Patients hospitalized with RSV-associated acute respiratory illnesses should be carefully assessed for possible bacterial coinfection and superinfection. The spread of RSV to the lower respiratory tract can cause pneumonia or bronchiolitis. This...
Patients hospitalized with RSV-associated acute respiratory illnesses should be carefully assessed for possible bacterial coinfection and superinfection. The spread of RSV to the lower respiratory tract can cause pneumonia or bronchiolitis. This...
Reduced vancomycin susceptibility is impacting clinical responses among adults with Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection, according to a study recently published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Taryn A. Eubank, Pharm.D., from the University of Houston...
Individuals seen for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by clinicians in a private U.S. health care setting are less likely to receive recommended treatment than those seen in a public health clinic, according to a study published online in the May issue of...
Ixchiq is a single shot live attenuated vaccine for the prevention of chikungunya virus vaccine which provided immunity to over 98% of participants in a phase 3 clinical trial. The vaccine was well tolerated and had an overall adverse event profile similar to other...
H5N1 avian "bird" flu is making headlines this week, with new reports finding inactive virus detected in 1 in 5 U.S. milk samples. That means the virus is infecting mammals such as dairy cows, and now researchers report it's turned up in a bottlenose dolphin in...
For people with HIV (PWH), semaglutide is effective for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according to a research letter published online April 30 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Jordan E. Lake, M.D., from UTHealth Houston, and...
Reduced vancomycin susceptibility is impacting clinical responses among adults with Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection, according to a study recently published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Taryn A. Eubank, Pharm.D., from the University of Houston...
Individuals seen for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by clinicians in a private U.S. health care setting are less likely to receive recommended treatment than those seen in a public health clinic, according to a study published online in the May issue of...
Ixchiq is a single shot live attenuated vaccine for the prevention of chikungunya virus vaccine which provided immunity to over 98% of participants in a phase 3 clinical trial. The vaccine was well tolerated and had an overall adverse event profile similar to other...
H5N1 avian "bird" flu is making headlines this week, with new reports finding inactive virus detected in 1 in 5 U.S. milk samples. That means the virus is infecting mammals such as dairy cows, and now researchers report it's turned up in a bottlenose dolphin in...
For people with HIV (PWH), semaglutide is effective for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according to a research letter published online April 30 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Jordan E. Lake, M.D., from UTHealth Houston, and...
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