First new TB vaccine in century fails initial testing
The first of a series of new vaccines that have been developed to combat tuberculosis failed to show efficacy compared with placebo in South African infants, show results from a phase II trial. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 8, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Antibiotics help severely malnourished children recover
Giving severely malnourished children antibiotics in addition to nutritional therapy significantly improves their chances of making a full recovery compared with nutritional therapy alone, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 7, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Chlorhexidine bathing protects vulnerable hospital patients
Bathing hospital patients with chlorhexidine-impregnated washcloths reduces the risk for them acquiring multidrug-resistant organisms and developing bloodsteam infections, show study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 7, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Injection-free vaccination technique shows promise
Study findings show that a new injection-free vaccination technique, applied through a patch on the skin, can induce the same level of immune response as a standard vaccine injection when given to mice. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 6, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Gum infections may increase risk for community-acquired pneumonia
People with moderate-to-severe periodontitis are at increased risk for community-acquired pneumonia compared with those with healthy gums, show study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 4, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Reduced dose of polio vaccine feasible in low-income areas
Vaccinating infants with a single fractional dose of inactivated poliovirus is an effective and more affordable alternative to using multiple full doses, report researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 4, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Epidemiology model supports 20:80 transmission rule in HCV
A new hepatitis C virus transmission model combining genetic and epidemiologic data reveals that the majority of transmission of the virus is by a minority of intravenous drug users. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - February 1, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Sydney 2012 norovirus strain continues to spread globally
A new strain of norovirus known as Sydney 2012 has caused a significant number of acute outbreaks of the infection during the 2012–2013 winter season and continues to spread worldwide. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - January 31, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Breathprints identify lung infections in mice
Researchers working with a mouse model have developed a technique for creating “breathprints” that flag up whether or not the animals have a lung infection. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - January 28, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Rotavirus vaccination in children impacts on adults
Vaccinating children against rotavirus should be encouraged, say researchers, following findings that the prevalence of the disease has recently halved among unvaccinated adults in the USA. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - January 28, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Periodontal health influences stem cell transplant success
Periodontal infection can increase the risk for developing bacteremia during the neutropenic phase of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - January 25, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Emerging tick-borne disease reaches USA
A new tick-borne infection caused by the spirochete bacteria Borrelia miyamotoi that produces similar symptoms to Lyme disease has been confirmed in a small number of patients in the USA. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - January 23, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Albumin may prove a predictor for pneumonia outcomes
Researchers say that assessing serum albumin levels within 24 hours of admission could be a good prognostic marker of community-acquired pneumonia. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - January 21, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Early treatment during primary HIV infection shows promise
Two papers in The New England Journal of Medicine suggest that starting antiretroviral treatment early after HIV infection is diagnosed may improve patients’ immune response, boosting the initial recovery of the immune system and delaying progression of the disease. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - January 21, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Tattooing poses HCV risk
Hepatitis C virus infection is more common in people who have had a tattoo, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases)
Source: MedWire News - Infectious Diseases - January 21, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
