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Temple University Health System via ScienceDaily
Researchers have for the first time eliminated replication-competent HIV-1 DNA — the virus responsible for AIDS — from the genomes of living animals. The study marks a critical step toward the development of a possible cure for human HIV infection.
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Medical News Today
Ancient viruses have left behind traces in our DNA. Researchers believe these contribute to neurological conditions. Could inhibiting our viral passengers pave the way for future treatments?
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Infectious Disease Advisor
Understanding pneumococcal population dynamics will drive an effective next-generation vaccine design, according to a study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases. Although pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have significantly reduced the global burden of invasive pneumococcal disease in children by targeting up to 13 pneumococcal serotypes that account for most of the disease in infants, invasive pneumococcal disease remains a health priority because of an increase in disease incidence caused by nonvaccine serotypes or serotype replacement.
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CNN
The number of measles cases reported in the U.S. has fallen recently, but experts say it's not time to declare victory. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the number of measles cases in 2019 reached 1,109 across 28 states as of early July.
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The miniiSED™ is the newest addition to the iSED™ family of ESR analyzers from ALCOR Scientific. The miniiSED™ is a single position, fully automated ESR analyzer that works directly from the primary EDTA tube and produces an ESR result in just 15 seconds. The miniiSED™ is the ideal ESR analyzer for small laboratories, POL’s and emergency clinics.
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PLoS Medicine via MD Linx
In this population-based interrupted time series study, researchers analyzed changes in the community in the prescribing of broad-spectrum antimicrobials and resistance in people hospitalized with community-associated coliform bacteraemia relative to a primary care stewardship intervention. Findings revealed that a previously rising rate of fluoroquinolone resistance was reversed and previously increasing rates of cephalosporin and co-amoxiclav resistance plateaued.
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Dark Daily
Healthcare reforms that curb costs while improving outcomes have been an elusive goal at both the federal and private insurance levels. Now, Walmart may have found a plan that works, and it may have implications for clinical laboratories.
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CIDRAP
A research letter from World Health Organization (WHO) researchers published recently in Emerging Infectious Diseases shows that as many as 1,465 cases and 293 to 520 deaths from MERS-CoV may have been averted since 2016. "We believe that affected countries are reducing the global threat of MERS through addressing knowledge gaps with regard to transmission, enhancing surveillance and strengthening the ability to detect cases early and contain outbreaks through improved infection prevention and control measures in hospitals," authors from the WHO and the University of Oxford write.
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With the demand for STAT samples at an all-time high, Drucker Diagnostics’ DASH centrifuges make reducing TAT easier than ever. Choose our set-and-lock Apex models for maximum repeatability or monitor cycle status to the last second with the Flex 12’s digital countdown. Push-button operation, lid lighting system, and more.
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Medscape
For patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, more is not better when it comes to antibiotic therapy. In fact, it is likely worse, a study has shown.
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Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium via Infection Control Today
A million times a year, pneumonia sends American adults to the hospital. And while antibiotics help save lives, a new study shows two-thirds receive more antibiotics than they probably need. It’s not the care that happens in the hospital that leads to over-treatment, the study finds. Rather, it’s the prescriptions that patients receive as they head home from the hospital. In all, 93% of the overly long antibiotic prescriptions given to pneumonia patients were written at hospital discharge.
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CIDRAP
In a study in Brazil, Zika virus infection in pregnant women was linked to below-average neurologic development in 32% of their children up to age 3, even though few of the infants had microcephaly, one of the hallmarks of Zika infection.
The study focused on 216 offspring of Zika-infected pregnant women who were identified during an epidemic in Rio de Janeiro in 2015 and 2016, according to a letter published in Nature Medicine. It was authored by researchers from UCLA and colleagues from Brazil, Austria and Germany.
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SeraSub® is a synthetic serum for use as a component in preparing standards and controls for in-vitro diagnostic tests. Learn more
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Contagion Live
Earlier in 2019, the World Health Organization pointed to vaccine hesitancy as one of the top threats to global health in 2019. This uncertainty surrounding childhood vaccinations is a growing concern in the U.S. as outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles and hepatitis A, have become increasingly more common.
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