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) – Treatment of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) in children in regions where community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is prevalent is more likely to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An analysis of the sensitivity of several diagnostic tests for histoplasmosis indicates that combining antigen and antibody testing, as well as culture and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – About one in four children adopted in the US from outside the country have at least one intestinal parasite, and while the likelihood…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among children between 24 and 59 months of age, vaccination with trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) is not associated with any serious adverse…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kidney failure during hemolytic uremic syndrome is less likely to develop in children with diarrhea due to virulent E. coli infection if they’re…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The lipoarabinomannan (LAM) urinary assay isn’t accurate enough to be used for routine TB diagnosis, according to a new review in the European…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with type 2 diabetes who also have liver cirrhosis associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection fare significantly better when they’re treated…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In infants and young children with cystic fibrosis, treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection based on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) rather than oropharyngeal cultures does not…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For many patients with HIV receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), routine bone mineral density (BMD) assessment may not be necessary because BMD…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In HIV-1-uninfected newborns of HIV-infected mothers, treatment with the protease inhibitor lopinavir-ritonavir may lead to adrenal dysfunction, including life-threatening adrenal insufficiency in premature…
