Infectious Diseases
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Good news, bad news about HCV in kidney disease
While new drugs wipe out the virus, outbreaks are still hitting dialysis clinics.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA authorizes emergency use of rapid fingerstick test for Ebola
The DPP Ebola Antigen System can provide rapid results in locations where health care providers lack access to authorized Ebola virus nucleic acid...
Conference Coverage
Rate of STIs is rising, and many U.S. teens are sexually active
ORLANDO –
From the Journals
Single-dose zoliflodacin successfully treats uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea
About 96% of patients with urogenital gonorrhea infection had microbiologic cure with zoliflodacin, a novel agent that inhibits DNA biosynthesis...
Conference Coverage
Study confirms advice to halt methotrexate when giving flu vaccine to RA patients
CHICAGO – “I think this is potentially clinically practice changing because now there are two studies showing the same thing,” Dr. Kevin L....
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Struggling to reach an HCV vaccine
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HIV superinfection: No boost to broadly neutralizing antibodies
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Crohn’s disease tied to anal canal high-risk HPV infection
High-risk HPV DNA was detected in anal tissue specimens from 30% of patients with Crohn’s disease versus 18% of patients without Crohn’s disease...
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H. pylori antibiotic resistance reaches ‘alarming levels’
Resistance to clarithromycin, metronidazole, and levofloxacin reached 15% or more in almost all World Health Organization regions.
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Thiopurines linked to zoster in IBD patients
The adjusted hazard ratio for developing zoster was 1.47 (95% CI, 1.31-1.65; P less than .001) for thiopurine monotherapy, compared with...
Conference Coverage
Three-drug combo proves effective against multidrug-resistant UTIs
SAN FRANCISCO – A drug combo including EDTA proved superior to meropenem in the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections.