Infectious Diseases
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HCV testing/awareness successful as part of HIV integrated care
Conference Coverage
Previously healthy patients hospitalized for sepsis show increased mortality
WASHINGTON – U.S. patients hospitalized with community-acquired sepsis had higher mortality when they had no other comorbidities.
Conference Coverage
Flu vaccine cuts infection severity in kids and adults
Recent U.S. data compiled by the CDC documented that children and adults who received influenza vaccines had fewer severe infections.
Conference Coverage
No infection increase seen with biologics in older psoriasis patients
MADRID – “We really think that older patients should be offered treatments at the same level of disease control as all the rest of our psoriasis...
Opinion
Flu vaccine: Larger impact on influenza burden than you thought?
Even the current modestly effective flu vaccines have significant benefit, protecting U.S. populations from serious disease and death.
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Guidelines updated for treating community-acquired pneumonia
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Short-term statin use linked to risk of skin and soft tissue infections
Use of statins was associated with increased risk of SSTIs at an average of 91, 182, and 365 days.
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Influenza vaccination modestly reduces risk of hospitalizations in patients with COPD
Older patients with COPD need more effective influenza vaccines and other preventive strategies.
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Congenital syphilis continues to rise at an alarming rate
Nationwide, 1,306 infants acquired syphilis from their mother in 2018, a 40% rise over 2017.
Conference Coverage
Too few pregnant women receive both influenza and Tdap vaccines
About two-thirds of pregnant women did not receive both the influenza and Tdap vaccines during pregnancy, but strong provider recommendations can...