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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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The 50-year-old drug colistin was used successfully in 14 of 23 cases of serious infections caused by multiply resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa .
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Antibiotic administration for only 8 days to patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia was not inferior to 15 days of therapy.
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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of short-course dexamethasone therapy as an adjunct to antimicrobial therapy was conducted among children 3 months to 11 years of age with hematogenous suppurative arthritis in Costa Rica from 1998 to 2000.
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Helping patients overcome the fear of falling. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(suppl 1):S1-S2.
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Greenfield RH. Echinacea for kids with colds. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(1):11-12.
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Ross CC. Vitex agnus castus and premenstrual syndrome. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(1):4-8.
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Rakel D. Journaling: The effects of disclosure on health. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(1):8-11.
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Schnieder CD, Morgan SE. Tai chi and fall prevention in the elderly. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(1):1-4.
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