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Community (Herd) Immunity Follows HPV Vaccination

Young women in two primary care clinics in Ohio who were from 13 to 26 years of age with a history of sexual contact were studied using a sequential sampling strategy in a pre-vaccination HPV surveillance study from 2006-2007 and in a postvaccination surveillance study from 2009-2010. Cervicovaginal swabs were genotyped for HPV using PCR amplification techniques.

Herpes Zoster Vaccine and the Incidence of Recurrent Herpes Zoster in the Elderly

A common question in clinical practice about the shingles vaccine is whether it is effective in preventing recurrent episodes in patients who have had herpes zoster (HZ).

Maraviroc and graft-versus-host disease

The CCR5 antagonist maraviroc (MVC) was tested in vitro to determine its effect on lymphocyte function and chemotaxis.

Early Pet Contacts and Infant Respiratory Tract Illnesses

A birth cohort of 397 infants born from 2002 to 2005 in rural and suburban environments in Finland was followed through the first 44 weeks of life.

Nasal site MRSA surveillance may miss colonization

The classic teaching is that if a human carries Staphylococcus aureus, it is most likely residing in the anterior nares.

Murine Typhus in Returned Travelers

Murine typhus is an acute zoonotic infection caused by Rickettsia typhi, an obligate-intracellular Gram-negative bacterium belonging to the typhus group of rickettsiae. R. typhi infections occur worldwide, particularly in warm, humid coastal environments of the tropics; in the U.S., autochthonous transmission also occasionally occurs in Hawaii, Texas, and California.

Updates by Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP

Atypical Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), California Update for clinicians, July 24, 2012; San Mateo County Public Health Advisory (1); MMWR Notes from the field: Severe hand, foot, and mouth disease associated with Coxsackievirus A6 Alabama, Connecticut, California, and Nevada, November 2011- February 2012. March 30, 2012; 61(12); 213-214 (2); ProMEDmail alert, August 14, 2012 (3).

Pharmacology Watch: Does Finasteride Cause Permanent Sexual Side Effects?

In this issue: Side effects of finasteride; new ruling on pharmaceutical companies paying generic manufacturers; and FDA actions.

Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement

Infectious Disease Alert – September 1, 2012

September 1, 2012