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D Cummins

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PubMed1989

Electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with Lassa fever.

Electrocardiograms from 32 patients with acute Lassa fever were abnormal in over 70% of cases. The changes noted included non-specific ST-segment and T-wave abnormalities, ST-segment elevation, generalized low-voltage complexes, and changes reflecting electrolyte disturbance. None of the abnormalities correlated with clinical severity of infection, serum transaminase levels, or eventual outcome. ECG changes are common in Lassa fever, but usually unassociated with clinical manifestations of myocarditis.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1985

A note on the use of metal species in microbiological tests involving growth media.

The feasibility of using traditional growth media for biological testing of metal species, for example as potential microbiocides, was investigated. Significant interactions between both of the representative metal species studied, Cu2+ and FeEDTA, and the test media were found. It is recommended that the use of growth media for tests on metal species should be avoided.

Bacteria↗
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Acute sensorineural deafness in Lassa fever.

A prospective audiometric evaluation of 69 hospitalized febrile patients in Sierra Leone, West Africa, revealed a sensorineural hearing deficit (SNHD) in 14 (29%) of 49 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and in 0 of 20 febrile controls. An SNHD was present in nine (17.6%) of 51 people who had evidence of previous Lassa virus infection. Twenty-six of 32 local residents who had previously sustained a sudden deafness had antibody titers to Lassa virus of 16 or greater, compared with six of 32 matched controls. Lassa fever is associated with an incidence of SNHD, which considerably exceeds that previously reported with any other postnatally acquired infection, and accounts for a prevalence of virus-related hearing impairment in the eastern province of Sierra Leone that is greater than that reported from anywhere else in the world.

Acute Disease↗