Guidelines for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Updated
Screening for, treating ASB not recommended for infants, children, functionally impaired seniors
U.S. Measles Cases Already Top Last Year’s Total
387 reported cases in 15 states as of March 28
Americans Borrowed $88 Billion in Past Year to Pay for Health Care
Many do not seek treatment for health issues due to cost or reduce spending to pay for health care
March 2019 Briefing – Infectious Disease
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Infectious Disease for March 2019. This roundup includes the...
Nasopharyngeal Microbiota Could Help Diagnose Pediatric LRTIs
Research suggests nasopharyngeal microbiota can be valid proxy for lower respiratory tract microbiota
Doctors Unclear on Legal Obligations in Caring for Patients With Disability
Doctors report having little formal training, have incorrect understanding of care for patients with disability
CDC: 2017 to 2018 Saw Increase in Enterovirus D68 Detection
EV-D68 detected in 13.9 percent of patients with acute respiratory illness in 2018
Therapeutic Ball Pits Found to Harbor Pathogenic Germs
Ball pits show wide variability in microbial colonization of infection-causing microorganisms
Doctors With Malpractice Claims More Likely to Leave Medicine
Physicians with five or more malpractice claims more than twice as likely to go into solo practice
Guidance Lists New First-Line Treatment for Severe Malaria in the U.S.
With discontinuation of quinidine, IV artesunate is now first-line drug for treatment of malaria
