A5030541068- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Immune responses and vaccinations
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Intramuscular injections and effects
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Machine Learning in Healthcare
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
- Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2023-2024
University Physicians
2017-2019
University of Cambridge
2013
Accumulating evidence suggests that adult vaccinations can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias.To compare for AD between adults with without prior vaccination against tetanus diphtheria, or pertussis (Tdap/Td); herpes zoster (HZ); pneumococcus.A retrospective cohort study was performed using Optum's de-identified Clinformatics® Data Mart Database. Included patients were free dementia during a 2-year look-back period were≥65 years old by start 8-year...
A growing literature supports a protective association between vaccines targeting an array of pathogens (e.g., influenza, pneumococcus, herpes zoster) and the risk Alzheimer disease (AD). This article discusses potential underlying mechanisms for this apparent effect immunizations against infectious on AD; explores basic pharmacoepidemiologic evidence association, with particular attention paid to important methodological variations among epidemiologic studies; reviews remaining...
Abstract Objective To prospectively evaluate ovariectomy and ovariohysterectomy via midline coeliotomy when being employed by supervised final year veterinary students for the purpose of routine canine neutering. Methods One hundred eight female dogs various breeds, presented to a teaching hospital neutering, were randomly allocated one two surgery groups, or ovariohysterectomy. The specified procedure was performed student. If duration exceeded 2 hours if major surgical anaesthetic...
As more patients seek care in the outpatient setting, opportunities for health care-acquired infections and associated outbreaks will increase. Without uptake of core infection prevention control strategies through formal initiation programs, patient safety issues surface. This review provides a step-wise approach implementing an program, highlighting some common pitfalls high-priority areas.
Background: Accurately identifying cognitive changes in Mexican American (MA) adults using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) requires knowledge of population-based norms for MMSE, a scale which has widespread use research settings. Objective: To describe distribution MMSE scores large cohort MA adults, assess impact requirements on their clinical trial eligibility, and explore factors are most strongly associated with scores. Methods: Visits between 2004–2021 Cameron County Hispanic...
The rate of progression Alzheimer's disease (AD) differs dramatically between patients. Identifying the most is critical because when their numbers differ treated and control groups, it distorts outcome, making impossible to tell whether treatment was beneficial. Much recent effort, then, has gone into identifying RPs. We pooled de-identified placebo-arm data three randomized controlled trials (RCTs), EXPEDITION, EXPEDITION 2, 3, provided by Eli Lilly Company. After processing, included 1603...
Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients have varying responses to AD drugs and there may be no single treatment for all patients. Trial after trial shows that identifying non-responsive responsive subgroups their corresponding moderators will provide better insights into subject selection interpretation in future clinical trials. We aim extensively investigate pre-treatment features moderate effect of Galantamine, Bapineuzumab, Semagacestat from completed data. obtained individual-level...
Breaches in reprocessing reusable instrument through high level disinfection (HLD) can result transmission of infections. Cleaning followed by high-level performed qualified medical staff ensures that there is prevention disease among patients. Qualification to reprocess the instruments includes education on transport, cleaning, disinfection, and storage semi-critical according manufactures instructions. We created a competency program included didactic component hands-on training evaluate...