Infectious Diseases
Original Research
How reliable is self-testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia among men who have sex with men?
Our study shows that patients who collected their own rectal and pharyngeal samples had test results that were of equal or better accuracy than...
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Review: Interferon therapy for hepatitis C offers little benefit
Major Finding: The risk of all-cause mortality among hepatitis C patients receiving interferon monotherapy after not responding to prior treatment...
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Adult vaccine coverage called 'unacceptably low'
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Pneumococcal vaccine changes key in 2013 adult immunization schedule
Commentary
The pneumococcal gauntlet has been thrown: Can we pick it up?
Conference Coverage
Novel S. aureus vaccine found safe, immunogenic
Major Finding: The vaccine was highly immunogenic across dose levels and age groups, and was safe and well tolerated, although local reactions...
Conference Coverage
Medication errors prevalent among HIV-positive inpatients
Major Finding: Fully 50% of patients had an error in an antiretroviral regimen or an opportunistic infection medication, and 65% were neither...
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Immunization schedule, catch-up plan combined for kids, teens
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New strain of norovirus wreaks havoc
Major Finding: A new strain of norovirus caused 53% of outbreaks in the United States from September-December 2012.Data Source: These statistics...