A review of prevention and treatment strategies for respiratory syncytial virus infection in older adults, with a special focus on the novel vaccines now available.
Appendicitis has been described for over 300 years, but care practices vary widely. Explore the risk factors for perforated appendicitis in children and recommendations for surgical and antimicrobial management.
Partial hypopituitarism with adrenocorticotropin deficiency as the main manifestation in a man who presented with fatigue, nausea, poor appetite, and a history of HFRS.
A 2-month regimen of daily rifampicin at 20 mg/kg has a comparable safety profile to the standard 4-month regimen of 10 mg/kg, but an inexplicably lower completion rate.
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Partial hypopituitarism with adrenocorticotropin deficiency as the main manifestation in a man who presented with fatigue, nausea, poor appetite, and a history of HFRS.
Poor dental health can lead to life-threatening CNS infections, even in a healthy individual. This is the first case of ventriculitis caused by an oral pathogen.
A 17-year-old female presented with high fever, general fatigue, and dim eyesight. She had used colored contact lenses 3 weeks previously. Traumatic injury of the eye vessels led to systemic hematogenous infection and subsequent endocarditis.
HIV testing is vital for HIV prevention as it is the crucial point for the care continuum and declined transmission, critical to achieving the 95–95-95 targets of testing and treatment among people living with HIV by 2025 [ 1 , 2 ]. However, the …
In a world where resources are limited and healthcare costs keep rising, health technology assessment (HTA) becomes crucial to making informed decisions about the allocation of resources for health-related interventions. Even (and perhaps …
Social isolation has been defined as an objective condition characterized by lack of contact with other people and being disengaged from groups and social activities [ 1 ]. By contrast, loneliness is a distinct but related construct defined as a …
The human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) is a particular subtype of HIV, which is endemic in West Africa and is characterized by a more indolent course than HIV-1. As people living with HIV-2 (PWH-2) are at risk for the development of …
While life expectancy of people living with HIV is increasing, their burden of non-communicable diseases, including mental health disorders, is growing as well. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and identify the risk factors …
Listeria monocytogenes ( L. monocytogenes ) is a Gram-positive intracellular pathogen that is widespread in the environment [ 1 ]. The main routes of L. monocytogenes transmission are believed to be contracted through consumption of contaminated …
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in children under 1 year of age, mainly those related to bronchiolitis and pneumonia. All infants are at risk of acquiring an RSV infection with …
Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of bacterial pneumonia and global mortality in children [ 2 – 5 ]. In 2016, S. pneumoniae has been estimated to account for approximately 197 million cases of pneumonia and 1.1 million deaths [ 6 ].
