ICAAC 2013: A Look at Clostridium difficile Infection Trends
The Particulars: Previous research indicates that the rate of Clostridium difficile infection...
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Infectious Disease
Guideline Recommendations for Prosthetic Joint Infections
Research shows that as many as 20,000 of the nearly 1 million total hip arthroplasty (THA) and...
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ICAAC 2013
New research is being presented at ICAAC 2013, the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents...
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FDA Approves Tivicay for HIV Infection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tivicay (dolutegravir), a new drug to treat...
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Review: interventions to increase influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in hospitals
Abstract Annual influenza vaccination rates among hospital healthcare workers (HCW) are almost...
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IAS 2013: Positive Outcomes With HIV Prevention Program
The Particulars: Previous studies have not compared the effects of mobile HIV testing, community...
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IAS 2013: Repeat Use of Post-Exposure HIV Prophylaxis
The Particulars: Anecdotal evidence suggests that post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV—meant to be a...
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IAS 2013: HCV Reinfection High Among Gay Men With HIV
The Particulars: Liver disease—often due to co-infection with hepatitis c virus (HCV)...
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IAS 2013: CD4 Count Linked With HIV Reservoir Level
The Particulars: Research suggests that patients who start HIV treatment with a CD4 count above...
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ISA 2013: HIV Patients Have High ESRD Rate
The Particulars: Previous studies indicate that some of the same risk factors are associated with...
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Combination Therapy Improves Meningitis Outcomes
Among HIV patients with cryptococcal meningitis, therapy with amphotericin B plus flucytosine...
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FDA Approves Vibativ for Hospitalized Patients With Bacterial Pneumonia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of the antibiotic Vibativ...
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Reducing Bacteremia in Critically Ill Children
The incidence of bacteremia appears to be lower among critically ill children who receive daily...
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CROI 2013: Continuing Cotrimoxazole in Kids on ART Reduces Hospitalizations
Children on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for more than two years who continued taking daily...
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CROI 2013: Tenofovir Alafenamide Appears Easier on Kidneys
A new pro-drug formulation of the widely used nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog...
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CROI 2013: HIV Testing in Commercially Insured Pregnant Women
The Particulars: Identification of HIV infection before or during pregnancy allows for...
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CROI 2013: CD4 Counts in Youth With Behaviorally Acquired HIV
The Particulars: Research indicates that HIV incidence is increasing among youth. Although public...
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CROI 2013: Health Insurance & Durable Viral Suppression
The Particulars: Policies to improve the health of patients with HIV may be guided by nationally...
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CROI 2013: Smoking Among Patients with HIV
The Particulars: Previous research suggests that as many as 70% of patients with HIV smoke...
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