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A meta-analysis today in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that daily tooth brushing in hospitalized patients lowers the risk of hospital-onset pneumonia. The effect was strongest in patients who were receiving mechanical ventilation. Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), is the most common nosocomial infection—and the deadliest. Found in about 1% of hospital patients, HAP is seen in both ventilated and non-ventilated patients. HAP is believed to be triggered by microaspiration or macroaspiration of oral microbes, the authors said, but the use of mouthwashes with oral chlorhexidine has become a controversial way to reduce the microbial burden in the mouth. Rigorous toothbrushing may be a safer and more effective alternative to oral antiseptics. Prevention guidelines, however, have traditionally not emphasized toothbrushing. "Prevention guidelines, however, have traditionally not emphasized toothbrushing, and consequently, practices vary widely between hospitals," ...

Lingering coughs after upper respiratory infections like the common cold or flu are called post-infectious or post-viral coughs. A lingering cough is mostly dry and are often referred to as "sub-acute," meaning it persists for more than three weeks after the infection, but less than eight. Post-infectious coughs are a common type of lingering cough, affecting between 11% and 25% of adults who have recently had an upper respiratory infection. Verywell / Laura Porter This article describes the types of infections that tend to cause lingering coughs, as well as how healthcare providers diagnose and treat a cough that won't go away. It also offers tips on how to reduce your risk of post-infectious coughs and upper respiratory infections in general. What Causes a Lingering Cough After a Cold? Lingering coughs often happen with upper respiratory tract infections. These types of infections occur anywhere within the nose, sinuses, throat ( pharynx ), or...

Biological safety level basics A very specialized research laboratory that deals with infectious agents is the biosafety lab. Whether performing research or production activities, when working with infectious materials, organisms or perhaps even laboratory animals, the proper degree of protection is of utmost importance. Protection for laboratory personnel, the environment and the local community must be considered and ensured. The protections required by these types of activities are defined as biosafety levels. Biological safety levels are ranked from one to four and are selected based on the agents or organisms on which the research or work is being conducted. Each biological safety level builds on the previous level, adding constraints and barriers.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are our main sources for biological safety information for infectious agents. The publication Biosafety in Microbiological and Bi...

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Share this: If you've been bit by a stomach bug lately, you're not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting significant norovirus activity across the country, especially in the West and Northeast.  The latest trend reports show that in the West region, more than 12% of tests for norovirus were coming back positive, while that number was more than 13% in the Northeast. Activity in the Midwest and Southern regions was slightly lower, with around 10% of tests coming back positive. Noroviruses are usually more widespread in the fall and winter, but you can get sick from the virus any time of the year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea from acute gastroenteritis in the U.S. Norovirus infection, sometimes referred to as stomach flu, is unrelated to the flu caused by the i...

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The European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) is the annual meeting of ESCMID, the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, a registered non-profit organisation in Basel, Switzerland. ECCMID 2024 will follow the successful format introduced in 2022, offering a comprehensive hybrid congress. The Programme is built by the ECCMID Programme Committee (EPC), an independent group of experts representing all disciplines related to clinical microbiology, infectious diseases, infection prevention and control and public health.   Adblock test (Why?)

Discussion Electronic health record data from 40 U.S. health care systems during January 2021–January 2022, showed that the risk for cardiac complications was significantly higher after COVID-19 infection than after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination among persons aged ≥5 years ( 8 ). Data from CDC's National Center for Health Statistics show a background mortality rate from diseases of the heart among Oregonians aged 15–34 years of 2.9 and 4.1 deaths per 100,000, during 2019 and 2021, respectively. Although the rate was higher during the pandemic year of 2021, myocarditis remained an infrequent cause of death among persons in this age group. †† Detection of a small difference in mortality rate from myocarditis would require a larger sample size. In this study of 1,292 deaths among Oregon residents aged 16–30 years during June 2021–December 2022, none could definitively be attributed to cardiac causes within 100 days of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose; one male died from undet...

Mark Ronson 's fingerprints are everywhere in pop music.  Whether he's behind the board as a producer, penning earwormy hooks for some music's biggest names, or employing a crate digger's mindset to create his own records, you'd be hard-pressed to find something on your playlist that Ronson hasn't touched. The seven-time GRAMMY winner might as well be considered the industry's Kevin Bacon — he's worthy of his own "six degrees" game.  Today, Ronson is on his way back to New York City from some time spent in the Hudson Valley — a much-need reprieve after a blockbuster summer that saw his Barbie movie soundtrack top charts around the world.  "I love this film so much and I did something I've never done before by executive producing and overseeing [its music]," he tells GRAMMY.com.  That Ronson still has things to check off his professional bucket list is something of a surprise....

Key facts Headache disorders are among the most common disorders of the nervous system. Headache disorders ranked third (after stroke and dementia) in accounting for overall neurological disease burden as measured by age-standardized disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 2019. Headache disorders, which are characterized by recurrent headaches, are associated with personal and societal burdens of pain, disability, damaged quality of life and financial cost. Worldwide, only a minority of people with headache disorders are appropriately diagnosed and treated by a health care provider. Headache has been underestimated, under-recognized and under-treated throughout the world. Overview Headache disorders, characterized by recurrent headaches, are among the most common disorders of the nervous system. A headache is a painful and disabling feature of primary headache disorders, namely migraine, tension-type headache and cluster headache. Headaches can also be caused by or occur secondarily...

No parent ever wants to see their child hurting. Whether it's mild symptoms like a runny nose or light cough or more severe ones such as difficulty breathing, nausea, or a worrisome temperature, moms and dads are always working hard to ease their children's suffering. Many of us also try to keep infections like the flu, RSV and COVID-19 at bay by teaching and practicing good hygiene practices such as proper handwashing and covering our mouths and noses when we cough or sneeze.  High among the many infections that families strive to keep from spreading or getting is hand, foot, and mouth disease.  What is hand, foot, and mouth disease?  Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a viral illness that causes sores in one's mouth and a rash that often consists of small, white blisters or red bumps that usually appear on one's hands and feet. It's known to be caused by a virus called coxsackievirus and can be both inconvenient and unpleasant. "Hand,...