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Consistent with the notion that sternitis always accompanies poststernotomy mediastinitis, microbiologic examination of sternal puncture specimens was highly accurate in the diagnosis of deep infection in that setting.
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Health care workers who care for HIV-infected, hemodialysis, or transplant patients are at increased risk of HHV-8 infection.
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Data from a murine model indicates the innate immune system is critical to control of Norovirus infection.
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Human coronavirus OC43 accounted for 6% of respiratory illnesses studied in Normandy during a single season.
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Hong Kong investigators report that SARS is a triphasic illness, at least in patients given corticosteroids and ribavirin.
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A standard of care for dealing with invasive fungal infections based on the best available evidence was proposed by organizations in the United Kingdom.
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HIV and Cardiac Risk; New FDA-Approved Agent for Cryptosporidiosis
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The rapid immunochromatographic urine test Binax NOW was found to be a valuable, sensitive, and rapid test for diagnosing pneumococcal pneumonia even after antibiotic therapy had been started.
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Drug discovery activities have yielded agents effective against a novel target in staphylococci.
