February 05, 2020
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Mark Riddle, MD, DrPH, speaks to Contagion about preventing drug resistance in people who acquire traveler's diarrhea.
December 04, 2019
Article
Jab could save 600,000 lives, and hundreds of millions in health care costs.
November 27, 2019
DNA methyltransferase, an epigenetic process, has been found to mediate sporulation and pathogenesis in C diff.
November 14, 2019
Intravenous treatment of acute gastroenteritis can be costly and uncomfortable. A phase 3 clinical trial showed positive results for a bimodal release oral ondansetron tablet, finding the drug effective in treating nausea and vomiting.
November 04, 2019
RHB-105 (Talicia) is the only rifabutin-based therapy approved for the treatment of H pylori infection and is designed to address the high resistance of H pylori bacteria to current clarithromycin-based standard-of-care therapies.
October 29, 2019
RHB-105 is an “all-in-one” fixed-dose oral capsule comprising rifabutin 50 mg, amoxicillin 1000 mg, and omeprazole 40 mg.
October 23, 2019
Helicobacter pylori resistance to clarithromycin more than doubled during the past 20 years, according to new research presented at UEG Week Barcelona 2019.
September 05, 2019
Natural disasters like hurricanes can have implications for public health, including a heightened risk of infectious diseases.
August 15, 2019
As outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases grow, it is important to review vaccination recommendations by age group.
July 04, 2019
Outbreaks of the water-borne pathogen increased an average of 13% each year between 2009 and 2017.
