Adenovirus serotype 14 (Ad14) cases were identified in 4 states during 2006-07 but the isolates were distinct from the 1955 reference strain, suggesting the emergence and spread of a new Ad14 variant. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
Single-drug antifungal prophylaxis or selective decontamination of the digestive tract was effective in reducing yeast colonization and infections across a range of patients who were critically ill. Medscape Medical News
Anastrozole offers long-term efficacy over tamoxifen, and the benefits of treatment are maintained long after therapy is completed, trial shows. Medscape Medical News
Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment reduces the development of neurologic sequelae in patients with acute carbon monoxide poisoning who do not carry the apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 allele, but not in carriers, according to study findings reported in the November 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Reuters Health Information
A study of preterm infants showed persistently reduced expiratory flows up to 2 years of age, with normal forced vital capacity and absence of catch-up growth in airway function, suggesting altered lung development. Medscape Medical News
