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D A Driggers

Publications and source records attributed to D A Driggers.

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PubMed1981

Screening for anemia in infants: evidence in favor of using identical hemoglobin criteria for blacks and Caucasians.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the need for separate Hb screening criteria according to race by evaluating the Hb response to a therapeutic trial of iron in 1-yr-old infants. Among the 1128 infants who were screened, a significantly larger percentage of blacks (37%) than Caucasians (22%) had a Hb less than 11.5 g/dl. However, when these screen-positive infants were treated with oral iron for 3 months, the percentage who had a greater than or equal to g/dl response was similar in blacks (38%) and Caucasians (35%). Our results indicated that a slight but significant inherent tendency to lower Hb values among the black infants was counter-balanced by a substantially higher prevalence of iron deficiency anemia. These findings are in favor of using uniform Hb screening criteria in similar populations.

Anemia↗
PubMed1980

Poisoning in childhood and adolescence: a study of 111 cases admitted to a military hospital.

One hundred eleven cases of poisoning (over a 4 1/2-year period) were retrospectively reviewed at a military medical center. Results of the review included the following: (1) two peak age ranges for poisoning were identified: the 1 1/2- to 4-year-old child who accidently ingests both drugs and non-drugs, and the female adolescent who ingests drugs as a suicide attempt or gesture; (2) hydrocarbons and aspirin were the most common agents ingested; however, if grouped, drugs with anticholinergic effects would replace aspirin as the second most common poison; (3) emergency treatment included emesis or lavage in four fifths of poisonings except in ingestions of hydrocarbons or caustics where its use is controversial; (4) incidence of recurrence of poison ingestion was three percent, and morbidity and mortality combined were less than one percent; and (5) two thirds of patients were asymptomatic on admission and hospitalized primarily for observation.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1980

Infant nutrition made simple.

During the first six months of life, infants should gain about 1 oz. of weight daily. In the second six months of life, they should gain at about half that rate. To attain this rate of weight gain, infants must receive 120 kilocalories (kcal.) per kg. per day during the first six months and 100 kcal. per kg. per day in the second six months. Iron deficiency is the leading specific nutritional disorder in this age group.

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Comparison of single-dose vs one-week course of metronidazole for symptomatic bacterial vaginosis.

In a prospective, single-blind, randomized study, a single 2-g dose of metronidazole was compared with a seven-day course of 500 mg given twice daily in the treatment of symptomatic vaginal discharge associated with Gardnerella vaginalis. Based on resolution of symptoms and on cultures negative for G vaginalis, 86% (40/46) of women treated with the single dose and 97% (35/36) of women treated with the seven-day course were considered cured at seven to ten days after treatment. Evaluation at 21 days after treatment, however, indicated that only 46% (16/34) of patients treated with the single 2-g dose were considered cured compared with 86% (26/30) of those treated with the seven-day course. Treatment of sexual contacts did not significantly improve cure rates in either group.

Adolescent↗