In a study out today at a big infectious disease conference, it compared its best selling antibiotic Zyvox to the older gold-standard drug vancomycin in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia.

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Based on a study of nearly 200 Vietnamese families affected by another infectious illness, the bacterial disease leprosy, he and his colleagues have identified a single gene as a strong risk factor for leprosy in children under 16 years old.

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The hot zone for exposure is generally two seats beside, in front of and behind you, according to a study in July in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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