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Using data from the 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Selvin and colleagues analyzed the responses of men over 20 years of age about their experiences with erectile dysfunction (ED).
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12-lead ECG and lead II rhythm strip obtained from a hospitalized, older adult with the sudden onset of palpitations and a heart rate of 210/minute.
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Diabetic gastroparesis, delayed gastric emptying associated with diabetes mellitus, may occur in more than 10% of diabetic patients and can be severely symptomatic and refractory to management.
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As previously reported in Hospital Infection Control, investigators have concluded that the most common strain of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) developed intermediate resistance to vancomycin in a case that may be harbinger of others to come.
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The medical response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in the 2003 outbreak in Toronto was undermined by a "turf war" between infection control and industrial hygienists, with health care workers ultimately suffering as a result, according to the final report by the Ontario Commission to Investigate the Introduction and Spread of SARS.
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In highlighting the growing problem of drug-resistant bacteria in hemodialysis settings the Centers for Disease Control referenced its existing infection control guidelines for dialysis.
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On the heels of a similar American finding, Canadian researchers have documented the presence of potentially disease-causing strains of Clostridium difficile in retail ground meat samples from grocery stores.
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The rate of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in dialysis patients is higher than for any other known patient population and is 100 times higher than for the general population, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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Citing the need for surveillance to track the changing epidemiology of Clostridium difficileassociated disease (CDAD), an Ad Hoc C. diff Surveillance Working Group recently issued the following interim definitions and recommendations: