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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the efficacy of oral amoxicillin-clavulanate treatment (40 mg amoxicillin + 5.7 mg clavulanate/kg/day divided into 2 daily doses for 7 days) of acute otitis media was conducted among children 6-35 months of age in Finland.
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In intensive-care units, death attributable to infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria, especially Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii species, is a common occurrence.
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A prospective study from November 2001 through October 2005 in Israel collected nasopharyngeal wash specimens from children < 5 years who were diagnosed with community-acquired alveolar pneumonia.
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Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI) in females is a common and distressing clinical problem.
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These authors examined the use of antimicrobials for skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI), comparing the presentation, complications, microbial results and outcomes of adults hospitalized at Denver Health Medical Center.
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In this issue: Rivaroxaban may be dabigatran's first competitor; a new way to measure non-adherence to medication therapy; FDA Actions.
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In 1854, london was rocked by a cholera epidemic that killed approximately 10,000 people. Using what are now considered classical epidemiological methods, Dr. John Snow traced the source of at least 500 of the infections to a single water pump at Broad Street, validating his theory that cholera was a water-borne disease 29 years before the etiologic agent was discovered by Robert Koch; removing the pump handle stopped the outbreak in that area.
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I was asked earlier this week to see a patient with candidemia. The patient had severe cirrhosis and had previously had placement of a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for control of complications of portal hypertension.
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In this study, 2,499 hiv-seronegative men or transgender females who have sex with men (MSM) were randomized to daily TDF/FTC vs. placebo in a multicenter, controlled trial with clinical sites in North America, Latin America, Thailand, and Africa.
