SMJ articles in the category "Mississippi"

Original Article

OPEN ACCESS: A Proportionate Mortality Study of Mississippi’s Agricultural Industry, 2017–2021

Objectives: Individuals employed in the agricultural industry encounter hazards in their work that could lead to injury or illness. Furthermore, the mental stress of being involved in the agricultural industry could lead to negative health-related outcomes for workers. This study evaluates the causes of deaths among employees in Mississippi’s agricultural…

Posted in: agriculture 2 Mississippi 7

Original Article

Pediatric Osteosarcoma: A Single Institution’s Experience

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate outcomes with an examination of individual predictors influencing survival at a single institution. Methods: This was a retrospective review of the 28 pediatric osteosarcoma patients diagnosed and studied from 2000 through 2012. Twenty-eight patient charts and imaging studies were reviewed for…

Posted in: Mississippi 7 outcomes 19 pediatrics 33

Original Article

Breast Cancer in Mississippi: Impact of Race and Residential Geographical Setting on Cancer at Initial Diagnosis

Objective: To analyze female breast cancer data for Mississippi from 2005 to 2009 to test whether race and/or geography had an impact on the stage of breast cancer at the time of diagnosis. Methods: A cross-sectional design for data was developed and collected by the Mississippi Cancer Registry (MCR). The…

Posted in: breast cancer 44 Mississippi 7

Original Article

Gastrointestinal Cancers in Mississippi

Objectives: According to a 2007 US Census Bureau report, Mississippi is the poorest state in the United States and is ranked last among all 50 states for overall quality of health. The objective of the study was to describe gastrointestinal (GI) cancers in Mississippi overall and the Mississippi Delta region…

Posted in: healthcare disparity 3 Mississippi 7 screening 34

Original Article

Factors Associated with Recently Transmitted Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain MS0006 in Hinds County, Mississippi

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate risk factors associated with tuberculosis (TB) transmission that was caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain MS0006 from 2004 to 2009 in Hinds County, Mississippi. Methods: DNA fingerprinting using spoligotyping, mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit, and IS6110-based restriction fragment length polymorphism of culture-confirmed cases…

Posted in: HIV 30 Mississippi 7 tuberculosis 13

Original Article

Challenges and Opportunities in a Tuberculosis Outbreak Investigation in Southern Mississippi, 2005-2007

Objective: Between December 2005 and November 2007, a cluster of 11 tuberculosis (TB) cases emerged in Jackson County, Mississippi. We investigated the potential sources of disease transmission and epidemiologic links in this cluster to prevent future transmission in the community. Materials and Methods: Cases of TB reported in Jackson County…

Posted in: epidemiology 36 Mississippi 7 outbreak 2 tuberculosis 13

Case Report

Three Indigenous Cases of Leprosy in the Mississippi Delta

Three native-born patients from the Mississippi Delta presented with leprosy over a 13-month period. None had a history of foreign travel, contact with each other, or known leprosy patients. Two patients’ lesions lacked anesthesia, and all had a history of armadillo exposure. These cases add to the association of armadillo…

Posted in: leprosy 4 Mississippi 7
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