Abstract:
:During a 6-month period in 1983, Escherichia coli O157:H7 was isolated from 19 (15%) of 125 patients with grossly bloody diarrhea and 1 sibling with non-bloody diarrhea in the Calgary area. There was no clustering of the cases geographically or in time. All but 1 had clinical manifestations typical of hemorrhagic colitis associated with E. coli O157:H7. The illness appeared to be associated with consumption of hamburgers by 15 patients. The diarrheal illness was usually self-limited, but 3 children developed the hemolytic-uremic syndrome shortly after onset of illness. The organism was excreted in the stools very briefly in adults, although bacterial shedding continued for a longer period in children. All isolates produced verotoxin, and cytotoxic activities were present in stool filtrates. The results suggest that the incidence of sporadic cases of hemorrhagic colitis due to E. coli O157:H7 may be higher than has been suspected, and that patients with grossly bloody diarrhea should be studied promptly for E. coli O157:H7 infection. Specific techniques for identifying this serotype must be applied to the stool cultures. Detection of free cytotoxin in stool filtrates may be an effective diagnostic procedure.
journal_name
Ann Intern Medjournal_title
Annals of internal medicineauthors
Pai CH,Gordon R,Sims HV,Bryan LEdoi
10.7326/0003-4819-101-6-738subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1984-12-01 00:00:00pages
738-42issue
6eissn
0003-4819issn
1539-3704journal_volume
101pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the most effective and safe dose of enoxaparin to prevent deep venous thrombosis in high-risk surgical patients. DESIGN:A double-blind, randomized, multicenter clinical trial. SETTING:Private, university, and government hospitals in the United States. PATIENTS:572 patients having elective hip ...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-121-2-199407150-00001
更新日期:1994-07-15 00:00:00
abstract:STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine if the combination of ganciclovir and intravenous cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin is effective in patients with cytomegalovirus pneumonia after bone marrow transplant. DESIGN:Consecutive entry trial with treatment for a minimum of 14 days. PATIENTS:Consecutive sample of 25 patients with bo...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-109-10-783
更新日期:1988-11-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Understanding the risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia can help to assess prognosis and devise and test preventive strategies. OBJECTIVE:To examine the baseline and time-dependent risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia and to determine the conditional probability and cumulative risk ov...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-129-6-199809150-00002
更新日期:1998-09-15 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess factors related to consensus among community physicians regarding appropriate screening intervals for eight cancer screening procedures for which guidelines have been published. DESIGN:Interviews were conducted with a national random sample of 3436 physicians in family practice, internal medicine, ...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-120-7-199404010-00012
更新日期:1994-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::In an effort to prevent cytomegalovirus infection among seronegative patients having marrow transplants, a globulin with high antibody levels against cytomegalovirus was given before and for 11 weeks after transplantation in a randomized trial. Among 36 patients who received no prophylactic granulocyte transfusions, g...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-98-4-442
更新日期:1983-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Dietary deficiency of vitamin B-12 has been reported, yet most people ingesting vitamin-B12-deficient diets even for many years appear to achieve a balance that does not lead to overt signs and symptoms of deficiency. I present the case of a vegan of 25 years' duration who developed severe neurologic abnormalities due...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-88-5-647
更新日期:1978-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Traditional educational methods change clinical practice only with considerable effort and difficulty. In particular, the teaching of critical appraisal in the setting of journal clubs does not increase the amount of medical research read by trainees. Experiential learning theory, corroborated by the success of proble...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-11-199706010-00006
更新日期:1997-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Adherence to short-term continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may predict long-term use. Unfortunately, initial CPAP intolerance may lead to poor adherence or abandonment of therapy. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a short course of eszopiclone at the onset of therapy improves long-term CPAP adherence m...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-10-200911170-00006
更新日期:2009-11-17 00:00:00
abstract::Meta-analysis is the process of combining study results that can be used to draw conclusions about therapeutic effectiveness or to plan new studies. We review important design and statistical issues of this process. The design issues include protocol development, objectives, literature search, publication bias, measur...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-107-2-224
更新日期:1987-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Two patients developed severe hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia, and hypokalemia as a result of renal wasting of magnesium and potassium shortly after being treated with large doses of gentamicin. When therapy with gentamicin was discontinued renal loss of magnesium and potassium ceased, and serum calcium, magnesium, and p...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-82-5-646
更新日期:1975-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The experience of serving as an expert witness can add considerably to a physician's knowledge of medicine and the forces that affect the profession. Each case compels the physician to examine carefully all the clinical data. The physician must assess the quality of care given and render an opinion that is consistent ...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-100-1-139
更新日期:1984-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::It is well recognized that physicians' relationships with their patients can have healing effects, but the skills in this area of medical practice are understudied. This article reports on research designed to identify a core set of healing skills. The authors interviewed 50 practitioners, who were identified by their...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-149-10-200811180-00006
更新日期:2008-11-18 00:00:00
abstract::Recent data indicate that the lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV) is morphologically similar to animal lentiviruses, such as equine infectious anemia and visna viruses. This finding, together with the cross-reactivity of the core proteins of LAV with those of the equine infectious anemia virus and a similarity in g...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-103-5-689
更新日期:1985-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Smokers with medical illnesses are at particular risk for complications caused by tobacco. Clinical trial data on the effectiveness of triple-combination pharmacotherapy for tobacco dependence treatment in these high-risk smokers are not available. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate extended duration of a triple-medicat...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-7-200904070-00004
更新日期:2009-04-07 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Antioxidant vitamins are thought to play a role in atherosclerosis. Supplementation of these nutrients has been explored as a means of reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. PURPOSE:To assess the evidence of the effectiveness of vitamin supplementation, specifically vitamins A, C, and E; beta-caro...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-139-1-200307010-00014
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Several studies show an inverse association between self-reported physical activity and type 2 diabetes. It is not known whether physical activity or cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with the onset of objectively determined impaired fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether ...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-130-2-199901190-00002
更新日期:1999-01-19 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Women treated with therapeutic chest radiation may develop breast cancer. PURPOSE:To summarize breast cancer risk and breast cancer surveillance in women after chest radiation for pediatric or young adult cancer. DATA SOURCES:Studies from MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and CINAHL (1966 to December ...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-152-7-201004060-00009
更新日期:2010-04-06 00:00:00
abstract::Patients with serious psychiatric disorders are frequently treated by primary care physicians, who may have difficulty keeping up with recent advances in psychiatry. This paper presents an updated synopsis for three major psychiatric illnesses: major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Current definitions...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-134-1-200101020-00013
更新日期:2001-01-02 00:00:00
abstract::Individual differences in metabolism of the sulfonamides may predispose patients to idiosyncratic reactions. Sulfonamides are metabolized by N-acetylation (mediated by a genetically polymorphic enzyme) and oxidation to potentially toxic metabolites. We examined 6 patients who had severe reactions to sulfonamides and c...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-105-2-179
更新日期:1986-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Computerized axial tomography permits accurate cross-sectional radiographic visualization of visceral organs. Thus, "radiographic area" of an organ slice can be calculated and converted to actual area from a standard grid printed on the roentgenogram. Because the width between slices is known, the volume of an organ s...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-90-2-185
更新日期:1979-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Physician performance failures are not rare and pose substantial threats to patient welfare and safety. Few hospitals respond to such failures promptly or effectively. Failure to ensure the quality and safety of the performance of colleagues is a breach of medicine's fiduciary responsibility to the public. A major rea...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-144-2-200601170-00008
更新日期:2006-01-17 00:00:00
abstract::Given the low mortality and morbidity of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) compared with other public health scourges, is the attention devoted to it misdirected? The SARS experience has provided at least 4 enduring lessons. First, by providing a test of the capacity of each part of the public health system...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-139-7-200310070-00011
更新日期:2003-10-07 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether self-assessment of purified protein derivative of tuberculin (PPD) skin test reactions, done using a simple two-choice approach, is an effective screening method for tuberculosis. DESIGN:Double-blind comparison between self-assessments and trained professional readings of PPD skin test r...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-125-4-199608150-00004
更新日期:1996-08-15 00:00:00
abstract::Although many manifestations of giant cell arteries are increasingly recognized, little attention has been paid to respiratory symptoms associated with this disorder. We report the cases of 16 patients with giant cell arteritis who had prominent symptoms related to the respiratory tract including cough, sore throat, a...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-101-5-594
更新日期:1984-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the relations among esophageal dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux, and lung involvement in patients with systemic sclerosis. DESIGN:Retrospective review of esophageal motility, esophageal pH, and pulmonary function data. SETTING:University hospital outpatient clinic and community. PATIENTS:3...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-121-1-199407010-00002
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Timing of initiation of screening for breast cancer is controversial in the United States. OBJECTIVE:To determine the threshold relative risk (RR) at which the harm-benefit ratio of screening women aged 40 to 49 years equals that of biennial screening for women aged 50 to 74 years. DESIGN:Comparative model...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-156-9-201205010-00002
更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A survey of general internist members of the American College of Physicians (ACP) in 1986 found that they did a large number and variety of procedures in their practices. Since then, changes in the practice of medicine, regulatory requirements, and availability of subspecialists may have affected the number ...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-146-5-200703060-00007
更新日期:2007-03-06 00:00:00
abstract::The youthful habits and family attitudes of medical students who later developed or died from one of five disease states were different from those of healthy classmate controls to begin with. In medical school, the total disorder group had significantly more nervous tension, anxiety, and anger under stress, had more i...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-85-5-653
更新日期:1976-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the amount of variation in in-hospital mortality and length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay that can be accounted for by clinical data available at ICU admission. DESIGN:Inception cohort study. SETTING:Forty-two ICUs in 40 hospitals, including 26 hospitals that were randomly selected and 14 la...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-118-10-199305150-00001
更新日期:1993-05-15 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To describe the relation between glycated hemoglobin and the incidence or progression, or both, of diabetic microvascular complications in persons with insulin-dependent (IDDM) and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). DESIGN:Population-based on cohort study. SETTING:An 11-county area in southern...
journal_title:Annals of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7326/0003-4819-124-1_part_2-199601011-00003
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00