Infectious Disease Alert – March 1, 2011
March 1, 2011
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Abstract & Commentary: Maternal TB and Mother-to-child Transmission of HIV
In this study, 783 HIV-infected Indian mother-infant pairs participated in a randomized clinical trial comparing NVP given for 6 weeks vs. single-dose NVP to prevent MTCT of HIV among breast-fed infants. -
And the Bands Played On
Knowledge of the presence of an increased proportion of band neutrophils (neutrophils with non-segmented nuclei) is believed by many clinicians to assist them in the diagnosis and management of some patients with suspected or known infection. -
Leptospirosis in Florida: Recreational Exposures Herald New Serovars and Highlight Environmental Impact
Leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by multiple serovars of bacteria in the genus Leptospira that are widely distributed in the tropics, as well as some subtropical and temperate areas. -
Paragonimiasis Acquired in the United States
Paragonimiasis is caused by lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus, of which P. westermani is the best described. Humans acquire paragonimiasis primarily by eating undercooked crabs or crayfish infested with the parasite. -
Abstract & Commentary: Management of Non-tuberculosis Mycobacterial Cervical Lymphadenitis in Children
A randomized study was conducted from january 2005 to December 2007 in Amsterdam, among 50 immunocompetent children 14-114 months of age (median age, 35 months) with culture- or PCR-confirmed non-tuberculous mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis. -
Abstract & Commentary: Health Care Workers in the Developing World: Disease Transmission Risk and Mitigation
Only limited data are available regarding the epidemiology of infectious diseases that occur among traveling health-care workers (HCWs) or medical researchers. -
Updates By Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP
Admissions to a public tb hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa for treatment of MDR- and XDR-TB from 2003 to 2008 were examined for healthcare workers (HCWs) compared with non-HCWs. -
Pharmacology Watch: Escitalopram for Menopausal Hot Flashes
In this issue: Escitalopram for menopausal hot flashes, rifaximin for IBS without constipation, herpes zoster vaccination, antiepileptics drugs and fracture risk, and FDA Actions. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement