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Epidemiologists have pondered the possible environmental source for sporadic cases of legionella infection in humans.
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Artemisinins are the most rapidly acting antimalarials available, have few serious side effects, and have been used extensively with few reports of resistance until recently.
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Typhoid fever sickens more than 16 million people worldwide and causes up to 600,000 deaths annually, mostly in developing countries.
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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study was conducted from 2002-2006 at 25 institutions in France of the effect of prophylactic recombinant granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (rG-CSF) on nosocomial infections and survival among preterm neonates with persistent neutropenia.
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The 2009 update of hiv primary care guidelines make several new recommendations, and the evidence basis for these is documented in the paper.
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n this issue: WHO recommendations for antiviral use for H1N1 flu; antibiotic use trends for acute respiratory tract infection; denosumab clears FDA Expert Panel; FDA Actions.
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Anyone recently considering an elective medical procedure knows that physicians' efforts in obtaining proper informed consent have become increasingly elaborate.
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The electrocardiogram (EKG) and x-ray of a chest pain patient in his mid-50s were both normal when examined by the treating ED physician. However, the physician's shift ended before the patient's lab results were back. Based on the test results that were back, the oncoming ED physician discharged the patient as "chest pain, non-cardiac." Several hours later, the lab results came back with critical values.
