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...
Infectious Disease
Reports of high-impact infectious disease studies by medical professionals
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...
Emerging highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) infections in humans
1. In this case series, of the reported 46 case-patients, 45 cases were due to exposures to infected poultry or...
Mpox cases in Africa continued to increase following WHO emergency declarations
1. The number of mpox cases in Africa increased leading up to the first mpox declaration of a Public Health...
Avian Influenza A(H5N1) caused mild illness in the exposed U.S. population
1. In this case series, agricultural workers who contracted A(H5N1) experienced mild illnesses of short duration, with no reported fatalities....
Levofloxacin shows limited efficacy in preventing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
1. In this randomized controlled trial, daily levofloxacin treatment in patients with multidrug-resistant (MDR) or rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis did not...
