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1 Whipples disease Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 24, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article

2 Lack of association of guillain-barre syndrome with vaccinations Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013

3 Does empirical Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) therapy result in false-negative CDI diagnostic test results Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

4 Is it time to replace vancomycin in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

5 Clinical findings in 111 cases of influenza A (h7n9) virus infection New England Journal of Medicine, May 24, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article

6 Travelers with cutaneous leishmaniasis cured without systemic therapy Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

7 Dynamics and determinants of Staphylococcus aureus carriage in livestock veterinarians: A prospective cohort study Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

8 Source control review in clinical trials of anti-infective agents in complicated intra-abdominal infections Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

9 Antifungal therapy and management of complications of cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

10 Next generation whole genome sequencing identifies the direction of norovirus transmission in linked patients Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013 Review Article

11 Readmission following hospitalization for pneumonia: the impact of pneumonia type and its implication for hospitals Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013 Review Article

12 Skewing of the CD4+ T cell pool towards mono-functional antigen-specific responses in patients with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in The Gambia Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013 Review Article

13 Pregnancy-related Group A Streptococcal Infections: Temporal relationships between bacterial acquisition, infection onset, clinical findings and outcome Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

14 Clinical and genetic determinants of plasma nevirapine exposure following an intrapartum dose to prevent mother-to-child transmission The Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

15 Hepatitis B surface antigen serum level is associated with fibrosis severity in treatment-naïve, e antigen-positive patients Journal of Hepatology, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

16 Clinical effects of viral relapse after interferon plus ribavirin in patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus Journal of Hepatology, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

17 Grand challenges: Improving HIV treatment outcomes by integrating interventions for co-morbid mental illness Full Text PLoS Medicine, May 24, 2013

18 Contribution of H. pylori and Smoking Trends to US Incidence of Intestinal-Type Noncardia Gastric Adenocarcinoma: A Microsimulation Model Full Text PLoS Medicine, May 24, 2013

19 Characterization of Hepatitis B virus genotypes and quantitative Hepatitis B surface antigen titres in North American tertiary referral liver centres Liver International, May 24, 2013 Clinical Article

20 Measles in Democratic Republic of Congo: an outbreak description from Katanga, 2010--2011 Full Text BMC Infectious Diseases, May 24, 2013

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Vitamin D deficiency is more common with non-Caucasian patients, and those with lower social support, no insurance, diabetes, lower activity levels, higher parathyroid hormone levels, and higher body mass indexes
Eating an early breakfast and dinner when taking PPIs can lower FSSG scores and improve GERD symptoms. (Factors leading to increased FSSG scores were female gender, inadequate sleep, lack of breakfast, antihypertensive agent non-users and dinner just before bedtime.)
No single method of contraception is contraindicated by age alone, but caution should be exercised with estrogen-containing preparations in obese women over 40

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Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased mortality in ICU patients

Among 130 patients requiring mechanical ventilation, 107 were vitamin D-deficient (< 20 ng/ml). Of the patients who did not survive, the length of survival was shorter in the vitamin D-deficient patients (15.3 vs. 24.2 days, respectively).

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Coronary artery calcium increases cardiovascular risk in patients with T2DM and HTN

Researchers at Tel-Aviv University have conducted a study to determine the value of coronary artery calcium (CAC) measurements in cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with T2DM and HTN. The study involved 423 patients enrolled in the International Nifedipine Study: Intervention as Goal for Hypertension Therapy. The patients had baseline CT scans for CAC measurement at baseline and were shown to be free of disease. Follow-up CT scans were performed at 3 and 15 years. Cardiovascular events (CVEs) occurred in 41 of 423 patients at 3 years and 111 of 268 patients at 15 years of follow-up. CVEs occurred in 15% and 52% (CAC+) and 7% and 32% (CAC-) of patients with T2DM at 3 and 15 years of follow-up, respectively. Compared to patients without T2DM and no CAC, the HRs for a CVE were 6.6 and 3.9 in T2DM patients with and without CAC, respectively.

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CAC scores add predictability to Framingham

Researchers at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam have evaluated 12 measures (N-terminal fragment of prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide levels, von Willebrand factor antigen levels, fibrinogen levels, chronic kidney disease, leukocyte count, C-reactive protein levels, homocysteine levels, uric acid levels, coronary artery calcium [CAC] scores, carotid intima–media thickness, peripheral arterial disease, and pulse wave velocity), in addition to Framingham risk scores for predicting coronary heart disease. Only the CAC was shown to add significantly to the Framingham risk score in predicting coronary heart disease.

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1 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 12, 2013

2 Echocardiography in pericardial diseases: new developments Heart Failure Reviews, April 19, 2013

3 Varicella Zoster Virus-Specific Immune Responses to a Herpes Zoster Vaccine in Elderly Recipients With Major Depression and the Impact of Antidepressant Medications Clinical Infectious Diseases, March 26, 2013

4 Effect of adequate single-drug versus combination antimicrobial therapy on mortality in Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infections. A post hoc analysis of a prospective cohort Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 17, 2013

5 Antibiotics for brain abscesses in people with cyanotic congenital heart disease Cochrane Reviews, April 3, 2013

6 Update on polymyalgia rheumatica European Journal of Internal Medicine , April 12, 2013

7 Fungal rhinosinusitis: what every allergist should know Clinical & Experimental Allergy, March 27, 2013

8 Infectious Complications Following Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy: New Challenges in the Era of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 18, 2013

9 Interventions to improve professional adherence to guidelines for prevention of device-related infections Cochrane Reviews, April 4, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

10 Combination Antifungal Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis New England Journal of Medicine, April 8, 2013

11 Cardiovascular events after clarithromycin use in lower respiratory tract infections: analysis of two prospective cohort studies British Medical Journal, April 10, 2013 Free full text

12 Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: A Meta-analysis Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , April 23, 2013

13 Acute pneumonia and the cardiovascular system The Lancet, March 12, 2013 Review Article

14 Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: A menace to our most vulnerable patients Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, April 11, 2013 Free full text

15 Chinese medicinal herbs for influenza Cochrane Reviews, April 11, 2013

16 Continuous versus intermittent infusions of antibiotics for the treatment of severe acute infections Cochrane Reviews, March 29, 2013 Review Article

17 Incidence of Campylobacter and Salmonella Infections Following First Prescription for PPI: A Cohort Study Using Routine Data The American Journal of Gastroenterology, April 17, 2013

18 Quadruple therapy for eradication of Helicobacter pylori World Journal of Gastroenterology, February 21, 2013 Free full text

19 Diagnosing tuberculous meningitis ? have we made any progress? Tropical Medicine & International Health, March 27, 2013 Review Article

20 Linezolid versus vancomycin or teicoplanin for nosocomial pneumonia: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, April 10, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

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Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease News & Articles

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Clinical Pearls in Internal Medicine

Highlights in Internal Medicine

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased mortality in ICU patients

Coronary artery calcium increases cardiovascular risk in patients with T2DM and HTN

CAC scores add predictability to Framingham

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