OBJECTIVES HLA-DRB1*03 is strongly associated with anti-Jo-1-positive idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) and there is now increasing evidence that Jo-1 antigen is preferentially expressed in lung tissue. This study examined whether smoking was associated with the development of anti-Jo-1 antibodies in HLA-DRB1*03-positive IIM. METHODS IIM cases were selected with concurrent information ...

7 Jan 03 Cancidas (injection) Caspofungin acetate Merck Research Laboratories For treatment of candidemia and intraabdominal-abscess, peritonitis, and pleuralspace Candida infection 28 Feb 03 Avelox (tablets, injection) Moxifloxacin hydrochloride Bayer Corporation Modification of community-acquired pneumonia indication to include penicillin-resistant (MIC 2 g/ml) strains of Streptococcus pneumo...