A multidisciplinary group of tuberculosis experts from the TBnet and RESIST-TB networks have reached a consensus on key issues related to the molecular prediction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibiotic sensitivity or resistance ...
Apr 14, 2023
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A new study has found high levels of infection with hepatitis C (HCV) across Africa, particularly in people infected with HIV.
May 5, 2015
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The largest study of its kind has shown the most effective test for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile (C-Diff), a bacterial infection which causes 15,000-20,000 deaths a year in hospitals in the United States.
Sep 3, 2013
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"Borreliosis" or "Lyme disease" is caused by the bacterium "Borrelia burgdorferi". In Austria approximately 16,000 people fall ill with borreliosis annually following a tick bite. Roughly every fifth tick in Austria carries ...
May 14, 2013
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Female sex workers in low- and middle-income countries are nearly 14 times more likely to be infected by HIV compared to the rest of country's population, according to an analysis by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
Mar 14, 2012
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Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a severe circulatory and organ failure caused by bacterial toxins, usually triggered by bacteria from the Staphylococcus group. Researchers from MedUni Vienna's Department of Clinical Pharmacology, ...
Jun 15, 2016
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(Medical Xpress)—The habit of Googling for an online diagnosis before visiting a GP can provide early warning of an infectious disease epidemic.
Jan 17, 2014
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Leading doctors today [Monday 20 April, 2015] warn that medical and public recognition of sepsis—thought to contribute to between a third and a half of all hospital deaths—must improve if the number of deaths from this ...
Apr 20, 2015
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Malaysia reported its first locally transmitted Zika case on Saturday, a 61-year-old man who has died of heart-related complications, the government said.
Sep 3, 2016
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Women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), commonly known as Depo-Provera or the birth control shot, have a moderately increased risk of becoming infected with HIV, a large meta-analysis of 12 studies involving ...
Jan 9, 2015
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