PURPOSE To provide a literature review of implant related complications from bilateral NewColorIris implantation (Kahn Medical Devices, Panama City, Panama). METHODS A PubMed search of peer-reviewed ophthalmology journals for complications related to NewColorIris implants was performed. RESULTS Including a recent case published by the authors, a total of nine patients (18 eyes) with managem...

Q:1; 2; 3 phyllosphere bacterial communities and plant Q:4; 5; 6 functional traits in a neotropical forest Steven W. Kembel, Timothy K. O’Connor, Holly K. Arnold, Stephen P. Hubbell, S. Joseph Wright, and Jessica L. Green Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec a ̀ Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Q:7 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tu...

Oliver T. Coomes⁎, Franque Grimard, Catherin Potvin, Philip Sima Department of Geography, Burnside Hall Rm 705, McGill University, 805 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, PQ, Canada H3A 2K6 Department of Economics, Leacock Building, Rm. 433, McGill University, Sherbrooke St West, Montreal, PQ, Canada H3A 2T7 Department of Biology, Stewart Biology Building, McGill University, 1205 Ave Docteur Penf...

Lutzomyia longipalpis is the primary vector of the parasite responsible for visceral leishmaniasis in the Americas. In the present study, Lu. longipalpis was found in a domiciliary area in Limón, a district in Capira, a region in which cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in Panama. Previously, this species has been found in a humid forest in this same region. Finding Lu. longipalpis in domicilia...

A retrospective analysis was conducted of 37 open fracture cases sustained by U.S. military personnel during the recent low-intensity conflict in Panama (Operation Just Cause). The etiology, location, classification, and management of open fractures sustained in combat is presented. A significant difference was noted in the infection rate for type III open fractures that were debrided in Panama...

BACKGROUND The Cerambycidae are one of the largest beetle families. Cerambycid beetles are found on all continents, but the tropics are extremely rich in this species. The genus Criodion (Audinet-Serville, 1833) includes 13 species in the Neotropical Region, two of which occur in Central America. Panama has a high biodiversity, yet a small number of sites have been extensively studied. In this ...

from his investigations that the relapsing fever of Panama is distinct from the analogous fever of Africa Europe and Asia, although belonging to the same class. The micro-organism causing | the local relapsing fever belongs to the group Sp. obermeieri, Sp. duttoni, and bp. carten. lhe natural mode of infection has not been definitely established so far. Sarcosporidiosis.?(With Report of a case 111