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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. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene met in Philadelphia December 3-7, 2003.
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Animal Reservoirs for SARS; SARS Screening Identifies TB Cases Instead; Measles Outbreak Among Chinese Adoptees; Recovery of Vaccinia after Smallpox Inoculation; Risk of Hepatitis A in Travelers to Developing Countries
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Breast Cancer and the Use of Statins; Warnings Issued for IBS Drugs; FDA Actions
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History and Goals of Antiretroviral Therapy; Clinical Trials: Recent Assessments of Various Triple Nucleoside Regimens as HAART for Treatment-Naïve HIV-Infected Patients; Lower Efficacy With Stavudine, Didanosine, and ABC Triple NRTI Regimen; Tenofovir DF (TDF)/ABC/3TC Versus EFV/ABC/3TC in Antiretroviral-naïve HIV Patients; Atlantic Study: An Assessment of d4T/ddI/3TC; CLASS: Triple NRTI d4T/3TC/ZDV Versus NNRTI- and PI-based HAART; Efficacy From Trials With Quadruple PI-Sparing Therapy
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Interferon a-n1 (Wellferon), interferon a-n3 (Alferon), and interferon b-1b (Betaferon) were each found to have in vitro activity against a strain of the SARS coronavirus.
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Melioidosis is endemic in parts of Australia that may be visited by tourists. Allen Cheng reported that, as of March 20, 15 patients with melioidosis had been seen at the Royal Darwin Hospital during the 2003-2004 rainy season. The Royal Darwin is the referral center for the Top End region of the Northern Territory of Australia.
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Aspirin possesses potent activity against the formation of biofilms formed by Candida albicans and could be useful in combination for managing biofilm-associated infections.
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High-dose epinephrine currently is considered a treatment option for pediatric victims of cardiac arrest. This Brazilian study provides powerful evidence that high-dose epinephrine offers no advantage in the resuscitation of children.
