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Wuhan virus: What clinicians need to know
“It’s not good enough to just download CDC’s guidance; use it to make your own local plan and know what to do 24/7.”
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Second U.S. coronavirus patient confirmed
A Chicago resident returning from Wuhan, China, on Jan. 13, 2020, developed symptoms of the disease and contacted her health care provider.
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Washington state patient is first U.S. case of novel coronavirus
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Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease cases on the rise across U.S.
Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease is very hard to diagnose and very hard to treat.
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Travelers to three U.S. airports to be screened for novel coronavirus
People traveling from Wuhan, China, to New York (JFK), San Francisco (SFO), and Los Angeles (LAX) airports will be screened for symptoms...
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Two new cases of coronavirus pneumonia in Thailand, Japan
The new cases of 2019-nCoV were identified in travelers from the affected province in China.
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ID consult for Candida bloodstream infections can reduce mortality risk
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Mystery pneumonia in China has health officials on alert
There are no reports of person-to-person transmission or health care worker infection of this pneumonia.
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Flu records most active December since 2003
The CDC estimates that 6.4 million flu illnesses and 55,000 hospitalizations have occurred so far this season.
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Repeat LTBI testing best in patients taking biologics with new risk factors
ATLANTA – Just 1.2% of patients taking biologics with negative tuberculosis test results converted to positive results in annual tuberculosis...