<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>journalClub &#187; infectious diseases</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.journalclub.org/categories/medical/infectious-diseases/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.journalclub.org</link>
	<description>Comments on the medical literature</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 01:17:39 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>The zoster vaccine</title>
		<link>http://www.journalclub.org/2005/06/03/n61</link>
		<comments>http://www.journalclub.org/2005/06/03/n61#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2005 01:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjmd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[infectious diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.journalclub.org/?p=61</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The lead article in yesterday&#8217;s NEJM, A vaccine to prevent herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in older adults, presents the results of a VA Cooperative Study looking at the efficacy of a high potency, live attenuated VZV vaccine developed by Merck from the Oka/Merck strain. The results are encouraging, with a reduction in the incidence [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.journalclub.org/2005/06/03/n61/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Stretching the flu vaccine?</title>
		<link>http://www.journalclub.org/2004/11/28/n27</link>
		<comments>http://www.journalclub.org/2004/11/28/n27#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjmd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[infectious diseases]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.journalclub.org/2004/11/28/n27</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this flu-vaccine shortage year, any means of extending the vaccine supply is worth examining. There is evidence that giving vaccines intradermally rather than intramuscularly is more effective. In last week&#8217;s NEJM are two articles examining the effect of administering a lower dose of the flu vaccine intradermally. There is also a letter to the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.journalclub.org/2004/11/28/n27/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
<enclosure url="http://www.stamps.journalclub.org/stampgifs/238.jpg" length="65276" type="image/jpeg" />
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Another case-control study ?</title>
		<link>http://www.journalclub.org/2004/10/28/n11</link>
		<comments>http://www.journalclub.org/2004/10/28/n11#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2004 02:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mjmd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[gastrointestinal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infectious diseases]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.journalclub.org/2004/10/28/n11</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s JAMA has a cohort study from the Netherlands looking at the risk of community-acquired pneumonia and use of gastric acid–suppressive drugs. The authors used a large, private practice clinical database to investigate a hypothesized linkage between the prescription of proton pump inhibitors or H2 receptor blockers and community acquired pneumonia. In order to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.journalclub.org/2004/10/28/n11/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
