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The authors tested samples sent to stanford hospital microbiology laboratory for diagnosis of C. difficile infection (CDI).
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Post-marketing surveillance outside the United States of the two FDA-licensed rotavirus vaccines, RotaTeq (Merck, licensed in 2006) and Rotarix (GSK Biologicals, licensed in 2008), have identified a very low but increased risk (1 case/100,000 vaccinated infants) of intussusception following Rotarix vaccination.
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A structured search and analysis was conducted of all published articles describing historical and physical features of children with culture-confirmed bacterial meningitis.
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Monkeypox is an orthopoxvirus related to variola, which causes a clinically similar (although less severe) illness to smallpox.
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During the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 influenza seasons, children ages 1-3 years, with influenza-like symptoms, were randomized to receive oseltamivir suspension vs. matching placebo for 5 days.
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In this issue: Tiotropium for uncontrolled asthma, sibutramine pulled from market, incidence and mortality data from WHI, FDA Actions.
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Central line-associated infections, particularly bloodstream infections (BSI), remain a huge issue in our technological age.
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The genomics of resistance to immunodeficiency virus (GRIV) Cohort was established in France in 1995 to generate a large database for genetic studies to identify host genes associated with rapid progression and long-term non-progression to AIDS.
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In this study, 296 previously healthy eligible adults ages 20-64 with onset of influenza-like symptoms within the previous 48 hours and a positive rapid antigen test were enrolled in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted at Nagasaki University.
