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Left RightLinezolid has benefits in MRSA nosocomial pneumonia: study
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1:41 | Posted on Jan 23, 2012 in Critical Care, Hospitalist, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacists, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For nosocomial pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), linezolid is more effective and better tolerated than the gold standard vancomycin, according to a randomized controlled trial. MRSA...First-void urine not needed for Chlamydia testing
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1:21 | Posted on Jan 12, 2012 in Family Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Medical Students, Nurses/NP/PA, Pathology & Lab Medicine, Pediatrics, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While first-void urine specimens have been used traditionally to test for Chlamydia trachomatis, newer DNA detection methods produce reliable results using midstream specimens, a New Zealand group reports in the...The month after ACS risky for patients with HIV
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1:44 | Posted on Jan 10, 2012 in Cardiology, HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with HIV infection who are admitted to the hospital with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) face a “substantial” risk of dying in the short-term and a significant risk of needing revascularization and suffering...
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1:28 | Posted on Jan 19, 2012 in
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy started 10 days or more after onset of Kawasaki disease (KD) suppresses inflammation but does not prevent coronary artery lesions, a Japanese team reports in Pediatrics online January 16.
“Physicians should therefore treat such patients with...
Available TB diagnostics yield discordant results in low-risk populations: study
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1:38 | Posted on Dec 28, 2011 in
Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In populations with low prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection, the majority of positive results on the tuberculin skin test (TST) and the newer interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) are false-positives, results of a study indicate.
The finding supports the current...
“Tail” regimens reduce viral resistance after intrapartum nevirapine in HIV-positive women
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1:48 | Posted on Dec 27, 2011 in
HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases, Neonatology, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In pregnant HIV-infected women treated with a single intrapartum dose of nevirapine (NVP) to prevent vertical HIV transmission, the subsequent selection of nevirapine-resistant virus can be substantially reduced with various short-term antiretroviral “tail” regimens.
The...
Moxifloxacin or amoxicillin/clavulanate effective for COPD exacerbations
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Dec 27, 2011
Cirrhosis tied to increased risk of liver cancer in diabetics
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Dec 26, 2011
Lyme meningitis prediction rule validated
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Dec 21, 2011
TB diagnosis rates elevated after pregnancy
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Dec 14, 2011
High-dose daptomycin an option in cardiac device-related endocarditis
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Dec 12, 2011
Combination therapy effective for predicted refractory Kawasaki disease
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Dec 8, 2011
Daptomycin may be indicated for MRSA with high vancomycin MICs
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Dec 5, 2011
Ulinastatin useful up front for Kawasaki disease: study
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Dec 2, 2011
Beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor combos may be effective against virulent E. coli
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Nov 22, 2011
Amphotericin B plus fluconazole a good option for HIV-associated meningitis
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Nov 21, 2011
Rapid PCR tests do not change management of acute respiratory infection in children
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Oct 19, 2011
PCR helps non-HIV pneumocystis pneumonia diagnosis
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Oct 18, 2011
Adjuvanted H1N1 flu vaccine highly protective in children
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Oct 12, 2011
RBC transfusion raises risk that UTI will spread to the bloodstream
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Sep 30, 2011
Molecular assays not accurate enough for definitive diagnosis of neonatal sepsis
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Sep 29, 2011
AAP continues to advise restricted use of fluoroquinolones in children
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Sep 28, 2011
AAP restates need for polio vaccination in US, lifts Tdap cautions
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Sep 28, 2011
Some young children may need only one flu shot this year
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Sep 8, 2011
Age of child dictates choice of varicella vaccine
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Sep 1, 2011
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole questionable for pediatric soft-tissue infections
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Aug 17, 2011
Broad approach advocated for diagnosis of histoplasmosis
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Aug 15, 2011
Multiple stool specimens increase parasite detection in internationally adopted children
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Aug 10, 2011
No serious adverse effects from flu vaccination seen in preschool children
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Aug 4, 2011
Early fluids critical in preventing renal failure from hemolytic uremic syndrome
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Jul 28, 2011
