Advances in Vaccine Technology
Gardasil Gardasil 9 Cervarix Gender Females and males in the USA Females and males in the USA Females Age (years) 9–26 Females 9–26 and males 9–21 9–25 Recommended age…
The Epidemiology of Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
Fig. 2.1 Global reported rates of incidence and prevalence of JoRRP. Rates are per 100,000 children 2.1.1 Africa Estimates of incidence and prevalence for JoRRP have been reported for the…
Monitoring Public Health Impact of HPV Vaccination on RRP
Study Type of study Study period Onset (age) Incidence per 100,000 persons Prevalence per 100,000 persons Country/study population Lindeberg and Elbrond (1990) Population-based registry 1968–1984 Juvenile (<20 years) 0.362 – Denmark/Funen…
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Making Sense of the Public Controversy
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Paolo Campisi (ed.)Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosishttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63823-2_5 5. Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Making Sense of the Public Controversy Talía Malagón1 and Eduardo L. Franco1 (1) Division of Cancer Epidemiology, McGill University, 5100 Maisonneuve Blvd West,…
Endophthalmitis in Newborns and Preverbal Children
Fig. 12.1 Fulminant gram-negative neonatal endogenous endophthalmitis. Note periorbital edema (top left), conjunctival chemosis, corneal edema, and exudates in anterior chamber (top right). Ultrasonography shows vitreous echoes, choroidal thickening, and…
Post-cataract Surgery Endophthalmitis
Fig. 7.1 Presumed non-infective endophthalmitis presented with corneal oedema, hypopyon and fibrin with normal ultrasonography and no adnexal inflammation. It needs close observation over the next 6–8 h with topical corticosteroids…
Management of Endophthalmitis
Fig. 2.1 (a) Top: B-scan in endophthalmitis showing multiple low to medium reflective echoes in the vitreous cavity. Bottom–left: B-scan in endophthalmitis showing membrane-like echoes in the vitreous cavity. Bottom-right:…
Microbiology of Common Bacteria and Fungi
Fig. 26.1 Staphylococcus aureus. Left—culture smear showing gram-positive cocci in pairs, short chains, and clusters (S. aureus, Gram stain, ×1000); right—blood agar showing heavy growth of opaque, golden yellow colonies…
Pathology of Endophthalmitis
Endophthalmitis Acute onset Delayed onset Glaucoma filtration surgery Common microorganisms Coagulase negative Staphylococci Propionibacterium acnes Haemophilus influenzae Staphylococcus aureus Coagulase negative Staphylococci Staphylococcus species Gram-negative bacteria Fungi Post-traumatic endophthalmitis—Acute or…
Trend and Challenges of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacteria and Fungi Causing Endophthalmitis: A Microbiological Perspective on Global Trends
Diffusion Dilution Diffusion and dilution Stokes method MIC method 1. Broth dilution 2. Agar dilution E test method Kirby-Bauer method MIC: Minimum inhibitory concentration Selection of the appropriate method will…
