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J Hodgson

Publications and source records attributed to J Hodgson.

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PubMed1983

Infection with parvovirus-like virus and aplastic crisis in chronic hemolytic anemia.

From 1980 to 1982 seven adults with chronic hemolytic anemia were admitted to Cook County Hospital, Chicago, with aplastic crisis. Six of these patients had sickle cell anemia, the seventh patient had beta thalassemia intermedia. Virologic studies showed that six patients had acute infection with the human parvovirus-like virus; in the remaining patient the lack of appropriate specimens precluded viral diagnosis. We describe the features of the virus infection and accompanying erythroid aplasia, and discuss the role of parvovirus-like virus as the etiologic agent in the arrest of erythrocyte production.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

Hepatitis and haemophilia therapy in Australia.

243 Australian haemophiliacs have been studied retrospectively over 4 1/2 years to assess the effect of treatment products on liver function and to determine the frequency of hepatitis-B markers in these patients. Commercial blood products are not used in Australia, and the patients were treated with products of blood from unpaid donors screened for hepatitis B surface antigen. Cryoprecipitate was the major treatment product, and only small amounts of factor VIII and IX concentrates were used. Despite the use of blood products obtained from entirely voluntary blood donors and the frequent use of single-donor packs of cryoprecipitate, markers of viral hepatitis were common in these haemophiliacs. Antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen was detected in 63% of the patients, and there were 66 cases of non-A, non-B hepatitis during the study. 29 of these episodes persisted for longer than 6 months. 13 patients (5.4%) had hepatitis B during the study; 2 patients remained HBsAg-positive for longer than 6 months. Abnormal serum aminotransferase levels were found in 34% of the patients; in 8% of patients these abnormalities persisted for more than 6 months.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

The detection of rubella-specific IgM by an immunosorbent assay with solid-phase attachment of red cells (SPARC).

An immunosorbent assay using solid-phase attachment of red cells (SPARC) was used for the detection of rubella-specific IgM. The method is described and the results compared with those obtained by the IgM antibody capture radioimmunoassay (MACRIA). One hundred and ninety-nine sera were investigated for the presence of rubella-specific IgM and only one discrepant result occurred, namely a false positive obtained by MACRIA in a patient with infectious mononucleosis. Rheumatoid factor, heterophile antibody, and rubella-specific IgG did not interfere with the results obtained by the SPARC technique. Advantages of the SPARC technique include the case and lack of expense of testing large numbers of sera, the small volume of sample required and the fact that pretreatment of serum is not necessary.

Antibodies, Viral↗
PubMed1982

Occurrence of infection with a parvovirus-like agent in children with sickle cell anaemia during a two-year period.

The occurrence of infection with a parvovirus-like agent during the period April 1979-May 1981 in children attending a single sickle cell clinic in London was investigated. Virus was detected in serum by counter-current immunoelectrophoresis (CIE) and immunoelectron microscopy (IEM). Viral antibody was detected by CIE and specific IgM antibody by an IgM-antibody capture assay. Of the 68 children studied nine presented in aplastic crisis and evidence of infection with the parvovirus-like agent at the time of the crisis was found in all nine. Eighteen of the other children were antibody-positive at some time during the study. In 11 children there was no evidence of recent infection; however, two of these had a history of aplastic crisis in previous years. The other seven seroconverted during the course of the study but did not show any haematological effects. Five of these had a primary infection, one appeared to have reinfection and in the seventh there were insufficient data to distinguish between the two. Possible explanations for the difference between those presenting with aplastic crisis and those with asymptomatic seroconversion are discussed.

Anemia, Sickle Cell↗
PubMed1979

Effects of physical conditioning on cardiorespiratory function, body composition and serum lipids in relatively normal-weight and obese middle-aged women.

The primary purpose was to investigate the effects of a 12-week (4 day/week) physical conditioning program on cardiorespiratory function, body composition, and serum lipids (cholesterol and triglyceride concentration) in sedentary, middle-age women. A secondary purpose was to clarify the influence of excessive body fatness on the conditioning response. Forty-two 29 to 47-year-old premenopausal women volunteered; four were excluded and two dropped out, leaving 36 who completed the study, ie, 23 obese (O) (greater than 30 per cent fatness, mean = 38 per cent) and 13 lean to normal (N) (less than 30 per cent body fatness, mean = 25 per cent). The conditioning program included a 10-minute warm-up, 15 to 25 minutes of walking-jogging at an individually prescribed training heart rate corresponding to 75 per cent of maximal oxygen intake (VO2max) and a five-minute recovery period. Heart rate and systolic blood pressure at a given submaximal work load decreased in both N and O. VO2max increased (P less than 0.001 in both groups. The average increase in O was 15.0 per cent and 18.9 per cent and in N 12.6 per cent and 12.7 per cent when VO2max was expressed inlitre .min-1 and cm3.kg-1.min-1 respectively. HRmax remained unchanged in N, but decreased slightly (P less than 0.01) in O. Body weight remained essentially unchanged in N, yet decreased (P less than 0.001) in O. The sum of ten skinfolds decreased significantly (P less than 0.001) in both groups, but with a greater reduction in O. Fatness decreased slightly in N (P less than 0.05) and more in O (P less than 0.001) while fat-free weight remained unchanged in both groups. The conditioning program had no effect on serum lipids in either group. Thus, a physical conditioning program of moderate intensity affected obese and leaner women in a similar fashion.

Adult↗
PubMed1977

Human papovavirus in Papanicolaou smears of urinary sediment detected by transmission electron microscopy.

A technique is described whereby inclusion-bearing cells identified by light microscopy in stained smears of urinary sediment were reprocessed for examination in the electron microscope. The nuclei of the abnormal cells were found to contain numerous virus particles, 35 nm in diameter, which morphologically resembled papovaviruses. The technique was applied in this case to identify further the virus producing the cytopathic changes in the Papanicolaou smear. It could be particularly valuable for retrospective studies of mounted cytological or histological material when suitable specimens are no longer available for virological investigation.

Humans↗
PubMed1975

Effect of lactulose on rabbits fed on a low residue diet.

The effect of lactulose (Duphalac) was tested for four months on six rabbits on a low residue diet representative of the diet ingested by the peoples of western civilization. A control group of six rabbits simply had the low residue diet and they developed a very low fecal output, with a mean wet fecal weight measured at monthly intervals varying between 2 and 4.6 gm.; increased transit times of 48 hours and intracolonic pressures which increased over four months from a colonic motility index (CMI) of 12,261 to a CMI of 28,084 in response to neostigmine. The rabbits on diet and lactulose did not develop diarrhea but produced three times the wet fecal weight of the rabbits on diet alone, with a range of mean values from 9.4-12.4 gm.; transit times remained at 24 hours which is normal transit time for rabbits on regular laboratory diet; intracolonic pressures in response to neostigmine rose only from a CMI of 11,652 to a CMI of 14,263 during the four months on diet with lactulose.

Animals↗
PubMed1974

Transverse taeniamyotomy. A new surgical approach for diverticular disease.

The rationale of transverse taeniamyotomy in the treatment of diverticular disease of the colon, with or without inflammatory or other complications, is discussed. The technique of the operation is described, multiple transverse incisions being made at 2-cm intervals through the two thickened antimesenteric taeniae coli throughout the affected length of bowel. The indications and results in 18 patients are tabulated and discussed. Transverse taeniamyotomy is a simple procedure, rapidly performed, with minimal morbidity, and is well tolerated even by elderly, poor-risk patients. The results so far have been promising.

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