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Just six years ago, a national report asked, Is the secret getting out? when it comes to emergency contraception (EC).1 If results of the 2003 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey are any indication, ECs message now is being heard loud and clear.
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ACNM web site offers breast-feeding resources; New condom now available from Trojan; New Arabic web site offers EC information
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Seasonale (Barr Laboratories, Pomona, NY), the first extended-cycle oral contraceptive (12 weeks continuous daily active pill followed by a one-week inactive pill) approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to become clinically available by the end of this month.
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis, in contrast to the other skin and mucus membrane-colonizing coagulase-negative staphylococci, has virulence factors that closely resemble those of Staphylococcus aureus and consequently causes similar aggressively destructive infections.
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Pulsed-dose intravenous methylprednisolone added to the conventional treatment of IVIG and high-dose aspirin, resulted in faster resolution of fever and lower ESR, CRP, and levels of IgA in children with Kawasaki disease.
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Synopsis: Copper silver ionization in potable waters was found to be highly effective in reducing environmental Legionella colonization and preventing nosocomial Legionnaires disease over prolonged time periods.
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Synopsis: Treatment of CAP with 750 mg of levofloxacin daily for 5 days was as effective as a 10-day course of 500 mg daily.
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Synopsis: A prospective study of 671 episodes of acute chest syndrome in 538 patients with sickle cell anemia found that 51 (9%) had serologic evidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, including 12% of episodes in children < 5 years of age. Mycoplasma hominis was cultured in 10 episodes.
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Synopsis: More than 90% of individuals studied maintain measurable humoral or T-cell mediated immunity against vaccinia virus for as long as 75 years after smallpox vaccination.
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Synopsis: Bartonella is a cause of unexplained fever in HIV-infected patients.
