Influenza vaccination may reduce secondary infection spread amongst household contacts
1. Influenza vaccination was associated with a reduced risk of secondary influenza infections among household contacts, with an estimated effectiveness...
Infectious Disease
Reports of high-impact infectious disease studies by medical professionals
Machine learning model demonstrates superior screening efficiency for Hepatitis C virus carriers
1. Dagan and colleagues developed machine learning (ML) models using retrospective patient data to identify potential hepatitis C virus (HCV)...
Kidneys from donors with HIV have good safety outcomes in persons with HIV
1. Among patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who received deceased donor kidney transplants, kidneys from donors with HIV...
Safety of simultaneous vs sequential mRNA COVID-19 and inactivated influenza vaccines
1. In this randomized clinical trial, the safety profile, including reactogenicity, was similar between the simultaneous or sequential administration of...
Twice-yearly lenacapavir prevents HIV more effectively than daily F/TDF or F/TAF
1. In this randomized controlled trial, among adolescent girls and young women, it was found that twice-yearly lenacapavir resulted in...
Ziresovir reduces the severity of respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized infants
1. Ziresovir, an antiviral drug targeted at respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), was superior to placebo in reducing signs and symptoms...
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Risk factors for diabetes in people with HIV
1. This follow-up analysis of the phase 3 REPRIEVE trial demonstrated that region of residence, prediabetes, high BMI, and metabolic...
Newly discovered orthonairovirus is associated with human febrile illnesses
1. A newly found orthonairovirus, Wetland virus (WELV), was discovered to be pathogenic to humans, causing febrile illnesses in northeastern...
New prognostic model for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B
1. In this cohort study involving noncirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis B, a new prognostic model based on viral load...
Anemia is a common side effect of antiretroviral therapy for HIV
1. Patients with HIV treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) have a 31.5% chance of being anemic with many significantly positively...