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Malaria remains a serious threat to both tourists and deployed military personnel. Areas once thought to be relatively risk free may later be associated with transmission of malaria, requiring public health vigilance and regular updating of prophylaxis recommendations.
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, FDA Actions.
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This unusual case report describes an 82-year old diabetic man who presented with an ulcerated nodule over his first metacarpophalangeal joint. He had been bitten by a dog about 3 months earlier, with initially a small scratch that gradually enlarged and ulcerated with purulent drainage.
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The CDC published its first recommendations for management of exposure to HIV in the occupational setting in 1990, at a time when the only available antiretroviral was zidvudine. They first addressed the issue of non-occupational exposure in print in 1998, at which time they, however, concluded that the available evidence for or against post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in this setting was inadequate to allow them to make a recommendation applicable to the United States.
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Surveillance indicates that community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) strains are beginning to appear with increasing frequency in certain parts of Europe.
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It is well known that cows may be the source of verocytotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) that is serotype 0157. Proof of a bovine connection for other serotypes of VTEC is lacking.
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The Gustave-Roussy Institute is a 400-bed hospital near Paris, that serves patients with solid and hematological malignancies. This study of anaerobic bacteremia covered the period from 1993-1998. There were 7989 positive blood cultures (6.8%) that were considered significant.
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Is It Hot In Here?; Homeopathy vs Conventional Medicine; FDA Actions