Carlos Franco-Paredes

..We suggest that development of vaccine/antiviral deployment plans is a key preparedness step that allows nations identify logistic gaps in their response capacity...

..In this patient, the abscess was not associated with Potts disease but with osteomyelitis of the iliac crest, in which the evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging was very specific in determining the extent and regional spread...

..We suggest that based on these preliminary results, pre-departure presumptive treatment and/or testing algorithms need to address some of these persistent tropical infections...

..In this section, we present an overview on parasitic diseases involving predominantly the pericardium and other miscellaneous cardiopulmonary manifestations such as some pulmonary hypertension syndromes and endomyocardial fibrosis...

..This is part one of a three-part series discussing parasites of the heart. In this section, we provide a general overview and immunopathogenesis of parasitic infections of the heart...

..This expedition was the first large scale mass vaccination of its kind. The historic legacy of this pioneering event in international health should be revisited in the current era of persistent inequalities in global health...

..New vaccine candidates may offer better protection than that afforded by currently available BCG vaccines. Furthermore, combined vaccination schedules against TB seem to be a promising strategy in the new millennium...

..In the current article, we present a review of the main bioterrorism agents, as well as a historical and clinical aspects and their significance for public health preparedness and response...

..Standby malaria self-treatment represents an alternative in some travellers. However, carefully selected and geographically specific antimalarial drug regimens should be recommended to non-immune people travelling to high-risk areas...

..We conclude that M. tuberculosis can directly or indirectly affect the musculoskeletal system...

..Acute bacterial meningitis remains an important cause of morbidity, neurologic sequelae, and mortality in children in Latin America...

..Herein we describe 2 cases of pancreatic tuberculosis that presented as multicystic masses, and we review the literature to describe the diverse clinical manifestations of this condition...

..Morality and empathy are considered by-products of our evolutionary history as a human species. Idealism may be a trait that we may choose to preserve in our modern evolutionary history...

..In particular, it is useful to compare the events in Mexico in 2009 to those during the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918-1919...

..We also suggest potential screening guidelines for some of these tropical infections...

..We suggest that the diagnosis of PTSD requires a culture-based approach in the clinical history-taking incorporating geopolitical context and an in-depth assessment of the degree of exposure to serial traumatic events...

..Subsequently, we will outline the game, the players, and the potential win-win outcomes that may potentially result...

..At least 60 Web sites were identified that contained comprehensive and high-quality information about helminths and protozoa. These Internet resources provide invaluable information for the infectious disease practitioner...

..Herein we present an indepth review for health care personnel with relevant epidemiologic, clinical, and preventive information on smallpox...

..Our findings suggest that despite the availability of HAART, PCP continues to cause a significant burden of disease among inner-city HIV-infected populations...

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..HIV-infected travelers who are ill, particularly those with fever, should undergo an immediate medical evaluation to rule out the possibility of a life-threatening infectious disease such as malaria...

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..The current swine-related influenza A (H1N1) pandemic has also shown that international collaboration remains a critical component to effectively respond to influenza pandemics in the current globalized world...

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..Treatment requires a long course of two or more antibiotics that have the ability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier, and possibly of steroids as immunomodulatory agents, such as those used in tuberculous meningitis...

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..Further efforts are required to assure their entry into the healthcare system. Primary care physicians caring for refugee patients should think about verifying HBV-infection status as part of health maintenance protocols...

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..This is the first reported case of Nocardia aortitis after coronary bypass operation and serves to alert physicians of this rare but serious postoperative complication...

..With the increasing use of HSV-PCR, more cases of HSV brainstem encephalitis may be identified. A greater recognition of this syndrome will help better define its optimal treatment and prognosis...

..However, a sustained virologic response is difficult to achieve in men...

..Tropical and parasitic diseases were rare. Pre-travel consultation for China travelers should be individualized according to these findings...

..We hope to have a transformational impact on health systems so as to improve effective coverage, including vaccine and other integrated primary healthcare services...

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..Other manifestations of DILS to consider include a severe form of peripheral neuropathy; lymphocytic infiltration of the liver, evident as hepatitis; myositis; and lymphocytic interstitial nephritis...

..Clinicians need to recognize mycetoma early and institute treatment promptly to reduce the substantial morbidity associated with this devastating infection...

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..Half of those examined for schistosomiasis were diagnosed with infection. Screening for schistosomiasis should be encouraged for all potentially exposed travelers and especially for missionaries, volunteers, and expatriates...

..We also review of the literature of seven additional reported cases of retrobulbar optic neuritis preceding the onset of VZV retinitis...

..In addition, this patient had confirmed cutaneous involvement, as well as strong evidence of viscerotropic disease caused by L tropica, a species that characteristically displays dermotropism, not viscerotropism...

..Meningeal biopsy revealed Rosai-Dorfman disease. Sinus histiocytosis may mimic meningeal disease, and Rosai-Dorfman disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of dural-based masses with diffuse leptomeningeal enhancement...

..The objective of this study was to analyze infections associated with oral ingestion of pathogens in international travelers in relation to place of exposure...

..In response to this risk, Mexico has developed a comprehensive National preparedness plan. The impact of a new epidemic of smallpox will be considered a catastrophic event from both a historical and public health perspectives...

..This case highlights the importance of preventing malaria cases among nonimmune or semi-immune individuals traveling to P vivax-endemic areas...

..There is no antiviral treatment to date against WNV but interferon ?2b, and WNVspec4ic-immunoglobulin have been used Prevention is therefore the key to control the infection...

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..Herein, we describe a case of a patient with paracoccidioidomycosis of the larynx mimicking carcinoma of the larynx and we review the literature regarding this unusual manifestation of this fungal infection...

..Travel medicine practitioners should be aware and educate their pregnant patients regarding the risk of malaria even when living in malaria endemic areas and traveling to other endemic areas such as occurs in Venezuela...