Recs Updated for TB Screening, Treatment in Health Care Workers
Guidelines include preplacement TB risk assessment, postexposure symptom evaluation and testing
Infectious Disease
T2Bacteria Panel Accurately IDs Bloodstream Infections
Mean time to species identification 3.61 to 7.70 hours, depending on number of samples tested
Clindamycin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Following Treatment for Chronic Osteomyelitis
Unlike other antibiotics, clindamycin has rarely been associated with AKI
Testosterone Deficiencies Common in Men With Hepatitis C Virus Infection
In a subanalysis, researchers discovered that testosterone deficiency was common in men with a sustained virologic response after being treated for hepatitis C.
Fosfomycin Promising for Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis
Findings from a small study suggest it could be an effective, safe, and attractive alternative to fluoroquinolones, bacterial resistance to which is becoming increasingly prevalent.
Flu-Like Illness Tied to Increased Relative Mortality in ESRD
1,000 deaths of kidney failure patients each year in US may be attributable to seasonal influenza.
Many New Cancer Patients Unaware of Their Hepatitis Status
Large proportion of participants with newly diagnosed cancer learned of infection through study.
In-Hospital Morbidity, Mortality Up With Flu in Heart Failure
Higher incidence seen for in-hospital mortality, acute respiratory failure, acute kidney injury.
Flu Vaccine Linked to Reduced Risk for Death in Heart Failure
After adjustment for confounders, vaccine linked to lower all-cause, cardiovascular death
Considerations for Transplants From People With HCV to Those Without
The use of direct-acting antiviral agents to treat chronic HCV could allow for transplantation from donors HCV to recipients without the disease.
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