NEJM This Week: Supplement to the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 361, No. 18.

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DATE : Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:18:14 -0400
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This summary covers the issue of October 29, 2009. Featured are articles on the association between susceptibility to fungal infections and a mutation in CARD9, three-year efficacy of complex insulin regimens in type 2 diabetes, antibiotic prophylaxis and recurrent urinary tract infection in children, and human dectin-1 deficiency and mucocutaneous fungal infections; review articles on postexposure prophylaxis for HIV infection and on norovirus gastroenteritis; a case report of a man with sore throat, fever, and rash; and Perspective articles on FDA drug information that never reaches clinicians, on four health care reforms for 2009, and on implementing evidence-based health policy in Washington State.