IDSA releases guidelines for treatment of invasive aspergillosis Meghna Singhania31 July 2016 9:36 AM ISTARLINGTON, Va. – New therapies are improving care, but early diagnosis remains critical in the effective treatment of invasive aspergillosis, a...
MRI scans can help spot HIV in the brain supriya kashyap kashyap16 March 2017 12:02 PM ISTScientists at UCL have developed a way to use MRI scans to help identify when HIV is persisting in the brain despite effective drug treatment.The...
Deficiency of Vitamin A ups tuberculosis risk by 10 times: Clinical Infectious Diseases Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Jun 2017 11:46 AM ISTWashington D.C. Eat more carrots, spinach and broccoli, as a study warns that people with low levels of Vitamin A living in close contact with...
Low levels of vitamin A may fuel TB risk: Clinical Infectious Diseases Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 July 2017 2:58 PM ISTPeople with low levels of vitamin A living with individuals sick with tuberculosis may be 10 times more likely to develop the disease than people with...
Reported penicillin allergy increases the risk of surgical site infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Oct 2017 9:45 AM ISTA study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators found that surgical patients believed to be allergic to penicillin were significantly...
Vaccinating mothers against whooping cough during pregnancy protects infants : Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Oct 2017 10:30 AM ISTVaccinating mothers against whooping cough during pregnancy may prevent 9 out of 10 severe cases of this potentially fatal respiratory infection in...
Short course of antibiotics worked as well as long for Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Oct 2017 7:20 PM ISTIn the patients with Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections, even a short course of antibiotics led to similar outcomes as a longer course, a...
Azithromycin, levofloxacin, rifaximin all effective for travelers diarrhea Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli26 Oct 2017 7:25 PM ISTThree single-dose antibiotic regimens azithromycin, rifaximin and levofloxacin were all comparable for treating travelers’ diarrhea when paired with...
Promising malaria vaccine tested Ruby khatun khatun22 Jan 2018 7:33 PM ISTAn international research team has conducted successful phase II clinical tests of a new anti-malaria medication. The treatment led to a cure in 83...
First ever human case of mosquito borne Keystone virus identified Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Jun 2018 7:03 PM ISTKeystone virus, a virus first found in Tampa Bay-area mosquitoes that can cause a rash and mild fever, has been identified in humans for the first...
Sepsis tied to subsequent risk for multiple cancers in elderly Vinay Singh singh13 July 2018 7:25 PM ISTSepsis linked to increased risk of 15 cancers in elderly adults as well as associated with 9 cancers >5 years post-sepsis diagnosis, according to a...
Flu increases risk of complications and death in pregnant women : IDSA Hina Zahid19 Dec 2018 8:10 PM ISTARLINGTON, Va.-According to updated guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Flu increases the risk of complications...
