The following selection—alphabetical by title—reflects Cuban medical publishing in international journals over the last quarter on an array of topics.

An appraisal of blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier dysfunction during the course of Guillain Barré syndrome. Gonzalez Quevedo A, Carriera RF, O’Farrill ZL, Luis IS, Bécquer RM, Luis Gonzalez RS. Neurol India. 2009 May–Jun;57(3):288–94.

Application of a biochemical and clinical model to predict individual survival in patients with end-stage liver disease. Gomez EV, Bertot LC, Oramas BG, Soler EA, Navarro RL, Elias JD, et al. World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Jun 14;15(22):2768–77.

Augmenting frameworks for appraising the practices of community-based health interventions. Pérez D, Lefèvre P, Romero MI, Sánchez L, De Vos P, Van der Stuyft, P. Health Policy Plan. 2009 Jun 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Burden of Self-reported Acute Gastrointestinal Illness in Cuba. Aguiar Prieto P, Finley RL, Muchaal PK, Guerin MT, Isaacs S, Castro Domínguez A, et al. J Health Popul Nutr. 2009 Jun;27(3):345–57.

Clinical trial: Viusid® in combination with diet and exercise in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Vilar Gómez E, Rodríguez de Miranda A, Gra Oramas B, Arus Soler E, Llanio Navarro R, Calzadilla Bertot L, et al. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Aug 18. [Epub ahead of print]

Community involvement in dengue vector control: cluster randomised trial. Vanlerberghe V, Toledo ME, Rodríguez M, Gómez D, Baly A, Benítez JR, et al. BMJ. 2009 Jun 9;338:b1959. doi 10.1136/bmj.b1959.

Cost-Effectiveness of a Community-Based Approach Intertwined with a Vertical Aedes Control Program. Baly A, Toledo ME, Vanlerberghe V, Ceballos E, Reyes A, Sánchez I, et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Jul;81(1):88–93.

CSF/serum quotient graphs for the evaluation of intrathecal C4 synthesis. Padilla Docal B, Dorta Contreras AJ, Bu-Coifiu-Fanego R, Rey AR. Cerebrospinal Fluid Res. 2009 Jul 2;6:8.

Designing novel antitrypanosomal agents from a mixed graph-theoretical substructural approach. Planche AS, Scotti MT, Emerenciano VD, López AG, Pérez EM, Uriarte E. J Comput Chem. 2009 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print]

Immunoglobulin G antibody response in children and adults with acute dengue 3 infection. Vázquez S, Acosta N, Ruiz D, Calzada N, Alvaréz AM, Guzmán MG. J Virol Methods. 2009 Jul;159(1):6–9. Epub 2009 Feb 24.

Neuromyelitis optica positive antibodies confer a worse course in relapsing-neuromyelitis optica in Cuba and French West Indies. Cabrera-Gómez JA, Bonnan M, González-Quevedo A, Saíz-Hinajeros A, Marignier R, Olindo S, et al. Mult Scler. 2009 Jul;15(7):828–33. Epub 2009 Jun 4.

Nimotuzumab, an antitumor antibody that targets the epidermal growth factor receptor, blocks legand binding while permitting the active receptor conformation. Talavera A, Friemann R, Gómez-Puerta S, Martínez-Fleites C, Garrido G, Rabasa A, et al. Cancer Res. 2009 Jul 15;69(14):5851–9. Epub 2009 Jul 7.

Nutrition as a Vehicle for Cardiovascular Translational Research. Rodríguez-Leyva D, McCullough RS, Pierce GN. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2009 Sep;2(3):328–34.

Properties and clinical performance of vaccines containing outer membrane vesicles from Neisseria meningitides. Holst J, Martin D, Arnold R, Campa Huergo C, Oster P, O’Hallahan J, et al. Vaccine. 2009 June 24;27 Suppl 2:S3–12.

Treatment of intestinal protozoan infections in children. Escobedo AA, Almirall P, Alfonso M, Cimerman S, Rey S, Terry SL. Arch Dis Child. 2009 Jun;94(6):478–82.