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12-lead ECG and rhythm strip obtained from an older woman with urinary sepsis and acute tachypnea.
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Updated Immunization Guidelines from the CDC; Do antivirals have a role in the treatment of Bell's palsy? Topiramate is a promising treatment for alcohol dependence; and FDA Actions.
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Can Exenatide be Substituted for Insulin?; Treatment of Osteoporosis Saves Bones AND Lives; Incidentalomas: It's All In Your Head; MRSA in These United States; Skin Cancer Screening: Our Patients Want It!; Bell's Palsy: Steroids, Acyclovir, Both, or Neither?
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These three studies published back to back in JID serve to better characterize HPV infection in heterosexual men.
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Beginning in 2000, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian experienced a marked increase in hospital-acquired C. difficile infection, from 2.7 infections per 1000 discharges (0.46 per 1000 patient days) in the 2 preceding years to 7.2 per 1000 discharges (1.17 per 1000 patients days).
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The death of a 12-day-old infant in New York City in May of 2006 was found to have been due to adenovirus serotype 14.
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Meersseman and colleagues at Gasthuisberg University Hospital in Leuven, Belgium, have extensive experience in studies of invasive aspergillosis (IA) in critically ill patients, including those without the traditional risk factors.
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In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, Hickson and colleagues hypothesized that they could reduce the occurrence of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) and Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) among older hospitalized patients taking antibiotics by feeding them a commercially-available probiotic yogurt drink.
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In this issue: Updated Immunization Guidelines from the CDC; Do antivirals have a role in the treatment of Bell's palsy? Topiramate is a promising treatment for alcohol dependence; and FDA Actions.
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Previously, the recommendation in the United States for post-exposure prophylaxis of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection has consisted of the administration of a single dose of immune serum globulin (ISG).
