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Dubois M, Demoulin L, Charlier C, Singh G, Godefroy SB, Campbell K, Elliott CT, Delahaut P. Development of ELISAs for detecting domoic acid, okadaic acid, and saxitoxin and their applicability for the detection of marine toxins in samples collected in Belgium. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2010; 27:859-68. [PMID: 20486002 DOI: 10.1080/19440041003662881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Okadaic acid, a diarrhetic shellfish poison, domoic acid, an amnesic shellfish poison, and saxitoxin, a paralytic shellfish poison, are three of the best-known marine biotoxins. The mouse bioassay is the method most widely used to detect many of these toxins in shellfish samples, but animal welfare concerns have prompted researchers to seek alternative methods of detection. In this study, three direct competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), each based on antibodies raised in rabbits against a conjugate of the analyte of interest, were developed for marine biotoxin detection in mussel, oyster, and scallop. One assay was for okadaic acid, one for saxitoxin, and one for domoic acid usually detected and quantified by high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet light (HPLC-UV). All three compounds and a number of related toxins were extracted quickly and simply from the shellfish matrices with a 9 : 1 mixture of ethanol and water before analysis. The detection capabilities (CCbeta values) of the developed ELISAs were 150 microg kg(-1) for okadaic acid, 50 microg kg(-1) for domoic acid, and 5 microg kg(-1) or less for saxitoxin. The assays proved satisfactory when used over a 4-month period for the analysis of 110 real samples collected in Belgium.
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Walton KD, Dubois M, Llinás RR. Abnormal thalamocortical activity in patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Type I. Pain 2010; 150:41-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2009] [Revised: 01/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kahloula K, Slimani M, Dubois M, Bonnet J. D-cycloserine enhances spatial learning performances of rats chronically exposed to lead during the developmental period. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES 2010. [DOI: 10.4314/ajns.v28i1.55141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Delahaut P, Pierret G, Ralet N, Dubois M, Gillard N. Multi-residue method for detecting coccidiostats at carry-over level in feed by HPLC–MS/MS. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2010; 27:801-9. [DOI: 10.1080/19440040903552408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zhang W, Spinelle L, Dubois M, Guérin K, Kharbache H, Masin F, Kharitonov A, Hamwi A, Brunet J, Varenne C, Pauly A, Thomas P, Himmel D, Mansot J. New synthesis methods for fluorinated carbon nanofibres and applications. J Fluor Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2010.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Dubois M, Roy V, Villier V, Gandolfo P, Joly F, Hilber P, Castel H. Age-related cognitive function and cerebral plasticity in miceafter chemotherapy: Important role of drug adjuvants. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.e11082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Reffas A, Bernardet V, David B, Reinert L, Lehocine MB, Dubois M, Batisse N, Duclaux L. Carbons prepared from coffee grounds by H3PO4 activation: characterization and adsorption of methylene blue and Nylosan Red N-2RBL. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2010; 175:779-88. [PMID: 19942347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2009] [Revised: 10/16/2009] [Accepted: 10/20/2009] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Activated carbons were prepared by the pyrolysis of coffee grounds impregnated by phosphoric acid at 450 degrees C for different impregnation ratios: 30, 60, 120 and 180 wt.%. Materials were characterized for their surface chemistry by elemental analysis, "Boehm titrations", point of zero charge measurements, Infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA); as well as for their porous and morphological structure by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and nitrogen adsorption at 77K. The impregnation ratio was found to govern the porous structure of the prepared activated carbons. Low impregnation ratios (<120 wt.%) led to essentially microporous and acidic activated carbons whereas high impregnation ratios (>120 wt.%) yielded to essentially mesoporous carbons with specific surface areas as high as 925 m(2)g(-1), pore volume as large as 0.7 cm(3)g(-1), and neutral surface. The activated carbons prepared from coffee grounds were compared to a commercial activated carbon (S(BET) approximately 1400 m(2)g(-1)) for their adsorption isotherms of methylene blue and "Nylosan Red N-2RBL", a cationic and anionic (azo) dye respectively. The mesoporous structure of the material produced at 180 wt.% H(3)PO(4) ratio was found to be appropriate for an efficient sorption of the latter azo dye.
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Lecesne N, Alvès-Condé R, Coterreau E, De Oliveira F, Dubois M, Flambard JL, Franberg H, Gottwald T, Jardin P, Lassen J, Le Blanc F, Leroy R, Mattolat C, Olivier A, Pacquet JY, Pichard A, Rothe S, Saint-Laurent MG, Wendt K. GISELE: a resonant ionization laser ion source for the production of radioactive ions at GANIL. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2010; 81:02A910. [PMID: 20192407 DOI: 10.1063/1.3279301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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SPIRAL2 is the new project under construction at GANIL to produce radioactive ion beams and in particular neutron rich ion beams. For the past 10 yr SPIRAL1 at GANIL has been delivering accelerated radioactive ion beams of gases. Both facilities now need to extend the range of radioactive ion beams produced to condensable elements. For that purpose, a resonant ionization laser ion source, funded by the French Research National Agency, is under development at GANIL, in collaboration with IPN Orsay, University of Mainz (Germany) and TRIUMF, Vancouver (Canada). A description of this project called GISELE (GANIL Ion Source using Electron Laser Excitation) is presented.
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Jardin P, Barué C, Bajeat O, Canet C, Clément E, Cornell JC, Delahaye P, Dubois M, Dupuis M, Flambard JL, Frånberg H, Frigot R, Leboucher C, Lecesne N, Lecomte P, Lehérissier P, Lemagnen F, Leroy R, Maunoury L, Méry A, De Oliveira F, Pichard A, Pacquet JY, Saint-Laurent MG, Thomas JC. Latest developments at GANIL for stable and radioactive ion beam production. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2010; 81:02A909. [PMID: 20192406 DOI: 10.1063/1.3267296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In the frame of the SPIRAL II (Système de Production d'Ions Radioactifs Accélérés en Ligne Partie II) project, several developments of stable and radioactive ion production systems have been started up. In parallel, GANIL has the ambition to preserve the existing stable and radioactive beams and also to increase its range by offering new ones. In order to identify the best directions for this development, a new group called GANISOL has been formed. Its preliminary conclusions and the latest developments at GANIL are presented.
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Pichard A, Jardin P, Saint-Laurent MG, Frigot R, Bajeat O, Delahaye P, Dubois M, Frånberg-Delahaye H, Lecomte P, Lehérissier P, Leroy R, Lecesne N, Maunoury L, Méry A, Pacquet JY. Development of a surface ionization source for the SPIRAL 2 project. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2010; 81:02A908. [PMID: 20225406 DOI: 10.1063/1.3258498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Development of new radioactive beams, and thus of new target ion sources (TISs) for isotope-separator-on-line production systems are in progress at GANIL for the SPIRAL 2 project. The efficiency and time response measurements of each step in the production process are crucial to predict and maximize the available yields, in particular, for short lived isotopes. This paper presents a method for measuring these quantities that makes use of a stable alkali chopped beam of controlled intensity. This method was applied to surface ionization source test for high efficiency. Results of recent experiments are presented that include ionization efficiency measurements for Cs, Rb, K, Na, and Li with a graphite and rhenium ionizer and dwell time of these alkalis on graphite. The results enabled to design a first surface ionization source prototype which will be installed in the SPIRAL 2 TIS.
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Méry A, Jardin P, Alcántara-Núñez J, Saint-Laurent MG, Bajeat O, Delahaye P, Dubois M, Frånberg-Delahaye H, Lecomte P, Lehérissier P, Maunoury L, Pichard A, Pacquet JY, Thomas JC. Direct 1+ --> N+ conversion of stable alkali ions using an electron cyclotron resonance ion source. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2010; 81:02A904. [PMID: 20192402 DOI: 10.1063/1.3267782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The production of radioactive ions using the Isotope Separation On-Line method gives rise, in most cases, to singly charged ions. In order to perform experiments with postaccelerated radioactive ion beams, these ions have to be multicharged. We describe here a new compact design for a charge breeder that will be coupled to the production target of SPIRAL1 at GANIL. We present recent results obtained offline with stable alkali ions (Na, K, Rb, and Cs) on the SIRa test bench. Particularly, 1(+) to N(+) conversion efficiencies and conversion times are presented. Several points have been identified for the improvements of the present performances.
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Arendt J, Schilling C, Peiffer M, Ginter S, Nahan AF, Lemos C, Dubois M, Thonon F, Jouan C, Gaspard O, Larcher ME, Gomez V, Pereira S, Geimer M. [Retrospective study--pregnancy after assisted medical reproduction from 2001 to 2009 at the Central Hospital of Luxembourg (first section)]. BULLETIN DE LA SOCIETE DES SCIENCES MEDICALES DU GRAND-DUCHE DE LUXEMBOURG 2010:247-255. [PMID: 20882743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Retrospective study on a nine year ART practice focusing on pregnancy outcomes and multiple pregnancies, their complications, the gestational duration, delivery options, the new born weights and health statements til the age of two. Post ART pregnancies seem to have an increased complication rate; multiple births are more frequent than with spontaneous conception. The first chapter deals with the entire group. The second chapter analyses several sub-groups according to the ART method employed. The results are compared to publications in PubMed and Medline.
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Zhang W, Dubois M, Guérin K, Bonnet P, Kharbache H, Masin F, Kharitonov AP, Hamwi A. Effect of curvature on C-F bonding in fluorinated carbons: from fullerene and derivatives to graphite. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2009; 12:1388-98. [PMID: 20119617 DOI: 10.1039/b914853a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The effect of the curvature of the carbon lattice is discussed taking into account NMR data on various fluorinated carbons including C(60) fullerenes, single, double and multiwall carbon nanotubes. Graphite fluorides and highly fluorinated fullerenes are used as limit model compounds for planar and spherical geometries, respectively. The curvature results in a weakening of the C-F bonding covalence. First of all, various highly fluorinated fullerenes with increasing F/C molar ratio were prepared by treatment with pure gaseous fluorine. A preliminary study using XRD, EPR and IR spectroscopy confirms that the highest fluorination level can be reached either at 133 or at 300 degrees C. In order to extract the correlation between fluorine and carbon atoms and the C-F bond length, specific sequences such as solid echo, two-dimensional (19)F -->(13)C cross polarization wide-line separation and inverse (19)F -->(13)C cross polarization were also used for fluorinated C(60).
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Crassous I, Groult H, Lantelme F, Devilliers D, Tressaud A, Labrugère C, Dubois M, Belhomme C, Colisson A, Morel B. Study of the fluorination of carbon anode in molten KF-2HF by XPS and NMR investigations. J Fluor Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2009.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tonetti J, Vadcard L, Girard P, Dubois M, Merloz P, Troccaz J. Assessment of a percutaneous iliosacral screw insertion simulator. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2009; 95:471-7. [PMID: 19801213 DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2009.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Revised: 05/12/2009] [Accepted: 07/20/2009] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Navigational simulator use for specialized training purposes is rather uncommon in orthopaedic and trauma surgery. However, it reveals providing a valuable tool to train orthopaedic surgeons and help them to plan complex surgical procedures. PURPOSE This work's objective was to assess educational efficiency of a path simulator under fluoroscopic guidance applied to sacroiliac joint percutaneous screw fixation. MATERIALS AND METHODS We evaluated 23 surgeons' accuracy inserting a guide-wire in a human cadaver experiment, following a pre-established procedure. These medical trainees were defined in three prospective respects: novice or skilled; with or without theoretical knowledge; with or without surgical procedure familiarity. The screw insertion in the human cadaver was performed in two different settings: either without prior training for a first group (G1) or after simulator guidance in the second group (G2). Analysed criteria for each tested surgeon included the number of intraoperative X-rays taken in order to achieve the surgical procedure as well as an iatrogenic index reflecting the surgeon's ability to detect any hazardous trajectory at the time of performing said procedure. RESULTS An average number of 13 X-rays was required for wire implantation by the G1 group. G2 group, assisted by the simulator use, required an average of 10 X-rays. A substantial difference was especially observed within the novice sub-group (N), with an average of 12.75 X-rays for the G1 category and an average of 8.5 X-rays for the G2 category. In the second sub-group of operators devoid of procedural knowledge (P-), a significant difference was found, since 12 X-rays appeared on average required in the G1 group versus six in the G2 group. Finally, within the sub-group of operators with technical knowledge (T+), a significant difference also was found since an average of 16 X-rays was required in the G1 versus an average 10.8 X-rays in the G2 group. As far as the iatrogenic index is concerned, we were unable to observe any significant difference between the groups. DISCUSSION Despite some methodological variations, we were able to demonstrate the simulator's efficiency in familiarizing the operator with the use of a 2D imaging system as a first step facilitating the procedure conduct in the real 3D patient environment. Novice surgeons (N) having a good lumbosacral joint anatomy knowledge although devoid of specific surgical technique knowledge were the ones who most benefited from this guiding tool. Analysis of the training data collected during simulator's use helps orientating the prospective surgeon toward possession of not yet acquired learning points. This educational program can easily be extended to any other percutaneous technique requiring fluoroscopic control guidance. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III prospective diagnostic study.
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Le Van K, Groult H, Lantelme F, Dubois M, Avignant D, Tressaud A, Komaba S, Kumagai N, Sigrist S. Electrochemical formation of carbon nano-powders with various porosities in molten alkali carbonates. Electrochim Acta 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Krestinin AV, Kharitonov AP, Shul’ga YM, Zhigalina OM, Knerel’man EI, Dubois M, Brzhezinskaya MM, Vinogradov AS, Preobrazhenskii AB, Zvereva GI, Kislov MB, Martynenko VM, Korobov II, Davydova GI, Zhigalina VG, Kiselev NA. Fabrication and characterization of fluorinated single-walled carbon nanotubes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1134/s1995078009010078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gillard N, Agneessens R, Dubois M, Delahaut P. Quantification of patulin in Belgian handicraft-made apple juices. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2009. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2008.1054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the patulin risk stemming from the quality of apple juice produced by two small processing companies (fruit presses) located in the South of Belgium (Walloon region). A quantification method based on high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection was developed and validated in-house. This method was then used to analyse 49 apple juice samples collected from two small apple presses. Patulin was detected in 32 samples and the contamination level was above the 50 µg/l legal limit for 18 samples. The incidence and contamination levels of patulin detected in our study were higher than in previous ones. The high patulin concentrations observed might be linked to the fact that clients of the presses were individual growers. It highlights the need for an efficient quality management system for reducing the patulin risk in the apple-processing sector. This work also points to the importance and necessity of campaigns aiming to raise public awareness of the patulin problem, among both transformers and home growers, in order to limit population exposure to patulin.
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Mansuy JM, Martin-Blondel G, Abravanel F, Mengelle C, Miédougé M, Merviel C, Dubois M, Kamar N, Rostaing L, Peron JM, Alric L, Izopet J. Les hépatites E aiguës en Midi-Pyrénées de 2003 à 2007. Rev Med Interne 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2008.10.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mansuy JM, Abravanel F, Miedouge M, Mengelle C, Merviel C, Dubois M, Kamar N, Rostaing L, Alric L, Moreau J, Peron JM, Izopet J. Acute hepatitis E in south-west France over a 5-year period. J Clin Virol 2008; 44:74-7. [PMID: 18993112 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2008] [Accepted: 09/15/2008] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis E was found in people living in industrialized countries who had not travelled to highly endemic areas. OBJECTIVES To study the cases of acute hepatitis E confirmed thanks to viral genomic detection over a 5 years period in south-west France. STUDY DESIGN 62 cases of hepatitis E were identified between 2003 and 2007. Their demographic, clinical, and virological features were analyzed. RESULTS Cases of acute hepatitis E occurred regularly throughout this period. No seasonal variation was found. Patients, usually male (sex ratio=1.95), were adults living in both urban and rural areas. Sixty (96.8%) patients had not travelled abroad during the 6 months before diagnosis. Clinical manifestations ranged from asymptomatic infection to severe hepatitis. HEV was genotyped in 55 specimens. All the patients who had not travelled abroad were infected with genotype 3. CONCLUSION The incidence of hepatitis E in south-west France was stable from 2003 to 2007, 96.8% of the cases were autochthonous. There was an age-related increase in the disease and patients tended to be men. The predominant genotype and subtype was 3f. However, contaminations pathways involved in hepatitis E in our area remain to clarify.
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Dubois M, Grosse Y, Thome JP, Kremers P, Pfohl-Leszkowicz A. Metabolic activation and DNA-adducts detection as biomarkers of chlorinated pesticide exposures. Biomarkers 2008; 2:17-24. [DOI: 10.1080/135475097231922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Dubois M, Brisou P, Fournier B, Guennoc B, Carsuzaa F. [Cutaneous Bipolaris spicifera infection in a patient on systemic corticosteroids]. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2008; 135:507-8. [PMID: 18598805 DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2008.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2007] [Accepted: 03/28/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Fleury M, Briot K, Jenn J, Dubois M, Roux C, Gauvain JB. Prefracture syndrome of the hip fracture: a case control study. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2008; 26:464-466. [PMID: 18578971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hip fractures result from both bone fragility and trauma, more often a sideways fall. Spontaneous hip fractures have been described; in such cases, patients reported pain ("prefracture" syndrome) in the hip region for weeks before the fracture. OBJECTIVES To identify the proportion of patients who had a pain in the hip region before a hip fracture, to compare this proportion to the one observed in controls and to describe the characteristics of this pain. PATIENTS AND METHODS For a period of 6 months, each subject (>65 years) treated for hip fracture was prospectively recruited in an orthopaedic surgery department. Exclusion criteria were: alterations of cognitive functions (defined by a mini mental state <20), refusal, and fractures related to bone metastasis or multiple myeloma. Subjects were compared to sex-matched controls consulting in an acute care geriatrics unit. They were asked about the occurrence of pain in hip region before the fracture and its characteristics. RESULTS Thirty-eight patients (31 women, 7 men, mean age 83.1 [+/-7.6]) were included and were compared to 38 sex-matched controls (31 women, 7 men, mean age 82.7 [+/-6.9]). Among the 38 patients with hip fracture, 10 (26.3%) reported a pain in the hip region, compared with 2 (5.3%) in the control group (p=0.01). CONCLUSION A better recognition of "prefracture" pain in the elderly may allow adequate management and treatment of patients, in order to avoid a proportion of hip fractures.
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Dubois M, Carrière D, Iyer R, Arunagirinathan M, Bellare J, Verbavatz JM, Zemb T. From dispersed nanodiscs to thin films of layered organic material via reversible swelling. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2007.05.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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