Tag: infection

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1. Single C-reactive protein (CRP) measurements can be highly misleading due to large within-person variability, especially at higher values; repeat ...

1. New York has confirmed the first locally transmitted chikungunya infection in the United States since 2019. 2. Climate shifts ...

1. A new WHO analysis finds one in six bacterial infections worldwide is now resistant to standard antibiotics. 2. Resistance ...

1. The FDA approved rilzabrutinib, branded Wayrilz, as the first BTK (Bruton’s tyrosine kinase) inhibitor for adults with ITP (immune ...

1. In this randomized controlled trial, among hospitalized patients with a bloodstream infection, seven days of antibiotic treatment was found ...

1. Bezlotoxumab therapy associated with significantly lower rate of recurrent C. difficile infection compared to placebo. 2. Actoxumab alone did not prevent ...

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1. This prospective study found that low eosinophil counts (< .01 g/L) were significantly associated with acute bacterial infection in ...