Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – January 1, 2009

January 1, 2009

• Chronically Infected Patients with Trypanosoma cruzi Parasitemia: Further Support for Screening

  Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine

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• When Is the Best Time to Obtain Blood Cultures from My Potentially Septic Patient?

  Many physicians have followed the historical practice of ordering blood cultures to be drawn as close as possible to the time of the peak of the febrile episode (fever spike).

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• Pharmacology Watch: JUPITER: C-reactive Protein a Marker for CV Events?

  In this issue: The JUPITER trial causes a stir; ACP practice guideline for antidepressant use; testosterone for low libido; continued shortage of Hib vaccine; FDA Actions.

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