Infectious Diseases

In a recent updated meta-analysis, researchers evaluated the safety and efficacy of several shorter treatment regimens for latent tuberculosis infection. To see results of the study, including which...

In a recent study, researchers sought to estimate increases in incidence rates of Clostridium difficile and multiply recurrent C diff.

In a recent study, researchers compared cure rates among patients with Staphylococcus aureus who received either antibiotics of placebo in combination with incision and drainage.

A recent study examined the safety, immunogenicity, and acceptability of a dissolvable microneedle patch vaccination against influenza.

Clostridium difficile is among the most common health-care–related infections in the United States. Researchers evaluated the safety and efficacy of a potential alternative to vancomycin in treating C...

A recent study compared the efficacy of a recombinant influenza vaccine with a standard-dose, egg-grown vaccine in older adults.

In a recent study, researchers examined whether administration of intravenous vitamin C, in combination with corticosteroid, could improve outcomes in patients with sepsis and septic shock.

The World Health Organization made several new additions to its Essential Medicines List.

In several studies, researchers investigated the use of antibiotics in older adults to treat urinary tract infections.

Researchers may have made a key discovery in shortening and improving tuberculosis treatment.