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Oral Probiotics Fail to Prevent Recurrent Vulvovaginal Infections in Pregnant Women, Randomized Trial Finds

08/12/2025

Kate Young

The results from a randomized, placebo-controlled trial showed that oral probiotic supplementation did not reduce the recurrence of vulvovaginal infections in pregnant women following successful treatment....

08/12/2025

Fungal infections

10/03/2018

In a new research paper presented at IDWeek 2018, researchers examined the mechanisms of adverse drug reactions to antifungal medications and cross-reactivity among a drug class.

10/03/2018

Fungal infections

New Research Links Fungus to Crohn Disease

09/22/2016

This is the first study to examine fungus as a potential cause of Crohn disease. Researchers examined bacteriome and mycobiome in patients with Crohn disease and compared the results with patients’ healthy...

09/22/2016

Diagnosis

Several factors may help identify aggressive mycosis fungoides

06/16/2016

Factors including the density of perifollicular infiltrate may help to differentiate indolent and aggressive folliculotropic mycosis fungoides, according to Dutch researchers.

06/16/2016

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Biologic Switching in Psoriasis Improves Outcomes, Raises Infection Risk

01/01/2015

Kate Young

In a recent study, interclass switching of biologic agents in psoriasis was associated with faster and more durable disease control, particularly when transitioning to anti–IL-23p19 therapies. However, the...

01/01/2015

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