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In this prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial from the Netherlands, 6,771 patients were screened on admission to the hospital for the presence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization using real-time PCR. Of those, 1,251 patients were positive for S. aureus and 917 were included in the intent-to-treat analysis.
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All patients with hematologic disorders from a university teaching hospital in Belgium, who had BAL tested for galactomannan (GM) from 2005-2008, were reviewed. Only BAL samples obtained before the start of systemic antifungal therapy were used in the analysis.
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Haiti, with a 2007 population of 9.7 million, is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with 55% of households earning less than one U.S. dollar a day. Before the earthquake, 45% of the population lacked access to safe water and 83 lacked access to adequate sanitation.
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Efficacy of once-daily insulin, aldo-sterone use in heart failure, erectile dysfunction Clinical Practice Guidelines, and FDA Actions.
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This multicenter, unblinded, randomized trial demonstrated that prone positioning was not associated with a mortality benefit in patients with ARDS, including subgroups with moderate and severe hypoxemia.