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Antibiotic prescriptions to Black and Hispanic/Latinx patients in the U.S. are often inappropriate
“We were really surprised mainly by the racial findings.”
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How do we distinguish between viral and bacterial meningitis?
Viral meningitis is usually not associated with a decreased level of consciousness or significant decline in overall health status.
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Polypharmacy common among patients aged 65 or older with HIV
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Malaria: Testing parasite DNA in travelers’ blood may help predict drug resistance
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Experts decry CDC’s long pause on neglected tropical disease testing
The loss of testing for two devastating parasites – Chagas and Leishmania – was particularly significant.
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Emerging tick-borne pathogen has spread to state of Georgia
“The prevalence of human cases is low, and the virus appears to be present at very low levels in populations of lone star tick.”
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Asymptomatic C. difficile carriers may infect the people they live with after hospitalization
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Counterfeit HIV drugs: Justice Department opens investigation
Clinicians are encouraged to inform HIV patients about the risks associated with counterfeit medications, how to determine whether the drugs they’...
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Can gram stains guide antibiotics for pneumonia in critical care?
Patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) were assessed.
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Pneumonia shows strong connection to chronic otitis media
“Infection of the lower respiratory tract may affect the function of the eustachian tube and the middle ear.”