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Table of Contents . . . April 3rd, 2001
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Correctional Medicine - Short-Course, Two-Drug Treatment For Latent TB In High-Risk Inmates Leads To Higher Completion Rates
Tuberculosis - Shwartzman Reaction Allows 'Human-Like' TB Course In Mice
Chickenpox - Risk Of Nosocomial Transmission Justifies Immunization Of Health Care Workers
Drug Resistance - Health Experts Issue Guidelines For Antibiotic Use By Adults With Upper Respiratory Infections
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis - Cord Factor Test Offers Valuable Diagnostic Aid For Ocular TB
Filariasis - First Year Of Elimination Program Completed In Haiti
Measles - Aerosol Delivery Of Vaccine May Be Ideal For Developing Countries
Tuberculosis - Screening For Non-Immigrant Visitors To U.S. Not Feasible
Dermatology - Treatment With Killed Mycobacterium vaccae Improves Atopic Dermatitis
Epidemiology - Thailand: Epidemic Has Slowed, But AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Have Increased
Hemorrahagic Fever - European Union Grants Ribavirin Orphan-Drug Status Designation
Immunization - DTPa/Hib Single Injection Safer Than DTPw Plus Hib Given Separately
Immunology - T-Cell Release Of Granulysin Boosts Immune Defense
Influenza - Double Flu Vaccine Yields Better Antibody Response In Frail Elderly
Lyme Disease - Is Immunization Economically Practical?
Malaria - Artesunate Influences Kidney Clearance
Malaria - Genetically-Engineered Vaccine In Development
Malaria - Outbreak In Muramvya Province Of Kenya Is Abating
Meningitis - Burkina Faso Pleads For Millions Of Doses Of Vaccine
Otitis Media - Antibiotics May Do More Harm Than Good In Areas Of High Pneumococci Prevalence
Poliomyelitis - Mandatory Vaccination Unwarranted In Netherlands Despite Outbreaks
Sexually Transmitted Disease - High Incidence Of Asymptomatic Infection Highlights Need for Targeted STD Screening
Streptococcal Infection - Researchers Discover Novel Way To Kill Bacteria
Trachoma - Mass Treatment With Azithromycin Does Not Appear Induce Antibiotic Resistance
Trachoma - Study Finds Mass Antibiotic Treatment Is Best Way To Fight Blinding Disease
Tuberculosis - Financial Incentives More Effective Than Outreach For Completion Of TB Therapy
Tuberculosis - New Initiative Aims To Increase Access To Free TB Drugs
Tuberculosis - New Microparticle Carrier Sustains Isoniazid Delivery Up To Seven Weeks
Tuberculosis - Researchers See Likelihood Of Higher Reinfection Rates
Tuberculosis - Test Offers Rapid, Accurate Detection Of Extrapulmonary Disease
Waterborne Illness - WHO Says There Are Immediate Solutions For Persistent Problems
Waterborne Illness - Wildlife A Potential Source Of Cryptosporidium In Public Water Supply
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