Fewer than 60% of young women diagnosed with STIs in emergency departments fill scripts
Credit: Children's National WASHINGTON - Fewer than 60% of young women diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the emergency ...
Tag: Infectious/Emerging Diseases
Group A strep genome research expedites vaccine development efforts
The global search for a group Strep A vaccine has narrowed after researchers identified a common gene signature in almost ...
Drug-resistant infections: If you can’t beat ’em, starve ’em, scientists find
Researchers repurpose drug to deny drug-resistant fungus of iron, an element crucial to its survival BUFFALO, N.Y. -- How do ...
Shedding light on the burden of dengue in Bangladesh
Dengue, also known as dengue fever, is a viral disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. The ...
Spanish flu may have lingered two years before 1918 outbreak and vaccine could have treated it
The most severe pandemic in recent history, killing some 50 million people worldwide, the Spanish influenza, may have emerged up ...
Study reveals the evolution and diversity of Leptospira bacteria
Les leptospires appartiennent au phylum des spirochètes et sont constitués de bactéries saprophytes et pathogènes. Les espèces pathogènes sont responsables ...
Game theory highlights power of local reporting in vaccine decisions
Source of disease prevalence information impacts effectiveness of vaccination programsCredit: FEMA/Mark Wolfe Computational modeling of social networks suggests that vaccination ...
Measles vaccination: 'All for one and one for all'
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Measles was declared eradicated in the United States in 2000, but has reappeared in recent months ...
Systems biology of antibiotics
Credit: Joerg Fuchs Bacteria have fascinating properties. They adapt excellently to their respective environment, and they existed long before humans. ...
Early antiretroviral treatment may preserve key immune responses to HIV
Ragon Institute study findings could pave the way to vaccine development Instituting combination antiretroviral (ART) treatment at the earliest stages ...
Potential solutions for limiting exposure to Candida auris in healthcare facilities
Researchers show that procedures used to contain Candida auris infection in an animal facility can potentially be applied to hospitals ...
NIAID announces two awards for multi-year studies of influenza immunity in children
Credit: NIH The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has ...
Canadian researchers on promising path towards developing flu treatment using lipid target
Influenza infections are characterized by massive influx of monocytes/macrophages in the lungs. Although it is required to eliminate the virus, ...
Study finds lower ER triage scores associated with delayed antibiotics delivery for sepsis patients
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Providing early, appropriate antibiotic treatment for patients with sepsis -- a serious complication of infection that can ...
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