Antimicrobial resistance to human-derived Clostridioides ( Clostridium ) difficile found that resistance to metronidazole, vancomycin, fid...
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
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Infectious Disease
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in a Nationwide Sample of Dialysis Patients
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October 27, 2020
Fewer than 10% of adults developed antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during the first wave of ...
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Infectious Disease
Friday, October 23, 2020
Pneumococcal Urinary Antigen Testing Provides Opportunity to Improve Antibiotic Stewardship
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October 23, 2020
The Infectious Diseases Society of America recommends pneumococcal urinary antigen testing (UAT) when identifying pneumococcal infections as...
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Infectious Disease
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Concerns About Increases in Neonatal Linezolid Use
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October 15, 2020
The rapid increase and inadequate use of linezolid prescriptions at a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) raises concern about potential mis...
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Infectious Disease
Friday, October 2, 2020
Antibiotic Prescription Durations for Common Infections Often Exceeded Guidelines
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October 02, 2020
The median duration of antibiotic courses for most common conditions, except acute cystitis, was 10 days, exceeding guideline-recommended du...
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Infectious Disease
Monday, September 14, 2020
Dermatologic Challenges to Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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September 14, 2020
Several articles in publication in 2020 are looking closely at the potential direct and indirect effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-...
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Infectious Disease
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Updates and Challenges for WHO Antibiotic Targets
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September 02, 2020
Policy changes regarding antibiotic stewardship may be needed to reach the World Health Organization (WHO) antibiotic consumption and access...
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Infectious Disease
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
California Has First Plague Case in Five Years
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August 26, 2020
HealthDay News — California’s first case of plague in five years has been confirmed by health officials. The patient, a resident of South L...
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Monday, August 10, 2020
Necessary Improvements of WHO Ebola Case Definitions Needed
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August 10, 2020
Current World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola virus disease case definitions are suboptimal at identifying cases in both community and clini...
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Infectious Disease
Friday, August 7, 2020
COVID-19: Distance, Population, Weather Associated With Decreased SARS-CoV-2 Reproduction Number
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August 07, 2020
Social distancing, lower population density, and daily weather temperature were associated with a decrease in novel severe acute respiratory...
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Infectious Disease
Monday, August 3, 2020
Utility of Nasal/Throat vs Nasopharyngeal Swabs in COVID-19 Testing Examined
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August 03, 2020
Combined throat/nasal swabs demonstrated a similar sensitivity to nasopharyngeal swabs alone in detecting SARS-CoV-2, according to research ...
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Infectious Disease