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Mixed Viral/Bacterial Etiology Common in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
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Based on a comprehensive battery of diagnostic tests, including nucleic amplification assays, researchers in New Zealand have found that a viral etiology is more frequent than previously reported in patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Mixed viral/bacterial infections are also common and are associated with greater disease severity, they report in the January issue of Thorax. Reuters Health Information
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Maternal Reinfection With CMV Underlies Many Cases of Congenital Infection
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Among women with cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroimmunity, reactivation of their virus - or acquisition of a new strain - during pregnancy is a major cause of infections in their newborns, according to an online report January 8th in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Reuters Health Information
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Non-Urogenital Infections Are Increased Postpartum
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Rates of pneumonia, appendicitis, and cholecystitis increase in the immediate postpartum period, according to a report in the January American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Reuters Health Information
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