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…
Jonathan Sackier, MD, a Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Virginia, discusses the incidence and costs of catheter related blood stream infections (CRBSI) in hospitals in…
Jonathan Sackier, MD, a Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Virginia, discusses the ongoing problem of Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections in hospitals in the United…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The high case mortality rate associated with H5N1 avian influenza in humans can be significantly reduced with oseltamivir therapy, even when started a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children 1 to 3 years old with influenza benefit substantially from treatment with oseltamivir when it’s given within 24 hours of symptom onset,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – HIV patients with fully suppressed viral load on standard triple therapy should not be switched to a maintenance regimen of ritonavir-boosted lopinavir monotherapy,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Determining the low-density lipoprotein particle (LDL-p) concentration in women with HIV doesn’t seem to be worthwhile, as doing so adds little information beyond…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Once a diagnosis of tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) is confirmed in HIV patients being treated with antiretroviral therapy, a course of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with dual therapy for HIV, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in pregnant women is associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study of Ethiopian communities where azithromycin was distributed widely to prevent the spread of trachoma found that macrolide resistance dropped off…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A cervical cancer prevention trial conducted in South Africa shows that a single test for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection followed by cryotherapy in…
