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Rapid Influenza Test Reduces Antibiotic Use in Primary Care
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The use of a rapid test to confirm the clinical diagnosis of influenza can reduce antibiotic use in the pediatric office setting, researchers from Germany reported at the annual meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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Late Congenital CMV Has No Effect on Fetal Outcome
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Although cytomegalovirus (CMV) is highly transmissible during primary maternal infection in the third trimester, there appear to be no serious consequences in neonates, Israeli researchers report in the June issue of BJOG International. Reuters Health Information
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Frequent HCV Exposure Tied to Immune Responses
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Injection drug users who successfully clear HCV infection have a reduced risk of re-infection. Now, in long-term injection drug users frequently exposed to the hepatitis C virus (HCV), analysis of virus-specific immune responses has shown that resistance to re-infection is correlated with T cell responses. Reuters Health Information
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MicroRNA Precursors Facilitate HSV-1 Latency
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New research indicates that microRNA precursors expressed by herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) play a key role in establishing and maintaining viral latency. Reuters Health Information
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