Infectious Diseases Archives - Page 63 of 105

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Zika virus: Birth defects rose fourfold in U.S. hardest-hit areas
January 27, 2020
U.S. jurisdictions without local transmission of the virus saw no increase in infants born with brain abnormalities and/or microcephaly or with eye abnormalities.
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Wuhan virus: What clinicians need to know
January 26, 2020
“It’s not good enough to just download CDC’s guidance; use it to make your own local plan and know what to do 24/7.”
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Second U.S. coronavirus patient confirmed
January 24, 2020
A Chicago resident returning from Wuhan, China, on Jan. 13, 2020, developed symptoms of the disease and contacted her health care provider.
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Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease cases on the rise across U.S.
January 21, 2020
Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease is very hard to diagnose and very hard to treat.
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Children with resistant UTIs unexpectedly may respond to discordant antibiotics
January 17, 2020
A low rate of care escalation and high rate of clinical improvement suggest this may be a reasonable approach until urine culture sensitivities return.
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Drop in flu activity may not signal seasonal peak
January 13, 2020
“Hospitalization rates and percent of deaths due to pneumonia and influenza remain low,” the CDC says.
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ID consult for Candida bloodstream infections can reduce mortality risk
January 12, 2020
More patients survived Candida bloodstream infections when they had ID consultations.
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Flu records most active December since 2003
January 3, 2020
The CDC estimates that 6.4 million flu illnesses and 55,000 hospitalizations have occurred so far this season.
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Early increase in flu activity shows no signs of slowing
December 27, 2019
Outpatients visits are already higher than at any time last season, and the peak occurs most often in February.
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The measles comeback of 2019
December 26, 2019
Three-quarters of these cases in 2019 were linked to recent outbreaks in New York.