounted for 11 (52%) of 21 deaths. toxoplasma encephalitis was the leading cause of death (five cases). other infectious causes of death included disseminated cryptococcosis (one), disseminated cytomegalovirus diseases (one), pneumocystis ... | 1983 | 6348327 |
| neglected infections of poverty in the united states of america. | in the united states, there is a largely hidden burden of diseases caused by a group of chronic and debilitating parasitic, bacterial, and congenital infections known as the neglected infections of poverty. like their neglected tropical disease counterparts in developing countries, the neglected infections of poverty in the us disproportionately affect impoverished and under-represented minority populations. the major neglected infections include the helminth infections, toxocariasis, strongyloi ... | 2008 | 18575621 |
| indications for pediatric cochlear implantation at the university of mississippi medical center. | to classify and describe causes of hearing loss in children of mississippi. | 2007 | 19292131 |
| determinants of antimicrobial prophylaxis use and treatment for wasting among patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus disease in the united states, 1995-1998. | despite us public health service (usphs) recommendations for antimicrobial prophylaxis for patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) disease, the proportion of patients who receive prophylaxis is not known. we measured the prevalence of antimicrobial prophylaxis use, and treatment for hiv wasting at baseline among 531 patients with advanced hiv disease enrolled in a multicenter randomized trial of red blood cell transfusion. use of antimicrobial prophylaxis and treatment for wast ... | 2001 | 11118390 |
| cytomegalovirus retinitis after cardiac transplantation. | to determine the prevalence of cytomegalovirus retinitis after cardiac transplantation. | 1998 | 9437324 |