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In the treatment of children with brucellosis, the most prescribed antibiotic therapy is sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim plus rifampicin, reports a study.

Diagnosis of pyomyositis, a bacterial muscle infection, among hospitalized children and adolescents with musculoskeletal pain remains difficult for many clinicians and requires greater awareness, according to a recent study.

Infants born prior to or within the early weeks of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemic must be prioritized to prevent the development of a clinical severe infection, suggests a study that used machine-learning algorithms.

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.