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In recent years, S. aureus has been identified as the most common cause of infective endocarditis (IE). Risk factors for S. aureus IE include the presence of indwelling prosthetic devices and intravascular catheters.
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The CDC received reports of 1324 patients with malaria in the United States and its territories diagnosed in 2004; 4 patients died. This represented a 3.6% increase in cases from the previous year. US civilians accounted for 58.5% of cases.
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Do long-acting beta agonist inhalers increase the severity of asthma? Yes, according to the results from a large meta-analysis recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Borrelia persica is the causative agent of tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF). The Borrelia name will be familiar to clinicians because of Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi.
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Black cohosh, when studied in appropriate randomized trials, is no different than placebo treatment in affecting hot flushing.
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Fueled by anger and frustration often linked to the death or injury of a loved one, a grass-roots consumer movement is arising nationally to demand more openness and accountability about hospital-acquired infections.
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According to the rapidly changing map on the web site of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), as this issue went to press, 14 states had adopted laws requiring mandatory reporting of hospital infection rates and many others are in some stage of legislative study or discussion.
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Two distinctly different infections are sparking common concern about their virulence and alarming increase: A new strain of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) and the increasing threat of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(CA-MRSA).
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