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Infectious Diseases : Health & Medical
Intra-abdominal Fungal Infections
This article reviews the clinical spectrum of intra-abdominal fungal infections, their diagnosis and treatment options.
How to Prevent Staph From Getting Worse
Staph is short for staphylococcus, a common type of bacteria that lives on the outside of the skin. Staph usually only becomes a problem when the skin becomes cut or broken, allowing bacteria to enter the wound, or when a depressed immune system allows staph to multiply. This typically results in a
What Does a White Tongue Mean?
According to doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), your tongue can tell a lot about your health. Practitioners typically observe the shape, color, coating and any cracks or spots on the patient's tongue. You should not attempt to self-diagnose your health based on your tongue and should se
Adenovirus Type 4-Associated Acute Respiratory Disease
Understanding the variables associated with virus spread could lead to effective non-vaccine interventions.
Contaminated Ventilator Air Flow Sensor and Bacillus cereus
A contaminated ventilator air flow sensor led to the colonization of Bacillus cereus in the NICU.
No Return Trips: Hospitals Under Pressure to Lower Readmissions
The pressure is on to slow down the revolving door and prevent patients from bouncing right back in after discharge.
Stages of Candida
IntroductionCandida is a yeast that lives everywhere in the body. Also known as Candida albicans, it is a fungus that is controlled by a healthy immune system. However, someone with an illness that suppresses the immune system may not be able to control the growth of candida in their...
Estimating Time and Size of Bioterror Attack
How can situational awareness accurately forecast estimates of individuals needing medical treatment?
ID Specialists: Solving Mysteries, Tackling New Challenges
The challenges are many for ID specialists, who are found at the bedside, in the laboratory, spearheading outbreak investigations, and working in hospitals and clinics worldwide.
Diabetes & Infection Risks
Excess body weight contributes to the risk of developing diabetes.overweight woman image by Inger Anne Hulb?|kdal from Fotolia.comPatients with diabetes are more susceptible to developing and dying from infectious diseases than the general population, notes JoAnn Deasy, PA-C, M.P.H., a...
The Role of Diabetes Co-morbidity for TB Treatment Outcomes
How does diabetes affect TB treatment?
Use of Revised International Health Regulations During Influenza A (H1N1) Epidemic, 2009
To deal with the influenza A (H1N1) pandemic in the coming weeks and months, strong international health agreements and good planning are necessary to prevent a public health crisis.
Risk Factors for TB Infection and Disease in Children
What are the risk factors for infection and disease in children following exposure to adults with multidrug-resistant TB?
Nosocomial Outbreak of Novel Arenavirus Infection, Southern Africa
An outbreak of a highly pathogenic arenavirus in South Africa that proved fatal in four of five patients has raised concern.
Tuberculosis: August 2006
Dr. John G. Bartlett reviews recent TB literature: Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in patients with recurrent tuberculosis -- is it relapse or reinfection?
Signs & Symptoms of Systemic Candida Overgrowth
Each person lives in harmony with many microorganisms, including Candida albicans, a fungus that lives in the mouth, gut and genitourinary system. Every so often, something upsets the delicate balance that people have with the yeast and it proliferates wildly, causing massive overgrowth...
Isoniazid-Resistant Tuberculous Meningitis, 1993-2005
What is the best way to treat resistant tuberculous meningitis?
Preserving the Power and Lifespan of Antibiotics
Like the invention of the steam engine in 1775, the invention of antibiotics gave us awesome power. We are in danger of losing this power if these steps outlined by Dr. Brad Spellberg aren't taken.
How do I Educate Kids & Parents On Prevention Of Human Papilloma Virus Infection?
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted disease that frequently leads to genital warts and raises the risk of cervical cancer in women. The Centers for Disease Control lists HPV as the most common form of sexually transmitted disease. People can carry and spread the virus for years wit
Expanding HPV Vaccination to Include School-aged Boys
Most developed countries have now implemented vaccination against HPV infection for school-aged girls. Should school-aged boys be included as well?