Cefazolin beneficial for infection prevention after total joint arthroplasty in patients allergic to beta-lactams Dr.Niharika Harsha B23 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTNew research revealed that the use of cefazolin as a perioperative antibiotic for infection prevention in total joint arthroplasty in individuals...
How efficient is Ultraviolet-C Light Disinfection in decreasing Hospital-Acquired Infections? MD Editorial Team15 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTA new study conducted by Clare Rock and team, it was found that UV-C disinfection did not reduce vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and...
Levamisole prevents serious adverse events in loiasis patients with high Micro Filarial Densities MD Editorial Team13 Nov 2021 9:00 AM ISTIndividuals with high Loa loa micro filarial densities (MFD) are at risk of serious adverse events (SAEs) after Ivermectin treatment. Pretreatment...
IDSA releases recent guideline on diagnosis and management of babesiosis Medha Baranwal16 Dec 2020 6:01 PM ISTUSA: The Infectious Diseases Society of America has released a recent guideline for the diagnosis and management of Babesiosis. The guideline is...
IDSA's updated guidelines on COVID-19 released MD Bureau26 Nov 2020 4:00 PM ISTInfectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) has been releasing new approach and recommendation for managing COVID-19 at regular...
Updated IDSA guidelines for treatment of COVID-19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Sept 2020 12:15 PM ISTThe first cases of COVID-19 were reported from Wuhan, China in early December 2019 [1], now known to be caused by a novel beta-coronavirus, named as...
IDSA Guidelines on Serologic Testing for the Diagnosis of COVID-19 Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Aug 2020 6:00 PM ISTInfectious Diseases Society of America has released Guidelines on Serologic Testing for the Diagnosis of COVID-19. IDSA's goal was to develop...
Management of Patients with COVID-19 Infection, IDSA guidelines released Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 April 2020 6:35 PM ISTInfectious Diseases Society of America has released Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19 Infection.The IDSA guideline...
IDSA issues statement on prioritizing COVID-19 Testing Hina Zahid23 March 2020 6:00 PM ISTThe Infectious Diseases Society of America has developed recommendations for public health and health care professionals to prioritize testing for...
Higher flu shots reduces the risk of influenza in elderly, says a new study Pooja Bhatia Bhatia13 Oct 2015 10:55 AM ISTElderly people who are given four times the standard flu shots are likely to develop stronger immunisation to influenza, as stated in a new study. It...
Researchers identify compound to prevent growth of Ebola virus Pooja Bhatia Bhatia10 Oct 2015 10:53 AM ISTAccording to a recent study published, an experimental compound has been successfully used on rhesus monkeys in the initial trial phase by a team of...
