Infectious Diseases
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Urgent care and retail clinics fuel inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
Urgent care and retail clinics are “underrecognized” contributors to the ongoing problem of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing.
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Special care advised for HIV-infected patients with diabetes
Unique challenges require adjustments to normal diagnostics and treatment, endocrinologist says
Conference Coverage
Immunogenicity of two-dose Gardasil 9 persists at 36 months
MALMO, SWEDEN – HPV type-specific antibody responses are as good or better than in 16- to 26-year-olds who got three...
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Statins are safe, effective, and important for most patients with liver disease and dyslipidemia
With a few exceptions, patients with liver disease should receive lipid-lowering agents at full dose.
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Primary efficacy not met by new M. tuberculosis vaccine strategies
“These encouraging findings provide an impetus to reevaluate the use of BCG revaccination of populations that are free of M. tuberculosis...
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Fluoroquinolones can cause fatal hypoglycemia, FDA warns
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More than 16% of ED sepsis patients not admitted to hospital
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Oral tecovirimat for smallpox shows efficacy in animals, safety in humans
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Out-of-pocket costs put HIV prevention drug out of reach for many at risk
Since Truvada was approved for HIV prevention six years ago, its average wholesale price has increased by about 45 percent. Now, the drug carries...
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Vector-borne diseases: Trends and take-home points
Vector-borne diseases are on the rise, underreported, and can quickly become epidemics. Dr. Doug Campos-Outcalt reviews the trends you need to be...
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Anthrax vaccine recommendations updated in the event of a wide-area release
The committee recommended three updates to its current policy of anthrax vaccination.