Infectious Diseases
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How to optimize in-hospital antimicrobial prescribing?
Variability in antimicrobial prescribing among hospital-based physicians is not associated with patient characteristics or clinical outcomes, data...
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Making one key connection may increase HPV vax uptake
The understanding that human papillomavirus causes oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has been linked with increased likelihood of...
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Atopic dermatitis may be a risk factor for GBS colonization in pregnancy
The study cohort included 566,467 pregnant women with an average age of 38.8 years.
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New recommendation expands antiretroviral guidance for HIV
The task force is backing all three treatment regimens and is recommending that clinicians use whichever formulation is most appropriate for their...
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FDA approves first RSV vaccine for pregnancy
The vaccine can be given between weeks 32 and 36 of pregnancy and is designed to protect infants from the virus from birth to 6 months of age.
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CDC tracking new COVID strain
“More data are needed to understand this COVID-19 variant and the extent of its spread, but the number of mutations warrants attention.”
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On the trail of a new vaccine for Lyme disease
“This is a key piece of data that opens the door to one day having an innovative vaccination strategy aimed at perturbing the microbiota of the...
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Healthy babies can still get very sick from RSV
The study challenges the assumption that only infirm children are at risk for the worst outcomes from RSV.
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West Nile infections rising in the U.S.
West Nile Virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States.
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Despite recent uptick in cases, leprosy is very rare, expert says
Over the past several years, 150-250 cases of leprosy have been reported each year.
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Study highlights diagnostic challenges of differentiating lichen sclerosus from vitiligo
The investigators aimed to characterize differences in LS and vitiligo based on history, physical exam, and demographic findings at the initial...