Brain Dysfunction, Immune Abnormalities Seen in Post-Infectious Chronic Fatigue
(MedPage Today) -- Fatigue in post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) may stem from dysfunction of integrative brain regions that drive the motor cortex, a deep phenotyping study suggested.
In an exploratory... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 23, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Study Backs Recommended Antibiotic Approach for Aspiration Pneumonia
(MedPage Today) -- Antibiotic therapy with extended anaerobic coverage (EAC) was not associated with a survival benefit in patients with community-acquired aspiration pneumonia, according to results from a retrospective cohort study that support... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 21, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
To Combat Dengue, Brazil's Health Agents Scour Junkyards, Roofs for Mosquitos
(MedPage Today) -- RIO DE JANEIRO -- The small team of state public health workers slalomed between auto parts strewn across a Rio de Janeiro junkyard, looking for standing water where mosquitoes might have laid their eggs.
They were part of... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 19, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Discrimination Rampant in Healthcare; Spring COVID Booster? Lyme Disease Jumps 69%
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Approximately... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 16, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Shingrix Tied to Higher Risk of Ophthalmic Shingles Recurrence
(MedPage Today) -- The recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV; Shingrix) was associated with a significantly increased risk of recurrence of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), according to a retrospective cohort study.
Within 56 days after the start of... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 15, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Novel Antibiotic Combo Bests Meropenem for Complicated UTIs
(MedPage Today) -- Cefepime-taniborbactam, an investigational beta-lactam and beta-lactamase inhibitor combination, was superior to meropenem for the treatment of hospitalized patients with complicated urinary tract infection (UTI), including acute... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 15, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Study: Let's Revisit Extended Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Joint Replacement
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Routinely giving antibiotic prophylaxis for 10 days in arthroplasty patients apparently did nothing beyond what was achieved with shorter protocols to prevent prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) at one major... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 14, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Ebola Vaccine Given Post-Infection Protects Against Death
(MedPage Today) -- Vaccination with the Ebola Zaire vaccine (rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP; Ervebo) was associated with a significantly lower risk of death in patients with confirmed Ebola disease, even for those vaccinated shortly after exposure to the... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Midline Catheters Go Head-to-Head With PICCs for Bloodstream Infections
(MedPage Today) -- Incidence of bloodstream infections was not significantly different when midline catheters (MCs) or peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) were used for medium- to long-term IV therapy, a randomized trial found, but... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 13, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Novel Oral Antibiotic Effective Against Uncomplicated UTIs
(MedPage Today) -- Gepotidacin -- a first-in-class oral antibiotic -- appeared effective and safe for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in a pair of large, phase III non-inferiority studies.
In the two trials... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 12, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
State Reports Human Plague Case; Lloyd Austin Admitted Again; Man Dies Mid-Flight
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Oregon reported its first case of human plague in more than 8 years, which may have been transmitted by a pet cat; the patient responded well to antibiotics. (NBC... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 12, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Treating the Tsetse's Curse
(MedPage Today) -- On March 20, 1990, a previously healthy man returned to the U.S. after a 10-day safari in Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda. He was in my hospital's emergency department just 6 days later with a fever of 104, a magenta nodule on his... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 9, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Outpatient Visits Among Veterans Increased After COVID
(MedPage Today) -- The number of outpatient visits among veterans with COVID-19 increased substantially in the 30 days after infection, and remained elevated for up to a year, according to a retrospective cohort study.
Outpatient visits among... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 9, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Knee Pain Leads to Shocking Diagnosis: Medical Mystery Solved
(MedPage Today) --
Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, solves the case of Ravi, a 47-year-old man presenting to the emergency department with knee pain.
Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 9, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
More Evidence Maternal COVID Vaccination Safe for Newborns
(MedPage Today) -- Newborns whose mothers received at least one mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy had no worse outcomes than those whose mothers didn't get the vaccine during pregnancy, a large cohort study from Sweden and Norway found.
In... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 6, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
