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Top 5 Contagion® News Articles for the Week of July 2, 2017
July 8th 2017A look into how health information exchange interventions are beneficial in HIV care; the discovery of 3 mutations that could help the bird flu spread among humans; news about a new patch formulation for the flu vaccine; progress towards an HIV vaccine; and information on an interactive map that visualizes the US HIV epidemic, make up the Top 5 articles for this week.
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Biological Markers for Tuberculosis Meningitis May Help Provide Better Treatment Response
June 26th 2017A new biological fingerprint for tuberculosis meningitis in children may eventually help practitioners learn more on the severity of infection in their patients, which in turn can lead to better treatment decisions.
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Fighting Meningococcal Disease in the "Meningitis Belt"
June 19th 2017The CDC examines the high incidence of meningococcal disease in the “meningitis belt,” found within sub-Saharan Africa, and the efforts of the Meningitis Vaccine Project to monitor the impact of a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine.
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Why is Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa a Priority Pathogen?
June 13th 2017Jason Pogue, PharmD, BCPS-ID, Clinical Pharmacist, Infectious Diseases, Sinai-Grace Hospital, explains why Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the World Health Organization’s critical priority pathogens for new research and development priorities.
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