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Pre-Conception Hepatitis B and Congenital Heart Disease
A new study suggests that both women and men who have had hepatitis B infection prior to conceiving offspring are more likely to give birth to children with congenital heart disease.
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CDC Update on Candida auris Epidemiology 2019 to 2021
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discusses the changing epidemiology of Candida auris between 2019 and 2021, including a 200% jump in screening cases from 2020 to 2021.
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Blastomycosis Outbreak
The largest reported outbreak of blastomycosis has affected at least 115 employees, contractors, or visitors to a paper mill in the Michigan Upper Peninsula.
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Use of Doxycycline as Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections
In an open-label, randomized study involving men who have sex with men and transgender women, the use of doxycycline within 72 hours of condomless sex was associated with a two-thirds reduction in the incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections as compared with those who received standard care.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Immunocompromised Patients with Persistent COVID-19; Endemic Mycoses Are No Longer ‘-Demic’
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Outbreak of Botulism Due to Intragastric Botulinum Toxin Injection for Weight Loss
An outbreak of botulism after intragastric injection of botulinum toxin to cause weight loss has, to date, affected at least 87 patients.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Occupational Mpox in Healthcare Workers; Homeless People at Risk for Mpox; PRIORIX Is Interchangeable with MMRII
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Shortening the Duration of Tuberculosis Treatment
In patients with rifampin-susceptible tuberculosis, a planned eight-week regimen of bedaquiline plus linezolid together with isoniazid, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide, combined with a careful follow-on strategy, was non-inferior to a standard six-month regimen.
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SER-109 Improves Quality of Life Compared to Placebo in Patients with Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection
A secondary analysis of a Phase III clinical trial found SER-109 improved health-related quality of life for patients with recurrent C. difficile infection compared to placebo through eight weeks.
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COVID Transmission During Air Travel
Despite careful air filtration in flying aircraft, there still is some risk of disease transmission during flights.