One-year acyclovir prophylaxis prevents varicella-zoster virus disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) without causing rebound after acyclovir discontinuation, researchers in Seattle report. Reuters Health Information
An extension of an earlier study shows that entecavir continues to better suppress virus compared with lamivudine after 2 years in nucleoside-naive patients with chronic e antigen-positive hepatitis B, according to a study in the November issue of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
With antiviral therapy, renal transplantation can be successful in hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive patients with end-stage renal disease, according to a report in the November issue of the Journal of Medical Virology. Reuters Health Information
Results of a review published in the November issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine indicate that congenital malaria in the United States is rare, but physicians should be aware of the possibility in pregnant women who have been in endemic areas in the preceding year. Reuters Health Information
A new genetic "decoy" system could revolutionise development of antibiotics to fight drug-resistant superbugs like MRSA and speed their path to market, British scientists said on Monday. Reuters Health Information
Two doses of rotavirus vaccine provided high protection against rotavirus gastroenteritis, with an overall reduction of admissions for gastroenteritis for 2 consecutive rotavirus epidemic seasons. Medscape Medical News
What is the correlation between hepatic vein pressure gradient measurement and Doppler ultrasonography (DUS) in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD)? Liver International
Glucose abnormalities are an independent risk factor for failure to respond to antiviral treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to Spanish researchers. Reuters Health Information
Oral glycerol treatment can prevent severe neurological sequelae in children with bacterial meningitis, according to a report in the November 15th issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Most governments are working quickly to attack avian flu when it pops up among birds but the virus is now entrenched in at least three countries, the United Nations and World Bank reported on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
