The South African study shows that dolutegravir-containing regimens perform as well as the current efavirenz-containing…
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Scientists identify new virus-killing protein: A newly identified protein called KHNYN teams up with ZAP, a known virus-killing protein, to destroy viruses related to HIV
A new protein called KHNYN has been identified as a missing piece in a natural…
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Pneumonia patients get too many antibiotics — especially as they leave the hospital
A million times a year, pneumonia sends American adults to the hospital. And while antibiotics…
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Could better tests help reverse the rise of drug-resistant infections? Modeling study says yes in theory; now comes a reality check
A growing number of infections — such as pneumonia, gonorrhea and tuberculosis — are becoming…
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Oral bacteria ‘battle royale’ helps explain how a pathogen causes hospital infections
Hundreds of different bacterial species are living inside your mouth. Some are highly abundant, while…
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Underwater forests a treasure trove of new drugs: Scientists recover dozens of antimicrobial and anticancer compounds from seaweed
Defensive compounds produced by microbes are a major source of antibiotics and other important medicines.…
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Opioid epidemic is increasing rates of some infectious diseases: Health, substance use professionals must work together to thwart public health crisis
The United States faces a converging public health crisis as the nation’s opioid epidemic fuels…
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THOR wrangles complex microbiomes into a model for improving them
“Microbial communities run the world,” says Jo Handelsman, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery…
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Antibiotics and PPIs linked to increased risk of infectious diarrhea in children: Judicious use of proton pump inhibitors and antibiotics may help reduce C. difficile infections
Prior antibiotic exposure and use of acid suppressing medications known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)…
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Philippines says 136 people have died in measles outbreak
The Philippine health secretary says 136 people, mostly children, have died of measles and 8,400…
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