Infectious Diseases
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CDC supports new WHO guideline for HIV
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In men with HIV, GC/CT infections varied by anatomical site
Among HIV-infected males, positivity rates for gonorrhea and chlamydia infections varied significantly by anatomical site and presence of symptoms...
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Sofosbuvir reduces liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C
Key clinical point: Treatment with sofosbuvir achieved clinically significant fibrosis regression and potential reduction of cirrhosis-associated...
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Hospitals report inadequate duodenoscope reprocessing practices
Less than a third of hospitals reprocessed duodenoscopes adequately to prevent potential transmission of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (...
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Big declines seen in aspergillosis mortality
The outlook for patients with aspergillosis-related hospitalization improved greatly during a recent 10-year period.
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Old drug is new treatment for chronic prostatitis
Oral fosfomycin achieved an 85% cure rate in multidrug-resistant chronic prostatitis.
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Some 4% of healthy U.S. children carry antibiotic-resistant E. coli isolates
Third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli infection carriage was present in 4.2% of healthy children who underwent stool testing,...
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VIDEO: Take steps now to keep gram-negative resistance at bay
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Results mixed in hospital efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Over an 8-year period the rates of antimicrobial resistance in Canadian hospitals increased significantly for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase–...
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Hepatitis C drove steep rises in cirrhosis, HCC, and related deaths
Cirrhosis nearly doubled among Veterans Affairs patients between 2001 and 2013, while cirrhosis-related mortality rose by about 50% and deaths...