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Men who have sex with men are much less likely to use condoms now than they were two decades ago

Rise in Unsafe Practices Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

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Researchers report increased beliefs that treatments prevent HIV and increased condomless anal sex
Concomitant use of valproic acid and meropenem is associated with a decrease in valproic acid plasma levels

Valproic Acid Plasma Levels Down With Concomitant Meropenem

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Concomitant use of meropenem linked to decrease in VPA plasma level, regardless of MEPM dose
Considerable variation is seen in risk assessment for newborn early onset sepsis

Evaluation of Sepsis Varies Across Newborn Nurseries

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Obstetric diagnosis of chorioamnionitis is most commonly used factor to identify risk for EOS
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Infection Risk Lower for Etanercept Vs Monoclonal Ab Rx

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Findings from meta-analysis of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Adherence to bronchiolitis clinical pathway recommendations is associated with reduced length of stay and costs

Adherence to Bronchiolitis Guidelines Cuts LOS, Costs

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High adherence to bronchiolitis clinical pathway recommendations linked to shorter LOS, lower costs
A fecal microbiota transplant through colonoscopy appears to be safe for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection during pregnancy

Fecal Transplant Feasible for C. difficile Infection in Pregnancy

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Following transplant at 18 weeks' gestation, patient no longer needed antibiotics for rest of pregnancy
For women undergoing cesarean section

Post-Cesarean Maternal Infection in 8.8 Percent of C-Sections

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Odds of maternal infection up with black race, non-transverse uterine incision, surgery >49 minutes
For patients with Clostridium difficile infection

30-day Mortality Down With Vancomycin in C. difficile

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But Clostridium difficile recurrence rate similar for metronidazole, vancomycin
A new adult vaccine schedule from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has been published online Feb. 7 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

CDC Issues Updated Immunization Schedule

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CDC panel revises immunization advisory for vaccines in adults
Implementation of a bundle of five items can reduce the surgical site infection rate in colon surgery

Bundle of Items Can Reduce SSI Rate in Colon Surgery

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Bundle of five items reduces surgical site infection rate in colon surgery but not in hip surgery