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Fungemia, other fungal infections associated with s. Boulardii probiotics
- Author:
- Judy Stone, MD
Publish date: July 19, 2021
Individuals consuming mixtures of probiotic supplemenets have died or developed yeast infections requiring...
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Doxycycline trumps azithromycin for asymptomatic rectal chlamydia in men who have sex with men
- Author:
- Judy Stone, MD
Publish date: June 30, 2021
Because 85% of infected men are asymptomatic, the study’s primary outcome was a negative nucleic acid...
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CDC: New botulism guidelines focus on mass casualty events
- Author:
- Judy Stone, MD
Publish date: June 2, 2021
The new guidance “was really specific [and] was meant to address the gap in guidance for mass casualty settings.”
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Dengue may double the risk of symptomatic COVID-19
- Author:
- Judy Stone, MD
Publish date: May 25, 2021
The type of interaction between infections such as dengue and COVID-19 is called a “syndemic,” which the CDC...
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Progress stalling on malaria elimination
- Author:
- Judy Stone, MD
Publish date: May 5, 2021
“There has never been a really good, detailed inquiry as to why progress has stalled” in the high-burden...
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Malaria resistant to artemisinin emerging in Africa
- Author:
- Judy Stone, MD
Publish date: April 22, 2021
The typical 3-day course of treatment did not totally eradicate Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite...
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Drug-resistant TB trial stopped early after successful results
- Author:
- Judy Stone, MD
Publish date: March 26, 2021
“The findings could transform the way we treat patients with drug-resistant forms of TB worldwide.”