Infectious Diseases
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Does Bezlotoxumab Boost FMT Efficacy in IBD Patients With Recurrent CDI?
Patients with IBD have a prevalence of C difficile infection that is 2.5- to 8-fold higher than in peers without IBD.
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Pemphigus, Bullous Pemphigoid Risk Increased After COVID-19 Infection
"This potential dual benefit of vaccination should be a key message in public health campaigns and clinical practice," the study authors wrote.
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How Extreme Rainfall Amplifies Health Risks
Climate change may impact respiratory, cardiovascular, and mental health as extreme weather increases.
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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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Silent Epidemic: Loneliness a Serious Threat to Both Brain and Body
There is some evidence to suggest that isolation is more predictive of physical health outcomes, whereas loneliness is more predictive of mental...
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Social Adversity Increases Mortality Risk in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
HIV+ patients with HF, PH, and social adversity had a sevenfold increase in all-cause mortality.
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Digital Twin Model Predicts Sepsis Mortality
A “digital twin” model predicted adverse outcomes in ICU patients treated for sepsis.
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COVID on the Floor Linked to Outbreaks on Two Hospital Wards
With every 10-fold increase in viral copies, the chance of an impending outbreak of COVID-19 rose 22-fold.
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FDA OKs New Drug for Urinary Tract Infections
The drug is a new oral treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women who have limited options for effective antibiotic therapy.
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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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H pylori: ACG Guideline Advises New Approaches to Treatment
There are still substantial evidence gaps, particularly around the use of a PCAB-based regimen and its relative advantages over a standard or high...