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Cardiovascular Research 1999 44(3):459-461; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00242-4
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Copyright © 1999, European Society of Cardiology

Wasting away: what a waste

Part 3

Karl T. Weber*

Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Tennessee, Memphis College of Medicine, Rm. 353 Dobbs Research Institute, 951 Court Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA

* Tel.: +1-573-882-8580; fax: +1-573-884-4691 WeberKT@health.missouri.edu

Received 5 July 1999; accepted 26 July 1999

The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear below.

Wednesday, July 3, 1996. Chief Benton, Sam Adams, Frank Watkins and C.O. sat together reviewing information they had gathered about events in Hawk Point (see Cardiovasc Res 1999;42:xxx and yyy). Dr. Brian Parsons, practitioner in Hawk Point, had reviewed the telephone survey, distilled clinical features and was prepared to present his diagnosis.

‘Provisionally — and given the negative lab results obtained for parasites and bacterial pathogens, together with the clinical presentation — I believe we should implicate Cryptosporidiosis,’ said Brian. ‘I will immediately call my office to obtain stool specimens from affected families. Cryptosporidium oocysts have been identified as late as 20–30 days after the onset of infection,’ noted Parsons.

‘I heard about testing untreated water for Cryptosporidium using a fluorescent labeled monoclonal antibody technique,’ remarked Frank Watkins. ‘We could use it.’

‘Brian and I have pinpointed households of affected families,’ Chief Benton said. He brought out the county map, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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