Infectious Diseases
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Skin Fungal Infections Increasing in the United States
The analysis included over 13 billion ambulatory visits to nonfederally funded community, office-based physician practices, and emergency or...
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Increase in Troublesome Fungal Infections Requires All-Out Approach
“Trichophyton indotineae is changing the way we talk about dermatophyte infections,” said Avrom S. Caplan, MD, a dermatologist at New...
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EHR Prompt Helped Cut Acute Otitis Media Antibiotic Use by Half
“Research supports that 75% of children get better on their own without antibiotics, and when needed, short courses of just 5 days are safe and...
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One-Dose HPV Vaccine Program Would Be Efficient in Canada
The model projected that a noninferior one-dose, gender-neutral HPV vaccination program would avert a similar number of cervical cancer cases,...
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Live Rotavirus Vaccine Safe for Newborns of Biologic-Treated Moms With IBD
The study found normal extended immune function testing in infants despite third-trimester maternal biologic therapy and regardless of circulating...
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Reduced Vaccination Rates Contribute to Rising Pertussis Numbers
Whooping cough rates are as much as 5 times higher than last year in some areas due to reduced vaccinations and immunity.
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How Experts Predicts This COVID and Flu Season Will Unfold
Experts currently expect the 2024 flu and COVID seasons to be similar to 2023, but that can change.
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Pertussis Rates Up Compared With Recent Years
The latest available CDC data indicate that Tdap vaccine coverage in adults is approximately 40%, which means that there may be a large number of...
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Whooping Cough Rising Fast, Especially Among Teens
Waning immune response, return to social behaviors post-COVID behind recent spike in pertussis cases across the country.
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Identifying Drug-Induced Rashes in Skin of Color: Heightened Awareness Can Accelerate Diagnosis
In patients with DIHS and many of the even more serious types of rashes traced to drug exposures, the delay to appearance of the rash from the...
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Imaging Tool Helps Identify Features of Nail Disorders
Researchers performed nailfold capillaroscopy imaging and compared capillary features between patients with nail conditions and controls.