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E Barrett-Connor

Publications and source records attributed to E Barrett-Connor.

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PubMed1972

Human intestinal nematodiasis in the United States.

Human intestinal nematodes, all of which can be acquired in the continental United States, can cause a variety of ills including iron deficiency anemia, surgical emergencies, eosinophilic pneumonia, malabsorption, dysentery, myositis, and death. The severity of illness is related to the number of parasites acquired exogenously or the ability of the parasite to multiply within the host. Diagnosis of clinically significant infection can usually be made by stool examination, and appropriate treatment requires an understanding of the life-span and pathogenic potential of the parasite.

Anthelmintics↗
PubMed1971

Amebiasis, today, in the United States.

A most important factor in the detection of amebiasis is to entertain the diagnosis first. Appropriate search for the parasite should precede other diagnostic or therapeutic efforts which may mask the correct diagnosis for weeks. An alert suspicious physician with competence at the microscope can save the patient from amebic neurosis secondary to over diagnosis as well as chronic ill health and possible death related to underdiagnosis.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1971

Malaria: an "imported" disease to be reckoned with in the U.S.

Malaria is a treatable, potentially fatal disease. A detailed travel history and personal attention to laboratory diagnosis are essential. Infection related to current military ventures plus continued ever increasing civilian travel make it a disease to be borne in mind by medical practitioners.

Anopheles↗