Infectious Disease
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Pneumonia Outbreak in China
A cluster of cases of pneumonia apparently caused by a novel coronavirus has emerged in China.
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Tafenoquine for Malaria Prevention and Relapse Treatment
Tafenoquine is effective for the prevention of all species of malaria and can be used to prevent relapse of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale. G6PD status should be evaluated prior to use.
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Impact of Infectious Disease Consultation for Candidemia
A retrospective cohort study found that infectious disease consultation for patients with candidemia resulted in lower 90-day mortality. This was likely a result of strong adherence to guideline- and evidence-based management and the low number of patients who were not treated.
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Treating Ebola Virus Infection
Two monoclonal antibody preparations have been demonstrated to significantly reduce mortality in patients with Ebola virus infection.
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Preventing Ebola Virus Infection
In a scientific/public health triumph, the first vaccine for the prevention of Ebola virus infection has been approved. If administered prior to 10 days after exposure, its protective efficacy is 100%.
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Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo: Confronting Potential Disaster
The second largest outbreak of Ebola virus infection has come under control.
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Healthcare Worker Attitudes About Respiratory Protection: It’s Complicated
In an unusual qualitative study, healthcare workers revealed a variety of attitudes about respiratory protection equipment, including motivations and suspicions that could improve or undermine compliance.
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Infectious Disease Update: Are You Looking for ESBLs?
Prevention strategies are necessary to limit transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms in the hospital, especially in high-risk settings. Identification of carriers of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms via active surveillance, and contact isolation of positives, has been recommended for certain high-risk groups.
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Antibiotic-Resistant Infections in Pediatrics
There are some signs of progress in drug-resistant infections in pediatrics, suggesting that antibiotic stewardship efforts may be having an effect and fewer broad-spectrum agents are being used on this important patient group, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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C. diff: Colonization and Consequences
Although once thought of almost exclusively as a hospital-acquired condition, Clostridioides difficile has established a presence in the community that means about 10% of incoming patients could be carrying it asymptomatically, a new study finds.