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Transfusion-Associated WNV; Patient Privacy Laws2002
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Recurrent febrile episodes with localized myalgia and an erythematous, tender skin eruption overlying the painful muscle group are among the most common manifestation of the tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS).
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Leishmaniasis marches on in parallel with population migrations to urban areas in developing countries.
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By sequestering iron, lactoferrin enhances twitching motility of P aeruginosa and, as a result, prevents biofilm formation.
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The current recommendations for yellow fever vaccination are summarized.
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The FDA has recently approved adefovir dipivoxil for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B infection in adults.
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A clonally related strain of S aureus that produces the Panton-Valentine leukocidin associated with severe cutaneous and pulmonary infections has been detected in a number of regions of France.
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A patient with group A streptococcal respiratory and soft tissue infection was the source of an outbreak involving 24 health care workers.
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Helicobacter pylori is an exceedingly common inhabitant of the human stomach. The discovery of its role in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease was revolutionary, but many questions remain about this organism and an appropriate medical approach to its presence.
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Skin affected by atopic dermatitis fails to express antimicrobial peptides, possibly accounting for the almost universal presence of S aureus in these lesions.