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CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE WATCH
Radiologists Continue to Recommend Routine Screening Mammography Beginning at Age 40
- February 4, 2010
- Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- Women's Health
Recommendation contrasts with recent guidelines from the USPSTF.
- Reviewing:
- Lee CH et al. J Am Coll Radiol 2010 Jan; 7:18
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Annual Review of Pediatric and Adolescent Vital Statistics
- February 4, 2010
- Howard Bauchner, MD, and Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
The data reveal increasing rates of teen pregnancies, cesarean sections, and very-low-birth-weight infants as well as persistent disparities in life expectancy.
- Reviewing:
- Heron M et al. Pediatrics 2010 Jan; 125:4
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Labor Induction at Term Is a Risk Factor for Cesarean Delivery
- February 4, 2010
- Diane J. Angelini, EdD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, NEA-BC
- Women's Health
Risk for cesarean delivery was higher with induced labor than with spontaneous labor or expectant management, regardless of comparison group.
- Reviewing:
- Glantz JC. Obstet Gynecol 2010 Jan; 115:70
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Pooled NAAT Following Various HIV Antibody TestsFree
- January 25, 2010
- Anna K. Person, MD, and Charles B. Hicks, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
Pooled NAAT can improve detection of HIV infection, even when highly sensitive third-generation immunoassays are used for initial antibody testing.
- Reviewing:
- Patel P et al. Arch Intern Med 2010 Jan 11; 170:66
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Prevalence and Incidence of HBV Infection in an HIV-Positive Cohort
- January 25, 2010
- Helmut Albrecht, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
Hepatitis B virus infection continues to be a major problem in a U.S. military cohort of HIV-infected individuals. More effective "prevention for positives" is needed.
- Reviewing:
- Chun HM et al. Clin Infect Dis 2010 Feb 1; 50:426
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
No Benefit for Directly Observed Antiretroviral Therapy
- January 21, 2010
- Bruce Soloway, MD
- General Medicine
In a meta-analysis, viral suppression was similar in observed and nonobserved patients.
- Reviewing:
- Ford N et al. Lancet 2009 Dec 19/26; 374:2064
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
HIV/HSV-2 Coinfection: Disappointing Results for Acyclovir SuppressionFree
- January 20, 2010
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- Infectious Diseases
HSV-2 suppression with acyclovir did not reduce the risk for HIV transmission.
- Reviewing:
- Celum C et al. N Engl J Med 2010 Jan 20
FEATURE
Briefly Noted
- January 15, 2010
- Dermatology
Neonatal cutis laxa, dyskeratosis congenita, and recurrent erythema multiforme
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Long-Term Efficacy of Bivalent HPV Vaccine
- January 14, 2010
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Vaccine against HPV-16/18 remained highly effective for more than 6 years after administration.
- Reviewing:
- Romanowski B et al. Lancet 2009 Dec 12; 374:1975
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Improved Detection of Acute HIV Infection in New York City
- January 11, 2010
- Anna K. Person, MD, and Charles B. Hicks, MD
- HIV/AIDS Clinical Care
Of the HIV diagnoses made at four city clinics, 9% were acute infections detected through pooled nucleic-acid testing among HIV antibody–negative persons.
- Reviewing:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2009 Nov 27; 58:1296
