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Smart Microscope Learns to Diagnose Infectious Diseases

Experienced professionals tend to be better than rookies partly because they know how to use the tools of their trade more effectively. Cytologists who evaluate cells under a microscope become...

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Smart Microscope Learns to Diagnose Infectious Diseases

Experienced professionals tend to be better than rookies partly because they know how to use the tools of their trade more effectively. Cytologists who evaluate cells under a microscope become...

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Maternal use of non-TNF inhibitor biologic, tofacitinib pose minimal infectious risk to offspring

ATLANTA — The use of either non-TNF inhibitor biologics or tofacitinib for chronic inflammatory diseases during pregnancy did not significantly increase risk for serious infections among infants, according to findings...

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Opinion: The U.S. needs extra action to eliminate viral hepatitis, the nation’s deadliest infectious disease

I traveled to Boston last weekend for the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. This meeting is personal for me — it was where...

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Infectious cancer spreads across mussels in South America and Europe, shows study

An infectious cancer that originated in one species of mussel growing in the Northern Hemisphere has spread to related mussels in South America and Europe, says a new study published...

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An infectious disease expert may reduce risk of death for patients with sepsis

When people with severe sepsis, an extreme overreaction by the body to a serious infection, come to the emergency room, they require timely, expert care to prevent organ failure and...

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Migrant Kids, Infectious Diseases, and the Ongoing Border Crisis

(MedPage Today) -- Experts urge vaccination, better healthcare practices to curb infection-related deaths Source link

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Puopolo KM, Lynfield R, Cummings JJ; American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Committee on Infectious Diseases. Management of Infants at Risk for Group B Streptococcal Disease. Pediatrics. 2019;144(2):e20191881

Puopolo KM, Lynfield R, Cummings JJ; American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Fetus and Newborn, Committee on Infectious Diseases. Management of Infants at Risk for Group B Streptococcal Disease. Pediatrics....

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From Infancy to Adolescence: Infectious Disease Pearls for the Pediatric Provider

Pediatric clinicians still grapple with infectious diseases every day. Vaccinations are a cornerstone of well childcare. Acute infections account for many daily office visits. Complicated infections compromise long-term health. Fortunately,...

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Scientists join hands to protect Australia from growing threat of infectious diseases

A new project in Northern Australia will focus on how Australia can better protect and rapidly respond to the growing global risk of emergent infectious diseases which can spread to...

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Welcomes New Chief of Infectious Diseases

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announces the selection of physician-scientist Audrey R. Odom John, MD, PhD, renowned as both a malaria researcher and an outstanding clinician, as its new chief...

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Thousands Potentially Exposed To Highly Infectious Disease In Disneyland, LA Tourist Spots

Public health officials fear a teenager from New Zealand potentially exposed thousands of people in Southern California to the highly infectious measles in early August. Source link

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What makes some people more receptive to the idea of being vaccinated against infectious disease?

Fear, trust, and the likelihood of exposure are three leading factors that influence whether people are willing to be vaccinated against a virulent disease, according to a new study in...

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Enterococcus faecalis Bacteremia: Consider an Echocardiography, But Consult an Infectious Diseases Specialist

Enterococcus faecalis Bacteremia: Consider an Echocardiography, But Consult an Infectious Diseases Specialist Source link

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Drugs on a coil free patients from the burden of taking pills for treating infectious diseases

One of the universal truths of health care is drugs don't work if people don't take them. But there are new devices in development that may help patients take their...

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Q&A: IDSA to award $500K in search for infectious cause of Alzheimer’s disease

The Infectious Diseases Society of America Foundation announced that it will award five one-time grants of $100,000 to researchers investigating a potential infectious cause of Alzheimer’s disease.According to the IDSA...

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Chronic conditions—not infectious diseases—are top five causes of early death in China

Chronic diseases, such as stroke, ischemic heart disease, and lung cancer, now represent the leading causes of premature death in China, according to a new scientific study. Source link

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Clinical course of infectious intracranial aneurysm undergoing antibiotic treatment

Infectious intracranial aneurysm (IIA, or mycotic aneurysm) is a cerebrovascular complication of infective endocarditis. We aimed to describe the clinical course of IIAs during antibiotic treatment. Source link

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Certain antidepressants could provide treatment for multiple infectious diseases

Some antidepressants could potentially be used to treat a wide range of diseases caused by bacteria living within cells, according to work by researchers in the Virginia Commonwealth University School...

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New Tests Cleared for Infectious Disease Detection

Several new tests were cleared to diagnose STDS, joint replacement infections and Zika virus. Source link

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