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Adventure travel and ecotourism has become a huge industry, and certain destinations are becoming ever more popular. Current estimates suggest that more than 80,000 people travel annually to Nepal alone to trek.
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In this study, 44 acute care hospitals each randomly sampled 100 surgical cases (cardiac, hip, or knee replacement, hysterectomy) at both baseline and during the remeasurement phase of the study.
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CDC investigators analyzed 15 years of surveillance data of culture-confirmed cases of tuberculosis from the 50 states and the District of Columbia, identifying 201,399 with isoniazid- and rifampin-susceptibility results.
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An increase in coxsackie b-1 virus (CVB-1) infections was observed in 2007 in the United States, associated with an increase in neonatal cases and multiple deaths.
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Cain et al analyzed the cases of tuberculosis that occurred in the United States among foreign-born persons from 2001-2006.
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Legionella spp. are gram-negative bacteria found primarily in freshwater environments; they cause disease (including outbreaks) often linked to man-made water systems.
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In the Issue: Ongoing safety review of tiotropium; raloxifene reduces the risk of endometrial cancer; one-day treatment with famciclovir may be as effective as 3-day treatment with valacyclovir; new Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians regarding pharmacologic treatment for low bone density and osteoporosis; FDA Actions.
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An 18-year-old man from togo was admitted to a hospital in Sweden with a three-day history of chest, stomach, and back pain, with recurrent episodes of sweating and fever.
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Many physicians have followed the historical practice of ordering blood cultures to be drawn as close as possible to the time of the peak of the febrile episode (fever spike).