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In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, Hickson and colleagues hypothesized that they could reduce the occurrence of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) and Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) among older hospitalized patients taking antibiotics by feeding them a commercially-available probiotic yogurt drink.
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Meersseman and colleagues at Gasthuisberg University Hospital in Leuven, Belgium, have extensive experience in studies of invasive aspergillosis (IA) in critically ill patients, including those without the traditional risk factors.
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The death of a 12-day-old infant in New York City in May of 2006 was found to have been due to adenovirus serotype 14.
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Beginning in 2000, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian experienced a marked increase in hospital-acquired C. difficile infection, from 2.7 infections per 1000 discharges (0.46 per 1000 patient days) in the 2 preceding years to 7.2 per 1000 discharges (1.17 per 1000 patients days).
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These three studies published back to back in JID serve to better characterize HPV infection in heterosexual men.
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Prednisone treatment, with or without an antiviral drug, improves Bell's palsy outcome.
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PET imaging with Pittsburgh Compound B is a promising new technique to non-invasively diagnose CAA.
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In this study of patients with extensive small-cell lung cancer, prophylactic brain irradiation decreased the incidence of symptomatic brain metastases and prolonged disease-free survival and overall survival without significant impact on global health status.
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Lupus can involve the nervous system in many ways and sometimes present with neuropsychiatric symptoms. Clinicians should consider the diagnosis of lupus in patients with unexplained neuropsychiatric symptoms.