Infectious Diseases
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Time to HIV rebound in infants off ART linked to birth health
Immune and birth health influence time to HIV rebound after treatment interruption in infants started on early ART.
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Waning vaccine immunity linked to pertussis resurgence
Incomplete historical coverage also is implicated.
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MDedge Daily News: Why most heart failure may be preventable
And how epileptic drug use in pregnancy affects school test scores.
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MicroRNAs flag liver damage in HIV-, HCV-infected persons
MicroRNAs are associated with elevated liver enzymes and fibrosis in HIV, HCV infection.
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High adverse events with TB prevention in HIV-infected pregnant women
Isoniazid preventive therapy during pregnancy was associated with more adverse pregnancy events than delayed IPT.
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TB in 2017: Good news and bad news
Incidence is lower than ever, but elimination is still a long way off.
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Switching to tenofovir alafenamide may benefit HBV patients
PHILADELPHIA – It has similar efficacy to tenofovir disoproxil, with fewer bone and renal effects, according to results of two large international...
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Children with autism, younger siblings are undervaccinated
Children with ASD – as well as their younger siblings – don’t receive adequate vaccination.
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Study using U.K. data quantifies infection risk associated with psoriasis
The most common serious infections were lower respiratory tract, skin and soft tissue, and upper respiratory tract infections.
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Efavirenz-based ART may hamper vaginal ring contraception
BOSTON – Efavirenz-based regimens, the most widely used form of ART in the world, appear to alter hormone exposure from vaginal contraceptive...
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RSV immunoprophylaxis in premature infants doesn’t prevent later asthma
Lung function didn’t appear to be affected at 6 years either.