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A carbapenem (most often imipenem) was found in a prospective observational study to be the optimal choice for therapy of bacteremia due to ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae.
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An outbreak of food poisoning by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis<?I> in Finland in October/November1998 involved 46 cases and was traced to locally grown iceberg lettuce.
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Molecular techniques provide a more rapid and accurate method of Nocardia species identification than do classical microbiologic methods. A surprise: of 94 isolates, the most commonly identified species was Nocardia cyriacigeorgica and none were Nocardia asteroides.
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A laboratory report indicating susceptibility of MRSA to vancomycin does not guarantee successful therapy with this antibiotic since a significant risk for failure may be present despite MICs within the range considered susceptible.
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The NIH has halted the estrogen-alone wing of the Womens Health Initiative a year before its scheduled end.
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Migraine and Subclinical Brain Lesions; Memantine Treatment in Alzheimer Disease; PPG in Type 2 DM
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The FDA has approved the first antineoplastic that acts by the inhibiting the formation of new blood vessels in tumors.
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Use of antibiotics is associated with increased risk of breast cancer and death from breast cancer in a dose-dependent way.
