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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Immune Response from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Mononuclear Cells Diagnoses Active TB
- October 21, 2009
- Neil M. Ampel, MD
- Infectious Diseases
ELISpot performed on bronchoalveolar mononuclear cells had a sensitivity of 91% and a specificity of 79% in diagnosing active disease.
- Reviewing:
- Jafari C et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009 Oct 1; 180:666
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Surgical Masks or N95 Respirators for the Flu?Free
- October 21, 2009
- Richard T. Ellison III, MD
- Infectious Diseases
In a randomized trial, surgical masks and N95 respirators provided healthcare workers with comparable protection against influenza.
- Reviewing:
- Loeb M et al. JAMA 2009 Oct 1
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
New Approach to Treating Tuberculosis
- October 13, 2009
- Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- General Medicine
Targeting nonreplicative bacteria might avert long courses of therapy for TB patients.
- Reviewing:
- Lin G et al. Nature 2009 Oct 1; 461:621
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
2009 H1N1 Influenza in a Tour Group in ChinaFree
- October 14, 2009
- Mary E. Wilson, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Influenza developed in 30% of tour members who had talked with an H1N1-infected woman in the group but in none who had not.
- Reviewing:
- Han K et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2009 Oct; 15:1578
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
H1N1 Rapid Tests: Poor SensitivityFree
- October 14, 2009
- Stephen G. Baum, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Rapid tests for seasonal influenza generally have relatively low sensitivity; their sensitivity for detecting the 2009 H1N1 virus seems even worse.
- Reviewing:
- Drexler JF et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2009 Oct; 15:1662
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
STI and HIV Services Fall Short for Sexually Active Young Women
- October 13, 2009
- Robert W. Rebar, MD
- General Medicine
More than one third of young women who receive contraceptive services are not concurrently offered STI or HIV services.
- Reviewing:
- Farr SL et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009 Aug; 201:142.e1
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Blood Cultures — Still Useful in Neutropenic Fever
- October 7, 2009
- Thomas Glück, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Nine percent of blood cultures from patients with high-risk neutropenic fever grew pathogens; in half of such episodes, the culture results prompted treatment modification.
- Reviewing:
- Hummel M et al. Scand J Infect Dis 2009 ; 41:650
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
CAP Treatment Recommendations: Guided in the Right Direction
- October 7, 2009
- Larry M. Baddour, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Results of two large cohort studies indicate that adherence to guidelines for treating community-acquired pneumonia is a good thing.
- Reviewing:
- Arnold FW et al. Arch Intern Med 2009 Sep 14; 169:1515
NEWS IN CONTEXT
New Options for HPV Vaccine
- October 7, 2009
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
An FDA panel recommends approval of a new indication for the quadrivalent HPV vaccine and approval of a new HPV vaccine.
- Reviewing:
- Dooren JC. Wall Street Journal. 2009 Sep 4,
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE WATCH
Hepatitis B Guidelines, Updated
- September 30, 2009
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- Infectious Diseases
This revised document provides useful information about the prevention, diagnosis, and management of HBV infection.
- Reviewing:
- Lok ASF and McMahon BJ. Hepatology 2009 Sep; 50:661
