Does Preoperative Urine Culture Affect Incidence of Postoperative Infection?
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by Richard T. Ellison III, MD
3d ago
A retrospective VA study showed no association between performance of urine cultures before surgery and postoperative urinary tract infections or surgical-site infections ..read more
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Bacterial Survival Under Antibiotic Selection Pressure: The Evasive End Run
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by George Sakoulas, MD
3d ago
Another bacterial survival strategy consists of evading lethal antibiotic concentrations by taking cover inside host cells ..read more
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COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
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by Deborah Lehman, MD
4d ago
In 2023, children vaccinated against COVID-19 were less likely to develop MIS-C following infection with SARS-CoV-2 ..read more
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What Is the Long-Term Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy?
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by Richard T. Ellison III, MD
1w ago
Extended follow-up in two Brazilian trials of TPT indicates that protection was sustained for up to 12 years ..read more
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No Evidence of Greater Stroke Risk with Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines
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by Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
1w ago
However, risk was slightly, but significantly, elevated with concomitant or separate administration of high-dose or adjuvanted influenza vaccine ..read more
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Recombinant Hepatitis E Vaccine Conferred Long-Term Protection
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by Mary E. Wilson, MD
1w ago
In this extension of a phase 3 trial in China, participants were protected against hepatitis E for up to 10 years; vaccine-induced antibodies persisted for at least 8.5 years ..read more
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Zoonotic Tuberculosis in Canada
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by Neil M. Ampel, MD
1w ago
Among >3300 cases of tuberculosis from 1995 to 2021 in western Canada, 20 were caused by Mycobacterium bovis, 20 by M. orygis, and 1 by M. caprae ..read more
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Preterm Birth and Maternal RSV Vaccination
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by Hana M. El Sahly, MD
1w ago
In a placebo-controlled, phase 3 clinical trial evaluating a maternal RSV vaccine given during pregnancy, rates of preterm birth were higher in the vaccine group ..read more
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A Biomarker-Based Approach to COVID-19 Treatment
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by Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
1w ago
Hematologic parameters pinpointed a group of hospitalized patients who were most likely to benefit from baricitinib ..read more
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COVID-19 Vaccination Lowers Risk for Long COVID
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by Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
1w ago
In a large study, vaccination was associated with 30% to 50% lower risk for long COVID in all age groups ..read more
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