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Santos G, Gonzalez F, Ortiz D, Saiz JM, Losurdo M, Moreno F, Gutierrez Y. Dynamic reflective color pixels based on molybdenum oxide. Opt Express 2021; 29:19417-19426. [PMID: 34266051 DOI: 10.1364/oe.424763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Active materials which show phase transitions, usually known as Phase Change Materials (PCM), have paved the way to a new generation of reconfigurable plasmonic platforms. Tunable color devices have experienced a great development in the recent years. In particular, reflective color filters can take advantage from sunlight to select and reflect a specific resonant wavelength in the visible spectrum range. Reflective displays are usually structural color filters based on asymmetric Fabry-Perot cavities (AFPCs). For a fixed geometry, most of AFPCs filters generate static color, limiting their potential as tunable color devices. Dynamic color is achieved by introducing an active layer whose optical properties can be modulated by an external stimuli. In this paper, we propose AFPCs based on molybdenum oxide (MoOx, 2<x<3) to achieve switchable on/off color reflective pixels. On and off states of the pixels are controlled through the stoichiometry of the MoOx layer.
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Rajkumar J, Kohn A, Pourali S, Jones M, Gutierrez Y, Armstrong A. 271 “Moisturize and get off any steroid cream”: An analysis of social media posts regarding TCS use in AD. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Jones M, Pourali S, Kohn A, Gutierrez Y, Rajkumar J, Singh I, Armstrong A. 240 Differences in acne therapy prescribing patterns between pediatricians and dermatologists. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pourali S, Kohn A, Gutierrez Y, Jones M, Rajkumar J, Kostandy G, Armstrong A. 236 Opiate use in dermatology in the United States: A population-based study using the national ambulatory medical care survey. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gutierrez Y, Pourali S, Singh I, Armstrong A. 238 Pemphigus and bullous pemphigoid in the United States: A population-based study evaluating patient clinical characteristics and treatment trends. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Kohn A, Pourali S, Gutierrez Y, Jones M, Rajkumar J, Read C, Armstrong A. 551 No racial differences in mental health comorbidities in psoriasis patients. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AbstractThe first human infection with Gongylonema in Iran is reported in a 35-year-old Iranian woman with complaints of one year duration and treated as a psychotic patient. Two worms, a male, and a female, were retrieved, described, and identified as G. pulchrum based on their morphological characteristics.
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- G H Molavi
- Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health and Health Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Foster Z, Byron E, Reyes-García V, Huanca T, Vadez V, Apaza L, Pérez E, Tanner S, Gutierrez Y, Sandstrom B, Yakhedts A, Osborn C, Godoy RA, Leonard WR. Physical growth and nutritional status of Tsimane' Amerindian children of lowland Bolivia. Am J Phys Anthropol 2004; 126:343-51. [PMID: 15386291 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This study examines patterns of growth and nutritional status of indigenous Tsimane' children under 9 years of age (n = 199 boys and 210 girls), based on a cross-sectional sample from 58 villages from the Beni Deparment of lowland Bolivia. Compared with US children, Tsimane' children are quite short, with linear growth tracking at or below the US 5th centile in both sexes. The prevalence of low height-for-age ("stunting;" HA Z-scores </=-2) is 52% in boys and 43% in girls. In contrast, weight-for-height in Tsimane' children approximates the US median, with the prevalence of low weight-for-height ("wasting"; WH Z-scores </=-2) being only 4% and 6% in boys and girls, respectively. Tsimane' boys and girls are leaner than their US peers, but their levels of body fatness are not so low as to indicate severe energy stress. Arm muscularity of Tsimane' children is similar to that of their US age peers, and this suggests that they are not experiencing acute protein malnutrition. Variation in measures of nutritional status of Tsimane' children is modestly correlated with village-level differences. Degree of isolation, as measured by distance to urban centers or to primary forest, was not a strong predictor of children's anthropometric status. Rather, in both boys and girls, nutritional status was most strongly associated with number of teachers in the village, a measure of access to education. Comparative analyses indicate that high levels of statural growth stunting are common among indigenous populations throughout lowland South America. This problem appears to be largely attributable to poor dietary quality (diets low in key micronutrients) and high disease loads. Further research is needed to identify the specific causes and potential interventions for the high rates of childhood growth stunting in this region.
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- Z Foster
- Laboratory for Human Biology Research, Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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Estrada E, Uriarte E, Gutierrez Y, González H. Quantitative structure-toxicity relationships using TOPS-MODE. 3. Structural factors influencing the permeability of commercial solvents through living human skin. SAR QSAR Environ Res 2003; 14:145-163. [PMID: 12747572 DOI: 10.1080/1062936031000073162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The permeability of a series of 12 commercial solvents through living human skin were studied by using a topological sub-structural approach (TOPS-MODE). We first analyzed the influence of several physicochemical parameters used in describing the skin permeability of the solvents. No single significant relationship was found between any of these physicochemical properties and the permeability of the solvents. A QSAR model using TOPS-MODE descriptors was obtained and validated. This model accounted for more than 95% of the variance in the experimental permeability of these solvents. Using the derived model, the structural factors responsible for the permeability of this series of solvents through living human skin were identified. Methyl groups bonded to heteroatoms or to CH2 groups resulted in the greatest contributions to skin permeability and these groups were considered to be "permeability enhancers". In contrast, groups of the type X = O (X = S, C) were found to be "permeability inhibitors" because they possessed negative contributions to the logarithm of permeability in all of the studied solvents. Drawing on the idea of permeability "enhancers" and "inhibitors", we hypothesized that the solvents needed to orientate themselves in front of the stratum corneum layer first before penetrating through the skin.
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- E Estrada
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15706, Spain.
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Scali J, Loup P, Siari S, Gutierrez Y, Grosclaude P, Rotily M, Iovanna C, Gerber M. [Alcohol consumption by young adults from three cities in Southern France]. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 2002; 50:357-69. [PMID: 12442053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023] Open
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AIM To identify potential factors of change in alcohol consumption and regional differences which could explain why and how habits are evolving. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Four hundred and thirty three subjects aged 20 to 34 years, were recruited by random sampling in Marseilles, Montpellier and Toulouse. A quantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to collect data on alcohol consumption. A stepwise logistic regression was applied to the total sample, to the sub-sample of drinkers, and to the sub-samples of drinkers of each type of alcoholic beverage. Factors associated with each type of alcoholic consumption were analyzed by city. RESULTS Montpellier and Toulouse samples were pooled because of the similarity in alcoholic consumption, which was different from that in Marseilles. There are significantly more drinkers in Montpellier/Toulouse than in Marseilles (74.4% versus 53.8%; p=0.001) and also more binge drinking subjects (31.1% versus 10.3%; p=0.001). Age, tobacco, leisure physical activity are independently associated with alcoholic consumption, female sex and Marseilles, being inversely associated. These two last factors are similarly associated with binge drinking, as well as age. CONCLUSION The study of the factors for alcoholic consumption by site suggests that differences in behavior could explain these results. These distinct characteristics should be considered when implementing anti-alcoholic prevention in youth.
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- J Scali
- Groupe d'Epidémiologie Métabolique, INSERM-CRLC, 34298 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Gilliss CL, Lee KA, Gutierrez Y, Taylor D, Beyene Y, Neuhaus J, Murrell N. Recruitment and retention of healthy minority women into community-based longitudinal research. J Womens Health Gend Based Med 2001; 10:77-85. [PMID: 11224947 DOI: 10.1089/152460901750067142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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This report examines the impact of individualized, population-based recruitment and retention approaches on the development of a subject pool, enrollment, and retention at 12 months of healthy, community-based women in three ethnic groups: African Americans, non-Hispanic European Americans, and Mexicans/Central Americans. Of 722 women contacted and screened, 346 (48%) were eligible and consented to participate. Attrition at 12 months was low (10%) compared with other published reports. The largest group of potential subjects was identified through broadcast media approaches, but this method produced the highest number of ineligible women and highest rate of attrition. Printed matter produced the next largest group of potential subjects, but ineligibility was high (53%). Face-to-face interactions enrolled the highest proportion of eligible women (84%) and lowest overall attrition (7%). Direct referral yielded fairly efficient enrollments (57%) and average attrition. Multiple approaches for recruitment can produce a diverse sample of healthy, community-based women. Face-to-face recruitment results in the highest yield of participants with the lowest attribution but is presumed to require more resources.
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- C L Gilliss
- Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut 06536-0740, USA
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Estrada E, Gutierrez Y, González H. Modeling diamagnetic and magnetooptic properties of organic compounds with the TOSS-MODE approach. J Chem Inf Comput Sci 2000; 40:1386-99. [PMID: 11128097 DOI: 10.1021/ci000041e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The topological substructural molecular design (TOSS-MODE) approach is used to describe the diamagnetic susceptibility of organic compounds. Two data sets composed of 233 aliphatic and 85 aromatic compounds were studied for which good linear correlations were found. The contributions of many different structural fragments and atomic groups were computed by the current approach. The predictive ability of the models developed was tested by using external prediction sets of compounds of different classes than those used in training. A quantitative model based on the current approach was developed to compute the diamagnetic susceptibility exaltation of aromatic compounds, which is exemplified by the study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The rotatory power of organic compounds in a magnetic field was also described by the TOSS-MODE approach. Good linear correlations were obtained for this property in aliphatic and aromatic compounds. The predictive abilities of the models found were tested by external prediction sets for which good correlations between calculated and experimental values are found.
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- E Estrada
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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A novel approach to the study of quantitative relationships between chromatographic parameters and the chemical structure is introduced. It is based on the computation of the spectral moments of the topological bond matrix by using different weights as diagonal entries of this matrix. The main advantage of the present approach is that the quantitative contributions of the structural fragments of molecules to the chromatographic parameters studied can be obtained explicitly. By using this approach we study two data sets: one composed of 156 alkanes and the other of 81 oxygen-containing organic molecules. In both cases excellent quantitative structure-chromatographic retention relationships were obtained. The contributions of the different fragments to the chromatographic retention were generated obtaining tables of additive contributions to the properties studied. The physicochemical interpretation of the results on the basis of the retention mechanisms is also analyzed in light of this new approach.
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- E Estrada
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Universidad Central de Las Villas, Villa Clara, Cuba.
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Stephens D, Jackson PL, Gutierrez Y. Subclinical vitamin A deficiency: a potentially unrecognized problem in the United States. Pediatr Nurs 1996; 22:377-89, 456. [PMID: 9087069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Vitamin A deficiency in its subclinical form is a world health problem in young children. The problem is probably under recognized in the United States and other developed countries who do not normally consider their citizens to be malnourished. Lack of a simple screening test to measure subclinical deficiency adds to this problem. Consequently, focused dietary assessment of vitamin A intake by a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) is a necessary component of health care maintenance, especially for toddlers and preschool age children. Dietary counseling and vitamin supplementation for high risk children is a necessary health promotion intervention.
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- D Stephens
- United States Air Force, Barksdale Air Force Base, LA, USA
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Six patients suffering from an unusual form of colitis produced by Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection are described. In contrast to the usual Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome, in which small intestinal and pulmonary manifestations are seen in patients with some forms of immunodeficiency, the patients described here presented with only a characteristic transmural eosinophilic granulomatous inflammation affecting mostly the colonic wall and clinically mimicking ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. This Strongyloides eosinophilic granulomatous enterocolitis apparently results from a florid inflammatory response by eosinophils, histiocytes, and giant cells with formation of granulomas that destroy the larvae entering the colon. This morphologic picture differs from that of the well-described hyperinfection syndrome, in which the bulk of the larvae pass through the colonic wall to complete the life cycle, with only a few larvae destroyed in the colon. The probable pathophysiologic mechanism of this unusual manifestation of hyperinfection is discussed based on the anatomic and clinical observations of patients who presented at different stages in the evolution of their condition and whose length of follow-up varied.
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- Y Gutierrez
- Department of Pathology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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One worm recovered from the orbit of a patient in Indiana, and two from the peritoneal cavity of another patient in California are described and classified as Dirofilaria. Both patients were elderly men who have lived all their lives in the United States. The main morphologic feature of these three immature worms is the presence of a smooth cuticle devoid of longitudinal ridges, similar to the cuticle of D. immitis. However, because other dirofilariid with similar cuticular characteristics have been found in animals in the Western Hemisphere, and they cannot be conclusively ruled out as the cause of the infection in our patients, a diagnosis of D. immitis-like organism is proposed for these nematodes. The relationship of these worms to other dirofilariid of animals and humans on the American continent is important because of the diagnostic problems these infections posed to practicing pathologists.
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- Y Gutierrez
- Department of Pathology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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The fourth case of zoonotic Dirofilaria repens infection in Israel is reported, and the diagnostic morphologic characteristics of this filariid are reviewed. The importance of the exact anatomic diagnosis of this filaria is stressed in view of the fact that Israel has pockets of settlers from East Africa, a region endemic for lymphatic filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti). Since the possibility of introduction of such an infection into the country exists, differentiating this zoonotic Dirofilaria from other filarial worms is essential. The clinicopathological features of a Dirofilaria repens infection are distinct. The patient initially has a painful subcutaneous or conjunctival swelling; the excisional biopsy shows the presence of a dead or alive, usually female worm that measures 220-660 microns across; the central intestine and the genital organs (two uteri) are located in the pseudocoelom; the thick, multilayered cuticle is provided with 95-105 sharp, longitudinal ridges, the latter being separated from each other by a distance of 12 microns; the circumferential muscle cell layer, covering the inner side of the cuticle, is bilaterally interrupted by the large chord cells, two to five nuclei of which are discernible in each cross section.
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- Y Gutierrez
- Department of Pathology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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A 10-year review of the surgical pathology files of the Department of Pathology at Naples Community Hospital (Naples, FL, U.S.A.) revealed 10 cases of Dirofilaria tenuis and one of Dirofilaria ursi infection. The review consisted of only those lesions for which the pathologists had recorded the presence of a worm in the lesion. Therefore, an unknown number of subcutaneous lesions without parasites were not reviewed. Nine of the 11 cases of Dirofilaria were diagnosed as Dirofilaria or Dirofilaria tenuis originally. An additional case, previously diagnosed as Dirofilaria, was found to be a sparganum larva on review. This finding indicates that, because of the unfamiliarity of pathologists with the diagnostic characteristics of these nematode parasites, infections with Dirofilaria are underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed. If pathologists were more familiar with these parasites, their prevalence and the medical cost of this zoonosis in the southeastern United States could be determined more accurately.
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- A J Herzberg
- Department of Pathology, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, MD 21801, USA
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The nutritional needs of pregnant adolescents are the greatest at a time when it is most difficult to meet them. Dieting, skipping meals, snacking, eating away from home, consuming fast foods, and trying unconventional diets are common eating behaviors among adolescents, which relate to their changing lifestyles of increased independence, busy schedules, search for self-identity, peer influence, group conformity, and body image dissatisfaction. Total nutritional needs of pregnant adolescents who are at least 2-year post-menarche are similar to those of pregnant adults. But, because of their poor dietary habits, they usually enter pregnancy with reduced nutrient stores and increased risk of nutritional deficiencies. All pregnant teens, therefore, should have their dietary habits assessed along with special dietary counseling, and vitamin-mineral supplements should be recommended if their usual nutritional intake is below standard. Also, the weight-gain pattern should be monitored to ensure that energy intakes are sufficient to support a gain of about 0.4 kg (1 lb) per week in the second and third trimester.
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- Y Gutierrez
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of California, Berkeley 94720
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Palma G, Gutierrez Y. Laboratory diagnosis of Leishmania. Clin Lab Med 1991; 11:909-22. [PMID: 1802528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Leishmaniasis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of individuals living in or with a history of having traveled to known endemic areas and who present with signs and symptoms of visceral infection or with cutaneous or mucosal lesions. Because leishmaniae are capable of producing a wide spectrum of disease in humans, the clinical manifestations overlap with many other diseases. Definitive diagnosis of Leishmania infection in the laboratory requires demonstration of the parasite in smears, in biopsies, or by isolation of the organism in culture media or in experimental animals. Many other methods for demonstration of parasites (histochemical and immunohistochemical) or for detecting the presence of antibodies against leishmaniae (serologic) have been described. Many advances have been made in these areas, but the methodology and the technology involved in immunohistochemistry and serology remain outside the reach of the standard clinical diagnostic laboratory, which both in developed and less developed countries still relies on demonstration of the parasites in smears stained with Giemsa stain and on biopsy specimens processed and stained with hematoxylin and eosin stain. The newer serologic techniques, such as ELISA with several variations, IFAT, and others, are largely research tools with the greatest use in seroepidemiologic surveys.
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- G Palma
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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Gutierrez Y, Salinas GH, Palma G, Valderrama LB, Santrich CV, Saravia NG. Correlation between histopathology, immune response, clinical presentation, and evolution in Leishmania braziliensis infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1991; 45:281-9. [PMID: 1928562 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1991.45.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Skin biopsies from 221 parasitologically confirmed cases of tegumentary leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis spp. were evaluated with respect to histopathology, the qualitative and quantitative nature of the cellular infiltrate, and the presence of Leishmania amastigotes. These variables were cross correlated with the Leishmania-specific immune response, clinical presentation, and response to treatment. Physical evidence of prior leishmanial lesions was associated with the absence of amastigotes (P less than or equal to 0.001) and the presence of giant (P = 0.03) and epitheloid cells (P = 0.03) in the biopsy of the active lesion. The presence of amastigotes was inversely related to the duration of the lesion (P less than or equal to 0.001) and the presence of eosinophils (P less than or equal to 0.01), whereas the presence of adenopathy (P = 0.01), necrosis (P = 0.001), histiocytes (P = 0.001), and increased serum antibody titer (P = 0.02) were directly associated with the presence of amastigotes. The lymphocyte transformation response was correlated with the presence of granulomas (P = 0.001), but showed no correlation with cutaneous delayed type hypersensitivity. The presence of epithelioid (P = 0.04) and giant cells (P = 0.03) was associated with less drug being required to achieve healing. In contrast, necrosis was associated with a greater amount of drug to achieve healing (P = 0.05). The observed correlations between tissue responses and immune and clinical parameters provide further evidence for the role of antibody and other soluble mediators of the cellular immune response in the evolution of disease.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- Y Gutierrez
- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Cheever AW, Gutierrez Y. Diagnostic Pathology of Parasitic Infections with Clinical Correlations. J Parasitol 1990. [DOI: 10.2307/3282973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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A nematode larva undistinguishable from Dioctophyme renale was found in the subcutaneous tissues of the abdomen of a 23-year-old woman from Ohio. This is the third case of Dioctophyme larva reported in humans. Although it is not known how the infection was acquired, we suggest that ingestion of raw fish was the probable source. We further hypothesize that such a larva could eventually migrate to the kidney and grow to the adult state.
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- Y Gutierrez
- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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Gutierrez Y. The biology of Pneumocystis carinii. Semin Diagn Pathol 1989; 6:203-11. [PMID: 2678333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Some basic biologic aspects of Pneumocystis are reviewed. From the available data, it is evident that only two stages, the trophozoite and the cyst, have been described, but that the complete life cycle is unknown. Both of these two stages are found in the alveoli and other tissues of hosts with some forms of immune suppression, but rarely in healthy ones. The current views of how trophozoites evolve into cysts is outlined. No agreement about the classification of Pneumocystis has been reached, and its protozoan or fungal nature has not been fully confirmed. Recent data obtained with electron microscopy, and biochemical and molecular biologic studies, indicate that Pneumocystis has characteristics more akin to a fungus than to a protozoan. Moreover, the existence of one or of several species of Pneumocystis has not been determined. The mode of transmission of the parasite in nature, between different hosts, remains unconfirmed, although the cyst is believed to play a role.
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- Y Gutierrez
- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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We removed a trematode of the species Philophthalmus from under the left upper eyelid of a 66-year-old man who had follicular conjunctivitis for three weeks. After removal of the parasite, the conjunctivitis resolved.
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- Y Gutierrez
- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106
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Gutierrez Y. Parasitic points. Am J Clin Pathol 1987; 87:557-8. [PMID: 3826019 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/87.4.557a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Butler T, Johnston KH, Gutierrez Y, Aikawa M, Cardaman R. Enhancement of experimental bacteremia and endocarditis caused by dysgonic fermenter (DF-2) bacterium after treatment with methylprednisolone and after splenectomy. Infect Immun 1985; 47:294-300. [PMID: 3965402 PMCID: PMC261511 DOI: 10.1128/iai.47.1.294-300.1985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The dysgonic fermenter-2 bacterium is a newly recognized fastidious gram-negative bacillus that causes bacteremia and sometimes endocarditis in immunocompromised persons after they are bitten by dogs. To develop an experimental model of this infection, we placed polyethylene catheters across the aortic valves of New Zealand white rabbits, which were inoculated intravenously the next day with dysgonic fermenter-2 bacteria. After 1 week, the rabbits were killed and the endocardial vegetations were homogenized for quantitative culture. Large inocula (1.3 X 10(10) to 2.1 X 10(10) viable bacteria) were required to produce infected vegetations. All infected rabbits had negative blood cultures at the time of autopsy and most developed serum agglutinins against dysgonic fermenter-2 bacteria. Three daily injections of methylprednisolone (30 mg/kg), starting the day before inoculation, significantly increased the incidence of endocarditis and the number of bacteria per gram of infected vegetation (P less than 0.05). Treatment with methylprednisolone prolonged the initial bacteremia and caused significant increases in the numbers of bacteria per gram of blood, spleen, and liver compared with those of untreated controls (P less than 0.05). Rabbits that had previously undergone splenectomy showed prolongation of the initial bacteremia but no significant increase in the incidence of infected vegetations. These results showed that the dysgonic fermenter-2 bacterium is a pathogen that causes endocarditis in rabbits but that it requires a large inoculum and produces blood culture-negative infections. Treatment with methylprednisolone enhances infection by prolonging the initial bacteremia and probably by diminishing bactericidal activity in the vegetations.
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The diagnostic features in tissue sections from patients with zoonotic filarial infections are reviewed. In general, two types of infections are recognized: 1) those presenting radiologically in healthy patients as coin lesions, which are usually removed because a clinical diagnosis of carcinoma of the lung is made and infarcts containing Dirofilaria immitis parasites in pulmonary arteries are found; and 2) those presenting as subcutaneous nodules, in which D. tenuis, a parasite from raccoons, D. repens, from dogs and cats, D. ursi , from bears, and Onchocerca spp, from horses or cattle, require delineation. Moreover, nodules that on microscopic examination are seen to be lymph nodes may harbor Brugia spp. The geographic distribution of these infections, with emphasis on the United States, is discussed.
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A case of Dirofilaria tenuis presenting as a breast nodule is reported in a patient who traveled to the southeast United States 6 months before the nodule was noted. It illustrates an unusual diagnostic problem, especially since it presented in a nonendemic area. The morphological criteria for diagnosis of D. tenuis in tissue sections are noted.
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Gutierrez Y, Maksem JA, Reiner NE. Pathologic changes in murine leishmaniasis (Leishmania donovani) with special reference to the dynamics of granuloma formation in the liver. Am J Pathol 1984; 114:222-30. [PMID: 6696043 PMCID: PMC1900324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The histopathologic changes in liver, spleen, and bone marrow of BALB/c mice infected for 6 months with Leishmania donovani are described. Granulomas were the most important histologic lesions found; and the dynamics of their formation, collagen deposition, and resolution in the liver were studied. The number of hepatic granulomas increased until the eighth week and then decreased steadily. In contrast to the liver granulomas, those of spleen and bone marrow do not mature or show collagen deposition. Actual granuloma counts in the liver support the idea that mature granulomas revert to poorly formed ones and finally resolve without scarring. BALB/c mice are suitable for the study of the dynamics of granuloma formation and resolution and the survival of L donovani in an in vivo system. The relevance of these changes to the pathology of L donovani infection in man are discussed.
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A case of ectopic human Fasciola spp. infection in the cecal wall is reported. The patient, a 27-year-old Korean woman, resident in Seoul, Korea, presented with nausea, vomiting, and epigastric tenderness. One week later a palpable mass was discovered in the right iliac fossa. A clinical diagnosis of a carcinoma of the colon was made and the patient underwent a cecal resection. The mass proved to be an inflammatory reaction containing numerous tracts made by the migrating fluke, Fasciola sp.
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A new case of infection with Brugia sp. is recorded from Northern Ohio, increasing the geographical range of this zoonosis, known previously in New England, New York and New Jersey. The patient, a 53-year-old man, had a 7-year history of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the spermatic cord, for which he received intense chemo- and radiotherapy. The worm found was alive at the time of fixation, allowing a description of the parasite in cross sections.
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Abu-Saad H, Kayser-Jones J, Gutierrez Y. Latin American Nursing Students in the United States. J Nurs Educ 1982; 21:16-21. [PMID: 6288641 DOI: 10.3928/0148-4834-19820901-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Latino students confront a unique set of difficulties and patterns of adjustment in the majority culture and the educational experiences in the United States. Careful consideration must be given not only to the general characteristics of this group, but also to the individual's history of immigration, socioeconomic status, educational experiences and background. Multicultural education for the international nursing students can benefit all students, but it should not gloss over conflicts of values and beliefs. It must honestly deal with differences and similarities. It must be based on experience, not on stereotypes of root cultures or ethnic characteristics. In addition to addressing the cognitive affect and skill needs of all students, the multicultural education must address the special needs of minorities. Anglo students or majority-group students need realistic opportunities for experience and interaction with minority students and minority-faculty. Every group has something to teach the other. Faculty advisors and majority students should be encouraged to acquaint themselves with the need to establish rapport with the Latino student. There is also a need to develop in the classroom an atmosphere that enhances the learning experiences. The learning experiences should be so designed that all students and school personnel can intellectually, emotionally and socially participate on equal terms in a culturally diverse society.
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Raymond LA, Gutierrez Y, Strong LE, Wander AH, Buten R, Cordan D. Living retinal nematode (filarial-like) destroyed with photocoagulation. Ophthalmology 1978; 85:944-9. [PMID: 733187 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(78)35596-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A motile worm creating tracks upon the pigment epithelium of the retina was observed in each of two patients. The fundus findings resembled pseudoretinitis pigmentosa. Unilateral macular degeneration resulted in one patient. The worm was a nematode, probably a filaria. This report represents the third and fourth intraocular filariae found in the United States. To our knowledge, it is the first report of living, intraretinal filarial-like worms destroyed by photocoagulation.
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Gutierrez Y, Aikawa M, Fremount HN, Sterling CR. Experimental infection of Aotus monkeys with Plasmodium falciparum Light and electron microscopic changes. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1976; 70:25-44. [PMID: 817680 DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1976.11687092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Six splenectomized Aotus owl monkeys were infected with P. falciparum. The animals were sacrificed when they became moribund and tissues were faken for light and electron microscopic studies. Electron microscopy revealed marked structural changes in both the liver and the heart. In the liver there was glycogen depletion, lipid droplet infiltration mitochondrial disorganization with reduction in numbers and alterations of the microvilli in the sinusoidal pole and the bile canaliculi. In the heart, there was lipid droplet infiltration and focal disorganization of the myofibrils around the intercalated disc. There was focal mitochondrial disorganization and mitochondrial concentration around the muscle lesion. The ultrastructural changes in liver and heart were similar to those described in animals dying of shock, of at least two hours duration, in different experimental models. Ultrastructural lesions found in other organs were less marked. In the kidneys there was mainly a moderate lipid infiltration of the tubular epithelium. This change is probably the early precursor of that seen at four hours in animals dying in experimental shock. The above changes are discussed in light of the known pathophysiology of both experimental infections in animals and natural human malarial infections.
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The authors discuss reabsorption of cerebrospinal fluid in relation to the post-mortem findings in two children, one with total agenesis of the Pacchionian system accompanied by hydrocephalus, and the other with a subtotal agenesis and no hydrocephalus. Case 1 is the only known documented case of total agenesis of the Pacchionian system and gives credence to the idea that an impaired reabsorption of cerebrospinal fluid at the level of the Pacchionian system is a cause of hydrocephalus. The patient in Case 2 showed only two small areas of arachnoid granulations containing a few flattened, microscopic villi of normal cellularity.
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A patient with Reye syndrome had intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies in Purkinje cells. Electron microscopical examination demonstrated the inclusions to contain internal particles, but these were not identifiable as known virions. Results of viral studies were normal.
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