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Ebola research update: March 2017
Medical evacuation of patients with suspected potentially fatal, infectious diseases such as Ebola virus is feasible using a light isolator for...
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Skin testing and decision support can clarify penicillin allergy
Many patients who report penicillin allergy actually can safely take it; skin testing and computerized decision support can identify them.
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Septic shock patients suffer most from delayed antibiotics
Hospital mortality for sepsis patients was 9% more likely with each hour of delayed administration of antibiotics, a study found.
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Ebola vaccine maintains immune response after 1 year
People who received an Ebola virus vaccine maintained immune response one year after vaccination, according to a JAMA research letter.
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Anthony Fauci faces the ‘perpetual challenge’ of emerging infections
SAN DIEGO – NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, MD, can say one thing for certain: Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in the United States...
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Heat-stable rotavirus vaccine shows promising results
A new weapon for the fight against rotavirus gastroenteritis appears effective.
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How to stop penicillin allergy relabeling
ATLANTA – People who think they are allergic to penicillin need counseling to understand that their negative skin prick tests mean that they aren’...
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How to ‘de-label’ penicillin allergies in the hospital
ATLANTA – Many patients with alleged penicillin allergy don’t have it.
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U.S. chikungunya epidemic would likely put rheumatologists on front line
SNOWMASS, COLO. – The continental United States is vulnerable to an epidemic of chikungunya virus disease, an event which would have profound...
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Chikungunya implicated in long-term joint disease
Joint pain or arthritis persisted over 32 months following Chikungunya infection..
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Ebola research update: January-February 2017
Ebola, Zika, and yellow fever have demonstrated that the world does not yet have a reliable or robust global system for responding to disease...