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This study from a single diabetic foot clinic in France involved a retrospective chart review of patients who underwent surgical percutaneous bone biopsy with culture for microbiologic diagnosis of osteomyelitis. Patients included for study were those who had not received either local or systemic antibiotics for at least 4 weeks prior to cultures being obtained.
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In the autumn of 2001, construction workers in the Siaures Miestalis (Northern Town) section of Vilnius uncovered a mass grave containing several thousand neatly stacked skeletons, most in a fetal position.
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Beginning in 1995, a remarkably extensive blood culture protocol was established at Stanford University Hospital for use in patients with fever of unknown origin or suspected endocarditis. This included the use of an average of almost 90 mL of blood from patients obtained by several venipunctures.
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The Clinton Foundation announced the successful conclusion of negotiations with several pharmaceutical companies to provide lower cost HIV testing and treatment to poorer countries. Four companies3 from India and 1 from South Africa have agreed to provide nevirapine and abacavir (at $USD 240 and $447 per patient per year, respectively), provided that certain conditions are met on an ongoing basis.
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Do Antidepressants Increase Risk of Suicide?; Can Viagra Improve Heart Function?; A Dramatic Increase of Clostridium difficile; FDA Actions
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychobiological syndrome that evolves in vulnerable individuals as a direct consequence of exposure to trauma. While different types of trauma such as natural disasters or rape may precipitate the disorder, the sequelae of symptoms are consistent among victims.
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Treating Opioid-Dependent Patients with OAT; Long-Term Effects of Warfarin Use; Statins Multiple Benefits; FDA Actions
