In the summer and fall of 2007, we observed a unique cluster of cases of severe coxsackievirus
B1 (CVB1) infection among Chicago area neonates. Eight neonates had closely related …

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by chronic lung infection. Minimizing
exposure to pathogens is important. Treating a CF pulmonary exacerbation includes nebulizer …

Background: Implementing matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight and
multiplex polymerase chain reaction has been associated with decreased mortality and hospital …

… Freeman, Alexandra FMD; Zheng, Xiaotian TMD, Ph.D.; Lane, Jerome CMD; Shulman,
Stanford TMD … Ejlertsen T, Gahrn-Hansen B, Sogaard P, Heltberg O, Frederiksen W …

Among throat swabs processed in the microbiology laboratory as back-up for negative rapid
antigen detection test results, we found a significant increase in the proportion that tested …

Background. Herpes simplex virus resistance to acyclovir is well described in immune-compromised
patients. Management of prolonged infection and recurrences in such patients may …

Traditional antibiograms can guide empiric antibiotic therapy, but they may miss differences
in resistance across patient subpopulations. In this retrospective descriptive study, we …

Two separate species of Ureaplasma have been identified that infect humans: Ureaplasma
parvum and Ureaplasma urealyticum. Most notably, these bacteria lack a cell wall and are …

SLAM-associated protein (SAP) is an adaptor molecule that facilitates critical effector functions
in immune cells, and its deficiency causes X-linked lymphoproliferative disease type 1 in …

In June, 2006, an 18-month-old Latina girl presented to our hospital with non-bloody, non-bilious
vomiting. She had been vomiting for 3 months: daily for the first 2 weeks, and then …