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Community-Origin MRSA Emerging in High-Risk Newborns
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Newborns admitted to intensive care nurseries are frequently colonized by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). According to a prospective surveillance study conducted in Atlanta, MRSA isolates from these patients are increasingly found to be of community origin rather than nosocomial, and appear to be transmitted vertically during birth. Reuters Health Information
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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Fish Consumption
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Consumption of contaminated raw tuna can be a cause of Salmonella infection, according to findings presented Tuesday at the combined annual meeting of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in Washington, DC. Reuters Health Information
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International Approvals: Tasigna, Eraxis, INOmax
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Europe has approved nilotinib capsules (Tasigna), Canada has approved anidulafungin intravenous infusion (Eraxis), and Australia has approved nitric oxide for inhalation (INOmax). Medscape Medical News
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ACE Gene Variant Appears Not to Affect Pneumonia Risk
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Contrary to the results of earlier research conducted among Asians that suggested an effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphisms on the susceptibility to and severity of community-acquired pneumonia, a study among white patients reported in the January issue of Chest failed to find these relationships. Reuters Health Information
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