2018
Tablet-based Hearing Screening in Children Aged 5 to 17 in Rural Dominican Republic
Levy DA, Hill DR, Bia FJ, Feinn RS. Tablet-based Hearing Screening in Children Aged 5 to 17 in Rural Dominican Republic. Otology & Neurotology 2018, 39: 823-828. PMID: 29995002, DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000001857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTablet audiometerTablet audiometryAir conduction thresholdRural Dominican RepublicHearing screeningSchool-aged childrenChildren Aged 5Inclusion criteriaConduction thresholdLoss screeningAudiological servicesScreening protocolAged 5La RomanaAudiometryChildrenCohortScreeningAudiometerRemote communitiesDurationSubjectsDominican RepublicExpeditious meansYears
1992
Comparison of enzyme-linked immunosorbent and indirect immunofluorescence assays for the detection of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-I antibodies in sera from rural Haiti
Grant W, Bia F, Chacko T, Jean-Baptiste M, Griffith B. Comparison of enzyme-linked immunosorbent and indirect immunofluorescence assays for the detection of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-I antibodies in sera from rural Haiti. Diagnostic Microbiology And Infectious Disease 1992, 15: 121-124. PMID: 1572136, DOI: 10.1016/0732-8893(92)90034-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWestern blotHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type IHuman T-cell lymphotropic virusEnzyme immunoassayRural HaitiLymphotropic virus type IRural Haitian populationUninfected H9 cellsPrevalence of HTLVMT-2 cellsPositive samplesEnzyme-linked immunosorbentVirus type IAvailable enzyme immunoassayIndirect immunofluorescence assaysNeurologic diseaseLymphotropic virusH9 cellsHealthy individualsIndirect immunofluorescenceImmunofluorescence assaysSerum samplesHaitian populationSerumHTLV
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