Vol 38, No 1 (2019)

March

Table of Contents

Full-Length Articles

Dying in the Intensive Care Unit
Francisco Del Olmo, Yomayra Otero, Juan Flores, Jesse Aleman, William Rodríguez-Cintrón
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Resuscitation Strategies in Early Septic Shock: A Survey of Puerto Rico Intensive Care Physicians
Juan Flores, Francisco Del Olmo, Jesse Aleman, Yomayra Otero, William Rodríguez-Cintrón
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Polymyxin B for Gram Negative Multidrug Resistant Bacteria in a Hispanic Population
Rafael de León-Borrás, Carlos Sánchez-Sergentón, Angel Mayor-Becerra, Angel F. Laureano-Cuadrado
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15-21
Evaluation of Serum Circulating Levels of ICAM-1 as Tuberculosis Risk-assessment Factor in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Zainab Aslam, Maryam Mumtaz, Naila Malkani
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22-26
Novel Molecular Signatures of Chikungunya Virus in Puerto Rico
Pablo López, Omayra De Jesús, Jetsimary García-Justiniano, Vanessa Rivera-Amill
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27-32
New Diagnoses among HIV+ Men and Women in Puerto Rico: Data from the HIV Surveillance System 2003-2014
Vivian Colón-López, Sandra Miranda-De León, Mark Machin-Rivera, Roxana Soto-Abreu, Edna L. Marrero-Cajigas, Yadira Rolón-Colón, Ileska M. Valencia-Torres, Erick L. Suárez-Pérez
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33-39
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Tumor’s Characteristics and Histologic Subtype as a Predictor for Subclinical Spread and Number of Mohs Stages required to Achieve Tumor-Free Margins
Aileen Santos-Arroyo, Osward Y. Carrasquillo, Rocio Cardona, Jorge L. Sánchez, Sheila Valentín-Nogueras
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40-45
Tobacco Use and Associated Health Conditions and Risk Factors in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Transsexual Populations of Puerto Rico, 2013–2015
Alex Cabrera-Serrano, Marcos E. Felici-Giovanni, Antonio L. Cases-Rosario
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46-53
Prevalence and Risk Factors associated with Homelessness among Drug Users in Puerto Rico
Juan Carlos Reyes, Melissa Welch-Lazoritz, Laura Zayas-Martinez, Bilal Khan, Kirk Dombrowski
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54-59

Brief Reports

Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio is Useful in Differentiation of Malign and Benign Thyroid Nodules
Mustafa Sit, Gulali Aktas, Hayri Erkol, Semih Yaman, Fatih Keyif, Haluk Savli
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60-63

Case Report

Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Disease diagnosed in Postmortem Examination: A Case Series
Raisa I. Balbuena-Merle, María Santé-Pérez, Juan Pérez-Berenguer, Román Velez-Rosario, María Correa-Rivas, Alexandra Jiménez
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64-67

Letter to the Editor

Ocular Problem in Chikungunya Fever: Comment on the Article by Ulloa-Padilla et al
Beuy Joob, Viroj Wiwanitkit, REPLY: Jan P. Ulloa-Padilla, Pedro J. Dávila, Natalio J. Izquierdo
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