Recently-published data evaluated the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of switching from an antiretroviral therapy (ART) to once-daily abacavir/dolutegravir/lamivudine (Triumeq, ViiV Healthcare).
Physicians face an increasing prevalence of chronic bacterial prostatitis cases that are resistant to fluoroquinolones, which have been a mainstay of treatment.
Although regulatory guidelines specify that gender‐based assessment of drug efficacy, toxicity and tolerability profiles should be incorporated into clinical trials, women are routinely underrepresented in HIV clinical trials.
Bordetella parapertussis, a “cousin” of B. pertussis, can cause a similar disease with the same symptoms.
The researchers noted that T2Candida demonstrated greater accuracy in detecting invasive candidiasis, or the presence of the Candida infection.
The findings, coupled with the cost savings involved with using cefazolin, make it an appealing first line agent for most MSSA bloodstream infections.
Vaginal rings with multiple reservoirs present a promising way for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and notably HIV infection in young women with high risk of exposure.
Within less than five years from introduction, the rate of hospital admission due to rotavirus diarrhea in children younger than 2 years dropped by 78% and that of children younger than 2 years with x-ray-proven pneumonia dropped by 46%.
The study demonstrated the MALTI-TOF and ASP programs significantly reduced the time it took to identify infecting pathogens from 32 hours pre-intervention to 6.5
New therapeutics are on the horizon to address pneumococcal disease.
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