Electronic tool helps doctors identify pneumonia patients
US researchers have developed a real-time electronic screening tool to help emergency department physicians identify patients with pneumonia. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - March 25, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Influenza vaccine linked to narcolepsy in children in England
Researchers have found an increased risk for narcolepsy in children who received the swine flu vaccination in England. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - March 1, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Current bacterial infection detection in newborns deemed inadequate
Bacterial cultures commonly used to detect infections in low birthweight newborns with early onset neonatal sepsis may not be sensitive enough, suggest findings published in PLoS One. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 27, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Syphilis in pregnancy widespread but preventable
Syphilis is still a widespread problem among pregnant women worldwide, despite tests and treatment being inexpensive and readily available, show study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 27, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
‘Traffic light’ guide for pediatric bacterial infection needs refining
Study results suggest that a “traffic light” system for categorizing the severity of infections in children fails to detect a substantial number of serious bacterial infections, particularly urinary tract infections. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 26, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Increased pneumonia rates after Tohoku earthquake
Significantly increased rates of pneumonia and related deaths were seen after the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Tohoku, Japan, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 25, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kaposi’s sarcoma risk factors revealed
Scientists have uncovered an intriguing relationship between the risk for Kaposi’s sarcoma, smoking, and the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 25, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Risk factors for invasive candidiasis in infants clarified
A combination of exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics and having a platelet count below 50,000/mm3 significantly increases a low-to-normal–weight infant’s chance for developing invasive candidiasis, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 19, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Interleukin-10 levels predict otitis media culprit
Research shows that high serum levels of interleukin-10 indicate that the likely cause of acute otitis media is infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae, as opposed to Haemophilus influenzae or Moraxella catarrhalis. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 18, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Findings add weight to WHO malaria pregnancy guidance
Pregnant women who receive three or more doses of malaria preventive therapy have higher birthweight babies than those who only receive two, conclude the authors of a meta-analysis. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 18, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Insights into HIV-1 virion makeup could improve gene therapy
A discovery about how the HIV-1 virion packages genomic RNA may help researchers to improve the efficacy of gene therapy. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 18, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Researchers ESTABLISH efficacy of tedizolid phosphate for skin infections
Results from the phase III ESTABLISH-1 study show that the new antibiotic tedizolid phosphate is noninferior to linezolid for the treatment of acute bacterial and skin structure infections. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 14, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
'Urgent need’ for primary care pneumonia diagnosis tools
While family doctors can exclude pneumonia with a high level of accuracy, they can only identify around a third of radiographically confirmed cases, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 11, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Oral Candida infection weakens tooth enamel
Oral infection with Candida albicans is associated with demineralization of tooth enamel, potentially increasing susceptibility to caries, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 11, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
