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Delafloxacin Tablets (Baxdela)
Delafloxacin is indicated for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections caused by susceptible organisms.
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Atypical Transient Symptoms Require Aggressive Investigation for Cause
Atypical transient symptoms, such as partial sensory deficit, dysarthria, vertigo and unsteadiness, unusual visual deficits, and diplopia, usually are not classified as transient ischemic attacks, and they frequently are not investigated in the same fashion.
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Glycemic Measures May Vary Depending on Race
In patients with type 1 diabetes, hemoglobin A1c levels overestimate the mean glucose concentration in black persons compared with white persons, possibly owing to racial differences in the glycation of hemoglobin.
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Long-term Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and Earlier Death
An observational study of a Veterans Affairs population showed that the use of proton pump inhibitors over a median 5.7-year follow-up period increased the risk of death by 25% compared with the use of histamine 2 blockers or no medication.
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Fungus Among Us? Dermatophyte Infections, Mimickers, and Treatment Options
Tinea refers to a superficial fungal infection of the skin, hair, and nails caused by dermatophytes, which are filamentous fungi. Trichophyton rubrum is the most common cause of dermatophyte infection, accounting for nearly 70% of infections worldwide. These infections are extremely common, but are more prominent in warm, tropical climates. Tinea is seen more commonly in black and Asian patients, has a predilection for young adults, and is three to four times more common in males.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
How Dirty Is That Sandbox?; Rebuilding the Pyramids; Resistant TB in India: Unrecognized Mutations
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GASP! Increasing Worldwide Antibiotic Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea threatens to make the infection untreatable in some patients.
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Genital HPV in Men: How Common Is It?
In this U.S. cross-sectional survey, the prevalence of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in adult men was 45%, of which 25% were high-risk subtypes. The overall rate of HPV vaccination among those who were eligible was 11%.
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Azithromycin for Chronic Persistent Asthma
Azithromycin reduced exacerbations and improved quality of life in patients with chronic persistent asthma.
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Tetracycline for Multiple Sclerosis?
One hundred forty-two patients within 180 days of their first demyelinating event were randomized to minocycline 100 mg BID vs. placebo. The unadjusted risk of conversion to multiple sclerosis within six months after randomization was 61.0% in the placebo group and 33.4% in the minocycline group. At 24 months, the effect of minocycline was not statistically significant.