Maternal engagement in HIV care associated with pediatric viral suppression
1. In this cross-sectional study from sub-Saharan Africa, maternal antiretroviral therapy use and viral load suppression were associated with greater...
Infectious Disease
Reports of high-impact infectious disease studies by medical professionals
Once-weekly oral islatravir-lenacapavir is noninferior to daily HIV therapy
1. In this phase 3 randomized controlled trial, switching to once-weekly oral islatravir-lenacapavir maintained HIV-1 suppression as effectively as continuing...
Hematologic inflammatory indices may predict prognosis in younger patients with COVID-19 but not older patients
1. Hematologic inflammatory indices in emergency department patients with COVID-19 showed an age-dependent prognostic performance for 30-day mortality, with systemic...
New Mexico measles outbreak associated with significant costs
1. In this cost analysis, the 2025 measles outbreak in New Mexico was estimated to impose a societal economic burden...
Praziquantel (Biltricide) is associated with higher cure rate than albendazole (Zentel) in the treatment of clonorchiasis
1. In the treatment of Clonorchis sinensis, albendazole (Zentel) demonstrates a high egg reduction rate but a significantly lower cure...
A cognitive rehabilitation program may improve cognitive performance in patients with long COVID
1. In a multicenter, single-blind, randomized clinical trial, participation in a cognitive rehabilitation program improved goal attainment and cognitive test...
Cefazolin non-inferior to penicillins for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
1. In this international randomized controlled trial of adults with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia, cefazolin was noninferior to antistaphylococcal...
Novel antifungal shows promise for patients with refractory disseminated coccidioidomycosis
1. In this single-group, open-label trial, olorofim was associated with a complete or partial clinical response in over 75% of...
Infection risk with infliximab (Remicade) and adalimumab (Humira) is similar in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
1. Among children with inflammatory bowel disease, there were no significant differences in serious or outpatient infection risk between initiating...
Chronic Wasting Disease Spreads Silently in Symptom-Free Animals, Raising Questions About Long-Term Human Risk
1. A University of Calgary study published in Science Advances this month found that chronic wasting disease can spread silently...
