Emerging Infections
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AHA: Chagas disease and its heart effects have come to the U.S.
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Zika virus vaccine trial launches
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CDC supports Ebola response in DRC
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Next-gen sputum PCR panel boosts CAP diagnostics
NEW ORLEANS – The BioFire film array panel is now before the FDA.
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FDA issues Ebola preparedness statement
The FDA detailed efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, including appropriate access to investigational drugs and a vaccine as well as...
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MDedge Daily News: Keeping patients summer safe
It’s time to start counseling on sunscreen, waterborne illness, and mosquito avoidance.
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Simvastatin, atorvastatin cut mortality risk for sepsis patients
In addition to supporting cardiac function and inhibiting inflammatory cytokines, these statins appear to exert a direct antimicrobial effect.
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CDC: Beware Brazil yellow fever outbreak
Yellow fever is spreading into tourist areas in Brazil; nonvaccinated individuals should avoid travel there.
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Dr. Paul E. Marik proclaims end to corticosteroid monotherapy for sepsis
SAN ANTONIO - Several physicians have been treating severe sepsis and septic shock patients with a combination of hydrocortisone, vitamin C, and...
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Critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency guidelines explained
SAN ANTONIO – New guidelines recommend against the use of corticosteroids in adult patients who have sepsis without shock.
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Prehospital antibiotics improved some aspects of sepsis care
SAN ANTONIO – EMS personnel in the Netherlands received training that resulted in them being able to recognize sepsis more quickly.