2022
Predominance of Severe Plasma Leakage in Pediatric Patients With Severe Dengue in Puerto Rico
Paz-Bailey G, Sánchez-González L, Torres-Velasquez B, Jones E, Perez-Padilla J, Sharp T, Lorenzi O, Delorey M, Munoz-Jordan J, Tomashek K, Waterman S, Alvarado L, Rivera-Amill V. Predominance of Severe Plasma Leakage in Pediatric Patients With Severe Dengue in Puerto Rico. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2022, 226: 1949-1958. PMID: 35510941, PMCID: PMC10015274, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere plasma leakageSevere dengueReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionPlasma leakageSevere bleedingDengue virusHistory of feverDays of presentationTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionYear oldsNonsevere dengueOrgan involvementCommon presentationPediatric patientsClinical manifestationsDengue patientsEmergency departmentLaboratory findingsIgM enzymePatientsSerum samplesImmunosorbent assayDengueChain reactionBleeding
2017
Comparison of Clinical and Demographic Characteristics and Disability at 6-Months Post Neurologic Onset Among Puerto Rico Guillain-Barré Syndrome Patients with and Without Evidence of Zika Virus Infection
Dirlikov E, Major C, Medina-Lopes N, Lugo-Robles R, Matos-Melendez D, Munoz-Jordan J, Garcia-Negron M, Thomas D, Luciano C, Sharp T, Deseda C. Comparison of Clinical and Demographic Characteristics and Disability at 6-Months Post Neurologic Onset Among Puerto Rico Guillain-Barré Syndrome Patients with and Without Evidence of Zika Virus Infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s126-s127. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.171.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Early Indicators of Fatal Leptospirosis during the 2010 Epidemic in Puerto Rico
Sharp TM, García B, Pérez-Padilla J, Galloway RL, Guerra M, Ryff KR, Haberling D, Ramakrishnan S, Shadomy S, Blau D, Tomashek KM, Bower WA. Early Indicators of Fatal Leptospirosis during the 2010 Epidemic in Puerto Rico. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0004482. PMID: 26914210, PMCID: PMC4767218, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst medical visitWhite blood cellsLeptospirosis patientsFatal outcomeMedical visitsFatal leptospirosisLaboratory valuesHospitalized leptospirosis patientsNon-fatal patientsRoutine laboratory valuesLeg painControl patientsMost patientsCase patientsHospital admissionMultivariable analysisIllness onsetPlatelet countDengue patientsFatal casesWBC countLeptospirosis epidemicPatientsMedical careOld male
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