Severe complications included necrotizing (flesh-eating) skin lesions, lung dysfunction sometimes accompanied by nodules, and secondary infections and sepsis.
Of 57 hospitalized patients with severe manifestations, most were Black men with AIDS.
A systematic review and meta-analysis today in Vaccine finds no link between COVID-19 vaccines and infertility in men or women.
Researchers at a Rome hospital analyzed 29 studies from China, Israel, Italy, Russia, Turkey, Canada, and the United States until Jun 8, 2022. Of the studies, 13.8% were deemed of poor quality, 58.6% were of moderate quality, and 27.6% were of good quality.
The risk of breakthrough COVID-19 was 28% higher in adults with HIV.
COVID-19 vaccine uptake among adults living with HIV in New York was lower than that of the rest of the state's population as of October 2021, according to a study today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Though Delta activity is growing steadily, so far severity indicators have shown little rise.
Following China's 70-year battle against malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that the country has been awarded a malaria-free certification. In a statement, the WHO said that the achievement is notable, given that China reported about 30 million cases each year in the 1940s.
Russia's vaccine hasn't been through phase 3 trials, raising worries that the country is skipping key safety steps.
A white paper published today in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology calls on antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs) to take steps to address the potential legal implications of stewardship activities.
Of 10 million people estimated to have TB in 2018, 7 million were diagnosed, meeting a recent UN goal.
