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A randomized, multicenter, open-label, parallel group, noninferiority trial of childhood septic arthritis was performed at seven referral hospitals in Finland from 1983-2005.
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Microbiologists have traditionally taken extra steps to identify non-hemolytic streptococcus-like strains isolated from blood cultures primarily to identify Enterococcus species and rule out Streptococcus bovis. S. bovis is still often identified by its colony similarity to Enterococcus species and its similar ability to hydrolyze esculin in the presence of bile, but unlike Enterococcus species, it is unable to grow in 6.5% salt broth.
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Timsit et al conducted a 2x2 randomized, controlled trial comparing chlorhexidine-impregnated sponges in the dressing of vascular catheters with control dressings.
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In this issue: NSAIDs in the elderly; managing GI and CVD risk with NSAIDs; low-dose naltrexone and fibromyalgia; treating glucocorticoid-induced bone loss; FDA Actions.
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On November 11, 2008, the Association for Practitioners in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) announced the results of a one-day prevalence survey conducted between May and August of last year.
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The emergence of a new H1N1 influenza virus has triggered worldwide preparations for a pandemic.
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The role of amylase-resistant starches, which are not digested in the human small intestine, as dietary therapy of various bowel diseases, such as infectious diarrhea, is not well understood.
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Acyclovir (9-[2-Hydroxymethyl] Guanine) is a nucleoside analog known for its activity (in descending order of susceptibility) against Herpes Simplex virus (HSV) types 1 and 2, Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV), and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
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Eligible subjects in this study included all patients with concurrent HIV infection and syphilis in a prospective cohort who had no neurologic symptoms at time of lumbar puncture.