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A retrospective review of pediatric cases of dengue fever was undertaken at a single health center in the Bronx area of New York. Over a 3 ½ year period, eight children with dengue infection were identified.
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In this issue: Aspirin and cancer prevention; rivaroxaban for pulmonary embolism; new rhinosinusitis practice guidelines; and FDA actions.
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While the incidence decreased in all racial and ethnic groups, in Asians it decreased by only 0.6%. while in non-Hispanic whites it decreased by 6.2%.
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CEP first reported 10 cases of a newly recognized cause of encephalitis in 2009.
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Based on an analysis of data from the National Program of Cancer Registries and the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results programs, CDC determined that there was an average annual occurrence of 33,369 cancers at sites frequently associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection during 2004-2008.
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National data available for 2011 indicate that a total of 10,521 new TB cases were reported last year in the United States (incidence 3.4 cases/100,000 population), representing an overall decline of 3.8% from 2010. TB continues to disproportionately affect foreign born persons, and Asians became the single largest racial/ethnic group affected by TB, with a case rate 25 times higher than non-Hispanic whites.
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Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia is a commonly encountered infection in hospitalized patients that can have serious complications if not adequately treated.
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The treatment of MRSA pneumonia is often regarded as problematic, with unacceptably high morbidity and mortality rates among affected patients. Two recent prospective, randomized, double-blind trials found that linezolid was non-inferior to vancomycin for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia.
