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Early Treatment in Ehrlichiosis
- Infectious Diseases
- Summary and Comment
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Prompt initiation of doxycycline therapy can make a big difference in morbidity.
- By Larry M. Baddour, MD
- March 26, 2008
- Covering Medicine (Baltimore) 2008 Mar
Linezolid-Resistant CoNS
- Infectious Diseases
- Summary and Comment
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An outbreak of linezolid-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci was associated temporally with increased linezolid use in an ICU.
- By Lynn L. Estes, PharmD
- April 9, 2008
- Covering J Antimicrob Chemother 2008 Apr
Multidrug-Resistant MRSA More Common Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
- General Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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The infection might be sexually transmitted.
- By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- April 9, 2008
- Covering Ann Intern Med 2008 Feb 19
Are ED Visits Increasing for Community-Acquired MRSA?
- Emergency Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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Visits for skin and soft tissue infections nearly tripled between 1993 and 2005, suggesting that the answer is yes.
- By Richard D. Zane, MD, FAAEM
- March 28, 2008
- Covering Ann Emerg Med 2008 Mar
Our Brain Judges Books by Their Covers
- Psychiatry
- Summary and Comment
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. . . or, at least, wines by their price tags
- By Jonathan Silver, MD
- February 15, 2008
- Covering Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 Jan 22
Exercise and the Brain
- Psychiatry
- Summary and Comment
- Free
In animals, exercise seems to enhance neuronal resilience.
- By Steven Dubovsky, MD
- February 25, 2008
- Covering Nat Med 2007 Dec 2
Telemedicine Improves Rural Trauma Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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Emergency physicians at a trauma center helped direct therapy at seven rural hospital EDs.
- By John A. Marx, MD, FAAEM, FACEP
- February 29, 2008
- Covering J Trauma 2008 Jan
Sit or Stand When Seeing Patients?
- Emergency Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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Patients perceive that encounters are longer when providers sit.
- By Richard D. Zane, MD, FAAEM
- March 7, 2008
- Covering Ann Emerg Med 2008 Feb
Diagnosis and Management of Necrotizing Fasciitis
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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Necrotizing fasciitis, which can be mistaken for cellulitis, requires early diagnosis and swift treatment.
- By William P. Kanto, Jr., MD
- February 20, 2008
- Covering J Pediatr Surg 2007 Nov
With HPV, One Partner Is Enough
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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Nearly one third of women aged 18 to 22 tested positive 1 year after becoming sexually active with only one male partner.
- By Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
- February 27, 2008
- Covering J Infect Dis 2008 Jan 15