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Second Coronavirus Death Reported Outside China
Fearing a pandemic, U.S. has begun to bar entry to any foreigners who have recently traveled to China
Many Antibiotic Rx Filled Without Infection-Related Diagnosis
More than one-quarter of antibiotic fills for Medicaid patients not associated with a clinician visit
Costs of ART Regimens Increasing, Outpacing Inflation
Annual average wholesale price of initial ART regimens recommended for most persons with HIV >$36,000
Whether HPV Vaccination Will Prevent Cervical Cancer Unclear
Review highlights limitations of trial design; additional research needed to address uncertainties
Clinical Characteristics ID’d for 99 Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Second study shows 2019-nCoV closely related to bat-derived SARS-like coronaviruses, with 88 percent identity
January 2020 Briefing – Infectious Disease
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for January 2020. This roundup includes the...
HIV Vaccine Ineffective, Clinical Trial Halted
NIH-sponsored trial was being conducted in South Africa
Experimental Antiviral Drug to Be Tested Against New Coronavirus
Trial to be conducted in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak
U.S. Adult Immunization Schedule Updated for 2020
Shared clinical decision making recommended for HPV in adults age 27 to 45 considered likely to benefit
Spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Estimated
By Jan. 25, 2020, 75,815 individuals had been infected in Wuhan; epidemic doubling time 6.4 days
