1996
Experimental Bacillus cereus post-traumatic endophthalmitis and treatment with ciprofloxacin.
Alfaro D, Davis J, Kim S, Bia F, Bogard J, Briggs J, Liggett P. Experimental Bacillus cereus post-traumatic endophthalmitis and treatment with ciprofloxacin. British Journal Of Ophthalmology 1996, 80: 755. PMID: 8949723, PMCID: PMC505595, DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.8.755.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsPost-traumatic endophthalmitisRetinal necrosisVisual lossRetinal detachmentPermanent visual lossIntraocular infectionSurgical repairDevelopment of diseaseHistological findingsInflammatory cellsScleral lacerationExperimental diseaseHistological examinationEndophthalmitisHistological evaluationSubretinal spaceImportant causeDiseaseCiprofloxacinNecrosisRabbitsHuman diseasesHoursLacerationInjury
1992
MEDICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PREGNANT TRAVELER
Bia F. MEDICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PREGNANT TRAVELER. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 1992, 6: 371-388. PMID: 1624782, DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5520(20)30447-5.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPregnant travelersHigh-altitude trekkingRisk of diseaseVaccine complicationsMalaria prophylaxisVigorous exerciseClinical informationUnnecessary exposureMedical considerationsPlasmodium speciesAntiparasitic agentsCommercial air travelWidespread resistanceRiskProphylaxisComplicationsPregnancyImmunizationFetusesDiseaseCare
1987
Effects of Cyclosporine on Chronic Cytomegalovirus Infection in the Guinea Pig
Markham D, Griffith B, Lerner E, Lucia H, Bia F. Effects of Cyclosporine on Chronic Cytomegalovirus Infection in the Guinea Pig. Intervirology 1987, 28: 171-180. PMID: 2836336, DOI: 10.1159/000150013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytomegalovirus infectionLymphoid tissueGuinea pig cytomegalovirus infectionDetectable systemic diseaseGPCMV-infected animalsChronic cytomegalovirus infectionEffect of cyclosporineCMV isolationImmunosuppressed groupSystemic diseaseGuinea pigsExperimental animalsCs immunosuppressionCyclosporineIsolation rateDrug vehicleInfectionTissueAnimalsImmunosuppressionGavageDisease
1986
Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous System
Bia F, Barry M. Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous System. Neurologic Clinics 1986, 4: 171-206. PMID: 3523201, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8619(18)30994-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultAmebiasisAmebicidesAntimalarialsBrain AbscessCentral Nervous System DiseasesCysticercosisEchinococcosisEntamoebiasisEosinophiliaHumansMalariaMaleMeningitisMeningoencephalitisNeoplasmsParagonimiasisParasitic DiseasesSchistosomiasisStrongyloidiasisToxoplasmosisTrichinellosisConceptsParasitic infectionsOcular larva migransCentral nervous systemCerebral paragonimiasisDisseminated strongyloidiasisNeurologic complicationsHydatid diseaseCNS manifestationsClinical presentationCurrent therapiesLarva migransEosinophilic meningitisNervous systemInfectionDiseaseAdditional sectionsPresentationMeningitisToxoplasmosisComplicationsStrongyloidiasisParagonimiasisSchistosomiasisTherapyAmebiasis