Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . November 24th, 1997
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HIV/AIDS (Epidemiology) - CDC Reports AIDS Incidence in Women
Blood Banking (Screening) - Anti-HBc Is Not Cost Effective for Preventing Transfusion-Transmitted HIV
Cholesterol - Management Study Shows Patients Not Reaching Goal
Disease Associations - Vietnam Combat Linked To Many Diseases 20 Years Later
Disease Prevention - Preparing for Cold and Flu Season
Epidemiology - Once On the Decline, Tuberculosis Cases On The Rebound
Hantavirus - HPS Has Killed at Least 13 in Chile
Smoking Issues - Children Exposed To Passive Smoke at Risk
Smoking Issues - Smokers a Risk to Fetuses and Children
Testing (TB) - PPD Skin Testing Valuable in BCG Vaccinated Populations
Infection Control - "How Do Tuberculosis Infection Control Practices at Hospitals with HIV Related Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia Patients Differ from Those at Other U.S. Hospitals?."
Nosocomial Infection - "Candida albicans Endocarditis Traced to a Contaminated Aortic Valve Allograft: Implications for Regulation of Heart Valve Allograft Processing."
Nosocomial Infection - "Outbreak of Sterile Peritonitis Among Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Associated with Intrinsically Contaminated Dialysis Fluid."
Firearm-Related Injuries - "Trends in Fatal Firearm-Related Injuries, United States, 1962-1993."
Mycobacterium avium - "Genetic Similarity among Mycobacterium avium Isolates from Blood, Stool, and Sputum of Persons with AIDS."
Obstetrics - "Violence and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Review of the Literature and Directions for Future Research."
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