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Steven M. Lowenstein Collection - Addenda. 1960s-2007
No full textThe Steven Lowenstein Collections documents professional activities of Steven Lowenstein, writer, researcher, historian, and teacher. Documents comprising the collection reflect his interests in a wide spectrum of topics related to Jews and Judaism, such as modernity and tradition and their influence on the religion and common folks; Berlin Jews of the upper strata; similarities and differences between agrarian/rural and urban Jews; popular and official Judaism; secular and religious Jews; and other Jewish related topics. However, there is a very small amount of materials related to his professional activities other than research and writing.There are two distinct types of materials – correspondence and manuscripts: Correspondence collected here pertain to Steven Lowenstein’s writings and publishing efforts; his teaching activities; conferences; writings by others; and research projects. Additional correspondence dealing with Steven Lowenstein’s editorial work, writings, and publishing efforts is found in Series II: Writings.Writings collected here range from large scale works to short essays, reviews and lectures. By and large, his manuscripts are accompanied by very extensive supplementary materials such as notes, research files, correspondence with publishers regarding publications and publication’s rights, small amount of correspondence with colleagues, and printed materials. Additionally, there are legal documents, such as agreements and permissions; small amount of printed materials, and photographs.Steven Lowenstein, scholar, teacher, and a writer was born in New York in 1945 into a family of German –Jewish refugees. He received his master’s degree from Princeton University in 1969 and went on earning a doctorate degree from Princeton University in 1972. He taught at a number of universities, including Columbia University and Monmouth College, and worked as a researcher at YIVO and the Leo Baeck Institute. In the late 1970s Dr. Lowenstein moved to California where he taught Jewish history at the American Jewish University. He is the author of a large number of scholarly works, including The Jewish Cultural Tapestry: International Jewish Folk Traditions; The Berlin Jewish Community: Enlightenment, Family and Crisis, 1770-1830; and Frankfurt on the Hudson: The German-Jewish Community of Washington Heights, 1933-1983, Its structure and Culture.digitize
Buschke-Lowenstein Tumor
No full textGiant Condyloma acuminatum (GCA) , or Buschke-Lowenstein tumor (BLT), is a slow-growing, locally destructive, rare tumor that may occur in the anogenital region and it is related to human papillomavirus (HPV), which was first described by Buschke - Lowenstein in 1925. After consulting the databases of Latin American and Caribbean Literature (LILACS) and International Literature in Health Sciences and Biomedical (PubMed), without temporal delimitation or study design, using the MeSH terms "vulvar neoplasms," "giant condyloma of Buschke and Lowenstein", "condylomata acuminate”, we found 24 articles. After exclusion of the articles that did not address the BLT, it remained ten cases reported in the literature. We reported a case of BLT that clashes with the profile described in the literature. Consent was obtained from the patient for publication of the case and images.</jats:p
Buschke-Lowenstein tumor in a patient with HIV and Psoriasis
No full textThe Buschke-Lowenstein tumor, known as the giant condyloma acuminatum, is a rare lesion of the anorectal and PerianaL region; it is sexually transmitted and associated with human papilloma virus, types 6 and 11. Histologically, it is a benign tumor, but it can reach big proportions and may behave aggressively. The purpose of this study is to report the case of a patient diagnosed with HIV and psoriasis 14 years ago, associated with Buschke-Lowenstein tumor and other diffuse condylomatous lesions in the body. Resumo: O tumor de Buschke-Lowenstein, também conhecido como condiloma acuminado gigante, é uma lesão rara da região anorretal e perianal, sexualmente transmitida, associada ao papiloma vírus humano, Tipos 6 e 11. Histologicamente, trata-se de um tumor benigno, mas clinicamente atinge grandes proporções e pode se comportar de forma agressiva. O objetivo deste estudo é relatar o caso de um paciente com diagnóstico de HIV e psoríase há 14 anos, associado ao tumor de Buschke-Lowenstein e outras lesões condilomatosas difusas no corpo
Reduced number of cytokine-expressing inflammatory cells in AD after topical tacrolimus treatment
No full textAntiepileptic drug prophylaxis in severe traumatic brain injury [2] (multiple letters)
No full textA discussion about the use of anti-epileptic drugs in patients with severe heade traum
Preliminary findings of the first Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1971-72; anthropometric and clinical findings.
No full text"April 1975.""Sidney Abraham, Frank W. Lowenstein and Daniel E. O'Connell"--P. 1.Bibliography: p. 29-30.Mode of access: Internet
Análise do método ogawa-kudoh e comparação com o método lowenstein-jensen para diagnóstico da tuberculose no estado de Rondônia
No full textDissertação apresentada ao Curso de Pós-Graduação – Mestrado em Biologia Experimental
do Núcleo de Saúde da Universidade Federal de Rondônia/UNIR, como requisito para obtenção
do Grau de Mestre em Biologia Experimental.A tuberculose é uma doença infecciosa crônica que acompanha a humanidade desde os
primórdios da História. Hoje, ela se apresenta como um dos problemas que mais preocupa as
autoridades sanitárias de todo o mundo, devido à sua crescente incidência em diferentes
grupos populacionais. Entre os países com maior número de casos de tuberculose, o Brasil
ocupa o 15º lugar entre os 22 países responsáveis por 80% do total de casos de tuberculose no
mundo. A incidência nacional de casos é de 50/100.000 habitantes. Em Rondônia, em 2006
foram registrados 454 casos novos de tuberculose com incidência de 46/100.000. O Programa
Nacional de Controle da Tuberculose prioriza a cultura para os casos de baciloscopia negativa
com suspeita clínica, tuberculose extrapulmonares e HIV positivos. Este estudo comparou o
método de descontaminação e cultura Ogawa-Kudoh com o método de descontaminação
Lauril Sulfato de Sódio com semeadura em Lowentein Jensen. Foram analisadas 80 amostras
de culturas, para diagnóstico e controle de tratamento de pacientes. Verificou-se que nas 25
amostras com culturas positivas, 23 (92%) cresceram pelo método Ogawa-Kudoh e 10 (40%)
cresceram pelo método Lauril Sulfato de Sódio com semeadura em Lowenstein Jensen.
Observou-se um alto índice de contaminação 11,2% na técnica Lauril Sulfato de SódioLowenstein
Jensen, já na técnica Ogawa-Kudoh o índice foi de 5%. Comparando a
baciloscopia com a cultura nos dois métodos, das 19 amostras com baciloscopias positivas, 16
(84,21%) culturas foram positivas no meio Ogawa-Kudoh e 6 (31,57%) positivas no Lauril
Sulfato de Sódio-Lowenstein Jensen; 2 (10,53%) culturas foram negativas no meio OgawaKudoh
e 5 ( 26,31%) negativas para o método Lauril Sulfato de Sódio-Lowenstein Jensen.
Nas amostras paucibacilares, o método Ogawa-Kudoh apresentou maior sensibilidade, 7
(11,47%) enquanto no Lauril Sulfato de Sódio-Lowenstein Jensen 4 (6,56%). O sexo
masculino prevaleceu com 67,53%, quanto à faixa etária predominaram os indivíduos a partir
dos 40 anos com 66,65% dos casos. Os resultados obtidos neste experimento reforçam que o
método simplificado Ogawa-Kudoh pode substituir o método Lauril Sulfato de SódioLowenstein
Jensen sem prejuízos para a busca de casos no Programa Nacional de Controle da
Tuberculose em nosso Estado, principalmente em laboratórios com baixos recursos
financeiros e tecnológicos
Multicentecomparison of ESP Culture System II with BActec 460TB and with Lowenstein-Jensen medium for recovery of mycobacteria from different clinical specimens including blood
No full textThe recently developed ESP Culture System II (AccuMed, Chicago, Ill.) was compared with radiometric BACTEC 460TB (Becton Dickinson, Towson, Md.) and with Lowenstein-Jensen medium for recovery of mycobacteria from over 2,500 clinical specimens both of respiratory and nonrespiratory origin, including blood. The majority of the 219 mycobacterial isolates (129) belonged to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, followed by 37 isolates of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and 53 isolates of eight other mycobacterial species. Rates of recovery obtained with BACTEC, ESP, and Lowenstein-Jensen medium were 89, 79, and 64%, respectively, with such differences being statistically significant. Different media and systems appeared to behave differently when the more frequently detected organisms were considered: M. tuberculosis complex isolates grew better with BACTEC, and MAC isolates grew better with ESP. An analysis of the combinations of Lowenstein-Jensen medium with BACTEC and with ESP did not reveal significant differences in recovery rates. With regard to the times needed for the detection of positive cultures, they were significantly longer on Lowenstein-Jensen medium (average, 28 days) than with the remaining two systems, between which there was no difference (average, 18 days). We conclude, therefore, that the ESP system, when used in combination with a solid medium, performs as well as the thoroughly validated radiometric BACTEC system and offers the advantages of full automation and absence of radioisotopes
Rendimento da cultura de escarro na comparação de um sistema de diagnóstico automatizado com o meio de Lowenstein-Jensen para o diagnóstico da tuberculose pulmonar Sputum culture yield: comparing an automated diagnostic system to Löwenstein-Jensen medium in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
No full textINTRODUÇÃO: A tuberculose permanece um problema de saúde pública mundial. OBJETIVO: Avaliar um sistema de diagnóstico automatizado de tuberculose, comparando-o com baciloscopia e cultura em meio de Lowenstein-Jensen. MÉTODO: Estudo comparativo entre os resultados obtidos no sistema automatizado, baciloscopia do escarro e em meio de Lowenstein-Jensen, em 844 amostras de escarro de setembro a dezembro de 1999, em centro de referência para tuberculose em São Paulo (SP). RESULTADOS: Das 844 amostras, 27,1% mostraram-se positivas para bacilo álcool-acidorresistente e 72,9% negativas. Nos cultivos em Lowenstein-Jensen, 34,7% foram positivas e 63% negativas; no sistema automatizado, 37,1% foram positivas e 56,9% negativas. Observou-se sensibilidade de 98,1% e 91.9% no sistema automatizado e no Lowenstein-Jensen, respectivamente. A especificidade e o valor preditivo positivo foram de 100% nos dois métodos. O valor preditivo negativo foi de 98,9% no sistema automatizado e de 95,5% no Lowenstein-Jensen. A acurácia foi de 99,3% no sistema automatizado e 97% no Lowenstein-Jensen e o Kappa de 0,99 no sistema automatizado e 0,94 no Lowenstein-Jensen. O tempo médio de detecção das micobactérias no sistema automatizado (10,5 dias) apresentou diferença estatística significativa quando comparado com o método de Lowenstein-Jensen (34,7 dias). CONCLUSÃO: O rendimento da cultura com o sistema automatizado apresentou diferença estatística significativa quando comparado com o meio de Lowenstein-Jensen. O tempo médio de detecção das micobactérias foi significativamente reduzido no sistema automatizado. O rendimento do sistema automatizado justifica sua utilização em unidade de referência ambulatorial para a tuberculose em São Paulo.BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis continues to be a global health problem. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate an automated system designed to diagnose tuberculosis, comparing it to sputum microscopy and culture in Löwenstein-Jensen medium. METHOD: A comparative study using 844 sputum samples, collected between September and December of 1999 at a reference center for tuberculosis in São Paulo, Brazil, to draw distinctions between the results obtained through the use of the automated system and those obtained through sputum microscopy and culture in Löwenstein-Jensen medium. RESULTS: Of the 844 samples evaluated, 27.1% tested positive for acid-fast bacilli, and 72.9% tested negative. In Löwenstein-Jensen culture, 34.7% were positive and 63% were negative, compared with 37.1% positivity and 56.9% negativity using the automated system. Sensitivity was 98.1% for the automated system and 91.9% for Löwenstein-Jensen culture. Specificity and positive predictive value were 100% for both methods. Negative predictive value was 98.9% for the automated system and 95.5% for Löwenstein-Jensen culture. The degree of accuracy was 99.3% for the automated system and 97% for Löwenstein-Jensen culture, and the Kappa was 0.99 for the automated system and 0.94 for Löwenstein-Jensen culture. The difference between the mean time to detection of mycobacteria using the automated system (10.5 days) and that found using Löwenstein-Jensen culture (34.7 days) was statistically significant. CONCLUSION: The difference between the culture yield obtained using the automated system and that achieved with Löwenstein-Jensen culture was statistically significant. Mean time to detection of mycobacteria was significantly shorter with the automated system. The higher yield provided by this new system justifies its use in a reference center for tuberculosis in São Paul
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