Infectious Disease
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<ѻýҕl>Ebola Response: Slowed by a 'Perfect Storm' of Setbacksѻýҕl>
WASHINGTON -- The world was taken by surprise by the West Africa Ebola outbreak and has been scrambling ever since to catch up, with many setbacks and only a few bright spots in the picture, international experts said at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
Sep 08, 2014
<ѻýҕl>ESC: Mixed Results with Steroids in TB Pericarditisѻýҕl>
BARCELONA -- Adding steroids to anti-tuberculosis treatment for patients with tuberculous pericarditis can reduce the risk of complication and the resulting hospital admission, but adding prednisolone to tuberculosis treatment did not reduce the risk of death, researchers said here.
Sep 03, 2014