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  • TRAPped

    Recurrent febrile episodes with localized myalgia and an erythematous, tender skin eruption overlying the painful muscle group are among the most common manifestation of the tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS).
  • Updates

    Transfusion-Associated WNV; Patient Privacy Laws2002
  • Pharmacology Watch: FDA Approves Generic Version of AstraZeneca’s Prilosec

    FDA Approves Generic Version of AstraZenecas Prilosec; Pegasys Approved To Treat Hepatitis C; HRT Reduces Alzheimers Risk, Study Says; Heparin Plus Alteplase More Effective; Digoxin Effects Differ By Sex; McClellan Named FDA Commissioner; FDA Actions
  • Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement

    Vitamin-Mineral Supplementation and Acute RTI in Elderly; B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Outcome in Heart Failure; Companion Influence During Primary Care Encounters; Handrubbing with Alcohol-Based Solution vs. Standard Handwashing; Program To Prevent Functional Decline in Frail Elderly Who Live at Home; Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy with Isosorbide Dinitrate Spray
  • Updates

    Longer Lasting Smallpox Immunity?; Is There a Rabid Bat in Your Belfry?; Nosocomial C difficile: Way Common
  • Infectious Disease, Part II

    In this feature, brief items, primarily gleaned from abstracts or articles in journals and other resources not commonly perused by most US infectious disease physicians, will be presented, usually without comment.
  • Fluoroquinolones and Tendinopathies

    The excess risk of Achilles tendon disorders attributable to fluoroquinolone use was estimated to be 3.2 cases per 1000 patient-years, with most of that increase accounted for by patients 60 years of age and older who concomitantly receive corticosteroids.
  • Gonna Wash Those Bugs Right Off of My Hands

    The CDC has published a new set of recommendations aimed at preventing health care-associated infections by optimizing hand hygiene in health care personnel. The following is a summary of some of those recommendations, selected because of their strength and/or novelty.
  • How Humans Assist Cholera

    Passage through the human gastrointestinal tract enhances the infectiousness of Vibrio cholerae.
  • Infectious Disease

    In this feature, brief items, primarily gleaned from abstracts or articles in journals and other resources not commonly perused by most US infectious disease physicians, will be presented, usually without comment.