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The presence of cerebral complications of infective endocarditis (IE) can affect diagnostic and treatment decisions. Thus, this group from Paris, France, evaluated whether early cerebral MRI would affect the diagnosis and management of hospitalized patients suspected of having IE.
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In this before-after study in a surgical ICU, addition to the daily physician worksheet of a red box requiring the checking of "yes" or "no" to continued need for central venous and urinary catheters was associated with a significant reduction in the duration of catheterization.
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Healthcare providers have been constantly amazed at the variation in response to infection with HIV-1. In our clinic, we now routinely see elderly patients who have been on various antiretroviral regimens over the years but still persist with high CD4 counts and low viral loads.
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A critically ill patient, who was a heroin user, was admitted to a hospital in Scotland in December 2009 and was found to be infected with Bacillus anthracis.
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This prospective, open-label, randomized clinical trial was conducted at a large tertiary teaching hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe, in adult ART-naïve HIV-infected patients who received a first CM diagnosis.
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The authors describe a previously healthy 44-year-old woman who presented with bacterial meningitis. On presentation, she was alert but complained of high fever and meningismus. She had no other neurologic symptoms.
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In this issue: New reports about proton pump inhibitors and the effects of gastric suppression, pioglitazone vs vitamin E for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, metformin and vitamin B12 deficiency, and FDA Actions.
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Before the 2010 FIFA World Cup competition began, it was anticipated that more than 350,000 visitors, including many from the United States, would descend upon South Africa.
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We have all watched as acinetobacter morphed from an infrequently seen isolate of little clinical consequence to a frightening pathogen. Microbiologists used to recover Acinetobacter lwoffii from vaginal secretions in the days when we thought, incorrectly, that gram-negative rods were pathogens in that site.
