Inactivated influenza vaccine provided herd immunity March 10, 2010
Immunizing children against seasonal influenza in a
largely self-contained religious community significantly protected unvaccinated
community......
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Vaccine safety messages not reaching many parents March 5, 2010
More than half of parents who participated in a nationally
representative survey worried about the potential for serious adverse events
despi......
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Recurrence of hepatotoxicity was similar across TB reintroduction regimens March 2, 2010
Three reintroduction regimens of antituberculosis drugs
yielded similar rates of drug-induced hepatotoxicity, according to study
results. |
Non-PCV7 serotypes show increasing penicillin resistance February 17, 2010
The percentage of non-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
serotypes 15A, 23A, 35B and 6C that are nonsusceptible to penicillin rose
significantly ......
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Fulminant myocarditis implicated in cases of pediatric influenza A
(H1N1) February 11, 2010
Novel influenza A (H1N1) may be more commonly associated
with severe forms of myocarditis than previously encountered influenza strains,
phys......
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Further preparation may be necessary to combat ongoing H1N1 outbreaks February 10, 2010
More than 60% of health care workers surveyed reported
that their hospital was prepared for an influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, according
to resu......
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Drug resistance among treatment-naive patients with HIV may be higher
than previously estimated February 9, 2010
A new drug resistance detection assay may have identified more than
twice as many resistant strains as the ViroSeq system among treatment-naive
......
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Chlorhexadine-based antiseptic may interrupt transmission of certain MRSA strains February 1, 2010
Treatment with a chlorhexadine-based antiseptic may have reduced
transmission of endemic strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
a......
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Naturally occurring lipid blocks RSV in lungs February 1, 2010
A naturally occurring lipid in the lung can prevent respiratory
syncytial virus infection and inhibit spread of the virus after an infection is
......
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Soil studies reveal rise in antibiotic resistance February 1, 2010
Bacterial DNA extracted from soil samples collected between 1940 and
2008 has revealed an increase in background levels of antibiotic resistant
......
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