Lucas Franki

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Hepatitis C infection rates rising in women, young children

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: July 21, 2016

Rates of hepatitis C virus detection increased in U.S. women aged 15-44 years and in children less than 2 years old from 2011 to 2014, according to th...

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Hepatitis C Infection Rates Rising in Women, Young Children

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: July 21, 2016

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HPV vaccination rates not improved by increased awareness

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: July 20, 2016

Increased awareness did not increase adolescent HPV vaccination rates in a high-risk population.

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PCR better at diagnosing fungal chronic rhinosinusitis than cultures

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: July 15, 2016

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Dexlansoprazole approved to treat heartburn in younger patients

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: July 13, 2016

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Dexlansoprazole Approved to Treat Heartburn in Younger Patients

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: July 13, 2016

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Radiographic vertebral fractures common in ankylosing spondylitis patients

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: July 12, 2016

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Telephone triage system can help predict dengue outbreaks

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: July 8, 2016

Data collected by a telephone-based hotline system can be used to effectively predict outbreaks of dengue in developing countries weeks ahead of time,...

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MPT64 rapid test may miss TB caused by M. africanum strain

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: July 7, 2016

Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum West Africa 2 is significantly less likely to be detected by a MPT64 rapid antigen test than is M. tube...

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MPT64 rapid test may miss TB caused by M. africanum strain

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: July 7, 2016

Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum West Africa 2 is significantly less likely to be detected by a MPT64 rapid antigen test than is M. tube...

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Poor outcome for PBC patient with bullous pemphigoid

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: June 29, 2016

A 45-year-old woman who was admitted with concurrent primary biliary cirrhosis or cholangitis (PBC) and bullous pemphigoid died 5 days after admittanc...

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Universal decolonization reduces CLABSI rates in large health care system

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: June 29, 2016

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Binge eating most effectively treated by CBT, lisdexamfetamine, SGAs

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: June 27, 2016

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Plant-based therapies reduce some menopause symptoms

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: June 22, 2016

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Cholera vaccine dosing schedule may be suboptimal

Author:: Lucas Franki

Publish date: June 16, 2016

A second dose of a bivalent whole-cell oral cholera vaccine had little effect on antigen-specific antibody–secreting cell responses in a recent study,...