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Sleep Apnea: A Somewhat Different Viewpoint
The need for participation of the primary care physician in the treatment of sleep apnea has become much more apparent in recent years. -
Primary Care Reports - Full May 1, 2009 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch
Aspirin dose and cardioprotection; uncovering modafinil's abuse potential; proton-pump inhibitors and clopidogrel; FDA actions. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Lumbar Puncture in HIV-infected Patients with Syphilis
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. -
Beneficial Effects of Protein Synthesis-inhibiting Antibiotics in Bacterial Pneumonia
Balb/CJ mice infected with influenza virus were superinfected with an antibiotic-susceptible strain of S. pneumoniae and treated intraperitoneally with ampicillin alone, clindamycin alone, ampicillin plus clindamycin, or azithromycin. -
Distinguishing Lyme from Septic Arthritis in Children
Patients with lyme arthritis were more likely to have knee involvement (p < 0.001), a history of a tick bite (p = 0.02), and less likely to have a history of fever (p < 0.001) or fever ... -
Hospital Infection Control & Prevention May 2009 Issue in PDF
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Preventing infections saves billions of bucks
Health care-associated infections cause direct medical costs as high as $45 billion annually in U.S. hospitals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in a new analysis. -
Genetic transfer ability broadens CRKP threat
Beyond the immediate threat to frail, hospitalized patients posed by emerging carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is a larger concern: its mechanism of resistance is transferable to other bacterial species.