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Intravenous belimumab plus SOC vs placebo plus SOC was not linked to an increased risk for infection among patients with SLE.

Vancomycin appeared to top placebo for lowering Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) recurrence rates in patients taking ...

Around 10-20% of people who contract Lyme disease, the most common tickborne disease in the U.S., develop persistent, often debilitating symptoms such as chronic pain, fatigue, and cognitive ...

Salivary Infection: Causes The most common causes of acute salivary gland infections are bacteria, especially Staphylococcus aureus, or staph. Viruses and fungi can also cause infection in the glands.

Cutaneous fungal infections that generally require systemic antifungal therapy include tinea capitis and onychomycosis. Tinea capitis, which is most often caused by Trichophyton tonsurans,is among the ...

Diarrhea Caused by Primarily Non-Gastrointestinal Infections Emil C Reisinger, Carlos Fritzsche, Robert Krause, Guenter J Krejs Disclosures Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;2 (5):216-222.

C reactive protein (CRP), a marker for the presence of an inflammatory process, is the most extensively studied marker for distinguishing bacterial from non-bacterial infections in febrile patients. A ...

Figure 4. Late onset choroidal neovascularization in a patient with prior confirmed West Nile virus infection. (A) Red-free photograph of left fundus. (B) Early- and (C) late-phase fluorescence ...

Monsoon Infection: Most bacterial and viral infections are contagious and spread fast, especially during the rainy season—most people are unaware that different types of pathogens—bacteria and viruses ...

Blujepa: Most recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Blujepa (gepotidacin), the first of a new class of drugs for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections caused ...