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USPSTF: Screen for tuberculosis in those at greatest risk
The availability of effective tests supports screening asymptomatic adults aged 18 years and older at increased risk for tuberculosis infection....
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Another 199 pregnant women with Zika
The number of pregnant women with laboratory evidence of possible Zika infection in the United States and its territories took its largest jump...
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Guillain-Barré incidence rose with Zika across Americas
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Mass administration of malaria drugs may cut morbidity during Ebola outbreaks
Mass administration of malaria chemoprevention during Ebola virus disease outbreaks may reduce cases of fever, according to a study published in...
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Congenital Zika virus associated with sensorineural hearing loss
Infants with microcephaly who have normal auditory screenings still should be monitored regularly.
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European guideline for diagnosing C. difficile infection updated
The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases has updated its clinical guideline for diagnosing Clostridium difficile...
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Long-acting all-injectable HIV therapy successful in phase 2b
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – The era of all-injectable, long-acting antiretroviral therapy for HIV may be drawing closer.
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CDC reports asymptomatic Zika transmission; FDA begins universal blood testing
Potential transmission via sexual intercourse and blood transfusions from asymptomatic individuals are alarming public health agencies in the...
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Zika virus persists in serum for more than 2 months in newborns
Zika virus infections can persist for more than 2 months after birth in congenitally infected infants, indicating that viral shedding of Zika can...
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Zika virus pits pregnant women against time, knowledge gaps
The scramble to learn exactly how and when after infection the Zika virus affects the developing fetus, has put pregnant women at the center of an...
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CDC updates diagnostic guidelines for congenital Zika virus infection
Laboratory testing and outpatient care protocols are among the updates issued.