STIs in HIV-Infected DMPA Users
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Subscription required
STI acquisition rates did not differ in HIV-infected DMPA users and nonusers.
By Anna Wald, MD, MPH
July 17, 2008
Covering:
Overton ET et al., Contraception 2008 May 29
The Cost of Noncervical HPV Disease: An Added Economic Burden
Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Summary and Comment
Subscription required
The cost of noncervical disease adds to the economic burden of HPV disease and should be included in cost analyses of vaccination programs.
By William P. Kanto, Jr., MD
July 16, 2008
Covering:
Hu D and Goldie S., Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008 May; 198:500.e1
Myers ER., Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008 May; 198:487
An Outbreak of Hospital-Acquired Pertussis in Newborns
Emergency Medicine Summary and Comment
Subscription required
Healthcare workers have a responsibility to their patients not to transmit preventable diseases.
By Diane M. Birnbaumer, MD, FACEP
July 11, 2008
Covering:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)., MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2008 Jun 6; 57:600
Does Bacterial Colonization Contribute to SIDS?
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Subscription required
Infection or colonization with pathogens associated with septicemia might be a contributing factor in some unexplained infant deaths.
By Bruce Soloway, MD
July 15, 2008
Covering:
Weber MA et al., Lancet 2008 May 31; 371:1848
More False-Positive Results with Rapid Oral-Fluid HIV Tests
HIV/AIDS Summary and Comment
Subscription required
Recent experience indicates that all reactive oral-fluid tests should be followed by whole-blood tests using finger sticks. Western blot confirmation is required for all positive rapid tests.
By Carlos del Rio, MD
July 7, 2008
Covering:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)., MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2008 Jun 20; 57:660
H. pylori’s Association with Adenocarcinoma, BE, and GERD
Gastroenterology Summary and Comment
Subscription required
<$EMPH_O>Helicobacter pylori<$EMPH_C> seropositivity is associated with reduced risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma, Barrett esophagus, and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Sexual Orientation and Viral STI Risk: Still No Real Answers
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Subscription required
Lesbians reported fewer viral STI diagnoses than did bisexual or heterosexual women — but many questions remain.
Tea for Warts?
Women's Health Summary and Comment
Subscription required
Sinecatechins, extracted from green tea, were effective in treating external anogenital warts.
Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Is a Risk Factor for C. difficile Infection
General Medicine Summary and Comment
Subscription required
Even if patients receive no other antibiotics, they can develop colitis.
By Abigail Zuger, MD
July 3, 2008
Covering:
Carignan A et al., Clin Infect Dis 2008 Jun 15; 46:1838
HCV Among Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union
Gastroenterology Summary and Comment
Subscription required
Prevalence may be higher than in the general U.S. population, and risk factors may differ.
By Atif Zaman, MD, MPH
June 27, 2008
Covering:
Batash S et al., Am J Gastroenterol 2008 Apr; 103:922
