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Aradigm Doses First Patient In Long-Term Phase 2 Study Of A Novel Inhaled Ciprofloxacin Formulation For The Management Of Respiratory Infections
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Aradigm Corporation (OTCBB:ARDM) (the "Company") announced that the first patient was dosed in a 6-month, multicenter, international Phase 2 clinical trial of a novel version of inhaled ciprofloxacin (ARD-3150) in 40 adult patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial will be conducted in Australia and New Zealand.
Source: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news
Psychosocial Factors Associated with Successful Transition into HIV Case Management for those without Primary Care in an Urban AreaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to identify the psychosocial factors which influence transitioning HIV positive clients without
primary medical care to a case management agency within 6 weeks by a city brokerage agency. People living with HIV who reported
being in a social support group and those who requested assistance with meeting their basic needs were significantly more
likely to attend their first case management appointment within 6 weeks (adjusted OR 1.91 95% CI 1.22–2.97 and OR 1.24 95%
CI 1.01–1.54, respectively). Individuals requesting medical care or substance abuse treatment...
Source: AIDS and Behavior - November 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: AIDS and Behavior Source Type: journals
Ascertaining Partner HIV Status and its Association with Sexual Risk Behavior Among Internet-Using Men Who Have Sex with MenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract The aims of this study were to understand strategies and consistency of strategy used by HIV-negative and HIV-positive men
who have sex with men (MSM) to ascertain the HIV status of their male sexual partners and their associations with unprotected
anal intercourse (UAI) and serodiscordant UAI (SDUAI) in the past 3 months. Participants (n = 640) completed an online survey in December 2007. The most commonly reported strategy was checking online profiles (85%),
followed by talking before sex (82%), talking after sex (42%), and guessing (29%). Adjusting for demographic and behavioral
fa...
Source: AIDS and Behavior - November 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: AIDS and Behavior Source Type: journals
Incomplete Use of Condoms: The Importance of Sexual ArousalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract The purpose of this study was to identify associations between incomplete condom use (not using condoms from start to finish
of sex) and sexual arousal variables. A convenience sample of heterosexual men (n = 761) completed a web-based questionnaire. Men who scored higher on sexual arousability were more likely to put a condom
on after sex had begun (AOR = 1.58). Men who reported difficulty reaching orgasm were more likely to report removing condoms
before sex was over (AOR = 2.08). These findings suggest that sexual arousal may be an important, and under-studied, factor...
Source: AIDS and Behavior - November 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: AIDS and Behavior Source Type: journals
Serum immunoglobulin G, M and A response to Cryptosporidium parvum in Cryptosporidium-HIV co-infected patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions:
The study showed specific serum IgG and IgA production in patients infected with Cryptosporidium, both HIV seropositive and seronegative as compared to uninfected subjects suggesting induction of Cryptosporidium specific humoral immune response in infected subjects. However, there was no difference in number of patients with positive response in HIV seropositive or seronegative groups indicating that HIV status may not be playing significant role in modulation of Cryptosporidium specific antibody responses. The number of patients with positive IgG, IgM and IgA response was not significantly different in patien...
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - November 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kirti KaushikSumeeta KhuranaAjay WanchuNancy Malla Source Type: journals
The relationship of Plasmodium falciparum humoral immunity with HIV-1 immunosuppression and treatment efficacy in ZambiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion:
HIV-1 affects humoral responses to AMA-1, but seems to marginally or not affect humoral responses to other merozoite antigens and VSAs. The latter were important for controlling parasite density and predict treatment outcome.
Source: Malaria Journal - November 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jean-Pierre Van geertruydenErika Van EijkFrancisca YosaatmadjaWebster KasongoModest MulengaUmberto D'AlessandroStephen Rogerson Source Type: journals
RtxA1‐Induced Expression of the Small GTPase Rac2 Plays a Key Role in the Pathogenicity of Vibrio vulnificusEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page 000, Latest Articles.
Infection with the human pathogen Vibrio vulnificus leads to the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) via NAD(P)H oxidase (Nox) in host cells. In the present study, we employed mutant V. vulnificus strains to identify an essential virulence factor responsible for this ROS generation. We found that repeats‐in‐toxin A1 (RtxA1) expressed by V. vulnificus acts via Nox1 to induce significant ROS generation in the intestine epithelial cells, which ultimately results in cell death. Furthermore, RtxA1 modulates the small GTPase Rac2,...
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article MAJOR ARTICLE Source Type: journals
Nigeria: Jang - Corrupt Officials Deserve No PityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state yesterday called for strict punitive measures against government officials and organisationsinvolved in the diversion of funds meant for the fight against HIV/AIDS in the country.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Scientist Begins To Unravel What Makes Pandemic H1N1 TickEmail this article to a colleague.
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As the number of deaths related to the pandemic H1N1 virus, commonly known as "swine flu," continues to rise, researchers have been scrambling to decipher its inner workings and explain why the incidence is lower than expected in older adults.
Source: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
Erratum: Kohut et al (J Infect Dis 2009; 200:1434–42)Email this article to a colleague.
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The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 200, Issue 12, Page 1949, 15 December 2009.
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Erratum Source Type: journals
Reviewers of Volume 200Email this article to a colleague.
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The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 200, Issue 12, Page 1950-1953, 15 December 2009.
The Journal of Infectious Diseases thanks its many reviewers for their valuable advice and criticism.
Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases Latest Issue - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: article Source Type: journals
Africa: Africa Action Applauds U.S. Decision to Lift HIV Travel Ban, Calls for Sustained U.S. leadership on Global Health Ahead of Global Fund Board MeetingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Africa Action congratulates President Obama and the administration’s leadership in lifting the 22-year-old HIV travel and immigration ban in the U.S. Reducing stigma and discrimination associated with HIV is an integral part in the fight against HIV/AIDS and the promotion of human rights internationally.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Malawi: Trying to Give Sex Workers Safer AlternativesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A plan by Malawi to offer prostitutes low-interest loans to start small businesses in return for abandoning sex work is generating controversy in a country where women are disproportionately affected by high rates of poverty and HIV.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
New: Questions and Answers: 2009 H1N1 and Pneumococcal Disease in the NewsEmail this article to a colleague.
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What is invasive pneumococcal disease?
What does CDC know about invasive pneumococcal disease among people who get 2009 H1N1 or seasonal influenza?
What is Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs)?
more...
Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Mozambique: Production of Antiretrovirals to Start This YearEmail this article to a colleague.
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The first phase of a pharmaceutical plant to produce anti-retroviral drugs in Mozambique will begin before the end of this year, according to the Brazilian Minister of Development Industry and Foreign Trade, Miguel Jorge.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Vulnerable patients shunning swine flu vaccine GPs warnEmail this article to a colleague.
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More than half of patients being offered the swine flu vaccine are turning it down over safety concerns and the perception that the disease is mild according to a survey.
Source: The Telegraph : Swine Flu A H1N1 - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: swine flu vaccine pulse magazine h1n1 pregnant Source Type: news
Ukraine H1N1 Sequence Changes Raise ConcernsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The commentary discusses the possible sequence changes is isolates from Ukraine. A map of the outbreaks is linked. (11/17/09 13:17)
Source: Recombinomics - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Ukraine Dead Increase to 315 -Still No SequencesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The commentary discusses the steady increase in fatalities in Ukraine. A map of the outbreak is linked. (11/16/09 19:17)
Source: Recombinomics - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Record Number of Lab Confirmed H1N1 Pediatric Deaths in the USEmail this article to a colleague.
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The commentary discusses the record number of lab confirmed pediatric deaths in the United States. (11/16/09 16:09)
Source: Recombinomics - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info
Cervical Sprain/Strain DefinitionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cervical sprain/strain typically refers to acute pain arising from injured soft tissues of the neck, including muscles, tendons, and/or ligaments. The most common event leading to such injuries are motor vehicle collisions. The mechanism of injury is complex. Basically, when a vehicle is struck from behind, the initial head and neck acceleration lag behind vehicular acceleration. Eventually, head and neck acceleration reaches up to 2 and a half times the maximum car acceleration, which subsequently results in dramatic deceleration at end range of motion of the neck. While such injury can also result in fracture, discogenic...
Source: Disease a Month - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Katherine White, Thomas H. Hudgins, Joseph T. Alleva Source Type: journals
Cervical Facet Mediated PainEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Quebec Task Force on Whiplash-Associated Disorders defines whiplash as an acceleration-deceleration mechanism of energy transfer to the neck most often resulting from rear- or side-impact motor vehicle collisions; the impact often results in bony or soft-tissue injuries, which are referred to as whiplash injury. The varied symptoms arising from whiplash injury are termed whiplash associated disorders (WAD).
Source: Disease a Month - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Katherine White, Thomas H. Hudgins, Joseph T. Alleva Source Type: journals
Cervical RadiculopathyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Neck pain is a common complaint in the U.S. It is estimated that 30%-50% of adults will experience neck pain in a given year. Neck and back pain together account for about 65% of cases of disability, although neck pain less frequently leads to disability claims. Interestingly, neck pain has the highest frequency in those working in hospitals and offices, while those working in industrial/service and forestry sectors have the lowest frequency of neck pain. Women tend to have higher rates of trauma-related neck pain and demonstrate greater spinal motions. This may be related to men having anatomically wider and longer disk f...
Source: Disease a Month - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Daniel Roth, Ai Mukai, Priya Thomas, Thomas H. Hudgins, Joseph T. Alleva Source Type: journals
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Source: Disease a Month - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
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In a previous issue, the authors discussed the pain generators in the lumbar spine that result in low back pain. Being part of the spinal column, the cervical spine has the same pain generators: paraspinal muscles, ligaments, nerve root, outer third of the intervertebral disk, periosteum, and facet joint; these are all discussed in this issue. However, the cervical spine does have several differences from the lumbar spine, which has clinical implications. The spinal cord is within the cervical spine, unlike the lumbar spine, where the cord ends at L1 in adults. The facet joints are oriented differently, allowing for more r...
Source: Disease a Month - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Thomas H. Hudgins, Joseph T. Alleva, Jerrold B. Leikin Source Type: journals
HEALTH-SWAZILAND: On ART Since BirthEmail this article to a colleague.
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NHLANGANO, Swaziland, Nov 16 (IPS) - Seven-year-old Ntombi* frowns after swallowing the
tablets her grandmother has given her. The HIV-positive child has
contracted multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - HIV/AIDS - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
New Government Oversight Of Food Supported By Majority Of Wyoming Voters, Pew-Commissioned Poll FindsEmail this article to a colleague.
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An overwhelming majority of Wyoming voters - 88 percent - support food safety legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new authority to ensure the food Americans eat does not make them sick, according to a new poll commissioned by the Pew Health Group and conducted by Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies. Support for stronger food protections is high regardless of voters' gender, income level or political affiliation.
Source: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Tunisia: 2009 JCI Congress Highlights Climate Change And Fight Against MalariaEmail this article to a colleague.
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A news conference was held on Sunday at the sea side resort of Yasmine Hammamet as part of the 64th edition of the Junior International Congress JCI scheduled for November 16 to 21, 2009.
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Angola: Esperança Mutamba, 'I'm Living This Double Life'Email this article to a colleague.
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Esperança Mutamba (not her real name), who has been living with the virus for 10 years and works as HIV/AIDS counsellor in the Angolan capital, Luanda, is still not ready to publicly disclose her HIV status.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
NIH, D.C. Health Department To Launch HIV Treatment StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Washington, D.C., Health Department and NIH are preparing to launch a study to determine whether aggressive treatment of all adults living with HIV could stop the spread of the virus and prevent AIDS, the Washington Post reports. The study's premise is based on a mathematical theory presented in 2008 by doctors at the
Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Opinions: Health System Funding; Malnutrition Assistance; Social Dimension Of HIVEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health System Funding Can Address 'Silent Killers' "For too long, global health funding has gone to diseases like AIDS with the most vocal lobby groups and not to the diseases with the greatest need," Philip Stevens, a senior fellow at International Policy Network, writes in a Business Daily opinion piece.
Source: HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: news
Nigeria: Abia to Eradicate PolioEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abia State Government has said it is determined to eradicate polio from the state before the end of next year.
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Ukraine - update 2Email this article to a colleague.
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Preliminary tests reveal no significant changes in the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus based on investigations of samples taken from patients in Ukraine. Analyses are being performed by two WHO influenza collaborating centres as part of the global influenza surveillance network.
Source: WHO Swine Flu - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Study Shows Link Between Influenza Virus And FeverEmail this article to a colleague.
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Viruses are microscopically sized parasites. They plant their genes in the cells of their victim in order to 'reprogram' them. The infected cells then no longer produce what they need to live, making lots of new viruses instead. Luckily, in most cases this hostile takeover does not go unnoticed. This is ensured by the cells' own sensors that recognise alien genetic material. One of them is RIG-I. When RIG-I encounters virus genes, it ensures that the body releases interferon.
Source: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Slowing Evolution To Stop Drug ResistanceEmail this article to a colleague.
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The resistance of infectious organisms to antibiotics is particularly serious in drugs against fungi. Fungal cells are similar to human cells, which means that it is difficult to develop effective drugs that can destroy them without also damaging human cells, i.e. without causing side effects. We must therefore safeguard the effectiveness of the few antifungal drugs that are available today. Resistance to these would leave many diseases without effective treatment.
Source: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Fears over 'own goal' HIV vaccine revivedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cold virus used in vaccine may raise HIV infection risk after all
Source: New Scientist - HIV and AIDS - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
Scientists Put Interactive Flu Tracking At Public's FingertipsEmail this article to a colleague.
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New methods of studying avian influenza strains and visually mapping their movement around the world will help scientists more quickly learn the behavior of the pandemic H1N1 flu virus, Ohio State University researchers say. The researchers linked many powerful computer systems together to analyze enormous amounts of genetic data collected from all publicly available isolated strains of the H5N1 virus - the cause of avian flu.
Source: Bird Flu / Avian Flu News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
Ghana: 60 Citizens Contract HIV DailyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Over 15,000 Ghanaians are estimated to die annually of the HIV and AIDS disease and a total of 33 milllion people globally live with HIV, according to worldwide statistics as disclosed by Dr Richard Amenyah of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC).
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Ghana: Mewe Organizes 'Get Healthy' Cycle RaceEmail this article to a colleague.
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'MEWE',an Italian -based NGO orphanage, organized its fourth annual edition of the orphanage's rural bicycle race competition on at Wawase in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District at Central Region.
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: Experts Question Death StatisticsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Health Department's claim of a massive jump in deaths in 2008 is unlikely, according to experts
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: WACN Tackles HIV TransmissionEmail this article to a colleague.
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In as much as mother-to-child-Transmission (MTCT)of HIV is almost entirely preventable where services are available, infant feeding choices for the HIV-infected women remains one of the most contentious issues in efforts to prevent MTCT of HIV in resource poor countries like Nigeria.
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Immediate, aggressive spending on HIV/AIDS could end epidemicEmail this article to a colleague.
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(BioMed Central) Money available to treat HIV/AIDS is sufficient to end the epidemic globally, but only if we act immediately to control the spread of the disease, according to research published in BMC Public Health. This approach defies conventional thinking, which recommends gradual spending over 15-20 years. The study was based on a mathematical model developed by mathematicians and biologists, who recently earned acclaim for a study on how best to handle a planetary invasion by zombies.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
GAVI's impact on vaccine market is bringing down pricesEmail this article to a colleague.
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(GAVI Alliance) Following the increasing impact of the GAVI Alliance on the vaccine market, the price of one of the major combination vaccines, the pentavalent, is falling considerably, enabling GAVI's partners to vaccinate millions of more children in the developing world.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
A simple, noninvasive test for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Summary. Recurrent hepatitis C is a common cause of graft loss in patients undergoing liver transplantation, and serial protocol liver biopsies have been used to identify patients at risk of graft loss from rapid fibrosis progression. The aim of this study was to derive a simple noninvasive index to predict fibrosis in patients with recurrent hepatitis C post-transplant. A retrospective study was performed assessing serial liver biopsies for post-transplant chronic hepatitis C infection. One hundred eighty-five patients were included in the analysis; median age 53 years (interquartile range 48[ndash]59) and 140 (76%) were ...
Source: Journal of Viral Hepatitis - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: T. J. S. Cross, V. Calvaruso, M. R. Foxton, P. Manousou, A. Quaglia, F. Grillo, A. P. Dhillon, J. Nolan, T. P. Chang, J. O'Grady, M. A. Heneghan, J. P. O'Beirne, A. K. Burroughs, P. M. Harrison Source Type: journals
Highlights From AASLD 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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CCO Slideset - Review the most clinically relevant new data from the 2009 AASLD conference on HCV, HBV, and complications of advanced liver disease.
Source: Clinical Care Options Hepatitis - HBV - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals
CKS topic review: MeaslesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Area: Evidence > Guidelines
This Topic Review from the Clinical Knowledge Service (CKS) covers the management of acute measles and post-exposure prophylaxis for measles.
This topic does not cover the prevention of measles with the combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
Source: NeLM - Infections - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: organizations
Self-reported data: a major tool to assess compliance with anti-malarial combination therapy among children in SenegalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions:
Self-reported data could provide useful quantitative information on drug intake and administration. Under strict methodological conditions this method, easy to implement, can be used to describe patients' behaviours and their use of new anti-malarial treatment. Self-reported data is a major tool for assessing compliance in resource poor countries. Blood and urine drug dosages provide qualitative results that confirm any drug intake. Urine assays for SP could be useful to obtain public health data, for example on chemoprophylaxis among pregnant women.
Source: Malaria Journal - November 17, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Aurelia SouaresPatricia MoulinSophie SarrassatMarie-Paule CarlottiRichard LalouJean-Yves Le Hesran Source Type: journals
Swaziland: On ART Since BirthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Seven-year-old Ntombi* frowns after swallowing the tablets her grandmother has given her. The HIV-positive child has contracted multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 16, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
