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Toxoplasma gondii can cause life-threatening pneumonia even in immunocompetent individuals in the United States. We must remain alert to this and other etiologies when patients are spiraling down in…

Cryptococcus accounts for up to 180,000 deaths annually and 68% of HIV-related meningitis cases. The authors of a new review discuss diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic strategies and the pathophysiological role of inflammatory syndromes. Full review: nej.md/44ni39a

Recognition of Infectious Diseases speciality in Spain chng.it/V5DB4TXw vía Change.org España

Dear colleagues and European ID specialists, Spain is the only country without a recognized specialty in Infectious Diseases. Please support us by signing through the QR Piluca Martin-Davila Francesca Gioia Salud Entre Culturas (SEC) Matilde S Conde MICROBIOLOGÍA - Hospital Clínico de Valencia Microbiología Clínica RyC 🧫🔬🦠 PROA_Marañón

Recognition of Infectious Diseases speciality in Spain - ¡Firma la petición! chng.it/2RHw8RXYs6 vía Change.org España

#Brazil - #Yellowfever death recorded in #SaoPaolo
The state of São Paulo recorded the first death from yellow fever this 2024. It happened on March 29th. The deceased, a 50-year-old man, resident of Águas de Lindóia, passed through the Monte Sião region, in Minas Gerais.

Our article in Lancet Infectious Diseases about Yellow Fever, cited today in this conference at ESCMID Global 2024.
Andrés Henao, MD, FIDSA Daniel Chastain
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🤰Exciting News! Introducing our Special Collection on Infections in Pregnancy with Women's Health Journal.Seeking high-quality original research, reviews, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews. Look forward to contributions!
Deadline April 30,2024
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Compared with placebo, the efficacy of L9LS, an SQ monoclonal Ab against P. falciparum infection, was 66% with the 150-mg dose and 70% with the 300-mg dose.

#malaria #globalhealth

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CU Department of Surgery residents took a two-week trip to Vietnam to get an up-close-and-personal look at the emerging field of global medicine. CU Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

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What a fantastic #ResearchDay ! Shining a light on innovative ideas and groundbreaking studies. Thanks to everyone that came to learn, asked insightful questions, and presented their research! More to come! 👀💫 #medicine #research #research day2024

Managing modern ART in the ICU: overcoming challenges for critically ill people with HIV

✅ Just Accepted
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Epidemiological trends and clinical outcomes of cryptococcosis in a medically insured population in the United States... Daniel B. Chastain, et al. Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease. 2024, 11: 1-16. doi.org/10.1177/204993… hdl.handle.net/10045/142343 Jose Tuells

🆕️⚡️Small Observational, retrospective study
Dalbavancin as an alternative to traditional outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy for deep gram-positive infections
#DOTS trial soon at #ESCMIDGlobal
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This study by Priya Nori MD, FSHEA, FIDSA et al assessed feasibility of dalbavancin as for complex gram-positive infections and shows promising results. #Dalbavancin
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Exciting news! 🚀 Launching a Special Collection on 'Harm Reduction at the Intersection of Infectious Diseases and Substance Use' 📚🔬 Submit your papers by Sep 30, 2024.
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🔬Investigating the use of mNGS in non-immunocompromised adult patients with unexplained fever. 🌡️ Found at least one organism in 65.3% of cases, mostly viruses. 💊 Positive clinical impact in 40.3% of cases. Marilyne Daher M. Rizwan Sohail, MD #mNGS journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

🦟 Investigating malaria vaccine acceptance in 🇺🇬.432 participants enrolled.💉 91.4% had good acceptance, with factors like knowing a child who died of malaria and preferring injection route associated with acceptance. #MalariaVaccine Okot Jerom
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Interesting updated epidemiology of #cryptococcosis in a U.S. insured population. Great work by Daniel Chastain and team

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New study on cryptococcosis in a US insured population from 2017-2019: relatively stable rate among individuals with HIV, but increase among non-HIV. Mortality rates were highest in NHNT patients: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…