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Serum Uric Acid Tied to HCV Interferon Response
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Elevated serum levels of uric acid are predictive of a poor response to interferon treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to Italian researchers. Reuters Health Information
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Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Meningococcal Disease Reported in US
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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
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Mixed Viral/Bacterial Etiology Common in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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Based on a comprehensive battery of diagnostic tests, including nucleic amplification assays, researchers in New Zealand have found that a viral etiology is more frequent than previously reported in patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Mixed viral/bacterial infections are also common and are associated with greater disease severity, they report in the January issue of Thorax. Reuters Health Information
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