Infectious Diseases
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Judge dismisses Lyme disease lawsuit against IDSA, doctors, but the ordeal has left its scars
The Infectious Diseases Society of America could have chosen to settle the lawsuit instead of fighting it, but the principles at stake were too...
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Fluoroquinolones linked to sudden death risk for those on hemodialysis
Most patients undergoing hemodialysis have a least one risk factor for drug-induced QT interval prolongation.
Conference Coverage
Sepsis multiplies in-hospital mortality risk in COPD
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FDA approves cell-based flu shot for ages 6 months and older
Egg-free Flucelvax quadrivalent vaccine indication expands to include children aged 6 months up to 4 years.
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Women with recurrent UTIs express fear, frustration
“There is a need for physicians to modify management strategies ... and to devote more research efforts to improving nonantibiotic options for the...
Opinion
Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on respiratory infectious diseases in primary care practice
Public health measures to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 included a concurrent reduction in risk for children to acquire and spread respiratory...
News
HEPA filters may clean SARS-CoV-2 from the air: Study
"Airborne SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the ward on all five days before activation of air/UV filtration, but on none of the five days when the air/...
Conference Coverage
Oteseconazole promising for recurrent yeast infections
Oteseconazole was superior to fluconazole/placebo in the proportion of subjects with at least one culture-verified acute vulvovaginal candidiasis...
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Polyethylene glycol linked to rare allergic reactions seen with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
Conference Coverage
Updates to CDC’s STI guidelines relevant to midlife women too
An uptick in STIs, especially syphilis, in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women means the new STI recommendations from the CDC are relevant for...