Infectious Diseases
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Increasing Disease Activity Means More Infections in RA
Major Finding: For every 0.6-point increase on the DAS28, there was a corresponding 4% increase in outpatient infections; for every 5 points on...
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FDA May See Advantages for Telaprevir Over Boceprevir
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Antibiotics Found to Lower S. Aureus Risk in Acne Patients
Major Finding: Thirty-six patients (43%) had S. aureus colonies: 5 of 23 (22%) in the oral antibiotics group, compared with 31 of 60 (52%) in the...
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C. difficile Increases IBD Patients' Deaths Sixfold
Major Finding: Patients who were admitted with IBD were more likely to die in the hospital and had 28.3 days longer in-patient stays and higher...
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Studies Highlight Role of Primary Care in HIV-Positive Population
Major Finding: HIV Patients in the two studies were found to be at risk for conditions other than HIV, suggesting that because of the success of...
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Text Message Reminders Improve On-Time HPV Vaccination
Major Finding: Girls whose parents signed up for text message reminders were twice as likely to get their next dose of HPV vaccine within a month...
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Menactra Approved for Children 9 Months and Older
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Novel Minimally Invasive Surgery Tames Fulminant C. difficile
Major Finding: In patients with severe complicated C. difficile colitis who underwent the surgery, 30-day mortality was only 19% and 39 patients (...
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Malaria Prophylaxis: Destination Designates Drug
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FDA Sends Warning Letters to Four Hand Sanitizer Manufacturers
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Vaccine Safety Information: Whom Do Parents Trust?
Major Finding: The majority (76%) of parents report trusting their child’s doctor "a lot," with the next most likely sources to be trusted other...