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A serious complication of measles is acute encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, which can result in permanent brain ...

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci are a particular problem in the intensive care units (ICU) of large hospitals where they usually occur because of a variety of infections (e.g., endocarditis ...

No association was observed between age and MRSA infection risk. Of 1,392,470 VRE surveillance tests, 2.8% were positive, representing 16,707 unique patients (median age, 75 [IQR, 64-85] years; women, ...

Objective: Current guidelines recommend vancomycin concentrations of 10–20 μg/mL for most infections, with higher levels (15–20 μg/mL) suggested for severe cases. However, evidence supporting these ...

Infections and deaths could surge to early 2000s levels, study authors say. Potential foreign aid cuts could lead to millions of HIV deaths and "soaring" rates of infections around the world ...

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Portal Hypertension Symptoms and Their ComplicationsPortal ... Frequent medical monitoring can help avoid complications such as infection of the ascitic fluid. Portal hypertension can also lead ...

"In some cases, the bacteria infect the body but don't cause any symptoms (latent TB), or the infection begins to cause symptoms within weeks, months or even years (active TB). Up to 10% of people ...