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During influenza pandemics, pregnant women generally present a greater morbidity and mortality. At the beginning of H1N1 virus pandemic, the CDC have collected the results of all influenza cases confirmed in pregnant women, with the relative evolution and possible complications. Between April 15th and May 18th 2009, 31 confirmed cases, and 3 probable but not confirmed ones, of H1N1 influenza in pregnant women have been recorded.
MedNews (Infettivologia) - Mar, 9 Marzo 2010
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A baby girl was delivered prematurely, at 30 weeks' gestation, by emergency cesarean section owing to deceleration and no acceleration on fetal heart-rate monitoring.
New England Journal of Medicine (Infettivologia) - Mar, 9 Marzo 2010
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In the linked case-control study (doi:10.1136/bmj.c1018), van Kuppeveld and colleagues describe their failure to find evidence of a new human retrovirus in Dutch patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
British Medical Journal (Infettivologia) - Lun, 1 Marzo 2010
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A large study of male veterans showed that HIV and HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection doubled the risk for stroke.
Medscape (Infettivologia) - Lun, 1 Marzo 2010
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Last year was a significant one for polio eradication. Real progress was made simultaneously in northern Nigeria, on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, and in the remaining pockets in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India, cutting the number of cases worldwide to 1597 (correct as of Feb 2, 2010).
The Lancet Infectious Diseases (Infettivologia) - Lun, 1 Marzo 2010
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A UK study analysing samples from patients with chronic fatigue syndrome has found no evidence of a link with a retrovirus (XMRV), according to results published this week that question a theory linking the virus to the condition.
British Medical Journal (Infettivologia) - Lun, 22 Febbraio 2010
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Surgical debridement was the standard treatment for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer disease) until WHO issued provisional guidelines in 2004 recommending treatment with antimicrobial drugs (streptomycin and rifampicin) in addition to surgery.
The Lancet (Infettivologia) - Lun, 22 Febbraio 2010
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The recent acquittal of Kay Gilderdale, who had been charged with the attempted murder of her 31 year old daughter Lynn, has led to blanket press coverage this week. She was given a one year suspended sentence for the lesser charge of aiding and abetting suicide, to which she had earlier entered a guilty plea. The debate in the media has focused on the rights and wrongs of assisted suicide, the wisdom of bringing a prosecution for attempted murder, and whether the law needs to be changed.
British Medical Journal (Infettivologia) - Ven, 12 Febbraio 2010
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An emergency advisory committee will meet later this month to consider the issue, although a WHO official cites a Senegal outbreak as proof that the pandemic is not over.
Medscape (Infettivologia) - Ven, 12 Febbraio 2010
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Given the great diffusion of influenza viruses and the high rate of infection, researchers wondered whether virus transmission can be prevented, not only in hospitals but also in daily life. Some patients affected by influenza (shown through fast test) and their contacts (most of all children) in 407 families in Hong Kong have been randomized, adopting the following strategies: - Diet education and lifestyle (control group) - Hand hygiene (use of soap and disinfection of the hands after a sneeze, cough or contact with some objects) - Hand hygiene and of a facemask (worn as often as possible for seven days, both at home and outside).
MedNews (Infettivologia) - Ven, 5 Febbraio 2010
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