Methods This project compared EpiCom posts and HealthMap alerts in Florida for similarities in timing for outbreaks from January 1, 2009 to August 31, 2013. The project assessed sensitivity and timeliness of HealthMap, whether both sources captured the outbreak, and which source’s post was earlier. HealthMap alert date was compared to EpiCom’s post date and the date the outbreak was reported to...

Central hyperthermia is characterized by a rapid onset, high temperature, marked temperature fluctuation, and poor response to antipyretics and antibiotics. Although poststroke central hyperthermia is common, prolonged instances are rare. We report a case of prolonged central fever after an intracranial hemorrhage. Before the accurate diagnosis and management of central fever, the patient under...

Abstract Objective: Prevalence of tooth loss is higher among diabetic patients in comparison with non-diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the relationship between socket blood sugar and post-extraction complications in type II diabetic and non-diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 80 diabetic and 80 non-dia...

Visceral leishmaniasis is endemic in most parts of Kerman province. During eleven years, 40 patients in pediatric age group were admitted to the pediatric ward at the university hospital No.1 in Kerman. Fever and hepatosplenomegaly were the two most common clinical findings while leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and anemia were the most common laboratory findings, in 60℅ of cases the diagnosis was ...

We evaluated risk factors for neutropenic fever and febrile prolonged neutropenia during vincristine-including chemotherapy to treat HIV-related lymphoma to investigate whether protease inhibitor (PI) treatment is associated with infectious complications due to drug interactions with chemotherapeutic agents. We included all HIV patients who received chemotherapy including vincristine for lympho...

Most children with prolonged, recurrent, or periodic fever are healthy and have self-limited, common illnesses, and the primary care practitioner usually can reassure families and continue to reassess the patient as circumstances dictate. For a child with true fever of unknown origin, a pediatric infectious diseases subspecialist should be consulted. This article discusses three objectives for ...

A prospective evaluation of 146 children with fever of unknown origin (FUO) and prolonged fever was performed from 1990 to 1996. FUO was defined as a documented daily temperature of > or = 38 degrees C for at least 14 days without diagnostic signs or symptoms. Prolonged fever was defined as fever for at least 14 days and no diagnosis at the time of referral for evaluation. An established diagno...