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Healio Infectious Diseases@healioid.bsky.social · 2d ago

The #AndesVirus isn't endemic to the U.S., but the recent #outbreak on a #cruiseship shows that the virus can be transmitted through international travel. Read the Q&A with Dr. Kakoullis of Brigham and Women's Hospital to learn how HCPs can be exposed to the Andes virus 👇 vist.ly/5dfgp

Health care spread of Andes virus rare and can be prevented, study shows

The recent Andes virus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship provided an important reminder for clinicians, according to Loukas Kakoullis, MD, PhD, MPH.“High-consequence infectious diseases are out there and an ongoing threat, so being vigilant and prepared for the possibility of facing such a patient will keep people safe,” Kakoullis told Healio.

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University of Minnesota Infectious Diseases@umn-idim.bsky.social · last wk.

New multi-center research by faculty Dr. Obeid, Dr. Young & colleagues highlights severe challenges in treating refractory HSV in stem cell transplant recipients. With high acyclovir resistance & drug toxicity, their findings stress the urgent need for safer, oral antivirals. #IDSky

Refractory Mucocutaneous Infections by Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients: A Real-world, Multicenter Study

A total of 55.2% HCT recipients with refractory HSV healed completely at a median of 38 days of therapy. Seventy-five percent of patients received foscarne

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MGB Division of Infectious Diseases@mgb-id.bsky.social · last wk.

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Effects of improved water, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition on early childhood IgG immune repertoire development against Shigella and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC) | mSphere

Shigella/EIEC is a leading cause of global diarrheal deaths, especially in low-resource settings. Current interventions against childhood Shigella/EIEC infection focus on reducing exposure, such as th...

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