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1 Epidemiology of community-associated clostridium difficile infection, 2009 through 2011 community-associated clostridium difficile JAMA Internal Medicine, June 18, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article

2 Differences in human immunodeficiency virus care and treatment among subpopulations in the united states HIV care and treatment in the united states JAMA Internal Medicine, June 18, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

3 Natural killer cell dynamic profile is associated with treatment outcome in patients with chronic HCV infection Journal of Hepatology, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article

4 Leishmaniasis during anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy: Report of 4 cases and review of the literature (additional 28 cases) Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, June 18, 2013 Review Article

5 Chronic hepatitis B: a treatment update Seminars in Liver Disease, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article

6 Comparison of pyrosequencing, Sanger sequencing and melting curve analysis for detection of low frequency macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae quasispecies in respiratory specimens Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 18, 2013 Review Article

7 Multicentric evaluation of a new real-time PCR assay for quantification of Cryptosporidium sp and identification of Cryptosporidium parvum and hominis Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 18, 2013 Review Article

8 Echinocandin and triazole antifungal susceptibility profiles of opportunistic yeast and mould clinical isolates (2010-2011): Application of new CLSI clinical breakpoints and epidemiological cutoff values to characterize geographic and temporal trends of antifungal resistance Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article

9 Prime/boost immunization with DNA and adenoviral vectors protects from hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection after simultaneous infection with HDV and woodchuck hepatitis virus Journal of Virology, June 18, 2013 Review Article

10 Rapid Wuchereria-specific Wb123-based IgG4 immunoassays as tools for surveillance following mass drug administration programs in lymphatic filariasis Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article

11 Sexual risk behavior and viremia among men who have sex with men in the HIV outpatient study, United States, 2007–2010 Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article

12 Incidence, timing, and determinants of bacterial pneumonia among HIV-infected patients: Data from the ICONA foundation cohort Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article

13 Neither microbial translocation nor TLR responsiveness are likely explanations for preexisting immune activation in women who subsequently acquired HIV in CAPRISA 004 Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, June 18, 2013 Review Article

14 Achievement and maintenance of viral suppression in persons newly diagnosed with HIV, New York City, 2006–2009: Using population surveillance data to measure the treatment part of “test and treat” Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article

15 Behavioral, biological, and demographic risk and protective factors for new HIV infections among youth in Rakai, Uganda Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article

16 Influence of low-dose ritonavir with and without darunavir on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of inhaled beclomethasone Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article

17 Continuous increase of the antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative pathogens causing bacteremia: a nationwide surveillance study by the Korean Network for Study on Infectious Diseases (KONSID) Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article

18 Susceptibility of enterococci to daptomycin is dependent upon testing methodology Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, June 18, 2013 Review Article

19 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying SCCmec type II was more frequent than the Brazilian endemic clone as a cause of nosocomial bacteremia Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, June 18, 2013 Review Article

20 Predictive genetic risk markers for strong biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus: fnbB gene and SCCmec type III Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, June 18, 2013 Review Article

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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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Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease News & Articles

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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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