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Unlike reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, rapid antigen tests are still subject to misinterpretation by both patients and clinicians.
European health officials say the rise in Klebsiella pneumoniae strains combining hypervirulence with resistance to last-resort antibiotics is a cause for concern.
At least half of US adults hospitalized with uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia in 2020 received 7 days or more of antibiotics.
Girls (43%) were more likely than boys (35%) to have received one or more HPV vaccine doses.
Sensitivity was 99% for all patients and 100% in the people affected by HIV.
The vaccine campaign targets 610,000 people in South Sudan's Western Equatoria state.
Sufficiently active participants had a 10% reduction in infection and a 27% lower chance of hospitalization.
Long COVID was not associated with any one trimester of pregnancy.
During the 6-years analysis, maternal infections rose 222%.
New data from a study in low- and middle-income countries shows a dose of azithromycin before planned vaginal delivery saves more than $32,000 per 100,000 pregnancies.
A team of researchers from Harvard is developing synthetic antibiotics enhanced to overcome resistance mechanisms.
Chlorination wasn't required for the city's water system, and city officials are developing a disinfection plan and considering their next steps.
The woman had bought a duck at a live market, and meat samples were positive for H10N5.
The NIH is investing $515 million more in its long COVID research program.
Adults and kids have, respectively, a 50% and 40% higher risk of having shortness of breath after recovery from COVID-19.
The case is the first outside of the Fairbanks area, suggesting wider circulation in small animals.
The results suggest that the flu virus may have a more specific role in destabilizing and rupturing atherosclerotic plaques, the researchers say.
The aim of the updated list is to reduce or restrict the use of medically important antibiotics in non-human sectors to preserve their effectiveness.
So far, the cases have been detected in 3 South African provinces and aren't fueling a resurgence in cases.
A population-based study in Shanghai finds COPD patients are nearly 8 times more likely to use antibiotics than the general population.
