Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA offers an update for clinicians in this video blog on swine flu ?- what it is, what we know today, and the need for a focus on "preparedness" as the situation evolves. Medscape Infectious Diseases
The CDC reports 2 cases of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli being transmitted to kidney transplant recipients apparently via the donor organ. Medscape Medical News
A new study shows that only 41% of young women in college are vaccinated against human papillomavi-rus; 30% of unvaccinated women believe the vaccine will "make them sick." Medscape Medical News
Evidence strongly suggests U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal were the source of a cholera epidemic in Haiti that has killed more than 5,500 people, said a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. br / iReuters Health Information/i
The commonly used 2-month sputum smear does not accurately predict culture conversion in patients being treated for pulmonary tuberculosis, researchers from Taiwan report online in the June 1st European Respiratory Journal Express. Reuters Health Information
In a case-control study, cancer, chronic renal diseases, splenectomy, and transplantation were strongly associated with an increased risk for invasive pneumococcal disease in children. Medscape Medical News
