Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 22nd, 1999
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Passive Immunity - IGIV Shortage: FDA Discourages Off-Label Use
Gulf War Syndrome - Epidemiologist: Gulf War Syndrome Real
Transmission (HIV/AIDS) - Short Course Zidovudine Therapy Can Reduce Vertical Transmission
Childhood Immunization - Speeding New Vaccines To Developing-World
Childhood Immunization - Varicella Vaccine Induces CMI Even With Simultaneous DTaP
Influenza - Flu Vaccine Works in the Young and Healthy
Pneumonia - Vaccination Program Potentially Saves Money and Lives
Group B Strep - "Laboratory Practices Related to the Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease in Minnesota."
Epidemiology - "Trends in Infectious Disease Mortality in the United States, 1900 to 1996."
Influenza Vaccines - "The Effect of Prednisone on Influenza Vaccine Response in Asthmatic Children."
Drug Resistance - "Preventing the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance Among Bacterial Respiratory Pathogens in Industrialized Countries: The Case for Judicious Antimicrobial Use."
Drug Resistance (S. aureus) - "Emergence of Vancomycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus."
Influenza Virology - "Characterization of the Surface Proteins of Influenza A (H5N1) Viruses Isolated from Humans in 1997-1998."
Blood Banking - NAT Is Up and Running
Blood Banking - New Tests For U.S. Blood Supply Under Way
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