2021
Medical Student Patient Outreach to Ensure Continuity of Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Belzer A, Yeagle EM, Kohlenberg LK, Solberg M, Gudbranson E, Budge M, Batchelor HM, Fitzpatrick SE, Zhao A, Armengol VD, Hassan SF, Shum M, Bia M, Bia F, Desai NR, Kahn PA. Medical Student Patient Outreach to Ensure Continuity of Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Telemedicine Reports 2021, 2: 56-63. PMID: 35720754, PMCID: PMC9049823, DOI: 10.1089/tmr.2020.0030.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsPercent of patientsContinuity of careYale New Haven Health SystemInternal medicine patientsHealth care workersHealth care needsYale New Haven HealthCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicPublic health emergencyMedicine patientsOutpatient appointmentsCare teamPatient concernsPatient outreachCare needsPatientsCare workersPatient feedbackOutpatient telemedicinePatient commentsPatient communicationProvider responsesHealth systemHealth concern
2007
Fellows’ Forum in Dialysis :edited by Mark A. Perazella: Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Peritonitis in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Rho M, Bia F, Brewster UC. Fellows’ Forum in Dialysis :edited by Mark A. Perazella: Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Peritonitis in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Seminars In Dialysis 2007, 20: 271-276. PMID: 17555495, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2007.00289.x.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsPeritoneal dialysis patientsMycobacterial peritonitisDialysis patientsSerious intra-abdominal complicationsMark A. PerazellaPrompt catheter removalIntra-abdominal complicationsCases of peritonitisPatient risk factorsManagement of PDCatheter removalPrompt diagnosisTherapeutic challengeRisk factorsAntimicrobial therapyUnique presentationAppropriate diagnosisMycobacterial infectionTreatment strategiesPeritonitisMycobacterium chelonaeInfectionDiagnosisMycobacterium gordonaePatients
2002
Patterns of infection in patients maintained on long-term peritoneal dialysis therapy with multiple episodes of peritonitis
Finkelstein ES, Jekel J, Troidle L, Gorban-Brennan N, Finkelstein FO, Bia FJ. Patterns of infection in patients maintained on long-term peritoneal dialysis therapy with multiple episodes of peritonitis. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2002, 39: 1278-1286. PMID: 12046042, DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.33403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term peritoneal dialysisEpisodes of infectionPeritoneal dialysisCatheter changeRepeat infectionsLong-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) therapyMultiple episodesEnd-stage renal diseaseCause of peritonitisPeritoneal dialysis therapyAntibiotic sensitivity patternCulture-positive peritonitisPattern of infectionSpearman correlation testPeritonitis episodesSubsequent peritonitisPeritoneal catheterRenal diseaseDialysis therapyCausative organismPeritonitisPatientsSensitivity patternSame organismInfection
1998
THE COMPROMISED TRAVELER
Mileno M, Bia F. THE COMPROMISED TRAVELER. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 1998, 12: 369-412. PMID: 9658250, DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5520(05)70010-6.ChaptersConceptsSevere community-acquired pneumoniaAcquisition of tuberculosisCommunity-acquired pneumoniaSolid organ transplantationUrinary tract infectionTravel medicine specialistType of insulinTreatment of malignanciesImmunocompromised groupTract infectionsDiabetes mellitusHIV infectionCardiopulmonary compromiseMyocardial infarctionAdverse reactionsChronic infectionTropical infectionsOrgan transplantationMedicine specialistsGreater riskInfectious diseasesInfectionChallenging groupPatientsPopulation of travelers
1993
Cutaneous Cryptococcosis in a Patient with Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma Receiving Therapy with Photopheresis and Methotrexate
Frieden T, Bia F, Heald P, Eisen R, Patterson T, Edelson R. Cutaneous Cryptococcosis in a Patient with Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma Receiving Therapy with Photopheresis and Methotrexate. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1993, 17: 776-778. PMID: 8268362, DOI: 10.1093/clinids/17.4.776.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Emerging issues in travel medicine
Layton M, Bia F. Emerging issues in travel medicine. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases 1992, 5: 338-344. DOI: 10.1097/00001432-199206000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
1991
Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection and Central Nervous System Involvement in a Patient With Relapsing Polychondritis
SCHINDZIELORZ A, EDBERG S, BIA F. Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection and Central Nervous System Involvement in a Patient With Relapsing Polychondritis. Southern Medical Journal 1991, 84: 1055-1057. PMID: 1882264, DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199108000-00030.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsCentral nervous system involvementStrongyloides stercoralis hyperinfectionNervous system involvementDrug of choiceImmunosuppressive therapyRelapsing PolychondritisDisseminated strongyloidiasisSystem involvementStrongyloides stercoralisSuch infectionsEndemic areasHigh incidenceHigh indexSide effectsPatientsInfectionHyperinfectionStrongyloidiasisDifferent manifestationsPolychondritisStercoralisTherapyIncidenceSuspicionDiagnosisZidovudine (AZT) for treatment of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. An evaluation of effectiveness in clinical practice.
Colson ER, Horwitz RI, Bia FJ, Viscoli CM. Zidovudine (AZT) for treatment of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. An evaluation of effectiveness in clinical practice. JAMA Internal Medicine 1991, 151: 709-13. PMID: 2012453, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.151.4.709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZidovudine therapyDosage reductionAdverse outcomesHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionClinical practiceHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Virus type 1 infectionImmunodeficiency virus type 1Observational cohort studyHuman immunodeficiency virusTreatment of patientsType 1 infectionVirus type 1Zidovudine dosageCohort studyMost patientsImmunodeficiency virusBaseline cytopeniasTreatment outcomesPatterns of usePatientsTherapyType 1Dosage changesMonths
1990
Recurrent aseptic meningitis for 24 years: diagnosis and treatment of an associated lesion.
Frieden T, Piepmeier J, Murdoch G, Bia F. Recurrent aseptic meningitis for 24 years: diagnosis and treatment of an associated lesion. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 1990, 63: 593-9. PMID: 2092416, PMCID: PMC2589416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent aseptic meningitisAseptic meningitisCausative organismEpisodes of meningitisRecurrent lymphocytic meningitisInfectious disease consultationLeft lateral ventricleComputerized tomographic head scanningRecurrent meningitisCavernous hemangiomaLymphocytic meningitisDiagnostic challengeMagnetic resonance imaging techniquesLateral ventricleMeningitisAnatomical sourceHead scansDisease processLesionsPatientsImaging techniquesYearsHemangiomaVentriclePhysical agents
1983
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis during Antituberculous Therapy
Hirsch D, Bia F, Kashgarian M, Bia M. Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis during Antituberculous Therapy. American Journal Of Nephrology 1983, 3: 7-10. PMID: 6837655, DOI: 10.1159/000166679.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsAntituberculous therapyProgressive glomerulonephritisSevere glomerular pathologyAcute renal failureDaily isoniazidRifampin therapyPulmonary tuberculosisRenal failureInterstitial changesInterstitial lesionsRenal biopsyRenal lesionsGlomerular pathologyTherapyLesionsPrior reportsGlomerulonephritisTuberculosisReportPatientsBiopsyRifampinPathologyIsoniazidWeeks
1980
Western Equine Encephalitis Mimicking Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
Bia F, Thornton G, Main A, Fong C, Hsiung GD. Western Equine Encephalitis Mimicking Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. JAMA 1980, 244: 367-369. PMID: 7190194, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1980.03310040049029.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsHerpes simplex encephalitisBrain biopsy tissueSimplex encephalitisBrain biopsySevere encephalitisFocal findingsTherapeutic responsePatient's conditionNewborn miceAntiviral agentsBiopsy tissueEncephalitisLaboratory diagnosisWestern equine encephalitisMurine coronavirusHuman illnessEquine encephalitisDiagnostic virologyTissue culturePatientsBiopsyVidarabineIllnessMiceDiagnosis