PUNE: Viral infections, including fever and common cold, are on the rise again with a sudden change in weather after the monsoon.Dr Soumya Chandrasekar, head of emergency response at Jehangir Hospital, said, “There has been a rise in the number of patients coming to the hospital with influenza and influenza-like illness (ILI) over the last […]
image: The loss of the RNA-binding protein Khd4 disrupts membrane trafficking. The stained vacuoles are no longer a distinct organelle, but are fragmented and distributed throughout the hypha. White arrows indicate the hyphal tips (“Hyphenspitze). view more Credit: HHU/Srimeenakshi Sankaranarayanan Fungal infections pose a threat to humans, animals and plants, with in part serious consequences. […]
Of 4030 individuals who completed the first seroprevalence survey in June to August 2020 and consented to follow up, we restricted analyses to the 784 (20%) individuals who completed the follow-up study including a blood draw. Most of the other individuals in the cohort did not respond despite at least 3 contact attempts (n = 2241, 56%). […]
HONOLULU — Lung transplant clinicians had a rocky start using belatacept (Nulojix) for immunosuppression at one large-volume center, though they maintained that the agent could still be used to preserve renal function without affecting the patient’s graft. Out of 388 lung transplant recipients from 2019 to 2022, there were 37 who did not tolerate nephrotoxic […]
Don Smith remembers the moment he awoke in an intensive care unit after 13 days in a medically induced coma. His wife and daughter were at his bedside, and he thought it had been only a day since he arrived at the emergency room with foot pain. Smith said his wife “slowly started filling me […]
AHRQ-funded study finds ‘universal decolonization’ lowers hospital transfers October 10, 2023 Orange, Calif. — Nursing homes that use a chlorhexidine bathing routine to clean the skin, and an over-the-counter antiseptic to clean the nose, prevent serious infections and reduce the amount of antibiotic-resistant organisms in the nursing home setting, according to findings of researchers at University […]
A total of 157 domestic cases of West Nile virus infection in Greece had been diagnosed up until October 10, according to the National Public Health Organization (EODY). Many of these cases affected the central nervous system. Twenty deaths have been recorded. All the fatalities were over 64. EODY said five new cases were diagnosed/reported […]
Nursing homes that regularly use universal decolonization methods like chlorhexidine bathing to clean the skin and iodophor to clean the nose reduces the chance of a patient being transferred to a hospital due to infection. These methods when used in combination with one another also helps lower the amount of antibiotic resistant bacteria within a […]
