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The unique immunologic status of pregnant women might alter the presentation and progression of Ebola virus disease

Case Report: Pregnancy Could Mask Symptoms of Ebola

Suppressed immune response might delay symptoms, experts say
Patients with diabetes have increased risk of mortality from various infections

Increased Infection-Linked Mortality in DM Greater for T1DM

Risk up for various infections; increased risk seems greater for type 1 than type 2 diabetes
A shorter course of antibiotic treatment for abdominal infections after surgery may be as equally effective as a longer course

Shorter Antibiotic Course Post Abdominal Surgery May Be Viable

No significant between-group differences for four days versus eight days

May 2015 Briefing – Infectious Disease

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for May 2015. This roundup includes the...
Changes in bacteria populations may be one reason why people who wear contact lenses are more prone to eye infections

Ocular Bacteria Differ for Contact Lens Wearers

Finding may explain why lens wearers are more prone to infection
Celecoxib seems safe and effective for treatment of depression due to acute brucellosis

Celecoxib Safe, Effective for Brucellosis-Associated Depression

Greater response to treatment in celecoxib versus placebo group at study end
From 2000 to 2011 there was an increase in infective endocarditis incidence in the United States

Infective Endocarditis Incidence Up in U.S. From 2000 to 2011

No increase in rates of hospitalization, valve surgery after 2007 IE prophylaxis guideline revisions
For children with viral acute respiratory tract infection

Positive + Negative Treatment Recs Cut Antibiotic Rx

Findings among children presenting to providers with viral acute respiratory tract infection
Recovery from Ebola virus disease can be complicated by acute anterior uveitis

ARVO: Ebolavirus Can Persist During Convalescence

Case report describes patient with anterior uveitis and ocular hypertension, with viable EBOV RNA
Infections with Clostridium difficile have been the most prevalent in the Northeast during the past decade

CDC: C. Difficile Infections Clustered in Northeast

Mortality rates highest in the Midwest, and in older people