Infectious Diseases
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Gum Disease Tied to Worsening Rheumatoid Arthritis
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U.S. Measles Cases Reported in 2011 Highest Since 1996
Major Finding: Most of the measles cases – 105 of 118 – were associated with importation from other countries; 105 (89%) had not been vaccinated....
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Rilpivirine Approval Offers an Alternative HIV Treatment
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Provider Recommendation Key in HPV Vaccine Initiation
Major Finding: The probability of HPV vaccination occurring is 2.6 times higher for adolescents who receive a provider recommendation than it is...
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Swimmer's Ear Triggered 2.4 Million Treatment Visits
Major Finding: In 2007, acute otitis externa was responsible for an estimated 2.4 million visits to physician offices and emergency departments at...
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One-Third of Asthmatic Kids Don't Get Flu Vaccine
Major Finding: Eighty-four percent of vaccinating parents indicated the child’s health care provider significantly influenced their decision to...
Conference Coverage
Shorter Combo Therapy Effective for Latent TB
Major Finding: Compared with their counterparts given longer therapy with isoniazid, patients given shorter therapy with rifapentine plus...
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FDA Approves Boceprevir for Chronic Hepatitis C
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Antiretroviral Therapy Cuts Risk of Sexually Transmitted HIV
Major Finding: Treatment of HIV-infected individuals with antiretroviral therapy reduced the risk of sexual HIV transmission by 96%.
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Resistant Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Cases Detected in San Diego
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Telaprevir Improved Outcomes for Hep C Patients Who Failed Prior Therapy
Major Finding: Among the prior relapsers, the response rate in the telaprevir patients was 83%-88%, compared with 23% in the placebo group.