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Dominican Republic issues alert for risk of increased infectious diseases due rains and floods

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MISPAS), through its General Directorate of Epidemiology (DIGEPI) issued an epidemiological alert this Saturday due to the...

Bartonella infection associated with psychiatric symptoms and skin lesions: NC State study

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Bartonella bacteria are increasingly recognized as an emerging infectious disease threat. A new study by North Carolina State University researchers has found additional instances of Bartonella infection...

Argentina: Outbreak of skin infections linked to tattoos

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 An epidemiological alert has been issued by the Argentina Ministry of Health following an outbreak in skin infections associated with tattoos in multiple provinces, according...

Opioid epidemic feeding HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and other infectious diseases

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The United States faces a converging public health crisis as the nation’s opioid epidemic fuels growing rates of certain infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, heart infections, and skin...

Infectious disease bric-a-bracs: Semen injections, Rascism allegations at WHO and African trypanosomes

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Here is a look at some interesting infectious disease and health news reported across the globe: “Semenly” Harmless Back Pain: An Unusual Presentation of a Subcutaneous Abscess We report, with review...

How to prevent common skin conditions at the gym

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While working out has many benefits, including weight control, disease prevention, and even mood improvement, germs can thrive at the gym. This could put gym goers at risk for a variety of common skin...

MRSA: Antibiotic, Baxdela launched in the US

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Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. , a commercial-stage company developing and commercializing novel antibiotics to treat serious bacterial infections, today announced the U.S. launch of intravenous and oral formulations...

Antibiotics: Skin infections and the FDA approval of Baxdela

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The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new antibiotic into the arsenal for treating serious acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). Its called delafloxacin and goes by...

Antibiotics effective for treatment of simple abscesses: Study

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New multicenter research, which included Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators, could change treatment approaches to simple skin abscesses, infections often caused by Staphylococcus aureus (staph)...

FDA approves new fluoroquinolone antibiotic, Baxdela

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Melinta Therapeutics announced Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Baxdela™ (delafloxacin), indicated in adults for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure...