HIV Infection Among Patients in U.S. Acute Care Hospitals

Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults

“…Chest radiographs in patients with P. carinii pneumonia (PCP) are false-negative for up to 30% of patients, but this exception is not relevant for the immunocompetent adult host [54]. One study showed spiral CT scans are significantly more sensitive in detecting pulmonary infiltrates [55], but the clinical significance of these results is unclear, and the IDSA panel does not endorse the routine use of this technology because of the preliminary nature of the data and high cost of the procedure.…”

On Restoring Public Bioethics

“…Silence about AIDS in the new administration is portentous. We need to study, for example, a variety of screening issues linked to AIDS and tuberculosis, including the pros and cons of HIV testing for new admissions (of those between 15 and 54 years of age) in U.S. hospitals (Janssen et al, 1992).…”