Category Archives: Infection

Abstract Background: Population-based cross-sectional serosurveys within the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada, showed about 10%, 40% and 60% of residents were infected with SARS-CoV-2 by the sixth (September 2021), seventh (March 2022) and eighth (July 2022) serosurveys. We conducted the ninth (December 2022) and tenth (July 2023) serosurveys and sought to assess risk of severe […]

This study showed that the overall diagnosis rate of all five STBBIs were on the rise in China from 2005 to 2021, although the rate of increase appears to be slowing. The overall diagnosis rate increased rapidly from 2005–2007 but leveled off after 2007. This suggests that although the prevention and control of STBBIs in […]

Target, CVS and Rite Aid are pulling products from shelves after federal investigators found unsanitary conditions and recommended a recall. Federal health officials are advising consumers to stop using more than two dozen over-the-counter eyedrops products because of a potential risk of eye infection that may lead to partial vision loss or blindness. The Food […]

Can contaminated face masks cause infection? – CBS News Watch CBS News Linsey Marr, a Virginia Tech University professor specializing in aerosol science, explains the latest study. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Nearly 60 percent of people erroneously believe that antibiotics are effective in treating a cold, according to a recent survey in Japan, with medical experts warning their misuse and overuse can increase antimicrobial resistance. Both the common cold and influenza are viral infections, meaning antibiotics are ineffective treatments. The same is true of a sore […]

• Wear a mask in public places/ crowded gatherings, preferably a surgical mask or at least a cloth mask. • Cover your nose and mouth when coughing/sneezing. Use a tissue or your elbow and not hands. Always wash your hands after coughing, sneezing, or blowing nose. Used tissues to be discarded immediately. • Wash hands […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers against purchasing 26 over-the-counter eye drop products. Consumers should avoid using these products due to the “potential risk of eye infections that could result in partial vision loss or blindness,” the FDA stated Friday. Though no “adverse event reports” have been reported to the FDA so […]

Roberto Patron, MD, Infectious Disease, is now seeing patients at Ridgeview Clinics in Chaska and Waconia. Patron specializes in diagnosing and treating infectious diseases — bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic — as well as investigating uncommon conditions that may or may not be infectious in origin. Some of those conditions include joint infections, skin infections, […]

Nearly 60% of people erroneously believe that antibiotics are effective in treating a cold, according to a recent survey in Japan, with medical experts warning their misuse and overuse can increase antimicrobial resistance. Both the common cold and influenza are viral infections, meaning antibiotics are ineffective treatments. The same is true of a sore throat […]

This news has been read 345 times! FDA advises consumers not to purchase certain eye drops due to infection risk. NEW YORK, Oct 29, (Agencies): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning advising consumers not to purchase or use certain eye drops from various brands, including CVS Health Corp and Cardinal […]