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Indian Pediatr. 2000 Oct;37(10):1072-82.
Factors associated with severe asthma.
Ratageri VH, Kabra SK, Dwivedi SN, Seth V.
Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110 029, India.
OBJECTIVE:To study the role of various factors associated with development and severity of bronchial asthma in children between 5-15 years of age. SETTING: Tertiary Care Medical College Hospital. METHODS: A case control study was carried out during May 96 to April 98. Sixty children each suffering from mild (chronic) and severe asthma (chronic) and 60 controls were enrolled to study the association of various risk factors with development of asthma and for severe disease. RESULTS: On univariate analysis factors associated with significant risk for development of asthma included family history of asthma (p = 0.003), lack of exclusive breastfeeding (p = 0.05), past history of bronchiolitis (p = 0.02), associated allergic rhinitis (p = 0.04) and atopic dermatitis (p = 0.01). For development of severe asthma, associated factors were early onset of symptoms (p = 0.01), family history of asthma in grandparents (p = 0.04) and more than 10 cigarettes per day smoked by any family member. No significant effect of air pollution, overcrowding, pets and passive smoking were found on either development of asthma or it's severity. On multivariate analysis only age of onset below 48 months was associated with severe asthma (OR 2.13, 95% CI 1.00-4.54). Exclusive breastfeeding for more than 4 months was the most protective factor for development of asthma (OR 0.25, 95% CI 0.08-0.70). A strong association between development of asthma and past history of bronchiolitis or tuberculosis (OR 5.26, 95% CI 1.7-16.20) and presence of associated atopic dermatitis or rhinitis (OR 7.5, 95% CI 1.64-34.48) was observed. CONCLUSION: History of associated allergic diseases and past history of bronchiolitis were significantly associated with development of asthma. Exclusive breastfeeding for first 4 months of life was protective. The most significant factor associated with severe asthma was onset of illness before 48 months of age. There was no significant effect of air pollution, over crowding, pets at home or passive smoking on severity of asthma
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Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2000 Sep 15;112(17):754-60.
Gender-specific differences in the natural history, clinical features, and socioeconomic status of HIV-infected patients: experience of a treatment centre in Vienna.
Armbruster C, Kriwanek S, Vorbach H.
2nd Medical Department, Pulmologisches Zentrum Vienna. christine.armbrustemx.at
BACKGROUND: In order to evaluate natural history, clinical features, and socioeconomic aspects in HIV-infected women, a prospective study comprising 695 HIV-infected patients was performed at our department. METHODS: Demographic data, CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts, human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) plasma loads, AIDS indicator diseases and socioeconomic variables were recorded. Prognostic factors for survival were evaluated by univariate and multivariate analysis. Data of men and women were compared. RESULTS: The mean age of the 150 women (29.4 +/- 9.4 years) was significantly lower than that of men (32.6 +/- 9.7 years, p = 0.0002). CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts, HIV1-plasma loads, and AIDS indicator diseases did not significantly differ between men and women; the same was true for all socioeconomic variables (family status, education, professional training, employment status) except family status. No significant difference in median overall and AIDS-free survival was observed between females (2033 and 1593 days) and males (1554.5 and 1235 days, respectively, p = 0.36 and p = 0.098). Overall survival compared by age groups (< 30, 31-50, > 50 years), by risk categories (homosexuals, i.v. drug users, heterosexual contacts) and by CD4+ T-lymphocyte count (< 200, 200-500, > 500 cells/mm3), differed significantly (p < 0.001) as did AIDS-free survival. Lower age and a high CD4+ T-lymphocyte count were independently associated with the outcome in the multivariate analysis. (Overall survival/relative risk: 0.49 for age < 30 years and 2.3 for CD4+ T-lymphocyte count < 200 cells/mm3, AIDS-free survival/relative risk: 0.65 for age < 30 years and 3.3 for CD4+ T-lymphocyte count < 200 cells/mm3). HIV-1 plasma loads as a prognostic factor could not be evaluated due to the small number of patients who died or developed AIDS (2/375 and 10/375 patients, respectively). CONCLUSION: Our results showed no difference in the natural history and clinical features of HIV infection between men and women. However, pulmonary tuberculosis was associated with a significantly longer survival compared to other AIDS-defining diseases. Lower age and high CD4+ T-lymphocyte count are independent predictors for survival. With the exception of family status, socioeconomic variables showed no differences between male and female patients.
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Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr. 2000 Sep;113(9):348-51.
[Influence of diagnostic tests for estimating prevalence during surveillance programs]
[Article in German]
Fuchs K, Deutz A, Kofer J, Wagner P.
Institut fur Angewandte Statistik und Systemanalyse, Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH in Graz. klemens.fuchoanneum.ac.at
The influence of diagnostic tests on the estimation of the prevalence and the calculation of sample sizes with respect to different sampling schemes are presented in this paper. These sampling schemes are used for the implementation of surveillance programs. Assuming "perfect tests" (i.e. sensitivity = specificity = 100%) the calculated sample sizes, e.g. for an IBR/IPV-surveillance or a paratuberculosis survey, are half of the sample sizes considering sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic tests. However the probability not to identify infected livestocks may be 4 times higher neglecting the test characteristics and assuming perfect tests.
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J Pak Med Assoc. 2000 Sep;50(9):300-6.
Adult mortality in slums of Karachi, Pakistan.
Marsh DR, Kadir MM, Husein K, Luby SP, Siddiqui R, Khalid SB.
Save the Children, Westport, CT 06881, USA.
OBJECTIVE: Cause-specific death rates are rarely available to guide health interventions for adults in South Asia. We report mortality patterns among Karachi's urban poor. METHODS: We conducted verbal autopsies for adult deaths under active surveillance during 1990-1993 in five urban slums of Karachi. Two physicians assigned underlying cause of death by consensus. Analysis included cause- and category-specific rates, 45Q15s and comparison with 1991 Japanese national statistics. RESULTS: All 345 adult deaths (15-59 years) in the 5 slums (total population 45,389) were included. Male mortality exceeded female (4.4 vs 3.3/1000, p = .02). Noncommunicable diseases claimed 59% of deaths, communicable and reproductive 27% and injuries, 15%. The leading identified death rates (/100,000) among women were: circulatory disorders (66), maternal causes (33), tuberculosis (30), and burns (23); and among men they were: circulatory disorders (124) tuberculosis (30) and road traffic accidents (30). Overall Karachi adult mortality was 3.7 times Japanese rate. Compared to Japan, adults in Karachi had one to two orders of magnitude excess mortality due to maternal causes, tuberculosis and burns. Circulatory disorders and tuberculosis accounted for 47% of excess male mortality; these plus maternal causes and burns accounted for 55% of excess female mortality. CONCLUSION: These mortality levels and patterns compel interventions and research for poor urban adults beyond maternal health. Women's health would equally benefit from tuberculosis control or burn prevention. Men need safer travel. Both need improved cardiovascular health.
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J Protein Chem. 2000 May;19(4):319-26.
Probing the roles of the only universally conserved leucine residue (Leu122) in the oligomerization and chaperone-like activity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis small heat shock protein Hsp16.3.
Dai H, Mao Q, Yang H, Huang S, Chang Z.
Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
To understand the role of the only universally conserved hydrophobic residue among all the members of the sHsp family, this extremely well conserved Leu122 residue in Hsp16.3 was replaced by valine, alanine, asparigine, or aspartate residues. Only very small amounts of the L122D and L122N mutant Hsp16.3 proteins were expressed in the transformed E. coli; however, both the L122V and L122A were readily expressed. The L122V and L122A mutant proteins had similar oligomeric structures to the wild-type protein at room temperature. Examination of the L122A mutant protein by native pore gradient PAGE and CD spectroscopy, however, revealed a smaller oligomeric size and different secondary structure at 37 degrees C. Both L122V and L122A mutant proteins exhibited significantly lowered chaperone activities. Observations reported here suggest a very important role of this only universally conserved Leu residue in both the formation of specific oligomeric structures and the molecular chaperone activities of Hsp16.3.
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