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In this issue: Anticholinergic drugs for COPD; pioglitazone for diabetes prevention; insulin degludec in Phase 3 trials; and FDA Actions.
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Admissions to a public hospital in kwazulu-natal, South Africa, for treatment of MDR- and XDR-TB from 2003 to 2008 were examined for health care workers (HCWs) compared with non-HCWs.
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Leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by multiple serovars of bacteria in the genus Leptospira that are widely distributed in the tropics, as well as some subtropical and temperate areas.
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Herpes zoster vaccine (Zostavax) was licensed in the United States in 2006 subsequent to the publication of the Shingles Prevention Study, a large (n = 38,546) prospective trial that demonstrated a 51% reduction in zoster and a 67% reduction in postherpetic neuralgia in vaccines compared to controls.
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Twice in the past 2 years I've encountered pulmonary histoplasmosis in travelers returning from Central America (Mexico and Costa Rica), and both times the diagnosis proved challenging. One case, in particular, was a 60-year-old man who had traveled to Costa Rica for 1 week and then presented with fever, persistent dry cough, malaise, and complaints of memory loss.
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In this issue: Apixaban and rivaroxaban near approval for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation; fidaxomicin for C. difficile infections; guideline for intensive insulin therapy; and FDA Actions.
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Community acquired pneumonia "bundles" often include the use of the pneumococcal urinary antigen assay, but how useful is it for streamlining antibacterial use?
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A retrospective chart review of all patients admitted to a tertiary care children's hospital in Denver between 2004 and 2009 with orbital infections confirmed by CT scan was performed.
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Ten years after their original publication, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated their recommendations for the prevention of norovirus infection and the management of outbreaks due to this non-enveloped, single-stranded RNA member of the Calciviridae family.