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Cognitive Effects of Estrogen Therapy; Vitamin Therapy and Restenosis; Echinacea and the Common Cold; Effects of Paxil in Children Under 18; FDA Actions.
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Multivitamins delay progression to AIDS; Tenofovir Decreases Atazanavir Levels; Breakthrough Chickenpox in Vaccinated Kids; Find the VRSA in the MRSA: Get an Etest!
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The following is a summary of selected abstracts from 3 meetings. The 43rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) met in Chicago September 14-17, 2003. The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) met in San Diego October 9-12, 2003. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene met in Philadelphia December 3-7, 2003.
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The E. coli geneticists are working on ways to facilitate rapid diagnosis, and in time, to purge eae positive strains from bovine reservoirs.
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Treponema pallidum strains resistant to azithromycin are prevalent in San Francisco, Seattle, Baltimore, and Dublin.
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae may causally contribute to the development of asthma, as well as serve as a trigger for recurrent wheezing.
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In late-onset VAP, survival improved and costs decreased using initial coverage with 3 antibiotics. Mini-BAL did not improve survival but decreased costs and antibiotic usage.
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Adult patients presenting with acute asthma without significant respiratory acidosis who were given 100% oxygen to breathe had slight increases in arterial PCO2 and slight decreases in arterial pH and peak expiratory flow, as compared with patients who received only 28% oxygen.
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This single-center study reveals that, compared to continuous sedation, daily sedative interruption is not associated with adverse psychological effects after 6-21 months.
