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In this study, 8,402 patients from seven case-control series were examined in this trial. The series included Kenyan children with bacteremia, patients with tuberculosis (TB) in Malawi, Hong Kong, and Gambia, and patients with severe malaria in Gambia, Kenya, and Vietnam. Standard methods for genotyping selected genes in PBMCs were employed.
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A two-year prospective cohort study of children less than five years of age presenting with a febrile illness (¡Ý 38.0¡ã C) to a single emergency department in Australia, used a standardized clinical evaluation with a mandatory entry for 40 clinical features between July 1, 2004, and June 30, 2006.
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A retrospective cohort study was conducted of all children age birth to five years enrolled at a Department of Defense treatment facility between January 1998 and December 2005, who were diagnosed with bacterial enteritis.
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We have all watched as acinetobacter morphed from an infrequently seen isolate of little clinical consequence to a frightening pathogen. Microbiologists used to recover Acinetobacter lwoffii from vaginal secretions in the days when we thought, incorrectly, that gram-negative rods were pathogens in that site.
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Before the 2010 FIFA World Cup competition began, it was anticipated that more than 350,000 visitors, including many from the United States, would descend upon South Africa.
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In this issue: New reports about proton pump inhibitors and the effects of gastric suppression, pioglitazone vs vitamin E for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, metformin and vitamin B12 deficiency, and FDA Actions.
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Early antibiotic administration was associated with reduced likelihood of death, mechanical ventilation, and readmission (but increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection) among patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of COPD.
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There is no question that handoffs between long-term care facilities and EDs are high-risk times for elder patients. "Transfers because of an acute deterioration of the patient can result in a lack of communication related to pertinent history, medications, allergies, and code status," says Samuel Shartar, RN, CEN, director of the ED at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
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ED nurses are caring for increasing numbers of elders with traumatic brain injuries, mostly due to fall injuries, says a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).