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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Nontyphoidal Salmonella Drug Resistance in the United States; Alternative to Fecal Microbiota Transplant; How Best to Save that Prosthetic Joint
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‘Vampire’ Facials and HIV Transmission
Evidence indicates that human immunodeficiency virus was transmitted in association with microneedling of facial lesions with platelet-rich plasma.
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus or Influenza in Older Patients: Which Is Worse?
In individuals 75 years of age or older, respiratory syncytial virus infection was associated with more severe illness than was influenza virus infection.
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Do Bed Nets Prevent Cancer?
When used properly, bed nets prevent malaria in endemic areas. A new systematic review and a meta-analysis confirm that bed net use also is associated with a reduced incidence of Burkitt lymphoma in children in sub-Saharan Africa.
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New (Old) Treatment for Scabies
With increasing concern about reduced effectiveness of topical 5% permethrin cream against scabies, new data show that topical therapy with 25% benzyl benzoate is significantly more effective than permethrin.
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De-Escalation of an Empiric Antipseudomonal Beta-Lactam Is Appropriate with Enterobacterales Bacteremia
Patients with Enterobacterales bacteremia were assigned randomly to receive a course of an anti-pseudomonas beta-lactam or de-escalation to a narrower agent based on sensitivity results. De-escalation was non-inferior to continuing empiric therapy.
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Avian Influenza A(H5N1) — From Birds to Cows to Human Infection
The spread of influenza H5N1 in dairy cows with documentation of a human infection raises pandemic concern.
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Estradiol Valerate-Dienogest and VTE Risk in Combined Oral Contraceptives
A pooled analysis comparing the risk of venous thromboembolism associated with combined oral contraceptives (COC) found significantly decreased venous thromboembolism risk in estradiol valerate-dienogest COCs compared with ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel COCs (propensity score-stratified hazard ratio, 0.46; 95% confidence interval, 0.22-0.98).
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Progestins and Meningioma Risk: What Do the Data Say?
The authors of this study sought to determine whether there was a relationship between progestins and central nervous system meningiomas.
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Medication Abortion via Telehealth in the United States
A prospective study of U.S. patients obtaining medication abortion through telehealth platforms demonstrated high effectiveness (97.7%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 97.2% to 98.1%) and safety (99.8%; 95% CI, 99.6% to 99.9%).