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Avian influenza virus has reemerged in Hong Kong and, independently, in The Netherlands, where it has caused conjunctivitis in poultry workers.
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Adefovir dipivoxil, 10 mg p.o. daily, is safe and effective in the treatment of chronic hepatitis due to HBV, regardless of the presence or absence of HBeAg, and it did not select resistant mutants after 48 weeks of administration.
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A focused-education program was associated with a dramatic reduction in the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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Infection of transjugular intrahepatic shunt devices is caused by a variety of bacteria, mostly of gastrointestinal origin. Inability to remove the device without hepatic transplantation makes management of the infection difficult.
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rhIL-11 given orally to neutropenic rats experimentally infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa appears to preserve the integrity of gut epithelia while resulting in fewer pathologic changes, lower levels of endotoxin and numbers of bacteria in the tissues, and longer survival. Recombinant human interleukin 11 (rhIL-11) administration was associated with a reduction in a variety of infectious complications, including bacterium due to Gram-negative bacilli originating from the gut among patients given intensive chemotherapy for hematologic malignancies.
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Adefovir Dipivoxil for Hepatitis B; Lets Have a Carpet Picnic at Your House?
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Ten patients undergoing LASIK procedures at a single laser surgery center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, suffered corneal infection due to Mycobacterium chelonae.
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The discontinuation of manufacture of cefixime has implications for the treatment of gonorrhea and for the future of antibiotic therapy in general.
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Synopsis: Either a sensitive test for HCV RNA or a recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA) may be used to confirm the presence of HCV infection in an individual with a positive screening test.