Poor baseline lung function associated with increased risk of incident tuberculosis
1. The risk of tuberculosis (TB) was higher in individuals with obstructive or restrictive lung function impairment compared to those...
Infectious Disease
Reports of high-impact infectious disease studies by medical professionals
Vaccinations may be associated with small but temporary changes in menstrual cycle length
1. Influenza vaccine given alone or concurrently with a COVID-19 vaccine was associated with a small (< 1 day) but...
Alcohol use disorder may be associated with human immunodeficiency virus
Alcohol Use Disorder Diagnoses Among Individuals Who Take HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis 1. In this cohort of individuals taking preexposure prophylaxis...
Safety of investigational vaccines against human immunodeficiency virus
1. In this phase 1 randomized controlled trial, urticaria was reported in several participants who received a messenger RNA vaccine...
Hospital-onset antimicrobial resistance increased during COVID-19 pandemic
1. In this retrospective cohort study, the incidence of hospital-onset antimicrobial resistant infections was found to have increased in United...
Risk of bloodstream infections with indwelling peripheral catheters increase after 3 days
1. The risk of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in individuals with indwelling peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) is significantly increased after 3...
Scrub typhus linked to high disease burden in rural India
1. In this cohort study, scrub typhus was a common cause of febrile illness in rural South India, with an...
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Seven days of antibiotic treatment non-inferior to 14 days for bloodstream infections
1. In this randomized controlled trial, among hospitalized patients with a bloodstream infection, seven days of antibiotic treatment was found...
Male partner treatment lowers the risk of bacterial vaginosis reoccurrence
1. In this randomized controlled trial, female patients with bacterial vaginosis (BV) had lower recurrence rates when their male partner...
Low-dose yellow fever vaccine non-inferior to standard dose
1. This randomized controlled trial conducted in Kenya and Uganda assessed whether fractional doses of the 17D-204 yellow fever vaccine...