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The energetic Christine Ginocchio (Director of Clinical and Molecular Microbiology Laboratories for North Shore-Long Island Jewish Healthcare System) began receiving an unusual gift beginning on April 24, 2009.
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In this issue: Comparing blood pressure medications, determining optimal length of androgen-deprivation therapy, red yeast rice for LDL reduction, and FDA Actions.
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A recent case of a 17-year-old presenting with acute psychiatric symptoms and possible meningoencephalitis prompted examination of this review article on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infection (PANDAS).
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On April 8, 2009, the fda approved the use of Coartem® tablets in the treatment of acute, uncomplicated malaria in adults and in children weighing at least 5 kg. Coartem® tablets contain 20 mg artemether and 120 mg lumefantrine, each of which is a blood schizonticide but with dissimilar modes of action.
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Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a flavivirus, is transmitted by rice field-breeding mosquitoes who have fed on wild birds, the natural hosts, and domestic pigs, which serve as amplifying hosts.
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In response to a published metanalysis that concluded that cefepime use was associated with excess mortality, on November 14, 2007, the FDA published an "Early Communication About an Ongoing Safety Review of Cefepime (marketed as Maxipime)."
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A prospective, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of daily trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ; 2 mg TMP and 10 mg SMZ per kg) vs. placebo was conducted in four centers in Australia during 1998-2007 among children birth to 18 years of age with a history of at least one symptomatic, culture-proven urinary tract infection.
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In this issue: Efficacy of once-daily insulin, aldo-sterone use in heart failure, erectile dysfunction Clinical Practice Guidelines, and FDA Actions.
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Various strains of human influenza virus can infect other mammalian species.