Tag: Infections: Misc.
Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 2-6
The Infectious Diseases Society of America Annual Meeting (ID Week 2019) The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held...
Data Suggest Viral Etiology for Pediatric Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Seventy-nine percent of confirmed cases of AFM had antecedent respiratory or febrile illness
Only Half of Ear, Nose, Throat Infections Receive Recommended Antibiotics
First-line antibiotics prescribed at 50 percent of outpatient visits for pharyngitis, sinusitis, otitis media
September 2019 Briefing – Infectious Disease
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for September 2019. This roundup includes the...
No Benefit Found for High-Dose Vitamin C Infusions in Sepsis, ARDS
No differences seen versus placebo in organ dysfunction scores, biomarkers of inflammation or vascular injury
Connecticut Sees First Death This Year From Mosquito-Borne EEE
Cases have also been reported in Massachusetts, Michigan, and Rhode Island
Increasing DTP3 Coverage Tied to Drop in Diphtheria Cases in Under 15s
In countries with higher case counts, 66 percent of case-patients were unvaccinated, 63 percent <15
2002 to 2016 Saw Rise in Drug Abuse-Linked Infective Endocarditis
Patients were younger, more often white men, poorer, and had fewer comorbidities
Initiating Empirical Tx for Sepsis Reduces Blood Culture Sensitivity
12 percent difference seen in proportion of positive blood cultures before and after antimicrobial therapy
H. Pylori Treatment May Reduce Gastric Cancer Incidence, Death
Reductions in gastric cancer mortality seen with H. pylori treatment, vitamin, garlic supplementation
