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Dexamethasone Useful in Some Cases of Meningitis
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Taken together, the findings of two new studies suggest that dexamethasone therapy can reduce the morbidity and mortality of bacterial meningitis in developing countries, provided that the disease is microbiologically confirmed and that the patient does not have advanced HIV disease. 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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EBV Load Predicts Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease
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Monitoring the level of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) allows early intervention in post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease, according to a report in the March issue of the Journal of Medical Virology. Reuters Health Information
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Antiviral Therapy Cuts Deaths From Severe Influenza
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In older adults with severe influenza virus infection, treatment with antiviral drugs significantly reduces mortality, even when given 3 to 4 days after symptoms appear, researchers from Canada report in the December 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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