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Among children with acute gastroenteritis, probiotic treatment with either combination Lactobacillus rhamnosus and L helveticus or L rhamnosus GG alone did not result in a decreased risk for severe disease compared with placebo, according to…
A nasal spray with iota-carrageenan (I-C), a sulfate polysaccharide synthesized from red algae, was found to be associated with a decreased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers who were exposed to patients with the…
Although there were few differences overall in vaginal cytokine and microbiota profiles before and after condomless vaginal intercourse between women who use lubricants vs those who do not, women who used lubricants were found to…
In anticipation of authorization of COVID-19 vaccines to children younger than 12 years, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a new rapid expert consultation for communications with parents. Strategies include pointing…
Vertical transmission of HIV infection during the peripartum period or while breastfeeding was associated with maternal HIV drug resistance, viral load, and CD4 counts These findings, from a case-control study, were published in Clinical Infectious…
After the rollout of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program in New York City, the rates of vaccine-related HPV types decreased but nonvaccine high-risk HPV types increased among adolescent girls and young women, according to…
In patients hospitalized with COVID-19, treatment with janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors was found to be clinically safe and was associated with improved outcomes, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in International…
Patients who receive eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection exhibit changes in their gut microbiota and decreased ghrelin concentrations, according to results of a prospective case control study published in Frontiers in Medicine. Investigators conducted…
Among patients with COVID-19, those infected with the Delta variant were found to be at increased risk for hospitalization and emergency department (ED) admission compared with those infected with the Alpha variant, according to study…
Patients with COVID-19 who are critically ill may be at increased risk for hospital-acquired infections (HAI), especially ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, according to study findings published in…
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