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What is the life cycle of salmonella enteritidis like in the internal organs?
The Incidence of Salmonella enteritidis infection is common in hospitals for children and the elderly, and amongst immuno-suppressed individuals. view more (2008-03-18)
MedImmune presents new data showing burden of RSV disease
MedImmune today announced results from a recent study it sponsored, performed by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, CA, assessing risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection requiring medical treatment in infants born at 33 weeks gestational age [GA] or later. view more (2009-05-06)
Effects of bacterial pneumonia no worse for HIV-positive patients
Pneumonia doesn't appear to harm HIV-positive patients any more than those without HIV, according to a new international study conducted in part by the University of Alberta. view more (2005-09-28)
Gene expression profiling of dengue virus infection in cell lines and patients
Researchers at the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases and the Genome Institute of Singapore have identified new host genes associated with dengue virus infection, which may open new avenues to developing a drug to treat the disease. view more (2007-11-07)
Common misdiagnosis: most women believe they have a yeast infection when they don't
Most women who think they have a vaginal yeast infection are wrong and may be doing more harm than good in treating their problem, says a Saint Louis University researcher who presented her findings recently. view more (2007-09-11)
Protecting babies from RSV could reduce the chances of wheeze and asthma during childhood
Researchers from Imperial College London and St Mary’s NHS Trust have discovered that keeping people with coughs and sneezes away from young babies may cut the likelihood of developing wheeze or asthma later in childhood. view more (2002-11-14)
HPV infection common among females in US
Data from a national study suggests that about one in four U.S. females between the ages of 14 and 59 years may have the sexually transmitted infection human papillomarivus (HPV), according to a study in the February 28 issue of JAMA. view more (2007-02-28)
Returning travellers could highlight emerging infections worldwide
Though picking up a Salmonella infection abroad could ruin your holiday, reporting it to your doctor could help detect emerging infections in tourist destinations, according to an article published today in BMC Medicine. A comprehensive database containing details of the infections that travellers pick up could help inform countries that have... view more... (2004-09-01)
Risk of HIV transmission highest early in infection
New evidence suggests that the risk of HIV transmission may be highest in the early stages of infection. According to a study published in the April 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online, early infection accounted for nearly half of all transmission occurrences in an HIV-infected population in the province of Quebec,... view more... (2007-03-06)
AN INFECTIOUS DISINFECTANT (p 310)
A disinfectant used in a German intensive-care unit (ICU) for babies and infants has caused two deaths and serious illness among many patients, according to a research letter published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Formaldehyde-based disinfectants are commonly used to prevent hospital-acquired infections, and are considered to be effective... view more... (2000-07-19)
Chronic infection may add to developing-world deaths
Worldwide, nearly 2 million people per year die from diarrhea, the vast majority of them in poor countries in Africa and Asia. The disease accounts for 18 percent of all deaths among children - and yet is almost always preventable with proper treatment. view more (2009-02-13)
Pregnant women with placental infection have doubled risk of recurrence
Pregnant women who develop an infection of the placenta or nearby membranes in their first pregnancy have twice the risk of getting it in their second pregnancy, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. view more (2006-11-30)
New strategy for mending broken hearts?
By mimicking the way embryonic stem cells develop into heart muscle in a lab, Duke University bioengineers believe they have taken an important first step toward growing a living "heart patch" to repair heart tissue damaged by disease. view more (2009-10-12)
Early Promise Of New Treatment To Reduce Infection Associated With Chemotherapy (P 275)
Authors of a fast-track study in this week's issue of THE LANCET propose an alternative to antibiotics to treat infection associated with the use of chemotherapy for patients with blood cancer. The toxic effects of chemotherapy cause organisms in the gut to migrate to the bloodstream, frequently resulting in bacterial infection. Michael Ellis and... view more... (2003-01-23)
The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in inflammatory bowel disease patients
Patients with IBD have high risk of infection by hepatitis viruses B or C because during the course of their disease, they need blood transfusions, and sometimes surgical and endoscopic procedures for diagnosis and treatment. view more (2008-09-18)
Spermicide Gel Could Increase Risk Of HIV-1 Infection
A common spermicide gel which has previously been proposed as a preventative agent against HIV-1 infection has been shown to be ineffective, according to authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET-and could actually increase HIV-1 transmission if used frequently. Nonoxynol-9 is an inexpensive over-the-counter spermicide; laboratory... view more... (2002-09-25)
Women seven times more likely than men to admit sexually acquired infection
Women are seven times more likely than men to admit to a partner that they have a sexually acquired infection, reveals research in Sexually Transmitted Infections. The findings were irrespective of age or type of infection. view more (2002-02-25)
Donors' health associated with risk of infection among recipients of corneal transplants
Corneal grafts obtained from donors dying in the hospital or with cancer may be associated with an increased risk of infection for the recipient, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-02-12)
Researchers capture bacterial infection on film
Whilst most studies of bacterial infection are done after the death of the infected organism, this system developed by scientists at the University of Bath and University of Exeter is the first to follow the progress of infection in real-time with living organisms. view more (2009-07-28)
HEPATITIS B INFECTION AT AN ALTERNATIVE THERAPY CENTRE
A study in this week's issue of THE LANCET emphasises the continuing risk of transmission of bloodborne viruses in health-care settings where skin-piercing procedures are used. In more developed countries, such as the USA and UK, the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is low. George Webster and colleagues describe the epidemiology of... view more... (2000-07-26)
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