Infectious Disease

Results also show that nearly half are not sure whether a vaccine exists, and a large majority know that the disease spreads through close contact.

Researchers suggest that the current case definition of monkeypox be broadened to include genital lesions and sores on the mouth or anus as symptoms to prevent misdiagnoses.

Early intervention, prudent use of antibiotics can help patients treat condition, speed recovery.

Famvir, a prodrug of penciclovir, is a nucleoside analog DNA polymerase inhibitor indicated for adults patients who are immunocompetent with herpes labialis (cold sores); treatment of recurrent episodes of genital herpes; and treatment of recurrent episodes, suppressive therapy of recurrent episodes and herpes zoster (shingles).

Symtuza, a 4-drug combination of darunavir (DRV), a HIV-1 protease inhibitor; cobicistat (COBI), a CYP3A inhibitor; and emtricitabine (FTC) and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), both HIV-1 nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors, is indicated as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in patients who weigh at least 40 kg.

This month's OTC Cases focuses on heartburn, pinworm infection, and food poisoning.

Prezista is an protease inhibitor indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in patients aged 3 years and older.

They play an indispensable role in the vaccination and management of complex regimens.

Infections at community hospitals fell by 63% after 1 year and 77% after 3 years, new data show.

Best practices call for referring to resources, such as those from HHS and the University of Liverpool.

Study results show immunoglobulin G antibodies were detected in 13 of 382 individuals in the first phase and 71 of 168 in the second, with age and vaccination status contributing factors.

The findings highlight the potential of acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and opioid analgesics to treat infectious diseases.

Symptoms of gonorrhea include painful urination, pain or swelling in the affected area, vaginal bleeding, and abdominal pain.

Monoclonal antibodies and emerging agents may avert severe illness, especially for high-risk individuals.

Mononucleosis isn't as contagious as some infections, such as the common cold.

Approximately half of people with HCV don't know they're infected, mainly because they have no symptoms.

Officials with the FDA have approved the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus assay for use on DiaSorin’s automated LIAISON XS platform.

Chronic HBV increases the risk of developing liver failure, liver cancer, and cirrhosis.

The model could help researchers and public health officials interpret the significance of existing variants and design tailored public health responses for various scenarios based on a variant’s characteristic.

The smartphone group were nearly 4 times more likely to have their wound infection diagnosed within 7 days of their surgery compared to the routine care group.

Among those who were infected with the delta variant (126), 25% were fully immunized and 38% were unvaccinated, study results show.

Mild dengue fever causes a high fever and flu-like symptoms.

Harvoni is a fixed-dose combination indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus in adults and pediatric patients 3 years of age and older.

Mavyret is indicated for the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis.

Tonsillitis most commonly affects children between preschool ages and the mid-teenage years.

Investigators from the University of Houston find that 45% of the positive samples were from the soles of shoes.

When it comes to maximizing therapeutic opportunities for the treatment of individuals with toxoplasmosis, pharmacists and other health care professionals understand the value of care coordination.

Labcorp’s collection kit can simultaneously detect the coronavirus and influenza A/B in individuals aged 2 years and older, and results can be determined in 1 to 2 days.

The main factors behind the vaccine hesitancy are the potential adverse effects post-vaccination and effect on their autoimmune conditions, as well as lack of trial data, an analysis shows.

Individuals who used intranasal corticosteroids prior to being infected were about 22% less likely to be hospitalized from severe COVID-19 than those who did not.