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Baloxavir marboxil (baloxavir) rapidly reduces influenza virus shedding, which suggests that it may reduce transmission. Studies of treatment with neuraminidase inhibitors have not shown sufficient...

ABSTRACT As routine testing of clinical isolates for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production (screen plus phenotypic confirmatory testing) is no longer required by the Clinical and Laboratory ...

In this prospective, randomized pilot trial investigating the duration of postdebridement antibiotic therapy for diabetic foot osteomyelitis, a short durat

Beta-lactams are the most commonly prescribed antimicrobials in intensive care unit (ICU) settings and remain one of the safest antimicrobials prescribed. However, the misdiagnosis of beta-lactam-rela...

### What you need to know Fever of unknown origin (also known as fever of undetermined origin or pyrexia of unknown origin) is often a debilitating clinical syndrome. Patients with this syndrome pres...

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine did a controlled test and showed the odds of infection-related readmissions were decreased in the RTM group by 76% at 30 days, 80% at 60 days and 68% at ...

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ASM and IDSA partner to create an annual AMR conference to explore the latest advances in antimicrobial drug discovery and development, mechanisms of resistance, pharmacological aspects and more.

Human cysticercosis results from ingesting microscopic Taenia solium eggs shed by a tapeworm carrier, forming cystic larvae (ie, cysticerci) in tissues. These larvae normally encyst in the pig, the natural intermediate host. Upon consumption by humans, they develop into a new intestinal tapeworm. Affecting the human brain, neurocysticercosis is responsible for a third of epilepsy cases in endemic tropical and subtropical regions.1,2