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The different drug formulations of menopausal hormone therapy (HT) may determine the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), according to a new study. It is known that combined estrogen-progesterone therapy has a higher risk of VTE than estrogen-only therapy, and oral therapy has a higher risk than transdermal therapy.
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Effective antimicrobial stewardship is of particular importance in the developing world. In many developing countries, inappropriate antimicrobial use has led to widespread drug resistance among not only bacterial isolates, but also among parasites and other infectious agents.
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The authors conclude that in patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction, women were more likely than men to present without chest pain and had higher mortality than men within the same age group.
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A retrospective analysis was conducted of all blood cultures collected on full-term (>=37 weeks) previously healthy infants presenting for care from 1 week to 3 months of age in a large California healthcare system over 5 years (2005-2009).
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The number of infants born with HIV-infection in the United States reached its peak in 1991 with about 1650 HIV-infected infants, at which point the implementation of prevention guidelines resulted in a rapid reduction in neonatal infection.
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Infection is the second leading cause of death in hemodialysis patients, with mortality rates ranging from 12-36% in this vulnerable population.
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In this issue: Statins and diabetes risk; new treatment guideline for diabetes; new pertussis vaccine recommendation; antibiotics and rhinosinusitis; fluoroquinolones and cystitis; and FDA actions.
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Hong Kong investigators conducted 2 separate community studies using careful face-to-face instructions to potentially influenza infected patients. Sterile nasal swabs were rotated around the anterior nares.