Infectious diseases arise from bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites and can spread through contact, contaminated food or water, or weakened immunity. Common types include bacterial infections (e.g., strep…
Cellulitis is a bacterial skin infection causing redness, swelling, and pain, often in the lower legs. Tom Warren, MD, explains it results from bacteria entering compromised skin barriers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In pregnant HIV-infected women treated with a single intrapartum dose of nevirapine (NVP) to prevent vertical HIV transmission, the subsequent selection of nevirapine-resistant…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Moxifloxacin is as effective as amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in the treatment of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the outpatient setting, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cirrhosis and hepatitis are associated with the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with diabetes, and hepatitis C is of particular importance,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Results of a retrospective study confirm that the Rule of 7’s prediction tool accurately identifies children who are unlikely to have Lyme meningitis, investigators…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The incidence of tuberculosis diagnosis is significantly higher than normal in the 6 months following pregnancy, according to the findings of a national…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High-dose daptomycin appears to be a safe and effective therapeutic option for cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED)-related infective endocarditis due to staphylococci, clinicians…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with Kawasaki disease that is likely to be refractory, based on a standardized scoring system, respond well to primary treatment with a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Outcomes of bloodstream infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with elevated vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration (MICs) are better when treated with daptomycin…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with Kawasaki disease, initial treatment with a combination of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and ulinastatin reduces the occurrence of coronary artery lesions…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While carbapenems are the drugs of choice for treating infections due to Enterobacteriaceae that produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamases, treatment with combination beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor antibiotics…
