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New Hope for Macular Degeneration?; Can Cialis be Used for Edema?; FDA Actions
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Dr. Fischer reports no financial relationship relevant to this field of study.This article originally appeared in the August 2006 issue of Travel Medicine Advisor. It was edited by Frank Bia, MD, MPH, and peer reviewed by Mary-Louise Scully, MD.
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As of June 25, 2006, India had reported 60 polio cases for 2006; 57 being wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) and 3 wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3). Of these cases, 46 were from Uttar Pradesh (UP) state, 12 from Bihar state, one from Madhya Pradesh state bordering UP, and one from Jharkhand state bordering Bihar.
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Of 405 Israeli travelers followed for 6 months after return, 84% had visited Asia, while the remainder had been to Africa or South America. Traveler's diarrhea was experienced by 118 (28.6%), and 16 (13.6%) of these subsequently developed symptoms suggestive of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
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Nouwen and colleagues at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, have a long and sophisticated interest in staphylococcal infection and, in particular, the role of carriage, and subsequent infection with S. aureus.
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The American Society for Microbiology Periodically publishes updates, called Cumitechs, to their recommendations regarding specific areas of clinical microbiology. The following is a brief summary, written primarily from a clinicians point of view, of their recent monograph on blood cultures. The recommendations, with the exception of the recommended volume of blood draws, apply to both children and adults.
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Synopsis: In these 2 studies, the quadrivalent measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) vaccine, with increased potency of varicella compared to the current monovalent varicella vaccine, provides a varicella response rate of 81% and 91% after 1 dose, and 99% and 100% after 2 doses.
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ADEP I-6 have a complex ring structure. ADEP-I is the primary natural product (factor A). ADEP-1 has congeners that have been optimized for antibacterial activity, with the addition of 2 fluorides, to produce a difluoronated phenylalanine side chain.
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Synopsis: Investigators reported finding the presence of a metallo-â-lactamase gene mediating resistance to multiple â-lactam antibiotics, including carbapenems, among multiple species of Gram-negative pathogens isolated from a single hospital in Australia.