Infectious Diseases
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Can we eradicate malaria by 2050?
A Lancet Commission report details a series of modeled projections that could point the way.
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Post-Ebola mortality five times higher than general population
Age, area of residence (urban vs. nonurban area), and duration of stay in an Ebola treatment center were independently and significantly...
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CPAP safety for infants with bronchiolitis on the general pediatrics floor
SEATTLE – “Very, very few” hospitals do bronchiolitis CPAP outside of the ICU.
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FUO, pneumonia often distinguishes influenza from RSV in hospitalized young children
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – “These findings open new possibilities for antimicrobial stewardship in these groups of...
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New measles outbreak reported in western N.Y.
CDC: United States now more than 1,200 confirmed measles cases in 2019.
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Presepsin can rule out invasive bacterial infection in infants
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Novel test addresses unmet need for biomarker for invasive bacterial infection.
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Novel score spots high-risk febrile children in ED
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Procalcitonin advocated to help rule out bacterial infections
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Favorable Ebola results lead to drug trial termination, new focus
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Hospital slashes S. aureus vancomycin resistance
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – Staphylococcus aureus resistance to vancomycin is not a one-way street ending in a cliff plunge.
From the Journals
HCV-infected people who inject drugs also have substantial alcohol use