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Just 15 months after lifting the global alert status for the previous mpox outbreak, the WHO again declared the recent upsurge of mpox a public health emergency of international concern on 14 August 2024

Povidone iodine compares favourably with chlorhexidine gluconate in terms of reducing the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) after cardiac or abdominal surgical procedures, according to a study.

Postoperative infections tend to occur more often in patients with a positive urine culture, including preoperative polymicrobial urine culture, prior to urological surgery, reports a study. In addition, those with infectious complications are prone to experiencing other complications.

Emodepside appears to be efficacious in the treatment of hookworm infections, with cure rates that surpass those achieved with albendazole but at the expense of increased adverse events (AEs), as shown in a phase IIb study.

Among pregnant women, exposure to mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in the first trimester does not appear to contribute to an increased risk of selected major structural birth defects, according to a retrospective study.