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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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European Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Burden Highest in Young Children
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Most cases of rotavirus gastroenteritis seen in primary care practice occur in young children, a multicentre team of European researchers reported in the recently concluded annual meeting of the European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases in Graz, Austria. Reuters Health Information
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Infectious Varicella Zoster Shed After Space Flight
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The stressful environment that astronauts experience during space flights apparently suppresses cell mediated immunity, permitting reactivation and oral shedding of infectious varicella zoster virus (VZV). 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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