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A study of vertical transmission of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) was conducted among 2,365 pregnant women in Germany who were negative for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg).
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In this study, 77,047 participants from the U.S. Department of Defense prospective Millenium Cohort Study were enrolled in 2001; 55,021 underwent follow-up screening in 2004-2006.
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Blood was drawn from healthy individuals living in Toronto with normal hemoglobins and from donors who were known to have protein kinase deficiency (PKD), G6PD deficiency, and Beta thalassemia.
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It has been known for decades that influenza viruses have a propensity to affect muscle. Muscle aches from mild to severe occur regularly with the acute attack of the virus.
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During the week ending October 31, 2009, 7.4% of all deaths in the United States reported to the CDC were due to pneumonia and influenza and > 99% of all subtyped influenza A viruses were 2009 influenza A H1N1 viruses.
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Well-characterized strains of Staphylococcus aureus were grown in broth culture and after lysis PCR primers amplifying the lukS-PV and lukF-PV genes were employed. The amplicon was inserted into a pGEX vector and was transfected into E. coli.
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The diagnosis of C. difficile-related disease (CDD) in children is controversial, as recently reviewed.
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In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 140 patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria were randomized to rosiglitazone 4 mg BID for four days vs. placebo, in addition to atovaquone/proguanil.
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From June to November 2007, 10 neonates were hospitalized at Chicago's Northwestern University Children's Memorial Hospital.
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A prospective, multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial was conducted of oral supplementation of bovine lactoferrin (BLF) alone or in combination with the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) to reduce the incidence of late onset sepsis (> 72 hours after birth) in very low birth-weight (VLBW) (< 1,500 g) newborns.