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41 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 24, 2013 Continuing Medical Education Review Article
42 Pericardial cytokines in neoplastic, autoreactive, and viral pericarditis Heart Failure Reviews, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article
43 Epicardial halo phenomenon: a guide for pericardiocentesis Heart Failure Reviews, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article
44 Cardiac Status of Children Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Who Are Receiving Long-term Combination Antiretroviral Therapy JAMA Pediatrics, April 23, 2013 Review Article
45 Prior Cardiovascular disease increases long-term mortality in COPD patients with pneumonia European Respiratory Journal , April 23, 2013 Clinical Article
46 Gemella sanguinis endocarditis with c-ANCA/anti-PR-3-associated immune complex necrotizing glomerulonephritis with a full-house pattern on immunofluorescence microscopy Clinical Kidney Journal, April 22, 2013
47 Role of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis: a meta-analysis The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, April 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
48 Cardiac Manifestations of Q Fever Infection: Case Series and a Review of the Literature Journal of Cardiac Surgery, April 19, 2013 Review Article
49 Cardiac biomarkers in HIV-exposed uninfected children AIDS, April 18, 2013 Clinical Article
50 Chagas Disease in Latin American Immigrants With Dilated Cardiomyopathy in New York City Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 18, 2013 Review Article
51 Clinical characteristics, sepsis interventions and outcomes in the obese patients with septic shock: an international multicenter cohort study Critical Care, April 18, 2013 Clinical Article
52 Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter in HIV-Infected Persons: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Association with Markers of HIV Disease Severity JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 17, 2013 Clinical Article
53 Serum concentrations and pharmacokinetics of moxifloxacin in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, April 17, 2013 Clinical Article
54 Association of Streptococcus bovis endocarditis and advanced colorectal neoplasia: A case-control study Journal of Digestive Diseases, April 16, 2013 Clinical Article
55 Long-term mortality and quality of life after septic shock: a follow-up observational study Intensive Care Medicine, April 16, 2013 Clinical Article
56 Cardiometabolic risk factors among HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy Full Text Lipids in Health and Disease, April 15, 2013 Clinical Article
57 Current Issues in the Diagnosis and Management of Blood Culture-Negative Infective and Non-Infective Endocarditis Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 15, 2013 Review Article
58 Reverse-vaccinology strategy for designing T-cell epitope candidates for Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis vaccine Biologicals, April 15, 2013 Review Article
59 Applicability of the modified Duke criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis in children with and without heart disease Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, April 15, 2013 Clinical Article
60 Fatal herpes simplex virus type 2 hepatitis in a heart transplant recipient: a case report and review of the literature Transplant Infectious Disease, April 15, 2013 Review Article
In a study involving 37 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, a serum bilirubin level > 5 mg/dL was predictive of progression to hepatic failure and liver-related death.
Read the article summaryIn a study involving 1607 patients > 65 years of age with community- or healthcare-acquired pneumonia, pre-morbid ambulation impairment (OR=2.61), hospitalization within 30 days of acquiring pneumonia (OR=1.93), and absence of cough and purulent sputum (OR=1.47) were shown to be associated with a significant increase in 30-day mortality.
Read the article summaryIn a retrospective study involving 225 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 224 matched controls, it was shown that patients who were HPV-positive and smoked cigarettes or smoked cigarettes plus consumed alcohol were at increased risk for ESCC than patients who were HPV-negative (OR = 2.22 and 10.31, respectively).
Read the article summary1 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 12, 2013
2 HIV Infection and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction JAMA Internal Medicine, April 24, 2013
3 De-escalation of antimicrobial treatment for adults with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock Cochrane Reviews, April 11, 2013 Review Article
4 Ampicillin Plus Ceftriaxone Is as Effective as Ampicillin Plus Gentamicin for Treating Enterococcus faecalis Infective Endocarditis Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 10, 2013
5 Current Issues in the Diagnosis and Management of Blood Culture-Negative Infective and Non-Infective Endocarditis Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 15, 2013 Review Article
6 Infective endocarditis due to a rare pathogen, Streptococcus constellatus, in a patient with gingivitis: A case report and review of the literature Central European Journal of Medicine, April 10, 2013 Review Article
7 PCR-electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry: a new tool for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis from heart valves Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, April 1, 2013
8 Continuous versus intermittent infusions of antibiotics for the treatment of severe acute infections Cochrane Reviews, March 29, 2013 Review Article
9 Association of Streptococcus bovis endocarditis and advanced colorectal neoplasia: A case-control study Journal of Digestive Diseases, April 16, 2013
10 Role of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis: a meta-analysis The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, April 19, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
11 Septic shock: The initial moments and beyond Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, March 6, 2013 Free full text Review Article
12 Fatal herpes simplex virus type 2 hepatitis in a heart transplant recipient: a case report and review of the literature Transplant Infectious Disease, April 15, 2013 Review Article
13 IgG Anticardiolipin Antibodies and Progression to Q Fever Endocarditis Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 3, 2013 Review Article
14 Cardiac biomarkers in HIV-exposed uninfected children AIDS, April 18, 2013
15 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 24, 2013 Review Article
16 In vivo acquired daptomycin resistance during treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 11, 2013
17 Usefulness of Intracardiac Echocardiography for the Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device-Related Endocarditis JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 28, 2013
18 Dental Scaling and Risk Reduction in Infective Endocarditis: A Nationwide Population-Based Case-Control Study Canadian Journal of Cardiology, April 5, 2013
19 Fluid Resuscitation in Septic Shock: The Effect of Increasing Fluid Balance on Mortality Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, March 4, 2013 Review Article
20 Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy: Principles and practice European Journal of Internal Medicine , April 25, 2013
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