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C. auris: ‘A yeast that acts like a bacteria’
SAN DIEGO – Treatment resistance is now the norm.
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Delayed appropriate therapy affects outcomes in patients at risk for CRE infections
SAN DIEGO – Reconsider how you approach patients with serious Gram-negative infections.
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FISH and PCR aid in diagnosis of human intestinal spirochetosis
The addition of FISH and PCR to histopathology allowed researchers to make a definitive diagnosis of human intestinal spirochetosis and get...
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Trump halts ACA cost-sharing reduction subsidy payments
The action prompted criticism from medical organizations and health insurers alike.
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Negative nasal swabs reliably predicted no MRSA infection
SAN DIEGO – But physicians often prescribed vancomycin anyway, accumulating potentially avoidable treatment days.
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VA study finds high MRSA infection risk among those colonized with the bacterium
SAN DIEGO – Patients colonized with MRSA are at high risk of MRSA infection both in the predischarge and postdischarge time periods, results from...
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Synbiotic didn’t top placebo for gastrointestinal symptoms in HIV/AIDS
Symptom improvements may lead to “better adherence to the pharmacological treatment.”
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Trump order allows end-around ACA rules
President promises benefit for small business; physician groups object.
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G. lamblia assemblage B more common in HIV-positive people
Giardia lamblia
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MedPAC calls for MIPS repeal
WASHINGTON – Federal advisers consider a replacement plan before the first reporting year even concludes.
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International parental attitudes of HPV vaccination have similarities, differences
Parents’ knowledge about HPV was the strongest factor tied to their daughters’ immunizations.