Infectious Disease

To completely understand pneumococcal vaccines and appreciate the progress in this area, pharmacists need to review some history.

Potent antibody may prove more advantageous for HIV prevention and treatment strategies.

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A chronic lung infection from Pseudomonas aeruginosa can be drug-resistant and cause lung tissue damage.

Respiratory syncytial virus infections can potentially be fatal for older adults and children.

Dexamethasone is an important but commonly overlooked adjunct therapy in bacterial meningitis. Learn more about this important intervention and recommend its use in the acute setting before antibiotics are given.

Funding of $24 million will support programs and studies that address HIV-infection and prevention among at-risk groups.

Less than 10% of young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men have used HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.

National Health Checkup finds that cancer beat out infectious diseases as the biggest concern.

New data suggests certain hospitalized CAP patients treated initially with oral antibiotics may not have worse outcomes compared to those initially treated with IV antibiotics.

As the prevalence of pneumonia affects a variety of patient populations, it's imperative for health care professionals to stay current on changing guidelines.

The combination of emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide did not show a treatment benefit over comparator therapies.

Early treatment for HIV and tuberculosis found to improve outcomes.

Study targets how HIV avoids immune system defenses.

Researchers seek to develop drugs that block the Nef protein that is associated with HIV progressing to AIDS.

Researchers explore harnessing power of immune system to kill HIV.

HIV-positive men were more likely to have increased levels of inflammatory biomarkers than HIV-negative men.

School-based health services provide critical preventive care for adolescents, especially in poor and diverse communities.

Research analyzes HIV-positive individuals who naturally produce broadly neutralizing antibodies.

Simian immunodeficiency virus may be able to infect human cells.

Through a shell company, a New York pharmacist improperly billed Medicaid and others $274 million for illegally obtained HIV drugs.

Many conventional tests unable to detect resistance to antiretroviral drugs for HIV.

Athletes from a variety of sports dealt with the hardships of diseases treated by specialty pharmacy.

Anti-PD-1 antibodies produced more activated antiviral cells to attack HIV.

HIV screenings at home and immediate administration of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-positive patients shows promise.