News tagged with clinical infectious diseases
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Researchers find antibiotic-resistant bacteria deep in one of the largest, unspoiled underground caves
McMaster University and University of Akron researchers are leading the way in understanding the origins of antibiotic resistance, a global challenge that is creating a serious threat to the treatment of infectious ...
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Reports highlight the evolving role of clinical microbiology laboratories
With the increasing availability of sophisticated technologies to rapidly diagnose and treat infectious diseases, the duties and the role of clinical laboratory microbiologists, who traditionally perform these tests, could ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Spanish doctors unveil promising AIDS vaccine
Spanish researchers announced Tuesday they have developed an AIDS vaccine which cuts the viral load by a significant amount in most patients although they cautioned it is still not enough as a treatment.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Many recommendations within practice guidelines not supported by high-quality evidence
More than half of the recommendations in current practice guidelines for infectious disease specialists are based on opinions from experts rather than on evidence from clinical trials, according to a report in the January ...
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Study reveals: More black women needed for clinical trials
Results from a national clinical trial show that while women do about the same as men when taking an FDA-approved medication used for the treatment of HIV, African-American women did more poorly than white ...
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Study establishes most effective technique for diagnosing childhood tuberculosis in poor countries
A tuberculosis (TB) culture method called microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility (MODS), using two gastric aspirate specimens from each child tested, is significantly more sensitive and faster than conventional culture ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 25, 2010 |
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No clear criteria for diagnosing food allergies, researcher finds
A new study shows that confusion over how to identify and treat food allergies is creating the potential for misdiagnosis of this condition.
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May 11, 2010 |
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In Infants with Egg or Milk Allergy, Can Future Peanut Allergy Be Predicted?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Early results from a study of more than 500 infants with egg or milk allergy indicate that they are highly likely to test positive for allergic antibodies that are specific to peanuts. This unexpected finding ...
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May 10, 2010 |
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Vancouver Island has one of the highest rates of Cryptococcus infection in the world
Cryptococcus disease is a rare but serious infection resulting from inhaling a toxic fungus often found in fir trees. Approximately 250 people have been infected with the disease in British Columbia since its emergence in 199 ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 04, 2010 |
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New guidelines for diagnosing, managing and treating Clostridium difficile
A joint panel of experts from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) today released online new clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) ...
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Mar 22, 2010 |
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Could Widely Used Rapid Influenza Tests Pose A Dangerous Public Health Risk?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rapid influenza diagnostic tests used in doctors' offices, hospitals and medical laboratories to detect H1N1 are virtually useless and could pose a significant danger to public health, according to a Loyola ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Poorly cleaned public cruise ship restrooms may predict norovirus outbreaks
A team of researchers from Boston University School (BUSM), Carney Hospital, Cambridge Health Alliance and Tufts University School of Medicine, have found that widespread poor compliance with regular cleaning of public restrooms ...
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Nov 02, 2009 |
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New lab test offers better prediction of HIV microbicide safety
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have devised a laboratory test for predicting whether microbicides against HIV are safe for human use. The researchers have also discovered ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 10, 2009 |
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Air conditioning in cars cuts down microbes, particles: study
Air conditioning in cars cuts out more than 80 percent of germs, fungal spores and particles from outside air, providing a boon for people with respiratory problems or allergies, German scientists say.
May 17, 2009 |
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IL-2 immunotherapy fails to benefit HIV-infected individuals already taking antiretrovirals
Providing a synthetic form of the immune system protein interleukin-2 (IL-2) to HIV-infected individuals already taking combination antiretroviral therapy boosts their numbers of CD4+ T cells, the key white blood cells destroyed ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 10, 2009 |
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