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Novel device offers OTC solution for prompt STI testing

15 Nov 2024 by

The Visby Medical Women’s Sexual Health Test – a single-use PCR platform that combines sample preparation, nucleic acid amplification, and detection into an integrated device – offers an over-the-counter solution for the detection of DNA from pathogens such as Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV).

Novel device offers OTC solution for prompt STI testing

15 Nov 2024

Over 39M people could die from superbugs by 2050

12 Nov 2024 by

More than 39 million people worldwide could die from antibiotic-resistant infections from 2025 to 2050 as the superbug crisis intensifies, according to a new global analysis of antimicrobial resistance.

Over 39M people could die from superbugs by 2050

12 Nov 2024

Vonoprazan on par with PPIs in BCQ therapy for H. pylori eradication

08 Nov 2024

Vonoprazan-based bismuth-containing quadruple therapy (VBCQ) does better at eradicating Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) than proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-based BCQ therapy (PBCQ), with similar adverse reactions and compliance, a study has shown.

Vonoprazan on par with PPIs in BCQ therapy for H. pylori eradication

08 Nov 2024

Timely differential diagnosis key to managing COVID-19, flu, and co-infections

07 Nov 2024

The WHO and the UN call for increased testing for differential diagnosis and co-infections of COVID-19 and flu.^1,2

Timely differential diagnosis key to managing COVID-19, flu, and co-infections

07 Nov 2024

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 October 2024)

07 Nov 2024

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16-31 October 2024 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 October 2024)

07 Nov 2024

Tailored peritoneal dialysis training program cuts infection, dropout rates

05 Nov 2024 by

A Singapore hospital has pioneered a tailored peritoneal dialysis (PD) training program that has yielded a significant reduction in PD-related infections and dropouts among patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).

Tailored peritoneal dialysis training program cuts infection, dropout rates

05 Nov 2024

Complications more common in children with long-bone subperiosteal abscess

05 Nov 2024

Children with subperiosteal abscesses (SAs) in the long bones are more likely to have subsequent complications than those with SAs in flat bones, suggests a study.

Complications more common in children with long-bone subperiosteal abscess

05 Nov 2024

Pneumococcal colonization rate lower in children with persistent asthma

05 Nov 2024 by

Children with persistent asthma are less likely to be colonized with S. pneumoniae than those without asthma when seeking care for respiratory symptoms, reports a study.

Pneumococcal colonization rate lower in children with persistent asthma

05 Nov 2024

Which factors predict persistent SAB in children?

04 Nov 2024

A shorter time to culture positivity, osteoarticular infection, and higher presenting and peak values for some inflammatory markers appear predictive of persistent S. aureus bacteremia (SAB) in children, suggests a study.

Which factors predict persistent SAB in children?

04 Nov 2024

Colistin effective against nosocomial infections in children

03 Nov 2024 by

Intravenous colistin therapy demonstrates acceptable efficacy in the treatment of nosocomial Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) infections in paediatric patients, reports a Thailand study.

Colistin effective against nosocomial infections in children

03 Nov 2024

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Novel device offers OTC solution for prompt STI testing

Novel device offers OTC solution for prompt STI testing

Over 39M people could die from superbugs by 2050

Over 39M people could die from superbugs by 2050

Vonoprazan on par with PPIs in BCQ therapy for H. pylori eradication

Vonoprazan on par with PPIs in BCQ therapy for H. pylori eradication

Timely differential diagnosis key to managing COVID-19, flu, and co-infections

Timely differential diagnosis key to managing COVID-19, flu, and co-infections

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 October 2024)

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 October 2024)

Tailored peritoneal dialysis training program cuts infection, dropout rates

Tailored peritoneal dialysis training program cuts infection, dropout rates

Complications more common in children with long-bone subperiosteal abscess

Complications more common in children with long-bone subperiosteal abscess

Pneumococcal colonization rate lower in children with persistent asthma

Pneumococcal colonization rate lower in children with persistent asthma

Which factors predict persistent SAB in children?

Which factors predict persistent SAB in children?

Colistin effective against nosocomial infections in children

Colistin effective against nosocomial infections in children