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147 patients on stable antiretroviral therapy (ART) were randomized to receiving rosuvustatin 10 mg daily or placebo. After 24 weeks rosovustatin both reduced cystatin C and slowed kidney function decline as assessed by a serum creatinine-based equation.
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Asymptomatic carriage of C. difficile in adult hospitalized patients varies regionally, but estimates suggest that 4% to 23% of patients being admitted to hospital in the U.S. may be colonized with toxogenic strains of C. difficile (TCD).
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious complication for intubated patients. It causes significant morbidity and mortality, increases healthcare costs and is the main reason for antibiotic use in the intensive care unit (ICU).
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Longer Lasting Smallpox Immunity?; Is There a Rabid Bat in Your Belfry?; Nosocomial C difficile: Way Common
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Vitamin-Mineral Supplementation and Acute RTI in Elderly; B-Type
Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Outcome in Heart Failure; Companion
Influence During Primary Care Encounters; Handrubbing with
Alcohol-Based Solution vs. Standard Handwashing; Program To Prevent
Functional Decline in Frail Elderly Who Live at Home; Treatment of
Diabetic Neuropathy with Isosorbide Dinitrate Spray
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FDA Approves Generic Version of AstraZenecas Prilosec; Pegasys
Approved To Treat Hepatitis C; HRT Reduces Alzheimers Risk, Study
Says; Heparin Plus Alteplase More Effective; Digoxin Effects Differ By
Sex; McClellan Named FDA Commissioner; FDA Actions
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Transfusion-Associated WNV; Patient Privacy Laws2002
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Recurrent febrile episodes with localized myalgia and an erythematous, tender skin eruption overlying the painful muscle group are among the most common manifestation of the tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS).
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Leishmaniasis marches on in parallel with population migrations to urban areas in developing countries.
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By sequestering iron, lactoferrin enhances twitching motility of P aeruginosa and, as a result, prevents biofilm formation.