Infectious Diseases
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HIV/AIDS Community Sets Sights on Cure
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Pertussis Epidemic in Washington: Teen Booster, Adult Vaccination Key
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FDA Approves Truvada for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Conference Coverage
Firmocidin Puts Big Hurt on MRSA
Major Finding: Firmocidin, a novel antibiotic produced by Staphylococcus epidermidis, showed roughly 99% killing rates against S. aureus, group A...
Commentary
Can HPV Vaccination Be Simplified?
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Antiretrovirals Prevent HIV-1 Infection in Serodiscordant Heterosexuals
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Maraviroc Cuts Post-Transplant GVHD Rate in Hematologic Cancers
Major Finding: The primary end point – the cumulative incidence of GVHD at day 100 – was 14.7% for grade II-IV acute disease with the addition of...
Conference Coverage
Meta-Analysis Shows 75% Increased Risk Herpes Zoster With Anti-TNF
Major finding: Compared with patients on DMARDs, the risk of herpes zoster in patients on anti-TNF inhibitors has an odds ratio of 1.75. Data...
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2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccine Raised Risk of Guillain-Barré
Major Finding: The risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome was slightly but significantly elevated during the 8 weeks after H1N1 flu...
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H1N1 Adjuvant Flu Vaccine Not Linked to Adverse Fetal Outcomes
Major Finding: Rates of preterm birth were 4.6% with second- or third-trimester exposure and 4.6% with no exposure, and rates of small size for...