"Humans"

Tuberculosis and HIV co-infections in Jamaican children.
BACKGROUND: There has been a worldwide increased prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in recent years, with a similar trend observed in …
M. Geoghagen, J. A. Farr, I. Hambleton, R. Pierre, C. D. C. Christie
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Uptake of interventions, outcomes and challenges in caring for HIV-exposed infants in Kingston, Jamaica.
BACKGROUND: In a few Caribbean islands, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (pMTCT) of HIV with zidovudine prophylaxis has …
J. C. Steel-Duncan, R. Pierre, T. Evans-Gilbert, B. Rodriquez, M. F. Smikle, P. Palmer, S. Whorms, I. Hambleton, J. P. Figueroa, C. D. C. Christie
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Outcome of pregnancy in homozygous sickle cell disease.
OBJECTIVE: Previous reports on pregnancy in homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease are biased by hospital-based, more severely affected …
Graham R. Serjeant, Luana Look Loy, Mark Crowther, Ian R. Hambleton, Minerva Thame
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Paravertebral anaesthesia for breast surgery an initial experience at the University Hospital of the West Indies.
Paravertebral blockade (PVB) is a regional anaesthetic technique that allows the injection of local anaesthetic agents into the …
A. M. Crawford-Sykes, D. E. Chin, I. R. Hambleton
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Newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Brazil: the Campinas experience.
Newborn screening for sickle cell disease commenced in 1992 in Sao Paulo State and by the end of 2000, the programme covered 78 …
S. Brandelise, V. Pinheiro, C. S. Gabetta, I. Hambleton, B. Serjeant, G. Serjeant
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Identifying homozygous sickle cell disease when neonatal screening is not available: a clinic-based observational study.
OBJECTIVES: Life-threatening clinical complications can occur in the first years of life in people with homozygous sickle cell disease. …
I. R. Hambleton, K. J. J. Wierenga
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Inhaled bronchodilators for acute chest syndrome in people with sickle cell disease.
BACKGROUND: Bronchodilators are used to treat bronchial hyper-responsiveness in asthma. Bronchial hyper-responsiveness may be a …
J. A. Knight-Madden, I. R. Hambleton
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Chronic leg ulceration in homozygous sickle cell disease: the role of venous incompetence.
Chronic leg ulceration is a common cause of morbidity in Jamaican patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease. Ulcers heal more …
Andrea Clare, Michael FitzHenley, June Harris, Ian Hambleton, Graham R. Serjeant
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Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Jamaica. A hospital-based description.
The continuing worldwide epidemic of adult HIV/AIDS has led to an increase in the number of HIV-positive children mainly through …
T. Evans-Gilbert, I. Hambleton, C. A. McKenzie, M. Samms-Vaughan
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Haematological response to parvovirus B19 infection in homozygous sickle-cell disease.
Infection with human parvovirus B19 is known to cause aplastic crises in patients with homozygous sickle-cell disease. We studied the …
B. E. Serjeant, I. R. Hambleton, S. Kerr, C. G. Kilty, G. R. Serjeant
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