NEJM This Week: Supplement to the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 362, No. 1.

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DATE : Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:18:14 -0400
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This summary covers the issue of January 7, 2010. Featured are articles on preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of S. aureus, chlorhexidine-alcohol for surgical-site antisepsis, severe 2009 H1N1 influenza in pregnant and postpartum women, variants of DENND1B and asthma in children, and pediatric hospitalizations associated with 2009 H1N1 influenza in Argentina; a review article on stage IV chronic kidney disease; a Clinical Problem-Solving article describing painful purple toes; and Perspective articles on ensuring the fiscal sustainability of health care reform, on payment reform and the need to harmonize approaches in Medicare and the private sector, and on what physicians can learn from online rating sites.