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Pharmacology Watch: New, Shorter Treatment Regimen for Tuberculosis
Three months of two drugs administered once weekly is as effective as 9 months of daily isoniazid (INH) for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), according to a new study. -
Special Feature: Telaprevir, Boceprevir for HCV: High Cost may warrant 'criteria for use' policies
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) associated liver disease has affected an estimated 180 million people worldwide, and it continues to be the most common indication for liver transplantation. -
Abstract & Commentary: Respiratory infections drive inappropriate antibiotic use in ambulatory pediatrics
A representative analysis of national oral antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory pediatrics was conducted using the National Ambulatory and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys during 20062008 among patients younger than 18 years of age. -
Updates By Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP
Following reports of the discovery of a strain of totally-drug resistant M. tuberculosis (TDR-TB) infecting 4 individuals in a Mumbai Hospital this month, another hospital in Bangalore may have identified two additional patients infected with an equally resistant strain of MTb. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
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Salary Survey: Long-term survivors: ICP wages climb with years in field
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
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Patient Safety Alert
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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care