With similar treatment, patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive head and neck tumors respond better to treatment and live longer than patients with HPV-negative head and neck tumors, results of a prospective study indicate. Reuters Health Information
In a new report, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health departments describe three cases of fluoroquinolone-resistant meningococcal disease that arose in North Dakota and Minnesota in January 2007 and January 2008. Reuters Health Information
Fluoroquinolones are highly effective in eradicating nonencapsulated and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) infections in cell culture and mouse models of infection, according to a report in the February 7th BMC Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
The incidence of oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) potentially related to human papillomavirus (HPV) appears to be increasing in the United States, researchers report in the February 1st issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
Cerebral calcifications, delayed treatment, and female gender are risk factors for retinochoroiditis in young children who have been treated for congenital toxoplasmosis, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
Military recruits in training are vulnerable to acute respiratory disease. This study documents adenovirus and RSV as important causes of acute respiratory illness among Royal Navy trainees. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
High-dose isoniazid (INH) as an adjuvant to second-line agents for multidrug-resistant TB reduces the time to sputum negativity and improves short-term outcomes, researchers from India report. Reuters Health Information
A paper in the February issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases suggests that in hemodialysis patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, interferon (IFN) therapy achieves good rates of sustained virological response. Reuters Health Information
Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels weakly differentiate bacterial from nonbacterial pneumonia in children, according to a report in the February issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Reuters Health Information
People who carry a 32-bp deletion within the chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5 delta32) appear to be at greater risk of severe tickborne encephalitis, according to Swedish and Lithuanian researchers. Reuters Health Information
