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Isoniazid monotherapy

Meta-Analysis Compares Efficacy of Therapies for Preventing TB

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Isoniazid, rifampicin monotherapy, combination therapies can prevent active TB in latent TB infection
The Zika virus doesn't appear to be transmitted through saliva

Little Risk of Oropharyngeal Mucosal Transmission of Zika

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Research with monkeys suggests virus isn't transmitted through kissing, sharing eating utensils
More interventions are needed to meet the target of hepatitis C virus elimination

More Progress Needed for Hep C Elimination in Country of Georgia

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Overall, 84.1 percent of those tested for HCV RNA after treatment had no detectable virus in their blood
In a report published in the July 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Outbreak of Septic Arthritis Described in New Jersey

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Forty-one cases of septic arthritis linked to intra-articular injections administered at same practice
Reduced bacterial diversity in the upper and lower airways in infants with cystic fibrosis is associated with use of prophylactic antibiotics and younger age at sampling

Respiratory Microbiome May Influence Inflammation in CF

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Less diversity linked to lower IL-8 concentration, neutrophil count in infants with cystic fibrosis
Census reports have demonstrated an increase in the number of physicians and in the actively licensed U.S. physician-to-population ratio from 2010 to 2016

2016 Saw Increase in Number of Physicians Since 2010 Census

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Increase in actively licensed U.S. physician-to-population ratio from 2010 to 2016
For patients with atopic dermatitis

House Dust Mites May Be Carriers for IgE Sensitization in Dermatitis

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IgE reactivity to bacterial antigens more frequent in atopic dermatitis patients sensitized to HDMs
The most common complication of prostate biopsy is infection

Infection Is Most Common Complication of Prostate Biopsy

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Fluoroquinolone-resistant E. coli plays prominent role in infection; rates range from 0.1 to 7.0 percent
The microbiome of the area on the penis located under the foreskin in uncircumcised straight men has been linked to increased risk for contracting HIV

Penile Microbiome May Be Risk Factor for HIV in Men

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Modifying the penile microbiome could potentially reduce HIV acquisition in both men and women
A noninvasive oral fluid-based immunoassay has high sensitivity and specificity for identifying recent and past hepatitis E virus infection

Noninvasive Oral Fluid-Based Immunoassay IDs Hepatitis E

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Assay has high sensitivity and specificity for identifying past and recent HEV infection