Reports of illness resembling meningococcal disease date back to the 16th century. The
description reported by Vieusseux in 1805 is generally thought to be the first definitive …

Background Before the introduction of the conjugate vaccines, Haemophilus influenzae
type b was the major cause of bacterial meningitis in the United States, and meningitis was …

… Dr Cherney has received speaker honoraria from Boehringer Ingelheim, and Dr Perkins
received operational funding with Dr Cherney for this work. Drs Soleymanlou, Fagan, Woerle, …

From October 4 to November 2, 2001, the first 10 confirmed cases of inhalational anthrax
caused by intentional release of Bacillus anthracis were identified in the United States. …

… Dr Perkins has received speaker honoraria from Medtronic Inc., Johnson and Johnson,
Roche, Glaxo Smith Kline Canada, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi; has received research grant …

Background Recently developed technologies for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus
include a variety of pumps and pumps with glucose sensors. Methods In this 1-year, …

Background In the present study, we aimed to determine the frequency of a significant reduction
in urinary albumin excretion and factors affecting such reduction in patients with type 1 …

OBJECTIVE— The utility of rapid and reliable sensory tests appropriate for the diagnosis of
neuropathy in the diabetes clinic, rather than as prognostic tools for the prediction of foot …

In October 2001, the first inhalational anthrax case in the United States since 1976 was
identified in a media company worker in Florida. A national investigation was initiated to identify …

There are no generally accepted diagnostic tests for cat-scratch disease (CSD), the cause
of which is unknown. During the development of an indirect fluorescence antibody (IFA) test …