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Poliovirus in London and New York
Poliovirus is present in wastewater in London and New York and has caused polio in a man in the New York City metropolitan area.
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Melioidosis May Be Acquired by Exposure to Contaminated Soil in the Gulf Coast of the United States
Exposure to contaminated soils in the U.S. Gulf Coast is a risk factor for acquiring melioidosis.
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Macrolides and Hearing Loss — A Risk for Children?
In a large U.S. population group, use of short-term oral azithromycin was associated with an increased risk of sensorineural hearing loss.
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Marburg Virus Outbreak in Ghana — Should We Worry?
An outbreak of Marburg virus disease, an illness resembling Ebola, is occurring in Ghana, only the second such event in West Africa. Will it spread beyond Africa?
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Ibrexafungerp for Vulvovaginal Candidiasis
The authors of a randomized clinical trial compared one day of oral ibrexafungerp with placebo for women with vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC). They found ibrexafungerp to be safe and effective, with mild diarrhea the most common adverse event. Ibrexafungerp differs mechanistically from azoles and appears to be a promising new treatment for VVC.
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Parechovirus Meningoencephalitis in Infants
Parechovirus A3 is a leading cause of meningoencephalitis in infants.
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U.S. Becoming Epicenter of Monkeypox Outbreak
The United States has had the most reported monkeypox cases of any country in world, with 10,392 cases as of Aug. 10, 2022. The next closest nation is Spain, with 5,162 cases.
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Ten Percent of CRE Found in the Community
In a disturbing sign, a formidable superbug has left the hospital and appears to be spreading in the community in the absence of healthcare contact.
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Establishing a Hand Hygiene Culture of Accountability
A hospital established a “culture of accountability” by identifying and removing barriers to hand hygiene, one of which was the hesitancy to remind coworkers they need to wash their hands.
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Feds Order Bivalent Vaccines with Omicron
The Biden administration is securing orders for bivalent vaccines that are expected to combine the original Wuhan strain with omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.