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acute bacterial meningitis :: Article Creator Three More Dead In Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Linked To Tainted Surgeries Enlarge / One of the medical clinics suspended by Mexican health authorities in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on May 19, 2023. GettyAFP reader comments 16 with Three more people in the US have died from fungal meningitis in an outbreak linked to tainted surgeries in Mexico, bringing the total deaths to seven, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Further Reading Deadly fungal meningitis cases nearly double as CDC rushes to find exposed The total case count remains unchanged from an update earlier this month, with 34 cases in the US: nine confirmed, 10 probable, and 15 suspected. Health officials are investigating 161 others who may have been exposed. The outbreak is linked to cosmetic surgeries involving epidural anesthesia at two clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, just across the border from B...

bacterial infection in urine :: Article Creator What Are The Most Common Antibiotics For Urinary Tract Infections? Getty Images / Dmitry Vorobyev Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmD Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are bacterial infections of the urinary tract. The most common type of UTI is cystitis which occurs in the lower portion of the urinary tract when bacteria enter the urethra and travel to the bladder. As the bacteria multiply in the urinary tract, they cause symptoms such as pain with urination, feeling like you need to urinate more frequently, feeling the need to urinate even if you've just emptied your bladder, and blood in the urine. If you are diagnosed with a UTI, your healthcare provider will prescribe antibiotics. Antibiotics commonly recommended to treat UTIs are Macrobid (nitrofurantoin), Bactrim (trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole), and Monurol (fosfomycin). Fluoroquinolones like ciprofloxacin are no lon...

latent tuberculosis treatment :: Article Creator 'Gamechanging' TB Vaccine Within Reach After $500m Pledge To Run Final Trials The first new tuberculosis vaccine in 100 years may be within reach, after the announcement that more than $500m (£395m) has been pledged by philanthropic institutions for final trials involving 26,000 people in Africa and south-east Asia. The M72/AS01E vaccine, developed by the giant pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, was shown to be 50% effective in phase 2b trials in 2018, but the company pulled out rather than invest in the large-scale trials needed for a licence, saying it did not see a market. In 2020, GSK passed the licence to the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, a biotech nonprofit spin-off from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation, which was already investing in the vaccine, will put up around $400m for the phase 3 trials, while the global charitable organisa...

international union against tuberculosis and lung disease :: Article Creator International Union Against Tuberculosis And Lung Disease MGM Resorts is known for its impressive collection of properties in Las Vegas and other top destinations, offering a wide range of options for meeting and event planners. But what truly sets MGM Resorts apart is its unwavering commitment to providing exceptional amenities while acting as a responsible host in its resort operations: Mandalay Bay Mandalay Bay, known for its vast meeting facilities, offers over 2.1 million square feet of space to accommodate events of all sizes. Atop the convention center, one of America's largest contiguous rooftop solar arrays harnesses the power of the sun to generate clean energy. . The Food & Beverage teams at Delano at Mandalay Bay use upcycled glass containers and sourcing produce from onsite gardens, promoting a circular economy and reducing waste. These initiatives ha...

bcg vaccine type :: Article Creator TB Vaccine Receives Funding For Large Phase 3 Trial At the peak of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant wave in Ontario, Canada, wastewater sampling conducted before the surge suggested that COVID-19 cases were 19 times higher than reported because of changes in clinical testing, according to a study published yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases. Researchers at the Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, led the study, which involved determining the relationship between the SARS-CoV-2 load in wastewater and COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations before the emergence of Omicron (September 2020 to November 2021) at two treatment plants in Peel. The team used these pre-Omicron correlations to estimate the incidence of COVID-19 cases amid the Omicron surge (November 2021 to June 2022). They collected wastewater samples from the treatment plants 3 to 5 days a week, for a total of 715 samples. In December 2021, durin...