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ECDC Publishes Report on Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance
High proportion of isolates of Campylobacter in humans are resistant to ciprofloxacin, tetracyclines
Opioids Tied to Higher Risk of Infections in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Increased risk of hospitalization for serious infection
Unexpected Decline in TB Among Foreign-Born in the U.S.
Decline in tuberculosis cases in both recent and non-recent entrants to the United States
Good Long-Term Outcomes for Fetal Myelomeningocele Surgery
Most fMMC children are community ambulators; preschool ambulation predicts long-term ambulation
Texting Intervention Promotes Weight Loss in Prediabetes
Clinically significant weight loss for more patients receiving text messages in addition to DPP
Risk of Reoperation Up With Perianal Lesions in Crohn’s
Increased risk of reoperation and abdominal reoperation with perianal lesions
Most HPV+ OPSCC Recurrence, Toxicity Events Occur Early
Two-thirds of disease recurrence and late toxicity events occur within six months
Dermoscopy Can Help ID Staph Scalded Skin Syndrome
Case report describes 77-year-old with skin lesions, suspected of having toxic epidermal necrolysis
Few Want to Receive Skin Cancer Biopsy Results Face-to-Face
Only 11% of participants wanted to receive results face-to-face; almost all happy with chosen method
Lean Six Sigma Practices Speed Medical Report Dispatches
Implementation of improvement actions led to 78 percent increase of on-time dispatches
