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A retrospective, cohort study of 200 episodes randomly selected from 315 episodes, during 2000-2003, at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, of laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infections among out-patient children with central venous catheters was performed to determine the optimum duration of antibiotic therapy before infection could be reliably excluded.
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In this study, 100 consecutive patients, who were receiving several different cytotoxic chemotherapy regimens for a variety of cancers, were self-referred on the basis of perception of mucositis, elevated temperature at home, malaise, or were referred by a nurse based on assessment of potential infection or mucositis.
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A blinded, prospective, case-control study of 40 children meeting all of the DSM-IV criteria for PANDAS matched with 40 children with obsessive-compulsive disorder and/or a chronic tic disorder was conducted with periodic intensive laboratory testing for group A streptococcus for 2 years, especially with clinical exacerbations or acute illness.
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For this study, 279 patients from five groups (including 70 with proven or probable invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, 27 patients with blood cultures positive for a fungal pathogen, and 20 with PCP) were BG levels were measured with the Fungitell test kit.
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In This Issue: Shingles vaccine added to CDC list of vaccines for adults 60 and older; CDC recommends Tdap for postpartum women; new study suggests sequential therapy with antibiotics for H. pylori may be more effective than standard therapy; FDA Actions.
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In the current era of increasing antimicrobial resistance, the need for novel antibacterial agents has become more acute than ever.
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Ill travelers returning from the developing world represent a unique patient population, given the broad range of possible diagnoses.
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Sleepwalking is a form of parasomnia, which may be exacerbated by alcohol and drug use, is typically associated with non-rapid eye movements or nREM activity on electrophysiologic studies.
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