Tag: infection
Global, Regional, and National Sepsis Incidence and Mortality: 1990-2017
Globally, there were an estimated 60.2 million cases of sepsis in 1990 and 48.9 million cases of sepsis in 2017. This change represents a decrease of 18.8%. Of all incident cases of sepsis in 2017, 33.1 million occurred... read more
A Team Response to a Potential Killer: Sepsis
Our bodies are very good at fighting infection. The immune system reacts and attacks bacteria and viruses that make us sick. But sometimes the immune reaction is so strong that it damages the body. This is called a septic... read more
Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Infection
This interim guidance is for clinicians caring for patients with confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection. CDC will update this interim guidance as more information becomes available. There are a limited... read more
Human-to-Human Transmission of a Novel Coronavirus in Vietnam
This article describe transmission of Coronavirus from a father, who had flown with his wife from Wuhan to Hanoi, to his son. The findings suggest that the incubation period in the son may have been 3 days or less. On... read more
Blood Transfusion – Fresh vs. Standard-issue in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients
Among critically ill pediatric patients, the use of fresh red blood cells did not reduce the incidence of new or progressive multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (including mortality) compared with standard-issue red blood... read more
Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases
Perfect for board review or quick reference in clinical practice, Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases is a balanced, high-yield resource covering the full range of infectious disease topics. Whether you're preparing... read more
Wuhan Coronavirus Infections Could Be 30 Times Higher Than Official Total
The number of people infected with a SARS-like form of coronavirus in Wuhan, China could already be more than 30 times higher the the official tally, researchers in Hong Kong have warned. Gabriel Leung, the chair of public... read more
Animal Viruses and Humans, a Narrow Divide: How Lethal Zoonotic Viruses Spill Over and Threaten Us
"To reproduce promiscuously and to wreak havoc wherever they can find a home," this is the sole raison d'être of viruses writes Dr. Warren Andiman, an HIV/AIDS researcher who has been on the front lines battling infectious... read more
Clinical Features of Patients Infected with Coronavirus in Wuhan, China
A cohort of 41 patients with laboratory-confirmed 2019-nCoV infection. Patients had serious, sometimes fatal, pneumonia and were admitted to the designated hospital in Wuhan, China, by Jan 2, 2020. Clinical presentations... read more
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
The next big human pandemic, the next disease cataclysm, perhaps on the scale of AIDS or the 1918 influenza, is likely to be caused by a new virus coming to humans from wildlife. Experts call such an event "spillover"... read more
The New Coronavirus: What We Do And Don’t Know
A rapidly evolving health story broke in late December when a novel illness originating in Wuhan, China made the news. Reports of the number of infected people swiftly rose, and isolated cases of this new coronavirus —... read more
The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind’s Gravest Dangers
In this riveting book, Khan tells the dramatic stories of these crises—as well as the stories we don't know—of congo-crimean hemorrhagic fever infecting abattoirs in the United Arab Emirates, as cigarette-smoking local... read more
Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic
A New York Times bestselling author shares this exhilarating story of cutting-edge science and the race against the clock to find new treatments in the fight against the antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as superbugs. Physician,... read more
Neonatal Lung Ultrasonography
This book presents lung ultrasound as an accurate, reliable, low-cost and simple imaging technique, which poses no risk of radiation damage, making bedside use both feasible and convenient in neonatal wards. The aim of... read more
