One-year acyclovir prophylaxis prevents varicella-zoster virus disease after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) without causing rebound after acyclovir discontinuation, researchers in Seattle report. Reuters Health Information
What are the various facets of HSV and effectiveness of large-scale interventions to be able to make rational public health policy decisions? Sexually Transmitted Infections
It appears that body mass and obesity do not adversely affect the immune response to influenza vaccine; in fact, seroconversion to 1 component in the vaccine actually increased with body mass. Medscape Medical News
Detection of viral DNA in kidney graft preservation and washing solutions as well as biopsy samples can be used to identify transplant recipients at high risk for infection, Italian researchers report in the November 1st issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
This patient with chronic hepatitis C presented with a rare simultaneous occurrence of pleural effusion and interstitial pneumonitis. Was pulmonary toxicity induced by interferon therapy? Southern Medical Journal
An outbreak of syphilis among an American Indian tribe highlights the need to develop better ways to respond to disease outbreaks in native populations. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
