A study conducted at an urban emergency department has shown that hepatitis C testing misses up to 25% of unidentified infections, suggesting that universal testing may be better in identifying, treating, and preventing the spread of the virus.
When taken consistently, PrEP has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection by up to 92%. However, PrEP is much less effective if it is not taken consistently. Long-acting injectable drug formulations may offer another option for PrEP.
There are 388 cases of travel-acquired Zika in the US; among those 33 are in pregnant women, 8 have been sexually transmitted and 1 resulted in Guillain-Barré syndrome.
The patient had returned to Texas after spending 1 week in Venezuela and had been with individuals exhibiting symptoms of Zika.
Foodnet officials attribute the increases to the wider use of culture-independent diagnostic tests (CIDTs).
The World Health Organization holds World Immunization Week 2016 the last week in April to highlight vaccination success, raise awareness, and expand rates of immunization to save lives.
Parainfluenza hPIV-3 is the second most common cause of respiratory illness in infants after respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Pediatric patients who do not need corticosteroids but are prescribed them are subject to potential adverse events.
Gene editing is a potent strategy that can be developed as a therapeutic tool for permanently stopping replication of the virus and can also be utilized as a prophylactic tool for protecting cells against viral infection.
The researchers implemented whole-genome and phylogenetic analysis of 108 strains alongside comprehensive epidemiological data to track C. difficile 027/ST1 (CDI) transmission and persistence.
