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50th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC)

September 12 - 15, 2010; Boston, Massachusetts

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Conference News

ICAAC Antibiotic Prescribing Habits Shift With Pathogen Prevalence Patterns
Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2010
ICAAC Bone Loss in Nearly Half of HIV-Positive Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy
Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2010
ICAAC NDM-1 Gene Spreading to Bacteria Species, Making Them Antibiotic-Resistant
Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2010
ICAAC Infections Common in Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices
Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2010
ICAAC Pancreatic Stone Protein a Potential Predictor of Sepsis Outcome
Medscape Medical News, September 20, 2010
ICAAC Soap and Water Skin Wipes Reduce Skin Infections in Wrestlers
Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2010
ICAAC Single 4-Drug Pill Shows Positive Results in HIV Trial
Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2010
ICAAC Physicians Use National, Not Local, MRSA Data for Antibiotic Prescribing
Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2010
ICAAC Hand Disinfection May Not Prevent Rhinovirus, Influenza Virus Transmission
Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2010
ICAAC Promising Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Covers Most Serious Pathogens
Medscape Medical News, September 16, 2010
ICAAC Hormonal Analog Reduces Visceral Adipose Tissue in HIV-Infected Patients
Medscape Medical News, September 15, 2010
ICAAC Accelerated Atherosclerosis in HIV-Positive Patients
Medscape Medical News, September 15, 2010
ICAAC New Antibiotic Superior to Vancomycin in Controlling C Difficile Diarrhea
Medscape Medical News, September 15, 2010
ICAAC Pneumococcal Vaccine in Childhood Does Not Reduce Adult Hospitalizations
Medscape Medical News, September 14, 2010
ICAAC Perianal Swabs Detect 80% of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections
Medscape Medical News, September 13, 2010

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