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
2008
Persistent and Relapsing Babesiosis in Immunocompromised Patients
Krause PJ, Gewurz BE, Hill D, Marty FM, Vannier E, Foppa IM, Furman RR, Neuhaus E, Skowron G, Gupta S, McCalla C, Pesanti EL, Young M, Heiman D, Hsue G, Gelfand JA, Wormser GP, Dickason J, Bia FJ, Hartman B, Telford SR, Christianson D, Dardick K, Coleman M, Girotto JE, Spielman A. Persistent and Relapsing Babesiosis in Immunocompromised Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008, 46: 370-376. PMID: 18181735, DOI: 10.1086/525852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase patientsAntibabesial treatmentClinical courseControl subjectsBlood smearsRetrospective case-control studyOptimal treatment regimenStandard antimicrobial therapyMalaria-like illnessBabesia microti infectionMost cases patientsCase-control studyCourse of therapyB-cell lymphomaAdministration of atovaquoneImmunologic statusStandard therapyAntimicrobial regimenSuch patientsTreatment regimenMicroti infectionAntimicrobial therapyPersistent infectionCell lymphomaAcute babesiosis
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
2006
Bacillus megaterium delayed onset lamellar keratitis after LASIK.
Ramos-Esteban JC, Servat JJ, Tauber S, Bia F. Bacillus megaterium delayed onset lamellar keratitis after LASIK. Journal Of Refractive Surgery 2006, 22: 309-12. PMID: 16602323, DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060301-20.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsAntibiotic therapyClinical presentationMicrobial keratitisRight eye 2 weeksEye 2 weeksFinal visual acuityInitial clinical presentationOral antibiotic therapyAggressive antibiotic therapyCorrection of myopiaAntibiotic prophylaxisAffected eyeInfectious etiologySymptomatic reliefVisual acuityRight eyeUnusual presentationBacterial cultureMicrobiologic investigationsUneventful LASIKTherapeutic elevationRefractive surgeryLASIK flapStromal bedAseptic technique
2005
Mycobacterium chelonae–Mycobacterium abscessus complex clear corneal wound infection with recurrent hypopyon and perforation after phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation
Servat JJ, Ramos-Esteban JC, Tauber S, Bia FJ. Mycobacterium chelonae–Mycobacterium abscessus complex clear corneal wound infection with recurrent hypopyon and perforation after phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation. Journal Of Cataract & Refractive Surgery 2005, 31: 1448-1451. PMID: 16105623, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.12.053.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsCorneal UlcerCyanoacrylatesDrug Therapy, CombinationEye Infections, BacterialHumansLens Implantation, IntraocularMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMycobacterium chelonaeMycobacterium Infections, NontuberculousPhacoemulsificationRecurrenceRupture, SpontaneousSuppurationSurgical Wound InfectionTissue AdhesivesConceptsIntraocular lens implantationLens implantationWound infectionPosterior chamber intraocular lens implantationFull-thickness corneal perforationsSevere ocular morbidityPhacoemulsification incisionAggressive therapyCrystalline keratopathyOcular morbidityCorneal perforationCorneal biopsyLamellar keratitisOcular integrityAtypical mycobacteriaCausative organismCorrect diagnosisUnusual organismsCyanoacrylate gluePerforationHypopyonPhacoemulsificationInfectionIncisionImplantation
2004
Displaced bacterial colonies indicating Strongyloides larval migration on agar plates.
Mariappan MR, Vielemeyer O, Fadare O, Paventy S, Bia FJ. Displaced bacterial colonies indicating Strongyloides larval migration on agar plates. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2004, 128: 711-2. PMID: 15163219, DOI: 10.5858/2004-128-711-dbcisl.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
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
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
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 populationSerumHTLVMalaria prophylaxis: taking aim at constantly moving targets.
Bia F. Malaria prophylaxis: taking aim at constantly moving targets. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 1992, 65: 329-36. PMID: 1290274, PMCID: PMC2589577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalaria infectionPlasmodium vivax resistanceChloroquine-resistant strainsVivax resistancePatient populationAdjunctive measuresCertain antimalarialsNumber of womenChemoprophylaxisPalatable formulationsMalaria riskPlasmodium falciparumInfectionPreventionContinued emergenceChildrenToxicityDifferent toxicitiesPotential implicationsGeographic regionsPregnancyRepellent formulationsCliniciansAntimalarialsFalciparum
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
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
1985
Effects of Cyclosporine on the Pathogenesis of Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection in the Guinea Pig
Bia F, Lucia H, Bia M, Vine W, Tuttle A. Effects of Cyclosporine on the Pathogenesis of Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection in the Guinea Pig. Intervirology 1985, 24: 154-165. PMID: 2999030, DOI: 10.1159/000149635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary cytomegalovirus infectionGuinea pigsCytomegalovirus infectionPrimary CMV infectionEffect of cyclosporinePresence of CMVGuinea pig CMVGuinea pig modelInternal organsHartley guinea pigsTotal body weightUntreated controlsCMV isolationOral CsACMV infectionCsA administrationLymphocyte valuesLymphocytes/Inflammatory responseMean changeViral inclusionsBody weightPig modelDay 0CMV
1983
Histopathologic and ultrastructural studies of disseminated cytomegalovirus infection in strain 2 guinea pigs.
Fong C, Lucia H, Bia F, Hsiung G. Histopathologic and ultrastructural studies of disseminated cytomegalovirus infection in strain 2 guinea pigs. Laboratory Investigation 1983, 49: 183-94. PMID: 6308346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrain 2 guinea pigsGuinea pigsCytomegalovirus infectionSalivary glandsViral inclusionsCultured guinea pig cellsGuinea pig cytomegalovirus infectionDisseminated cytomegalovirus infectionSevere disseminated diseaseHigh mortality rateUseful animal modelGland duct cellsSalivary gland duct cellsDisseminated diseaseGuinea pig cellsHistologic examinationElectron microscopic examinationAnimal modelsMortality rateVirus inoculationGross lesionsInfectious virusVisceral tissuesPig cellsIntranuclear inclusionsRapidly 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
1982
Effects of Vaccination on Cytomegalovirus-Associated Interstitial Pneumonia in Strain 2 Guinea Pigs
Bia F, Lucia H, Fong C, Tarsio M, Hsiung G. Effects of Vaccination on Cytomegalovirus-Associated Interstitial Pneumonia in Strain 2 Guinea Pigs. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1982, 145: 742-747. PMID: 6281341, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/145.2.742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStrain 2 guinea pigsInterstitial pneumoniaCMV infectionGuinea pigsMinimal histopathologic changesTissue culture infective dosesBilateral interstitial pneumoniaEffect of vaccinationStudy of pathogenesisGuinea pig cytomegalovirusHistologic evidenceHistopathologic changesPneumoniaVaccinated animalsInfective dosesCytomegalovirusInfectionLungInfected tissuesPathogenesisPigsTissuePreventionAnimalsViremiaNeutrophil response and function during acute cytomegalovirus infection in guinea pigs.
Yourtee E, Bia F, Griffith B, Root R. Neutrophil response and function during acute cytomegalovirus infection in guinea pigs. Infection And Immunity 1982, 36: 11-6. PMID: 6281184, PMCID: PMC351177, DOI: 10.1128/iai.36.1.11-16.1982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute cytomegalovirus infectionTissue culture infective dosesCytomegalovirus infectionPolymorphonuclear leukocytesGuinea pig cytomegalovirusPeritoneal polymorphonuclear leukocytesGuinea pigsInfected animalsInflammatory stimuliUninfected controlsInfective dosesHartley strain guinea pigsType of infectionPhorbol myristate acetateAcute infectionGranulocyte numbersNeutrophil responseCasein injectionNeutrophil activatorInflammatory sitesBacterial stimuliControl animalsBone marrowDecreased mobilizationBacterial killing
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