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Simple Clinical Score Predicts Tuberculosis in HIV-Positive Children
Jeudi 22 Mai 2008 - 09:19 - 7 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse spécialisée - Medscape HIV AIDS A scoring scale based on readily available clinical information can help diagnose tuberculosis in HIV-positive children in rural areas, researchers from Rwanda reported recently at the annual meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases held in Graz, Austria. Reuters Health Information |
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Sudden Onset of Verrucous Plaques to the Face and Trunk: A Case of Cutaneous Histoplasmosis in the Setting of HIV
Mercredi 21 Mai 2008 - 14:35 - 7 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse spécialisée - Medscape HIV AIDS Histoplasma capsulatum is a thermally-sensitive, dimorphic fungus that exists in an infectious mycelial form in damp, acidic environments, but proliferates as a pathogenic yeast at mammalian body temperature. Dermatology Online Journal |
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Recurrent Bacteremia in a 73-Year-Old Woman
Mercredi 21 Mai 2008 - 09:00 - 7 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse spécialisée - Medscape HIV AIDS An elderly woman presents to the ED with fever, chills, and night sweats. The patient was recently hospitalized for hematochezia and fever; blood and urine cultures at that time showed evidence of bacteremia, and she was therefore treated with a course of levofloxacin. Over the past 24 hours, the fever and chills have returned. Her past medical history includes aortobifemoral bypass graft surgery and coronary artery bypass graft surgery. What is the diagnosis? eMedicine Case Presentations |
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Many Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers More Common in HIV Patients
Mardi 20 Mai 2008 - 21:40 - 7 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse spécialisée - Medscape HIV AIDS Several types of non-AIDS-defining cancers occur more frequently among HIV-infected individuals - particularly anal cancer - than in the general population, investigators report in the Annals of Internal Medicine for May 20th. Reuters Health Information |
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Can Opiates Be Administered by Nebulizer?
Vendredi 16 Mai 2008 - 08:44 - 7 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse spécialisée - Medscape HIV AIDS Some clinicians are using nebulized morphine to treat pain and breathlessness in patients with COPD and CHF, but is there evidence to back that up? Medscape Pharmacists |
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Efavirenz May Be Best Initial Treatment of HIV-1 Infection
Jeudi 15 Mai 2008 - 14:00 - 7 mois, 3 semaines depuis - Presse spécialisée - Medscape HIV AIDS Patients given efavirenz plus 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors were less likely to have virologic failure than those given lopinavir-ritonavir. Medscape Medical News |
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A Tale of Two Neisseria: Video Blog with Paul Auwaerter, MD, MBA
Mercredi 14 Mai 2008 - 13:05 - 7 mois, 4 semaines depuis - Presse spécialisée - Medscape HIV AIDS It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. In the face of antimicrobial treatment resistance, what are the recommended changes in prescribing related to N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis? Medscape Infectious Diseases |
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Self-Reported Cognitive Ability and Global Cognitive Performance in Adults with HIV
Mercredi 14 Mai 2008 - 12:33 - 7 mois, 4 semaines depuis - Presse spécialisée - Medscape HIV AIDS Adults with HIV are at risk of developing cognitive impairments. Learn why clinicians should be cautious about relying on patients' perceptions of their mental abilities. The Journal of Neuroscience Nursing |
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Anti-TNF Therapy "Viable Alternative" for Rheumatic Disease in HIV Patients
Mardi 13 Mai 2008 - 16:32 - 7 mois, 4 semaines depuis - Presse spécialisée - Medscape HIV AIDS HIV-positive individuals with rheumatic disease can be effectively treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents, according to a report in the May issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information |
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Immunologic Recovery Seen After Chemotherapy for AIDS-Related NHL
Lundi 12 Mai 2008 - 10:57 - 8 mois depuis - Presse spécialisée - Medscape HIV AIDS Patients who have undergone chemotherapy for AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) along with concomitant highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) do not experience prolonged suppression of immune function, according to UK researchers. Reuters Health Information |
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