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Deals of all sorts, including purchases of companies or subsidiaries, product lines and intellectual property.
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An Illinois district court last month denied a motion by Cook (Bloomington, Indiana) related to an injunction concerning that companys agreement with Guidant (Indianapolis, Indiana) in their continuing battle with Boston Scientific (Natick, Massachusetts) over the development and marketing of drug-coated stents.
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Adjunctive therapy with dexamethosone, initiated immediately before or with the first dose of antibiotic, significantly improved outcomes in adults with pneumococcal meningitis.
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Skin affected by atopic dermatitis fails to express antimicrobial peptides, possibly accounting for the almost universal presence of S aureus in these lesions.
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Helicobacter pylori is an exceedingly common inhabitant of the human stomach. The discovery of its role in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease was revolutionary, but many questions remain about this organism and an appropriate medical approach to its presence.
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A patient with group A streptococcal respiratory and soft tissue infection was the source of an outbreak involving 24 health care workers.
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A clonally related strain of S aureus that produces the Panton-Valentine leukocidin associated with severe cutaneous and pulmonary infections has been detected in a number of regions of France.
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The FDA has recently approved adefovir dipivoxil for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B infection in adults.
