Risk factors for having a history of any STI were 3 or more sexual partners ever, 6 or more partners in the past 12 months, condom non-use and being 20 years or older. Almost all sexually active participants said that they would have a chlamydia test if their doctor recommended it. ...
We repeated the primary adjusted analysis using a logistic regression model and found that both prior vaccination (odds ratio (OR) 0.66 (0.48–0.91)) and prior infection (OR 0.68 (0.49–0.95)) were associated with reduced odds of infection in close contacts (Supplementary Table 12). Additional...
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach stressed that although the risk of illness caused by infection with the Omicron variant has been "significantly less dangerous," this is not a reason to "lift the alarm," especially for those who have not been vaccinated. Croatian Minister of Health Vili Be...
different from CRP (p: 0.01) and white blood cells (p: 0.003). After multivariate analyses, VUR (HR:4.81) and sHMGB1 (HR 1.16;p: 0.006) were independently associated with the risk of renal scarring development. Conclusions: sHMGB1 could represent a marker to differentiate APN from LUTI. ...
viral illnesses lead to bacterial infections. For instance, a cold can cause fluid to build up in your respiratory system, and fluid in your ear can become infected with bacteria. In that case, an antibiotic will help clear the bacterial infection. But it won't do anything to the virus....
The cruise passenger can also often present with infections that they may acquire while on the land excursions that are part of the cruise. They can also become symptomatic with infections that may have been incubating before the start of the cruise. Infections that are endemic in the ports of...
In keeping with our anti-S antibody data, we find that people vaccinated with ChAdOx1 had 1.64 times the odds (95% confidence interval 1.45-1.85) of a breakthrough infection compared to BNT162b2. We anticipate our findings to be useful in the estimation of the protective effect of anti-S...
WARSAW, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Poland reported 30,586 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the highest number since the spring of last year. Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said during a press conference that nearly 20 percent of new cases are of the Omicron variant, and the spread of ...
Peaks of influenza activity are associated with excess mortality in tropical and subtropical areas.40, 41 Contrary to the sharp seasonality of influenza A outbreaks in temperate countries, seasonal patterns in tropical countries are variable for reasons that are not clear. In Southern India20 and Tha...
Official figures released Friday showed that Britain had reported another 122,186 cases in the latest 24-hour period, breaking the record of 120,000 daily cases for the first time since the start of the pandemic. It also reported a further 137 coronavirus-related deaths. ...