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High-Risk HPV Common Among Screened Women in US
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Nearly one in four US women who undergo cervical screening harbor high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a report in the Annals of Internal Medicine for April 1. Moreover, many women infected with the virus have normal Pap tests. Reuters Health Information
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CMV Infection Identified in Newborns With Hearing Impairment
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The results of a new study indicate that 6% of newborns with confirmed hearing impairment have congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. In most of these cases, the infection was only picked up after an abnormal hearing screening result. Reuters Health Information
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The Need For Liver Biopsy in a Patient With Acute HCV Infection
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Acute hepatitis accounts for 20% of hepatitis C virus cases. The clinical features, differential diagnosis, disease course, diagnostic tests and current approaches to therapy of acute HCV are reviewed. Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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