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Targeted antibiotic prophylaxis – after a rectal swab to identify specific intestinal flora – does not appear to significantly impact the risk of urinary sepsis following a transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy, according to a recent study.
A five-component communication training intervention for primary care physicians appears to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates in adolescents, a recent study found.
Prophylaxis for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in healthy preterm infants reduced their risk of parent-reported (but not physician-diagnosed) asthma at age 6 years, with no apparent effect on lung function, according to follow-up results of the MAKI* study.
A set of statistical models running on the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) method is used to forecast the incidence of dengue in Singapore and to manage potential outbreaks, reveals an analyst.
Several human and mosquito-related factors contribute to the re-emergence of chikungunya in the country, says a medical microbiologist.
Field trials of a biological control program to subdue dengue are showing some promise in reducing the spread of the disease.
A set of statistical models running on the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) method is used to forecast the incidence of dengue in Singapore and to manage potential outbreaks, reveals an analyst.
Several human and mosquito factors contribute to the re-emergence of chikungunya in the country, says a medical microbiologist.
Individuals carrying the dengue virus (DENV) and showing little to no outward symptoms of the disease may play a larger role in dengue fever epidemics than previously expected, says an expert.
Complicated and uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in adults and children should be managed by identifying and treating predisposing or underlying risk factors, with antimicrobial treatment, if needed, based on urine culture results and regional antibiotic resistance patterns, according to new guidelines of the Urological Association of Asia (UAA) and Asian Association of UTI and STD (AAUS).
