The diagnosis of C. difficile-related disease (CDD) in children is controversial, as recently reviewed.
Well-characterized strains of Staphylococcus aureus were grown in broth culture and after lysis PCR primers amplifying the lukS-PV and lukF-PV genes were employed. The amplicon was inserted into a pGEX vector and was transfected into E. coli.
Data showing an increased risk of MRSA and C. difficile colonization on the footpads and coats of dogs and cats used for pet therapy in hospitals was discussed briefly in May 2009.
It has been known for years that patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have a defect in a major antiviral pathway, the 2-5A/RNase L pathway. The RNaseL produces non-specific viral cleavage and, thus, protects us from many viral infections (innate immunity).
In this issue: Depression and pregnancy, new vaccine recommendations from the CDC, cortico-steroids and/or antivirals for Bell's palsy, rasagiline and Parkinson's disease, and FDA Actions.
World-wide, ectopic pregnancy occurs in approximately 1-2% of pregnant women. Although it likely is underreported, according to CDC data covering 1970-1989, there was nearly a four-fold increase in the incidence of ectopic pregnancy, from 4.5/1000 to 16.0/1000 of all reported pregnancies.
