Public health officials have closed an investigation into an E. Coli outbreak at the University of Arkansas without finding the source of the pathogen. University officials said the Arkansas Department of Health reported five confirmed and 37 probable patients in the outbreak. On Sept 25, university officials said more than 3,200 people had been surveyed […]
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Illustration: Chiara Zarmati As the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs, the resumption of social activity has led to a spike in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The virus usually causes a mild illness with nothing more than cold-like symptoms, but these lower respiratory tract infections can come with severe and devastating consequences for some children and elderly people. […]
Respiratory syncytial virus in older adults is under-studied owing to a lack of reliable data.Credit: golfcphoto/ Getty Images When a retired physician in his early 80s checked himself into Rochester General Hospital in New York complaining of severe difficulty breathing, his physicians suspected that his pre-existing heart failure was to blame. They gave him diuretic […]
The respiratory tract is a rich ecological niche. In addition to the regular residents of the virome and microbiome, infectious agents such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) come and go, and sometimes overlap. RSV can cause acute illness and the virus can sometimes linger. Viruses that stick around can cause chronic conditions such […]
An antibiotic that has shown effectiveness for bacterial pneumonia also appears successful in fighting methicillin-resistant staph infections, reports a team led by Duke Health. Staphylococcus aureusImage/CDC The drug, ceftobiprole, showed similar benefit when tested against the antibiotic daptomycin to treat complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacterial infections. If approved by the FDA, ceftobiprole could provide another line […]
A parasite that normally lives in the lungs of rats can infect the human brain if accidentally ingested in contaminated food — and now, the worm has claimed new territory in Georgia. But don’t freak out. The parasite, called rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), mostly infects people in Southeast Asia and is also endemic to Hawaii […]
Content From: HIV.gov•Published: September 26, 2023•1 min read Topics NIHNational Institutes of HealthOARNIH Office of AIDS ResearchPeople with HIVTreatmentHIV Treatment On September 25, 2023, the Panel on Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents (the Panel) updated the Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in Adults and Adolescents with HIV. Highlights from the updated […]
RGTimeline / iStock The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today published draft guidance for defining appropriate duration of use in antibiotics used in the feed of food-producing animals. The guidance aims to address an issue that critics say the FDA has neglected in its efforts to promote more judicious use of medically important antibiotics […]
I hear the familiar sound of a text message from a former colleague turned friend and look to see what he said. He is interviewing for a management position! Usually, that’s such exciting news when you have been in any profession for years, right? This infection preventionist (IP) was interviewed at a health care system, […]