Angie Pinto

Angie Pinto is trained in infectious diseases, microbiology and public health.

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May 11 2011

Type 2 diabetes and increased risk for malaria

Danquah I, et al. Type 2 diabetes mellitus and increased risk for malaria infection. Emerg Inf Dis 2010; 16 (1): 1601-1604
There may be an association between type 2 diabetes and malaria infection.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=1433

Mar 11 2011

Cranberry juice fails for urinary tract infections

Barbosa-Cesnik C, et al. Cranberry juice fails to prevent recurrent urinary tract infection: results from a randomised placebo-controlled trial. CID. 2011;52(1):23-30
Cranberry juice is not associated with a lower incidence of UTI recurrence than placebo juice in young, sexually active college women.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=1096

Mar 04 2011

Antiherpetic antivirals in pregnancy and birth defects

Pasternak B, Hviid A. Use of acyclovir, valacyclovir, and famciclovir in the first trimester of pregnancy and the risk of birth defects. JAMA 2010;304(8):859-866
No association was found between the use of aciclovir (Zovirax), or valaciclovir (Valtrex), in early pregnancy and major birth defects.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=1046

Feb 21 2011

Maternal flu vaccination and flu infection in young infants

Eick AA, et al. Maternal influenza vaccination and effect on influenza virus infection in young infants. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010;0(2010):archpediatrics.2010.192
Maternal influenza vaccination during pregnancy has a limited effect on infant influenza-like illness.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=542

Feb 07 2011

Predicting the need for imaging in febrile urinary tract infections

van Nieuwkoop C, et al. Predicting the need for radiologic imaging in adults with febrile urinary tract infection. CID 2010;51(11):1266–1272
A simple clinical prediction rule may predict patients with febrile urinary tract infection who would not benefit from radiologic imaging.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=363

Jan 17 2011

MLV-related virus in blood samples of patients with CFS

Lo S-C, et al. Detection of MLV-related virus gene sequences in blood of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy blood donors. PNAS September 7, 2010 vol. 107 no. 36 15874-15879
There appears to be an association between chronic fatigue syndrome and murine leukaemia virus-related virus.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=241

Jan 07 2011

Travel to Indian subcontinent and resistant E. coli UTIs

Freeman JT, et al. Community-onset genitourinary tract infection due to CTX-M-15-producing E. coli among travelers to the Indian subcontinent in NZ. CID 2008; 47:689–92
Travel to the Indian subcontinent is associated with multi-resistant E. coli causing UTIs in the community.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=277