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Synopsis: Either a sensitive test for HCV RNA or a recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA) may be used to confirm the presence of HCV infection in an individual with a positive screening test.
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An outbreak of human Ebola virus infection in Congo was preceded by a die-off of great apes, with the virus having been recovered from some ape carcasses.
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There may be a cancer risk associated with exposure of airline crews to cosmic radiation.
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Random skin biopsies may be helpful in establishing an etiology of fever of unknown origin.
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It has been suggested that we may be entering into a post-antibiotic era. Disaster has so far been averted by the continuing development of new antimicrobial agents. It is now, however, clear that this flow of new agents, especially ones directed at resistant Gram-negative pathogens, has slowed to a trickle.
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Metronidazole, piperacillin/tazobactam, and the carbapenems remain the most reliably active against B fragilis group organisms.
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The French use antibiotics quite differently from the Germans, for a variety of reasons, including cultural factors and regulations, in addition to physician habits and patient expectations.
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Tenofovir effectively reduces HBV replication over 24 weeks of therapy in HIV-coinfected patients.
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