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Oral antibiotics work, shorten hospital stays for IV drug users with infections

June 16, 2020 antibiotics?, drug, for, hospital, infections, IV, Oral, shorten, stays, users, with, Work

People who inject illicit drugs can develop potentially deadly infections of the heart, blood, joints and soft tissues. Typically, such

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Haiti says virus infections have peaked

June 16, 2020 Haiti, Have, infections, peaked, Says, virus

Haitian health officials said Monday that COVID-19 infections had peaked and the number of cases being detected was going down,

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Iran reports 3,574 new virus infections, its highest yet

June 4, 2020 3, 574, highest, infections, Iran, It's, New, reports, virus, yet

Iran announced 3,574 new coronavirus infections Thursday, its highest daily count since the outbreak began in February. It was the

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New technique allows scientists to study parasitic infections one cell at a time

February 12, 2020 A, allows, at, cell, infections, New, ONE, parasitic, Scientists, study, technique, Time, to

A new technique may help scientists study the body’s immune response to intestinal parasite infections one gut cell at a

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What the latest coronavirus tells us about emerging new infections

January 27, 2020 about, Coronavirus, emerging, infections, Latest, New, tells, the, US, What

Viruses are quick studies. They’re prolific at adapting to new environments and infecting new hosts. As a result they are

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Research shows 80% drop in ICU bloodstream infections

September 10, 2019 80%, bloodstream, Drop, ICU, in, infections, research, shows

Bloodstream infections acquired in UK Intensive Care Units (ICUs) reduced by 80% between 2007 and 2012, according to research funded

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New patient test could tell clinicians if infections are antibiotic resistant in under two hours

August 29, 2019 antibiotic, Are, clinicians, Could, hours, If, in, infections, New, Patient, resistant, Tell, test, two, under

A new rapid patient test that could identify whether bacteria isolated from clinical samples are antibiotic resistant in under two

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Researchers: With Cranberries and antibiotic-resistant bacteria fight

June 3, 2019 antibiotics?, Bacteria, Cranberry, infections, Infectious Diseases, resistance

Interaction between cranberry and bacteria discovered The large-fruited cranberry is better known under its English name of Cranberry. The relatives

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Deadly hospital infections soar eight-fold in a decade

October 25, 2018 deadly, decade, eight, fold, hospital, infections, soar

The rise of hospital infections: 1,000 new cases ‘of MRSA and other bugs are being recorded each week’ amid an

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Researchers find gene that makes some susceptible to middle ear infections

October 25, 2018 ear, Find, gene, infections, makes, Middle, Researchers, some, susceptible, that, to

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found multiple genetic variants within the FUT2 gene that makes

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