Group B strep is a common bacterium found in the genital tract of roughly 20% of pregnant women.
Media reports describe overwhelmed children's hospitals in multiple locations in China.
Some arenaviruses cause hemorrhagic fevers, including Lassa virus--a priority pathogen for vaccine development.
Rather than indoor-outdoor air exchanges per hour, the document describes an "equivalent clean air flow" target per occupant of pathogen-free air.
States are keeping residents posted on warm-weather infectious disease threats, some water-borne and others spread by mosquitos.
Letermovir was noninferior to valganciclovir in preventing CMV illness through 1 year after transplant (10.4% vs 11.8%).
A randomized controlled trial reveals that rifapentine, an antibiotic used for TB treatment, can protect household contacts from leprosy.
The goal is at least 5 air changes per hour and an upgrade to MERV-13 filters.
The gene-edited calf has reduced susceptibility to bovine viral diarrhea virus and was produced by an innovation that one day could reduce antimicrobial use in cattle.
In Nevada, 18 cases were reported in 2022, and 15 patients required surgery.
