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Urinary TERT Promoter Mutations Have Potential To Be Used As Simple, Inexpensive Non-Invasive Biomarkers For Early Detection Of Bladder Cancer, Study Suggests

Cancer Network (2/26, Slater) reports that a new study “provides the first evidence from a population-based prospective cohort study of the potential of urinary telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) promoter mutations to be used as simple and inexpensiv...

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Microbiome Diversity May Predict Survival In Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Who Undergo Allogeneic HCT, Study Indicates

MedPage Today (2/26, Swift) reports microbiome diversity “may be prognostic of survival for patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic-cell transplantation (HCT),” according to a study published in the New England Journal o...

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People With HIV May Be More Likely To Have Interstitial Lung Abnormalities, Study Suggests

Pulmonology Advisor (2/26, Moeller) reports researchers found that people with HIV “were more likely to have interstitial lung abnormalities and findings suspicious for the presence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) than individuals without HIV.” The fin...

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Modified CMV Vaccine Appears Effective In Recipients Of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/26, Gupta) reports that “Triplex, a modified version of the recombinant attenuated poxvirus vaccine engineered to induce a virus-specific T-cell response to control cytomegalovirus (CMV) in recipients of allogeneic hematopoie...

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CDC’s ACIP Votes Unanimously In Favor Of Recommending Ebola Vaccine For Certain Healthcare Personnel And Laboratory Workers

MedPage Today (2/26, Walker) reports the CDC’s ACIP “voted unanimously to recommend vaccination against Ebola for certain healthcare personnel and laboratory workers, including but not limited to those responding to outbreaks.” ACIP voted 14-0 in favor of...

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Patients Prescribed Antiviral And Antibiotic May Have Lower Risk For Three-Day Respiratory Hospitalization Compared With Patients Prescribed Antiviral Alone, Researchers Say

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/26, Masoud) reports, “Compared with patients prescribed only an antiviral, patients who are prescribed both an antiviral and an antibiotic have a lower risk for 3-day respiratory hospitalization, according to a study publishe...

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Storing Endoscopes In Cabinet With Automated Drying System May Reduce Drying Time While Also Reducing Bacterial Growth, Study Indicates

Healio (2/26, Young) reports, “Storing endoscopes in a cabinet with an automated drying system reduced the time needed to dry the external surfaces and internal channels of the scopes while reducing bacterial growth,” research indicated. In order “to test...

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Elevated Fatty Liver Index May Be Risk Factor For All-Cause Mortality In Patients Coinfected With HIV And HCV, Study Indicates

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/25, Schad) reports researchers found that “an elevated fatty liver index (FLI; ≥60) appears to be a risk factor for all-cause mortality in patients coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) independent of liver fibrosis...

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Immunogenomic Landscape In Osteosarcoma May Be Characterized By Genomic Complexity, Significant Heterogeneity, Study Suggests

Cancer Network (2/25, Slater) reports on research published in Nature Communications, which shows that “comprehensive profiling of tumor samples found that the immunogenomic landscape in osteosarcoma is characterized by genomic complexity and significant...

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Women With GDM May Have Increased Risk For T2D Later If They Carry Certain Genetic Risk Factors For The Disease, Research Indicates

Clinical Endocrinology News (2/25, Oakes) reports, “Women who had gestational diabetes mellitus [GDM] had an increased risk for later type 2 diabetes [T2D] if they carried certain genetic risk factors for the disease,” investigators concluded after analyz...

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Blood Tests And Flortaucipir-PET Have Correlated Two CTE Biomarkers In Military Personnel With TBI From Blasts, Research Indicates

Aunt Minnie (2/25, Forrest) reports “Flortaucipir-PET and blood tests have correlated two key biomarkers of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in military personnel who experienced traumatic brain injuries (TBI) from blasts, according to a” recent stu...

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Primary Care Clinicians And Other Nonrheumatologists May Often Order Inappropriate Blood Tests In Patients With Suspected Inflammatory Back Pain, Research Suggests

Healio (2/25, Volansky) reports, “Primary care providers and other nonrheumatologists often ordered inappropriate blood tests in patients with suspected inflammatory back pain, according to a presentation” given by Eric Ruderman, MD, professor of medicine...

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Researchers Examine Treatment Options For Gram-Negative Pan-Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/25, Masoud) reports a retrospective study published in the European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases indicates that “colistin and/or tigecycline-based combination empiric therapy” may be the best option...

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Global Coronavirus Cases Reportedly Exceed 80,000 With Multiple Large Outbreaks Outside China

USA Today (2/25, Bacon) reports the total number of coronavirus cases in the world is now above 80,000, including almost 1,000 in South Korea and 270 in Italy. The article says that with large outbreaks in multiple countries, some experts now say the worl...

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Providers Switching To Rapid Flu Tests To Compete With Walgreens, CVS

Modern Healthcare (2/24, Subscription Publication) reports that healthcare providers are increasingly “turning to point-of-care rapid tests that can achieve results in about 15 minutes or less” to diagnose influenza. A hospital official explained that thi...

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Health Officials Warn That Novel Coronavirus Will Likely Spread Within The US And Say Americans Should Take Steps To Prepare

The New York Times (2/25, Belluck, Weiland) reports Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said that the novel coronavirus will most likely spread in the US and Americans should take steps to...

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Adults May Not Need Booster Shots Against Tetanus And Diphtheria, Study Suggests

STAT (2/25, Cooney) reports researchers “found no difference in disease rates between countries that recommend adult revaccination [against tetanus and diphtheria] every 10 years and countries that say completing childhood vaccinations is enough.” The stu...

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New Tests Can Reportedly Diagnose Infections From Patient Blood Samples Much Faster Than Traditional Cultures

The New York Times (2/24, Jacobs) reports on a new type of test that can analyse the DNA and RNA in a blood sample from a patient with a probable infection and identify the pathogen that is most likely causing the patient’s symptoms by looking for matches...

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GDH Test For C. Difficile Infection May Reduce Unnecessary Isolation Time, Study Suggests

Infectious Disease Advisor (2/24, Masoud) reports researchers found that “a glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) test for Clostridioides difficile may reduce unnecessary isolation time for patients.” The findings were published in the European Journal of Clinica...

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Clinical Decision Support Tools May Be Associated With Reductions In C. Difficile Testing, CDI In Hospitalized Adults, Systematic Review Indicates

Healio (2/24, Stulpin) reports, “Clinical decision support tools, such as alert-based interventions for diagnostic stewardship, are associated with reductions in Clostridioides difficile testing and rates of C. difficile infection, or CDI, in hospitalized...

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Urinary TERT Promoter Mutations Have Potential To Be Used As Simple, Inexpensive Non-Invasive Biomarkers For Early Detection Of Bladder Cancer, Study Suggests

Microbiome Diversity May Predict Survival In Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Who Undergo Allogeneic HCT, Study Indicates

People With HIV May Be More Likely To Have Interstitial Lung Abnormalities, Study Suggests

Modified CMV Vaccine Appears Effective In Recipients Of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant, Study Suggests

CDC’s ACIP Votes Unanimously In Favor Of Recommending Ebola Vaccine For Certain Healthcare Personnel And Laboratory Workers

Patients Prescribed Antiviral And Antibiotic May Have Lower Risk For Three-Day Respiratory Hospitalization Compared With Patients Prescribed Antiviral Alone, Researchers Say

Storing Endoscopes In Cabinet With Automated Drying System May Reduce Drying Time While Also Reducing Bacterial Growth, Study Indicates

Elevated Fatty Liver Index May Be Risk Factor For All-Cause Mortality In Patients Coinfected With HIV And HCV, Study Indicates

Immunogenomic Landscape In Osteosarcoma May Be Characterized By Genomic Complexity, Significant Heterogeneity, Study Suggests

Women With GDM May Have Increased Risk For T2D Later If They Carry Certain Genetic Risk Factors For The Disease, Research Indicates

Blood Tests And Flortaucipir-PET Have Correlated Two CTE Biomarkers In Military Personnel With TBI From Blasts, Research Indicates

Primary Care Clinicians And Other Nonrheumatologists May Often Order Inappropriate Blood Tests In Patients With Suspected Inflammatory Back Pain, Research Suggests

Researchers Examine Treatment Options For Gram-Negative Pan-Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections

Global Coronavirus Cases Reportedly Exceed 80,000 With Multiple Large Outbreaks Outside China

Providers Switching To Rapid Flu Tests To Compete With Walgreens, CVS

Health Officials Warn That Novel Coronavirus Will Likely Spread Within The US And Say Americans Should Take Steps To Prepare

Adults May Not Need Booster Shots Against Tetanus And Diphtheria, Study Suggests

New Tests Can Reportedly Diagnose Infections From Patient Blood Samples Much Faster Than Traditional Cultures

GDH Test For C. Difficile Infection May Reduce Unnecessary Isolation Time, Study Suggests

Clinical Decision Support Tools May Be Associated With Reductions In C. Difficile Testing, CDI In Hospitalized Adults, Systematic Review Indicates