A randomized controlled trial comprising infants revealed a reduced schedule of a 4-component capsular group B meningococcal vaccine (4CMenB) was immunogenic and established immunologic memory after booster vaccination.
Among 121 healthcare personnel exposed to a patient with unrecognized COVID-19, 43 became symptomatic and 3 tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
A patient with a history of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis presented with relapsed disease in the central nervous system four years after initial treatment.
Healthcare workers were more likely to partake in hand-hygiene protocols after contaminating tasks vs critical tasks and before such tasks.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) summarized investigations into 3 cases of pan-resistant Candida auris infections in New York.
This case aims to remind physicians of novel pathogens emerging as a cause of endocarditis and to have a high clinical suspicion of endocarditis in patients with predisposing risk factors.
Infants exposed to Zika virus commonly had neuroimaging abnormalities on computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging scans.
Age-specific mortality from subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, the neurodegenerative disease caused by the measles virus, is reflective of changes in measles age distributions, and the condition could disappear in the United States if measles vaccination rates remain high.
HIV-positive individuals with higher alcohol levels performed worse on several cognitive tests, however alcohol was not the primary factor.
HIV patients had reduced brain volume and poorer cognitive performance.
