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August 1, 2002

West Nile Virus: Just the Clinical Facts

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As concern spreads along with West Nile virus, patients and colleagues will have questions about clinical signs, symptoms, and management. Here are the answers.
June 1, 2002

New STD Guidelines Emphasize Special Situations

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In revising 1998 guidelines on treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), a CDC expert panel provided new recommendations for a number of clinical situations. The 2002 advice warns of...
April 1, 2002

Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance: CDC Targets Hospitalized Patients

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Like the 12 steps that made Alcoholics Anonymous famous, CDC is hoping that health care practitioners can focus on a dozen problematic areas and thereby minimize the continued emergence of...
March 1, 2002

Otitis Media with Effusion: Researchers Looking at Reflux

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Is it possible that otitis media with effusion (“glue ear”) might be caused by reflux of gastric juice through the eustachian tubes, causing inflammation that sets the child up for...
February 1, 2002

Antibiotic Overuse Increasing Carriage Rates of Resistant Bugs

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A study of 461 Canberra, Australia, children under age 4 demonstrates clearly the truth about antibiotic use: The more these agents are administered, the more likely it is that the child is...

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