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Notes from the Field: Outbreaks of Shigella sonnei Infection with Decreased Susceptibility to Azithromycin Among Men Who Have Sex with Men - Chicago and Metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul, 2014.

Increasing rates of shigellosis among adult males, particularly men who have sex with men (MSM), have been documented in the United States, … investigations of the two outbreaks, which occurred among MSM in metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, and Chicago, Illinois.

Congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (Abernethy malformation) treated endovascularly with vascular plug shunt closure.

A 3-year-old boy, who presented with progressive cyanosis and hypoxia, was diagnosed with a large congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt, interrupted IVC with azygos continuation, and multiple congenital anomalies. Traditionally open and laparoscopic surgical techniques have been used to treat this malformation. Endovascular repair using a 16-mm Amplatzer vascular plug (AGA Medical Corporation, Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA) was used to occlude the shunt. Immediate post-placement venography demonstrated cessation of flow within the shunt and increased portal venous flow. The patient's hyp…

Wife abuse: a hidden problem. A study among Saudi women attending PHC centres.

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to measure the prevalence, severity and type of wife abuse experienced by ever-married women attending primary health centres in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Women were interviewed in private at health centres using a questionnaire which included items from the Modified Conflict Tactic Scale, Kansas Marital Scale and the lie scale of the Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory. Of 689 eligible women, 25.7% reported physical abuse and 32.8% emotional abuse without physical violence. Of those physically abused, 36.7% suffered minor and 63.3% severe incidents…

Effect of ferric-carboxy maltose on oxygen kinetics and functional status in heart failure patients with iron deficiency.

There is a very high prevalence of iron deficiency anemia in patients with systolic heart failure. The present study is a prospective, paral … York Heart Association functional classification, 6-min walk test distance covered and reduction in Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire score in the ferric-carboxy maltose as compared with standard of care group. However, no improvement in ejection fraction was noticed.

Enhanced immunogenicity of a recombinant genital warts vaccine adjuvanted with monophosphoryl lipid A.

The regression of genital warts is believed to be a T-cell-mediated immune effect. We have sought to enhance the immunogenicity of a therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of genital warts with the use of the adjuvant monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL-immunostimulant), a detoxified form of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Salmonella minnesota R595. The comparative immunogenicity and reactogenicity of a recombinant human papillomavirus type 6 (HPV6) L2E7 fusion protein in either aqueous, oil-in-water emulsions or Alhydrogel formulations containing MPL was evaluated. We conclude that the simple addition…

Rod-and-frame and MMPI scores for a group of female psychiatric inpatients.

75 recently admitted female psychiatric inpatients were given the rod-and-frame task and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). All patients with an admission diagnosis of schizophrenia, organic brain syndrome, or a reported history of alcoholism or previous electroconvulsive therapy were excluded from the study. Personality disturbance, as measured by the MMPI, for the remaining 75 patients, was significantly less severe for extremely high-error (field dependent) rod-and-frame performers than for other patients in the sample. Hospital records and performance on self-rating sc…

The risks of seizure disorders among relatives of patients with childhood onset epilepsy.

The risk of seizure disorders in relatives of patients with childhood-onset epilepsy was evaluated by a cohort study of the other descendants of parents of probands with epilepsy. The probands comprised 196 cases of idiopathic epilepsy and 60 individuals with isolated idiopathic seizures diagnosed among residents of Rochester, Minnesota, from 1935 to 1974. The risk of epilepsy through age 20 among the siblings and children of probands was 4.1%, three times the rate in the general Rochester population. The risk of any type of seizure (including isolated seizures, febrile convulsions, or seizure…

A sporadic case of pneumonia due to legionnaires disease.

A recently recognized sporadic case of "legionnaires' disease" occuring in Minnesota is described. The patient, a previously healthy 58-year-old woman, became seriously ill with progressive pneumonia in the spring of 1977. Her illness was unresponsive to the usual antibiotics (penicillin and cephalothin) prescribed for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia. Treatment with doxycycline appeared to be effective. Diagnosis was made by special serologic studies performed at the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta. As reported in the epidemic form of the disease, no secondary cases were noted in fa…

Solitaire Stent Retriever Mechanical Thrombectomy in a 6-Month-Old Patient with Acute Occlusion of the Internal Carotid Artery Terminus: Case Report.

BACKGROUND: Endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (MT) performed with stent retriever devices have proven efficacious in the treatment of adult patients with acute cerebral ischemia resulting from large-vessel occlusion. Recently, reports describing the use of MT in pediatric large-vessel occlusion have increased. However, these case reports are generally limited to older children and teenagers. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report the use of a Solitaire (Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) stent retriever for thrombectomy and revascularization of the right middle cerebral artery) in a 6-month-old …

Psychological status of patients with alopecia areata.

Alopecia areata is not painful or life-threatening, but its aesthetic repercussions can lead to profound changes in patients' psychological status and relationships. The psycho-logical status and personality traits of 73 patients and 73 controls were evaluated with the Minnesota Multi-phasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2). Analysis of the MMPI-2 profile showed that scores for some scales (i.e. Depression, Anxiety, Family relationships) were higher for patients with alopecia areata than for controls. Patients with alopecia appeared to experience more depressive, hysterical and anxiety feelings,…

Effects of enhanced sanctions for high-BAC DWI offenders on case dispositions and rates of recidivism.

High-BAC sanctioning systems seek to reduce recidivism among a high-risk group of impaired drivers. Minnesota's 1998 high-BAC law imposes more severe administrative and court sanctions on offenders with BAC> or =.20 than on offenders with BAC<.20. After the law, high-BAC first-time and repeat offenders did, in fact, receive more severe case dispositions (e.g., longer license revocation, stronger vehicle sanctions) than lower-BAC offenders. Alcohol test refusals declined. The severity of sanctions for high-BAC offenders declined in 1999 vs. 1998, especially for BACs.20-.22. Recidivism for high-…

Psychometric profiles of patient populations with excessive daytime sleepiness.

Patients with narcolepsy have more psychiatric symptoms than normal controls as measured by psychometric tests. However, it is unclear whether these findings are specific to narcolepsy, as some studies have suggested, or related to excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) or to chronic illness. We compared a group of 56 narcoleptics to age- and sex-matched controls with EDS. A group of 48 individuals with normal sleep architecture was also used as an additional control group. Both the narcoleptic group and the EDS-control group had significantly greater scores on Minnesota Multiphasic Personality In…

Возрастное распределение прогрессивной многофукальной лейкоэнцефалопатии.

Возрастной состав населения составляет 79 случаев прогрессивной многофукальной лейкоэнцефалопатии, подтвержденной как вирусная инфекция JC. Данные сопоставляются с опубликованным возрастным распределением множественных склерозов в графстве Вестфолд, Норвегия, и с опубликованными данными из Рочестера, штат Миннесота, о возрастной структуре вирусного энцефалита. В отличие от вирусного энцефалита, 61 процент которого приходится на детей в возрасте до 10 лет, в этой возрастной группе PML был выявлен лишь один раз. PHL, как и MS, — болезнь взрослого возраста, достигшая пика в шестом десятилетии жиз

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The age distribution is given of 79 cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy confirmed as JC virus infection. The data are compared with a published age distribution of multiple sclerosis onset in Vestfold County, Norway, and with published data from Rochester, Minnesota of the age distribution of viral encephalitis. In contrast to viral encephali…

Validity of selection criteria for a coordinated undergraduate program.

Academic records and selection interview results of 46 graduates of the University of Minnesota coordinated undergraduate program (CUP) in dietetics were examined to determine relationships between selection criteria and subsequent performance in the program and on the registration examination for dietitians. Data collected included (a) entering science, communication, and overall grade point averages (GPAs), (b) junior and senior year grades in professional didactic and clinical courses, (c) registration examination scores, and (d) interview scores. Entering GPAs were significantly related to…

A psychodynamic approach to MMPI Interpretation.

An interpretive approach to the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), based on a psychodynamic conceptual system, is presented. Scale elevations and configurations on the MMPI are viewed as reflecting the following dimensions of personality: (a) characteristic security and defense operations, (b) capacity to manage or tolerate anxiety, c) characteristic ways of dealing with aggression and hostility, d) stability of reality contact, e) quality of object relations, and f) level of psychopathology. Various MMPI profile configurations, and empirical research findings where applicable…

Mycobacterial infections in renal transplant recipients. Seven cases and a review of the literature.

During an 11-year period, 1,069 patients received renal allografts at the University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, and infections developed in seven (0.65%) due to mycobacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M kansasii). The primary infection was in joint or subcutaneous tissue in six patients and pulmonary (miliary) in one. Infections in joint or skin shared common features regardless of the species of Mycobacterium and usually mimicked acute pyogenic bacterial infection; all responded to antimycobacterial drugs. The clinical manifestations in our patient in miliary tuberculosis were c…

Cholecystectomy and gastric ulcer--an etiologic relationship?

To determine whether cholecystectomy might be a factor predisposing to gastric ulceration, we evaluated the frequency of prior cholecystectomy in the 181 residents of Rochester, Minnesota, who had gastric ulcer diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic during the 10-year-period from 1966 to 1975. This frequency was similar to that in a control population from the same city, matched for age, sex, and time of registration at the Mayo Clinic. This was also true for subgroups of benign gastric ulcer. However, the frequency of prior cholecystectomy was higher in patients with type 1 ulcer than in those with typ…

Gastric neoplasms in the dog: a report of 20 cases.

Twenty dogs with gastric tumors were admitted to the University of Minnesota Veterinary Hospital and Diagnostic Laboratory from 1951 to 1974. The tumors included 14 carcinomas, 3 lymphosarcomas, 2 leiomyomas, and 1 leiomyosarcoma. The carcinomas were categorized morphologically as carcinoma (5), adenocarcinoma (2), scirrhous carcinoma (5), and scirrhous adenocarcinoma (2). Most of the tumors were located in the body and pylorus. Ulceration occurred in 11 dogs, with 2 ulcers penetrating and resulting in peritonitis. Metastasis occurred in 4 of the dogs. The mean age of the dogs was 9.7 years. T…

The hysterical personality. An attempt at validation with the MMPI.

We attempted to validate the DSM-II diagnosis of hysterical personality and the depression often experienced by such patients by comparing mean Minnesota Multiphasic Personality inventory (MMP) scores of hysterical personality patients with those of paranoid schizophrenic patients and a group with mixed psychiatric diagnoses. Index patients had significantly higher scores than either control group and could be distinguished on individual scales from the paranoid schizophrenics. However, the mean MMPl profile of hysterical personalities was similar to that of depressed controls. Therefore, the …

Redox-Active Organic Matter in a Boreal Peatland Demonstrates Resistance to Global Climate Change.

Redox-active organic matter (RAOM) reduction is an important control on carbon cycling in boreal peatlands, suppressing methane production via its energetic favorability. However, the effects of global climate change drivers-notably, warming and elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2)-on the relationship between RAOM and production of greenhouse gases remains unknown, constituting an important knowledge gap. Here, we leveraged an experimental boreal peatland in northern Minnesota (USA) that has been subjected to a gradient of warming (+0 to +9°C) and elevated CO2 (+500 ppm) for almost 10 yea…