Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotic prescribing influenced by team dynamics within hospitals
Antibiotic prescribing by doctors is influenced by team dynamics and cultures within hospitals.
Nov 15, 2018
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Clinical Infectious Diseases
HIV & AIDS
Patients with TB and HIV should receive prompt coordinated treatment for both conditions
Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading killer of people with HIV, and providing therapy for both illnesses simultaneously saves lives - according to new guidelines on the treatment of drug-susceptible TB developed jointly by the ...
Aug 11, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers reveal Ebola virus spreads in social clusters
An analysis of the ongoing Ebola outbreak reveals that transmission of the virus occurs in social clusters, a finding that has ramifications for case reporting and the public health.
Dec 16, 2014
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Medications
Can patients with pneumonia be weaned off IV antibiotics earlier?
Patients hospitalized with pneumonia typically stay on IV antibiotics until they're stable, after about three days, but a new study suggests a different option.
Apr 25, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Studies of US Lassa fever patient offer clues about immune response, viral persistence
When an American nurse working in West Africa became ill with Lassa fever and was evacuated to the U.S. for treatment in 2016, it provided a rare opportunity. With the consent of the patient, researchers were able to closely ...
Jun 22, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotics warranted for kids with minor staph infections
The overuse of antibiotics has left some doctors questioning whether to give such drugs to children diagnosed with uncomplicated staph infections. Such infections often occur on the skin and look like a pus-filled bug bite.
Sep 26, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Untreated HIV carriers transmit resistant viruses
Around one in every ten newly infected HIV carriers in Switzerland has viruses that are resistant to at least one of the three classes of drugs used to treat AIDS. Contrary to previously held assumptions, resistant viruses ...
Nov 18, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Genomic analysis suggests silent carriers play a role in C. diff infection
A recalcitrant and dangerous intestinal bacterium, Clostridioides difficile causes some half a million infections in the United States each year, many of them recurrent and some of them fatal.
Aug 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rapid diagnostic test helps distinguish between severe and uncomplicated malaria in Africa
Malaria is a leading cause of death for children living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Many children in rural areas seek care at local community health clinics, but these clinics lack reliable tests to distinguish severe and uncomplicated ...
Aug 24, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patients treated for visceral leishmaniasis can still transmit the disease, study shows
The results of an innovative "infectivity" study conducted by the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) confirm that people successfully ...
Jul 22, 2019
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