The Prospective Value of Genetic Testing for Antifungal Susceptibility for Candida Auris
Image credit: pexels, Pavel Danilyuk Candida auris (C auris) is a concerning fungal infection that continues to see an increase in incidence rates. Since it was first discovered in the United States in 2016, it has grown exponentially. In 2023, there were 4,514 new cases of C auris in the country.1 In addition to rising incidence rates, the fungal […]
Extended Paxlovid Treatment Shows Mixed Results for Long COVID
Alison K Cohen, PhD, MPH Image credits: UCSF A case series published in Communications Medicine explored the effects of extended courses of oral nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) for individuals with Long COVID. The study involved 13 patients who took extended courses ranging from 7.5 to 30 days. Of these, 11 participants were not experiencing an acute reinfection, […]
Tuberculosis strains resistant to new drugs are transmitted between patients
Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s biggest infectious disease killer with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) posing a particular threat to global health. A study led by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) shows that resistance to the new MDR-TB treatment regimen recently recommended by the World Health Organization is already spreading between patients. The […]
Men Experience More Pronounced Health Decline After Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Image credit: Engin Akyurt, Unsplash A Swedish population-based study finds that older men with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) had a greater likelihood of health decline vs men who did not have them. And women did not show any statistically significant differences in health decline. The population was assessed utilizing the Health Assessment Tool (HAT) […]
Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis and Sexually Transmitted Infection Trends
This study assesses the association of citywide doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis guideline release with reported chlamydia, gonorrhea, and early syphilis cases in men who have sex with men and in transgender women in San Francisco, California. Source link
Bacterial STIs and Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis Among Individuals Using HIV PrEP
This cohort study evaluates the early uptake of doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) and changes in sexually transmitted infection incidence following doxyPEP initiation. Source link
