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Screening Hospital Patients Could Curb MRSA
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Patients who undergo treatment at more than one hospital in Europe should be screened for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to help prevent its spread, scientists said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
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GM-CSF Corrects Neutropenia in Extremely Preterm Neonates
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In a randomized controlled trial, early postnatal prophylactic granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor corrected neutropenia but did not reduce sepsis risk or improve survival and short-term outcomes in extremely preterm neonates. Medscape Medical News
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Abuse, Addiction, and Pain Relief: Time for Change
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Abuse, Addiction, and Pain Relief: Time for Change. Drs Herbert D. Kleber, Rollin M. Gallagher, and Eugene R. Viscusi review existing roadblocks and propose strategies for a multidisciplinary approach in preventing and treating chronic pain.
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A Young Woman with General Malaise and a Persistent Fever
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A 21-year-old woman presents to the ED with a history of fever, general malaise, mild diffuse cramping and abdominal pain, and a cough with occasional blood-tinged sputum. She was recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, but she is not currently on antiretroviral medications. The patient appears cachectic and fatigued, and she is noted to be tachycardic, febrile, and has mild tachypnea. Diagnostic laboratory studies are conducted, and a chest radiograph and CT scan are taken. What is the diagnosis? eMedicine Case Presentations
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