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...
Infectious Disease
Reports of high-impact infectious disease studies by medical professionals
Concomitant COVID-19 and influenza vaccination not linked to increased adverse events
1. In this target trial emulation, same-day administration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines was not associated with an increased risk...
Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak turns into a global contact tracing test
1. An Andes virus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius expedition cruise ship led to severe respiratory illness, multiple deaths, and...
Use of procalcitonin in neonatal late-onset sepsis may reduce the duration of antibiotic therapy without increase in mortality
1. Incorporating procalcitonin-guided decision making in the management of neonatal late-onset sepsis significantly reduced the duration of antibiotic treatment without...
Ensitrelvir associated with reduced risk of Covid-19 among household contacts
1. In this randomized controlled trial, household contacts of patients with Covid-19 who received ensitrelvir shortly after exposure had reduced...
Delayed initiation of antibiotic therapy is associated with worse outcomes in skin and soft tissue infections
1. Delayed initiation of antibiotic therapy was strongly associated with treatment failure and prolonged hospitalization in hospitalized SSTI patients. 2....
Adjuvanted influenza vaccines and high-dose influenza vaccines may have similar effectiveness in adult patients
1. Adjuvanted influenza vaccines did not differ significantly in effectiveness compared to high-dose influenza vaccines against laboratory-confirmed influenza and influenza-related...
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Near-point-of-care molecular test accurately detects pulmonary tuberculosis
1. In patients with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis, the MiniDock MTB molecular test using sputum and tongue swabs showed diagnostic accuracy...
Nirmatrelvir–ritonavir does not improve severe outcomes in adults vaccinated against COVID-19
1. In two large randomized platform trials, early treatment with nirmatrelvir–ritonavir did not reduce hospitalization or death among mostly vaccinated,...
COVID-19 vaccination is associated with reduced risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation following COVID-19 infection
1. COVID-19 vaccination was associated with a reduced 24-month risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation/flutter after COVID-19 infection. Evidence Rating Level:...
