A step towards new drug for life-threatening Cryptococcus neoformans infections Ruby khatun khatun17 Oct 2017 7:00 PM ISTA team from Sydney's Westmead Institute for Medical Research is a step closer to developing a drug to treat life-threatening fungal infections that...
Management of Kawasaki Disease : New AHA Scientific Statement Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTKawasaki disease is an acute vasculitis of childhood that leads to coronary artery aneurysms in ≈25% of untreated cases. It has been reported...
Mumps vaccine losing efficacy - Third booster at 18 years advised Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 March 2018 8:30 PM ISTAfter the mumps vaccine was introduced in the mid-1960s, mumps incidence in the U.S. and other developed countries declined for decades. After...
Rapid Test' Xpert' useful in diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis also Vinay Singh singh30 Aug 2018 7:05 PM ISTClinicians and TB programmes should consider using Xpert® MTB/RIF (Xpert) for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis based on clinical judgment,...
Unusual case of Pneumococcal Bacteremia and Meningitis Hina Zahid26 Nov 2018 6:00 PM ISTAn unusual case of pneumococcal meningitis and bacteremia has appeared in NEJM.Dr Andres Carpio, at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA...
CMC Vellore Doctors identify killer strain of bacteria Vinay Singh singh10 Dec 2018 8:28 PM ISTVellore: Indian doctors have identified a rare but extremely dangerous strain of hypervirulent bacteria that may cause blindness, severe infections,...
Rare Case of Epstein-Barr virus myelitis in immunocompetent individual: JAPI Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 March 2019 6:00 PM ISTIndia: A case published in the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India reports the rare occurrence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) myelitis in...
Newer Biologics safer than Methotrexate for treatment of psoriasis, JAMA Dermatology Deepanjana Sarkar14 May 2019 7:28 PM ISTNewer systemic biologics have a decreased rate of serious infection in comparison to methotrexate in psoriasis treatment, finds a new study publshed...
13-Valent pneumococcal vaccine no more recommended for elderly: CDC Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 Nov 2019 7:05 PM IST13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) is no longer recommended for all people aged 65 years and above, according to the Centers for Disease...
Rare case of Leptospirosis meningitis transmitted by pet mouse Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Dec 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Anne Christine Nordholm at Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark and colleagues...
Researchers developing improved multivalent vaccine against meningitis Hina Zahid23 Dec 2019 7:05 PM ISTMeningococcal infections are the most common cause of bacterial meningitis a life-threatening disease that poses a continuing threat worldwide. With...
Rare case of Aseptic meningitis caused by torque teno virus in infant: a report Deepanjana Sarkar2 Oct 2019 6:00 PM ISTAn extremely rare case of a 2 month's old infant who was admitted in a Japanese hospital with aseptic meningitis attributable to torque teno virus...
