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James L. Beebe - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Cost-benefit analysis of selective screening criteria for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women attending Colorado family planning clinics.
Sexually transmitted diseases, 1992Co-Authors: John T. Humphreys, Joan F. Henneberry, Russel S. Rickard, James L. BeebeAbstract:Women attending family planning clinics in Colorado during 1988 were screened for Chlamydia trachomatis infection by enzyme immunoassay (EIA Chlamydiazyme Abbott Laboratories; Abbott Park IL). Cervical specimens from 11793 women attending 22 family planning clinics were analyzed. Patient history and physical exams were used to assess risk factors for infection. A total of 913 individual (7.7%) had positive culture results for C. trachomatis. Multivariate analysis showed that infection was significantly related to endocervical bleeding cervical Mucopurulent Discharge a new sexual partner in the last 3 months or multiple previous sexual partners (>3) in the last year pregnancy the use of oral contraceptives and age. Increased odds ratios were observed for the combination of endocervical bleeding and Mucopurulent Discharge and sexual history that included partners over the previous year as well as the most recent 3 months. A combination of these criteria was used to selectively screen women attending Colorado family planning clinics on an ongoing basis. A cost-benefit analysis employing a model reported previously showed a significant financial benefit associated with universal screening over either selective screening or no screening at all for C. trachomatis in this population. (authors)
Shigeru Kinoshita - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Two presentations of upper lid migration of rigid gas-permeable contact lenses.
Eye & contact lens, 2012Co-Authors: Akihide Watanabe, Michelle T. Sun, Dinesh Selva, Kosuke Ueda, Koichi Wakimasu, Shigeru KinoshitaAbstract:Objective To report two differing forms of upper lid migration of rigid gas-permeable contact lens and review the literature on embedded contact lenses. Methods Two case reports and review of the literature. Results Case 1 was a 36-year-old woman, who presented with a 1-year history of a left upper lid mass. Eversion of the upper lid revealed a tarsoconjunctival mass with an overlying scar. Excision revealed a migrated contact lens within a cyst of conjunctival epithelium. She recalled she had lost the lens 1 year before noticing the mass. Case 2 was a 42-year-old woman, who had a 10-month history of Mucopurulent Discharge from the right eye. Double eversion of the upper lid revealed an embedded contact lens with pus. Excision demonstrated a lens surrounded by inflamed granulation tissue. She recalled having lost the lens after sleeping overnight with the lens in place approximately 1 year before the development of the Mucopurulent Discharge. Conclusions These cases highlight the importance of acquiring a detailed history of contact lens loss in patients presenting with upper eyelid masses. Furthermore, the history of lens loss may be remote from commencement of symptoms, which may vary significantly between patients.
Adam J. Cohen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Primary and Secondary Lacrimal Canaliculitis: A Review of Literature
Survey of ophthalmology, 2011Co-Authors: Joshua R. Freedman, Matthew S. Markert, Adam J. CohenAbstract:Canaliculitis is an uncommon inflammation of the proximal lacrimal drainage system that is frequently misdiagnosed. It classically presents with symptoms of unilateral conjunctivitis, Mucopurulent Discharge, medial canthal inflammation, epiphora, and a red, pouting punctum. We summarize the literature on canaliculitis published from antiquity to the modern era and explore therapeutic options.
John T. Humphreys - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Cost-benefit analysis of selective screening criteria for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women attending Colorado family planning clinics.
Sexually transmitted diseases, 1992Co-Authors: John T. Humphreys, Joan F. Henneberry, Russel S. Rickard, James L. BeebeAbstract:Women attending family planning clinics in Colorado during 1988 were screened for Chlamydia trachomatis infection by enzyme immunoassay (EIA Chlamydiazyme Abbott Laboratories; Abbott Park IL). Cervical specimens from 11793 women attending 22 family planning clinics were analyzed. Patient history and physical exams were used to assess risk factors for infection. A total of 913 individual (7.7%) had positive culture results for C. trachomatis. Multivariate analysis showed that infection was significantly related to endocervical bleeding cervical Mucopurulent Discharge a new sexual partner in the last 3 months or multiple previous sexual partners (>3) in the last year pregnancy the use of oral contraceptives and age. Increased odds ratios were observed for the combination of endocervical bleeding and Mucopurulent Discharge and sexual history that included partners over the previous year as well as the most recent 3 months. A combination of these criteria was used to selectively screen women attending Colorado family planning clinics on an ongoing basis. A cost-benefit analysis employing a model reported previously showed a significant financial benefit associated with universal screening over either selective screening or no screening at all for C. trachomatis in this population. (authors)
Akihide Watanabe - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Two presentations of upper lid migration of rigid gas-permeable contact lenses.
Eye & contact lens, 2012Co-Authors: Akihide Watanabe, Michelle T. Sun, Dinesh Selva, Kosuke Ueda, Koichi Wakimasu, Shigeru KinoshitaAbstract:Objective To report two differing forms of upper lid migration of rigid gas-permeable contact lens and review the literature on embedded contact lenses. Methods Two case reports and review of the literature. Results Case 1 was a 36-year-old woman, who presented with a 1-year history of a left upper lid mass. Eversion of the upper lid revealed a tarsoconjunctival mass with an overlying scar. Excision revealed a migrated contact lens within a cyst of conjunctival epithelium. She recalled she had lost the lens 1 year before noticing the mass. Case 2 was a 42-year-old woman, who had a 10-month history of Mucopurulent Discharge from the right eye. Double eversion of the upper lid revealed an embedded contact lens with pus. Excision demonstrated a lens surrounded by inflamed granulation tissue. She recalled having lost the lens after sleeping overnight with the lens in place approximately 1 year before the development of the Mucopurulent Discharge. Conclusions These cases highlight the importance of acquiring a detailed history of contact lens loss in patients presenting with upper eyelid masses. Furthermore, the history of lens loss may be remote from commencement of symptoms, which may vary significantly between patients.