Investigators sought to determine the risk for Parkinson disease development in patients with hepatitis C virus who received antiviral treatment and in patients who did not receive this treatment.
Combinations of ibuprofen with aztreonam and ceftazidime display synergistic antimicrobial activity against drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in vitro, and efficacy of ceftazidime combined with ibuprofen was shown in vivo in a murine P aeruginosa pneumonia model, according to research presented at American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Microbe 2019 held from June 20-24, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Approximately…
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis and abnormal protein and glucose levels were not predictive of a positive result on the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel (FA-M/E), according to research presented at American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Microbe 2019 held from June 20-24, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Researchers conducted the study to assess whether abnormal CSF parameters are…
Results suggest that the ratio of the alpha 2-macroglobulin level in the cerebrospinal fluid to that in the serum reflects the neuroinflammatory status of patients with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and indicates the expression of early neuroinflammation in ADEM.
The growth of drug spending in the United States associated with government-protected market exclusivity is likely to continue.
Coverage with 2-dose ivermectin-based mass drug administration may have a large and sustained effect on disease prevalence.
Two novel live attenuated monovalent oral type-2 poliovirus vaccine candidates were found to be safe and immunogenic in adults immunized by the Sabin inactivated polio vaccine.
The association of lowered efavirenz dosage and reduction in LDL and total cholesterol, makes it a possible approach for treatment of patients with metabolic or cardiovascular comorbidities.
Despite national guideline recommendations and the high prevalence of viral etiology of CAP in children, the use of antibiotics remains high.
The combination of the new test T2Candida and blood culture seemed to have the best performance in the detection of invasive candidiasis.
