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Gut Microbiome Metabolites and Progression of Parkinson’s Disease
A Mendelian randomization study shows that trimethylamine N-oxide and its precursor metabolites are not associated with risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD) but have both positive and negative causal effects on some indicators of PD severity and progression.
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Slow-Wave Sleep and Risk of Dementia
In this long-term observational study of sleep efficiency in the Framingham Heart Study population, researchers found a strong correlation between a decline in duration of slow-wave sleep during aging and the risk of incident dementia from all causes. However, a direct cause-and-effect relationship cannot be determined from this observational study.
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Repetitive Head Impacts and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Young Contact Sport Athletes
In a first of its kind study, researchers found neuropathological markers suggestive of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) pathology in 41% (n = 152) of young contact sport athletes (< 30 years of age) at autopsy. Clinical measures (obtained retrospectively via informant report) assessing for cognitive and psychiatric/behavioral dysfunction, while elevated across most measures for the entire group, did not significantly differ between brain donors with and without a CTE diagnosis. Functional impairments also were not commonly found.
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Taming of the Flu: A 2023 Update on What Is New
The 2023-2024 influenza season is already among us, and healthcare practitioners on the frontline must have current knowledge of prevention and treatment strategies, particularly in our nation’s emergency departments.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Peak SARS-CoV-2 Viral Loads Delayed; Should MRSA Require Isolation and Contact Precautions?
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Sulbactam-Durlobactam for Treatment of Bacterial Pneumonia
Sulbactam-durlobactam is non-inferior to colistin in the treatment of serious bacterial infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex organisms.
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Bartonella quintana in New York City
Six cases of Bartonella quintana infection were detected in New York City in individuals experiencing homelessness; four required cardiac valve replacement for endocarditis.
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Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Administration of amikacin for three days beginning early in mechanically ventilated patients significantly reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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APIC, SHEA Say Mandate COVID Shots for HCWs
Although the federal requirement that healthcare workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 has been lifted, a statement signed by the nation’s leading infection control groups and various other associations emphasizes the importance of mandatory vaccination by individual hospitals.
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APIC Continues Fight, Urging CMS to Upgrade ICP in Nursing Homes
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology continues to vigorously argue that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services needs to significantly upgrade infection control in nursing homes.