Infectious Diseases
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DTaP's Pertussis Protection Waned After 5 Years
Major Finding: The risk of pertussis rose 42% per year each year following completion of the DTaP vaccine series, suggesting that the protection...
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Good Hand-Hygiene Practices Taking Hold Worldwide
Major Finding: A majority of health care facilities (90%) reported having alcohol-based handrub available, 98% reported training staff on hand-...
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West Nile Deaths 'Are Likely to Go Up'
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Dengue Vaccine Shows Promising Results
Major Finding: An experimental, tetravalent, recombinant dengue vaccine was about 30% effective and was safe in a study of Thai schoolchildren,...
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IV Ampicillin Found Effective for VRE UTI
Major Finding: Intravenous ampicillin cures 90% of VRE urinary tract infections. Data Source: The review involved 70 VRE UTI cases.Disclosures:...
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Daptomycin Shown to Knock Out UTIs
Major Finding: After taking 250 mg daptomycin for a median of 5.5 days, 97% of patients achieved microbiologic and clinical cure of urinary tract...
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Early Antiretroviral Therapy Reduces HIV-Related Sequelae
Major Finding: By the end of the follow-up period, 9% (77) of the delayed group vs. 6% (57) of the immediate group experienced at least one...
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West Nile Numbers, Deaths, Continue to Climb
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Upper GI Cancer Risk Elevated in AIDS
Major Finding: The risk of developing cancer of the esophagus and stomach is increased by 69% and 44%, respectively, in people with AIDS, compared...