Infectious Diseases
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Can Vitamin D Prevent Acute Respiratory Infections?
A systematic review and meta-analysis say “Yes”—but the dosages used may not be what you’d expect.
News
Chlamydia trachomatis is associated with adverse reproductive health outcomes
Women who test positive for the bacterium may have an increased risk for PID, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility, a retrospective cohort study...
Opinion
Summary: Preexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection USPSTF recommendation statement
New cases of HIV might be decreasing overall, but the incidence is rising in some groups.
News
Patients with viral hepatitis are living longer, increasing risk of extrahepatic mortality
In sharp contrast with the viral hepatitis findings, mortality rates among patients with ALD and NAFLD have increased.
News
Measles outbreak in New York City has ended
More than 650 individuals have been affected since the outbreak began in October of 2018.
News
Cephalosporins remain empiric therapy for skin infections in pediatric AD
“When a patient with AD walks into your office and looks like they have an infection of their eczema, your go-to antibiotic is going to be one...
News
Decision making regarding vaccines varies among accepters, deniers, partial accepters
Vaccine accepters considered the decision to vaccinate as self-evident, while deniers considered anecdotal evidence; partial accepters took much...
News
Some HCV medications associated with serious liver injury
In many cases, the medications should never have been prescribed, according to the FDA.
News
USPSTF issues draft recommendation statement for HCV screening in adults
The proposal represents an update and expansion of USPSTF’s current recommendation.
News
Fifty-one percent of U.S. adolescents fully vaccinated against HPV
The increase this year was attributable only to an increase in HPV vaccination among male teens.