New HBV vaccine guidance likely to increase newborn infections
The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has voted to recommend delaying the hepatitis B virus (HBV)…
Older chemical libraries yield new leads for next-generation COVID-19 antivirals
SARS‑CoV‑2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues to mutate, with some newer strains becoming less responsive to current…
Animal doses of ivermectin are different than doses for humans
Dr. Keith Roach | To Your Health Dear Dr. Roach: In several of your columns, either you or…
Determining the value of genomics in healthcare
Stark, Z. et al. Integrating genomics into healthcare: a global responsibility. Am. J. Hum. Genet 104, 13–20 (2019).…
How COVID-19 Variants Evade Immune System
Researchers explain why COVID-19 variants like Omicron can evade immune defenses and suggest new strategies for building longer-lasting…
Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of HIV infection in pregnant women in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Infectious Diseases
Esmaeili ED, Azizi H, Dastgiri S, Kalankesh LR. Does telehealth affect the adherence to ART among patients with…
Establishment and validation of a nomogram for predicting severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome complicated by invasive pulmonary aspergillosis | BMC Infectious Diseases
Yu XJ, Liang MF, Zhang SY, Liu Y, Li JD, Sun YL, Zhang L, Zhang QF, Popov VL,…
A case report of wrist arthritis caused by Gemella haemolysans | BMC Infectious Diseases
Jennings JD, Zielinski E, Tosti R, Ilyas AM. Septic arthritis of the wrist: Incidence, risk Factors, and predictors…
Development and validation of a risk prediction nomogram for frailty in older Chinese adults | Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
The occurrence of frailty in Chinese older adults in the present study was 27.19%. Frailty is closely related…
Does the decongestant in your medicine cabinet actually work?
How to organize your medicine cabinet Store your medicine in a cool, dry and dark place. Problem Solved…
Time to initial glycopeptide therapy and 30-day mortality in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a retrospective cohort study | BMC Infectious Diseases
In this study, we evaluated whether the time from index blood culture to the initiation of glycopeptide therapy…
A case of a misleading conclusion: a critical reassessment of the methodological and interpretive flaws of a recent meta-analysis of the vector role of cat fleas in feline hemotropic Mycoplasma species transmission | Parasites & Vectors
Reanalysis of the Thai samples Stored individual flea samples that previously tested positive by Jensen primer-based PCR without…