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From the President's Desk
Editor's Message
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Review Articles
Original Research
10-13
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Evaluation of Identifying Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in a Rural Institutionalized Population
CONTEXT:Although the overall prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States is declining, correctional facilities continue to encounter a higher prevalence of this disease. Despite mandatory reporting laws for active TB, data for latent TB infection (LTBI) remains sketchy because reporting it ...
Brief Reports
14-17
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a member of the herpesvirus family, is one of the most common human viruses affecting more than 90% of the world's population. The most common manifestation of primary infection is a self-limited clinical syndrome that most frequently affects adolescents and you...
18-20
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Postinfectious glomerulonephritis is the most common cause of nephritic syndrome and acute renal failure in children. This condition usually results from a recent group A streptococcal infection and the diagnosis is based on clinical suspicion and laboratory data. This case describes a c...
21-25
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The underlying holistic principle and philosophy of osteopathic medicine provides a strategic advantage for osteopathic physician participation in bioethical decision making for the benefit of patients; the broad-based education, training, and experience of the osteopathic family physici...