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Linezolid is an oxazolidinone antibiotic which has proven to be very useful in the treatment of Gram positive bacterial infections, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).
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When Primary Ebstein-Barr Infection occurs in early childhood, it is usually asymptomatic. Infection later, during adolescence or in adulthood, is associated with a classic syndrome that we term infectious mononucleosis (IM), mono in the vernacular.
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This paper reports on 5 HIV-infected patients receiving TDF-containing antiretroviral (ARV) therapy who developed ARF. One patient had associated Fanconi syndrome/renal tubular acidosis (RTA).
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Thirty-three of the more than 3000 lost boys of Sudan (mean age, 25 years) in the United States were evaluated. All but 6 reported chronic abdominal pain. Ten (48%) of 21 had Schistosoma mansoni and one had S. haematobium infection, while 5 (20%) of 25 were HBsAg carriers and 3 (12%) of 25 had chronic hepatitis due to HBV.
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Alternative Therapy for Depression?; FDA Actions
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Call it "crystal," "tina," or "crank," use of crystal methamphetamine is cutting across all socioeconomic and sexual boundaries. How does that affect your family planning facility?
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Early research in rhesus monkeys indicates that a combination of two AIDS treatment drugs, tenofovir (TDF, Viread, Gilead; Foster City, CA) and emtricitabine (FTC, Emtriva; Gilead), may be effective in HIV prevention.
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When it comes to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), new data released by the American Social Health Association (ASHA) in Research Triangle Park, NC, shows that the average age of people who are tested for chlamydia is 28.9 for women and 30.5 for men.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled out mifepristone (Mifeprex, Danco Laboratories, New York City) as the cause in one of two recent deaths of women who had taken the drug. The agency is continuing to investigate the other death.
