This review presents guidelines for recognizing, diagnosing, and managing these diseases, most of which can be treated or alleviated through the combined efforts of physicians and dentists. This prophylaxis also prevents the perinatal transmission of HIV and may attentuate HIV disease during acute retroviral infection. W.S. Browner Current recommendations state that hypercholesterolemic persons at high risk for heart disease are candidates for cholesterol-reducing drug therapy. However, many of these persons might not need such therapy after receiving other, less-expensive interventions. During the past decade, patterns of the susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to antimicrobial agents have been relatively stable, but this may soon change.
History shows that the gonococcus always wins, which makes it crucial to stay a step ahead.
In this issue, Irwn and colleagues show that rapid assays may be part of the answer. She had once been beautiful, elegant, and independent. The wishes of the family must be respected. All rights reserved.