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Leprosy in the United States
Abide et al at the university of mississippi report three patients who presented with skin lesions and were found to have leprosy. -
Immunoprophylactics and Immunotherapeutics: Focus on S. aureus
The inevitability of progression of bacterial resistance to antibiotics used in the clinic and other settings dictates the need for approaches that go beyond antimicrobial stewardship and the development of new antibiotics. -
Balamuthia and the Brain
Central nervous system infection due to free-living amebae generally manifests as either acute meningitis or focal encephalitis. -
Full September 2008 Issue in PDF
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Acinetobacter Infections Associated with the War in Iraq — Unusual Cases
A retrospective review of 211 inpatients admitted to the US Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort in early 2003 revealed 57 patients with A. baumannii infection. -
Diagnostic Testing of Clostridium difficile
Although Enzyme-Immunoassay (EIA) tests have replaced cytotoxin assays for diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) in most US laboratories, the changing epidemiology of this disease suggests that an adjustment in diagnostic testing algorithms is needed. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Defining Diagnosis and Management of Prediabetes
In This Issue: Guidelines for prediabetes from The American College of Endocrinology; statins for the prevention of dementia? Possible help for women suffering from sexual side effects while on antidepressants; government incentives for electronic prescribing; FDA Actions. -
Special Feature: Does Intensivist Management Improve Patient Outcomes in The ICU? A New Study Suggests Otherwise
A large body of literature has developed over the last decade consistently showing improved outcomes with increased use of critical care physicians in the management of patients in the ICU. -
Should We Transfuse Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage?
Delayed ischemic insults are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).