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Dequalinium chloride works as well as metronidazole for bacterial vaginosis
In the treatment of bacterial vaginosis, dequalinium chloride is noninferior to metronidazole, with similarly high cure rates but better tolerability and fewer adverse events, according to a phase IV study.
Vonoprazan-amoxicillin on par with quadruple therapy for H pylori eradication
Dual therapy with vonoprazan and amoxicillin (VA-dual) for 10 days results in a 90.8-percent eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) and fewer adverse events (AEs) compared with the standard 14-day bismuth-based quadruple therapy (B-quadruple), a study has shown.
Speeding COVID-19 symptom recovery may not fall within the realm of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir
Treating COVID-19 patients who had been vaccinated or did not have risk factors for severe disease with ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir (nirmatrelvir–ritonavir) did not expedite the time to symptom alleviation, reported investigators in the EPIC-SR trial.
Vertical COVID-19 transmission low in SG
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection from mothers to newborns appears to be rare in a cohort study conducted by the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), Singapore General Hospital (SGH), and National University Hospital (NUH).
