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A prospective, observational study was conducted in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during 2003-2004 among 216 healthy infants > 32 weeks gestation who received age-appropriate immunizations, as routinely administered in Argentina.
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The etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) remains conjectural. There are broad-based immune deficiencies in some patients with CFS.
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A cohort of 40 patients being treated with lpv/r, d4T, and 3TC, who had plasma HIV RNA < 50 copies/mL by 96 weeks of treatment, were followed with serial plasma HIV RNA determinations (a total of 293 samples).
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In this issue: Does erythropoietin worsen cancer death rates? Most hypothyroid patients can be replaced with levothyroxine alone without additional T3. Does aggressive control in type 2 diabetes save lives?
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The Southern Nevada Health District issued the following questions and answers after launching the largest patient look-back effort in history by contacting 40,000 patients potentially exposed to bloodborne pathogens in a Las Vegas endoscopy clinic:
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An outbreak of hepatitis C virus (HCV) that recently sparked a massive testing effort affecting 40,000 patients in Las Vegas comes as the largest, latest "look-back" in a series of ambulatory care exposures that shows no signs of stopping.
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Appropriately enough in Las Vegas, the largest patient look-back investigation in history will come down to something akin to a high-stakes bingo game.
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In response to a hepatitis C virus outbreak in an endoscopy center in Las Vegas, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) in Park Ridge, IL, is reiterating safe needle practices to all of its members.
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In light of an outbreak of hepatitis C virus that resulted in public health officials advising 40,000 patients to be tested, Dipak Desai, MD, majority owner of the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada at 700 Shadow Lane, issued the following statement on March 10, 2008:
