Infectious Diseases
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FDA Panel Backs Avian Flu Vaccine
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Reinfection, Not Relapse, Likely Spurred Lyme Recurrence
Major Finding: In all 22 paired episodes of erythema migrans, the second episode was caused by a strain of Borrelia burgdorferi that was...
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Pertussis Immunity Drop Linked to Whole Cell Vaccine Withdrawal
Major Finding: Compared with their peers who had received at least one dose of whole cell vaccine, patients who had received only acellular...
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'Cocooning' Problematic but May Protect Children From Illness
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Handling Vaccines Won't Immunize Practices Against Financial Risk
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Treating herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia: An evidence-based approach
When are corticosteroids appropriate for patients with herpes zoster? Which tricyclics are best for frail and elderly patients with PHN pain? And...
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Third MMR Dose Helps Control Mumps Outbreak
Major Finding: Administration of a third MMR vaccine dose among two-dose vaccinated 11- to 17-year-olds during a mumps outbreak led to a 96% drop...
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A Look at Upcoming Surviving Sepsis 2012 Guidelines
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Pneumonia Prevalence Highest of Health Care-Associated Infections
Major Finding: The overall prevalence of health care–associated infections among hospitalized patients nationwide was 4%.Data Source: Preliminary...
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Delay Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Patients with Cryptococcal Meningitis
Major Finding: HIV-infected patients with cryptococcal meningitis who started an antiviral regimen 7-11 days after starting cryptococcal...
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Stewardship Team Caught Drug Errors in Hospitalized HIV Patients
Major Finding: An antimicrobial stewardship team identified 26 errors associated with HIV-associated medications in 69 hospitalized patients with...