OBJECTIVE The purpose of this investigation is to estimate the incidence rates of upper extremity injuries and to give an overview of the most frequent diagnoses. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two population databases were queried for all injuries in the upper extremities, the SINIACA-IDB (S-IDB: Emergency Department Injury Database in Italy) and the Hospital Discharge Register (HDR). The diagnoses c...

BACKGROUND Persons ≥65 are a growing proportion of the US population and are at increased risk for tuberculosis disease. The objective of the study was to examine rates and identify risk factors for tuberculosis among older adults in the United States. METHODS Average rates and rate ratios for tuberculosis by age group, race/ethnicity, country of birth, calendar year, and long-term care facil...

BACKGROUND Since the widespread use of Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) type b (Hib) vaccines among children aged <5 years, an increase in invasive non-Hib disease incidence has been reported internationally. We sought to describe the epidemiology of invasive non-Hib disease in Ontario, Canada (population ~13.5 million). METHODS Confirmed invasive non-Hib cases (non-typeable [NTHi] and serotypes a...

BACKGROUND Substance misuse is a well-recognized co-morbidity to psychosis and has been linked to poor prognostic outcomes in patients. Researchers have yet to investigate the difference in rates and characteristics between first-episode Substance Induced Psychosis (SIP) and primary psychosis. We aimed at comparing patients with SIP to primary psychosis patients with or without substance misuse...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the US prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) among persons with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS Prevalence data from the New Jersey 725 and Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy were used to estimate the prevalence of DR by age, gender, and race among persons 18 years and older having type 1 DM diagnosed before age 30 years. Severity of DR was de...

Importance The true prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is unknown. Objective To establish standardized overall and group-specific prevalence estimates for HS in the United States. Design, Setting, and Participants This retrospective analysis included a demographically heterogeneous population-based sample of more than 48 million unique patients across all US census regions. As of O...

We read with interest the paper by Black and colleagues which outlines the current status of CT screening, and value the authors’ cautious interpretation of the relatively few well conducted studies regarding this controversial topic. However, when using reduction in lung cancer mortality as proof of screening efficacy with CT due to early intervention, one has to be careful in interpreting the...

BACKGROUND The incidence of shoulder joint dislocation has been estimated at 11-26 per 100 000 population per year. In our opinion, basic epidemiological data need to be continually updated in studies of large populations. To study the incidence of posttraumatic dislocation of the shoulder joint in the Polish population. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively investigated the entire Polish pop...

Laying out the logic of Bourdieu’s approach to institutional fi elds, this essay argues that Bourdieu’s theorization of the logic of practice is a generic contest for domination in a plurality of homologously organized fi elds. Bourdieu aligns all practices through the logic of domination, which allows him to homologize group relations in every fi eld. This homologization depends on a homogeniz...

BACKGROUND Influenza-associated respiratory illness was substantial during the emergence of the 2009 influenza pandemic. Estimates of influenza burden in the post-pandemic period are unavailable to guide Kenyan vaccine policy. OBJECTIVES To update estimates of hospitalized and non-hospitalized influenza-associated severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) during a post-pandemic period (2012-201...