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RSV in Adults
Infectious Diseases
Preventing Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), a common yet potentially severe infection, particularly among adults 65 and older or those with chronic health conditions is crucial.
CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Influenza 2022-2023
Allergy / Immunology
Experts at the @CDCgov #ACIP discuss #influenza.
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Virulence of nosocomial Clostridium difficile infection seen to be increasing
Critical Care
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although the incidence of health care-associated Clostridium difficile infections remained stable in Canada between 1997 and 2005, the attributable mortality nearly quadrupled, according…
A New Drug Compound to Prevent Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease
Family Medicine
Organic chemist professor Edward Biehl PhD , Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, discusses the discovery of a new compound that aims to prevent neurodegeneration…
Veterinarians frequently exposed to Q fever
Cardiology
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii – the causative organism of the zoonotic disease Q-fever – is high among US veterinarians, particularly those who…
Flu-like illness but not flu vaccination tied to Guillain-Barre syndrome
Allergy / Immunology
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There appears to be no temporal association between Guillain-Barre syndrome and influenza vaccination. However, influenza-like illness and Guillain-Barre does show such a link,…
Polio poses threat in undervaccinated communities
Hospitalist
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An investigation prompted by the discovery of vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) infection in a hospitalized immunodeficient infant from an Amish community in Minnesota uncovered…
Antibodies capable of neutralizing multiple influenza strains identified
Allergy / Immunology
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – US researchers have identified 10 antibodies that provide broad-spectrum neutralization of human and avian influenza A viruses. The researchers report their findings in…
Enhanced immunogenicity seen with new conjugated meningococcal vaccine
Critical Care
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a study of healthy adolescents, a quadrivalent meningococcal glycoconjugate vaccine was more immunogenic than the currently licensed unconjugated vaccine. Adolescents are at…
Gene therapy shows modest efficacy for HIV infection
HIV/AIDS
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A gene therapy protocol developed by scientists in Australia and the US for treatment of HIV-1 infection suppressed viral load and increased CD4…
Nevirapine-based regimens best for HIV infection with subclinical viral load
Family Medicine
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An ultrasensitive assessment of HIV-RNA levels in HAART-treated patients with subclinical viral loads reveals that nevirapine-based regimens are more effective in this setting…
Shorter nitrofurantoin regimen ineffective for bacteriuria in pregnancy
Infectious Diseases
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women, a 1-day regimen of nitrofurantoin is significantly less effective than the standard 7-day regimen, results of a…