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HIV is longterm, progressive illness that progressively compromises the immune system, making the body vulnerable to a wide range of opportunistic infections and cancers. The extensive ramifications of the HIV/AIDS…

Diagnoses of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospital admissions were often incorrect, particularly in elderly patients with dementia or altered mental status, in a recent cohort study conducted across 48…

Yesterday, the first human case of avian influenza A (H5N1 this year) in the United States was reported by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).1 The person became…

One of the ongoing concerns of COVID-19 vaccines has been reports around thromboembolic and cardiovascular events. There have been reports of blood clots following adenovirus-based COVID-19 vaccines, with an association…

The study assesses the effectiveness of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Framework for Preventing Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in Acute Care Facilities in reducing hospital-onset CDI (HO-CDI)…

Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related mortalities have decreased in recent years with the advent of highly eff ective antiviral therapies, but the incidence of new infections has continued to increase, particularly…

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) plays a significant role in causing lower respiratory tract infections among older adults, leading to considerable illness and death. There is a significant potential of the…

FDA authorizes Ito Invivyd’s pemivibart (Pemgarda), insights on Sofosbuvir levels in pregnant women, the effectiveness of fidaxomicin vs vancomycin for CDI treatment, and more this week from Contagion. Source link

This week, Moderna announced interim results from its NextCOVE phase 3 trial that showed the latest generation of its COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1283, induced a more robust immune response compared to…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to alert healthcare providers about an increase in invasive meningococcal disease, linked to Neisseria…