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A clonal outbreak of a newly identified organism, Clostridium neonatale, occurred in association with necrotizing enterocolitis in a neonatal ICU.
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Murine typhus is an unusual infection and probably often overlooked. Outbreaks occur when there is migration of rats and mice into residential areas.
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This study compared the efficacy of several commercially available insect repellents. The topical application of compounds containing DEET was far more protective against mosquito bites than was application of products containing soybean oil or citronella.
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Orlistat in Overweight Patients with Type 2 Diabetes; Sleep Attacks in Patients Taking Dopamine Agonists; Probiotics in Prevention of AAD; Botulinum Toxin for Wrist and Finger Spasticity; Exercise in People with Fibromyalgia; Risk of Diabetes Among Patients with Schizophrenia
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A protease-inhibitor-based regimen containing lopinavir-ritonavir provided more durable antiviral efficacy than a similar regimen containing nelfinavir in treatment-naïve HIV-infected patients.
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The first article summarizes the practical aspects of choosing an antibiotic in a patient with a reported drug allergy. The second describes the presence of K103 resistant virus in CSF but not in plasma.
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Mesial temporal sclerosis is the most common pathology found in surgical series of patients undergoing temporal lobectomy for pharmacologically intractable focal epilepsy. A better understanding of the mechanisms leading to this neuropathological substrate for temporal lobe epilepsy should provide fundamental insights into the pathophysiology of epileptogenesis.
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Although syncope is common, its epidemiology and prognosis have not been well described. Soteriades and colleagues, therefore, evaluated the incidence, causes, and prognosis of syncope among men and women taking part in the Framingham Heart Study.
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The high lifetime prevalence of depression in MS, along with other variants of mood disorder including anxiety and bipolar-affective illness, should make the psychiatric complications of MS a central component of disease management. These studies provide an additional understanding of depression and suicidal behavior in patients with MS.
