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From October 2003 to Jan. 9, 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention received reports of 93 influenza-associated deaths among
children younger than 18 years. The demands the annual flu season places on emergency department and urgent care facilities and the voracity of the current years epidemic have overwhelmed many physicians.
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The death of a child is a terrifying, overwhelming experience for both parents and physicians. The unknown variables and the inability to reverse an etiology make the emergency department physician feel powerless and unable to give the parents a reason for the event. This article provides a comprehensive update for the ED physician and a review of the truths and myths about the condition known as SIDS.
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Candida albicans and some other Candida species elaborate coagulase and might be confused with Staphylococcus aureus.
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A 3-day course of oral prednisolone for treatment of bronchiolitis in children aged 6-35 months decreased the median duration of symptoms and hospitalization and the need for additional asthma medications.
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A 10-day treatment course of albendazole and dexamethasone for patients with seizures and neurocysticercosis with viable cysts significantly reduced the incidence of subsequent seizures.
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Both clinical disease and sputum colonization due to Mycobacterium avium complex were traced to the potable water system of a large public hospital.
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The following summary of selected abstracts from 3 meetings will be published in multiple parts. 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.
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Helicobacter and Your Gallbladder; Warning: Can Gardening be Hazardous to Your Health?; Sylvester Shares His Salmonella; Combination Therapy for Bacterial Endocarditis
