Infection

SAN FRANCISCO — Tecovirimat failed to reduce clade II mpox lesions, pain or viral clearance among participants in a study of the antiviral that was stopped early based on a futility analysis, according to data presented here.

ATHENS, Greece — Cross-linking CAIRS before implantation makes insertion easier, enhances the flattening effect and eliminates potential sources of infection, according to a speaker.

Children and adolescents with documented postacute COVID-19 syndrome experienced increased risk for gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders, according to a study published in JAMA Open Network.

Researchers at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's found that using exclusion-based criteria to refer infants for genetic testing in the NICU led to more diagnoses and at earlier ages.

Patients with a history of recent respiratory, skin, urogenital and gastrointestinal tract infections demonstrate a two-fold increased risk for subsequent Kawasaki disease, according to data published in RMD Open.

Hemodiafiltration may be associated with better cardiovascular and overall survival vs. high-flux hemodialysis for patients on dialysis, according to a European Renal Association consensus statement.

Adults in Tanzania living with HIV and taking tenofovir have a higher rate of chronic kidney disease vs. those without the viral infection, according to a prospective cohort study.

Health officials in Uganda confirmed there is an Ebola virus outbreak in the capital city and that one person has died.

The tuberculosis rate among U.S. patients with kidney failure from 2010 to 2021was 10-fold higher than that of the general population, researchers found.

Women have a 31% or higher risk for symptoms of long COVID compared with men, according to a new cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.