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Chagas Seroprevalence in Military Personnel in Texas
A cross-sectional study of military trainees and instructors who spend significant time in field conditions was performed at Joint Base San Antonio to determine the prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection. None tested positive by polymerase chain reaction nor by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or indirect immunofluorescent antibody.
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Extreme Weather and Infectious Diseases: What Will Follow Hurricanes Harvey and Irma?
Among the dangers faced after a severe weather event is an increased risk of various infections.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Immediate Improvement in Childhood Vaccination; A Better Mosquito Trap; Can FMT Restore Gut Flora and Eliminate Resistant Pathogens?
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Infections Associated With Adventure Travel
Some adventure travel is associated with exposure to infectious pathogens. Some adventure-related illnesses can be prevented. Understanding the details of an adventure trip can help focus a differential diagnosis for ill returned travelers.
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Autochthonous Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Europe
Two patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever acquired in Spain are reported. The index patient acquired infection from a tick bite, and the second patient was a nurse who cared for the index patient. The first patient died in the hospital with multi-system organ failure and was diagnosed at autopsy. The second patient recovered with supportive care and was treated with ribavirin, but it was unclear whether the use of ribavirin was helpful.
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Microbiology of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: New Evidence That Anaerobes Predominate
Using metagenomic techniques, investigators determined that two Gram-negative anaerobes, Prevotella and Porphyromonas, predominate in hidradenitis suppurativa lesions. Two others, Fusobacterium and Parvimonas, correlate with disease severity.
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CDC Update of Notifiable Infectious Diseases
CDC has updated the available information regarding reportable infectious diseases in the United States.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
How Dirty Is That Sandbox?; Rebuilding the Pyramids; Resistant TB in India: Unrecognized Mutations
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GASP! Increasing Worldwide Antibiotic Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea threatens to make the infection untreatable in some patients.
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Genital HPV in Men: How Common Is It?
In this U.S. cross-sectional survey, the prevalence of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in adult men was 45%, of which 25% were high-risk subtypes. The overall rate of HPV vaccination among those who were eligible was 11%.