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ARTICLE: Efficacy of Long-Acting Bedaquiline Regimens in a Mouse Model of Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy AUTHORS: Amit Kaushik, Nicole C Ammerman, Rokeya Tasneen, Sophie Lachau-Durand, Koen Andries, Eric Nuermberger JOURNAL: Am… Read More »Efficacy of Long-Acting Bedaquiline Regimens in a Mouse Model of Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy
ARTICLE: Cycloserine did not increase depression incidence or severity at standard dosing for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis AUTHORS: Jeffrey A Tornheim, Zarir F Udwadia, Prerna R Arora,… Read More »Cycloserine did not increase depression incidence or severity at standard dosing for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
ARTICLE: A minimal monitoring approach for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection (ACTG A5360 [MINMON]): a phase 4, open-label, single-arm trial AUTHORS: Sunil S… Read More »A minimal monitoring approach for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection (ACTG A5360 [MINMON]): a phase 4, open-label, single-arm trial
ARTICLE: Valganciclovir Dosing for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Solid-organ Transplant Recipients on Continuous Veno-venous Hemodialysis AUTHORS: Andrew S Jarrell, Jessica R Crow, Sara E Strout, Rachel M Kruer, Lindsey P… Read More »Valganciclovir Dosing for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Solid-organ Transplant Recipients on Continuous Veno-venous Hemodialysis
ARTICLE: Complex decay dynamics of HIV virions, intact and defective proviruses, and 2LTR circles following initiation of antiretroviral therapy AUTHORS: Jennifer A White, Francesco R Simonetti, Subul… Read More »Complex decay dynamics of HIV virions, intact and defective proviruses, and 2LTR circles following initiation of antiretroviral therapy
ARTICLE: Early Outpatient Treatment for Covid-19 with Convalescent Plasma AUTHORS: David J Sullivan, Kelly A Gebo, Shmuel Shoham, Evan M Bloch, Bryan Lau, Aarthi G Shenoy, Giselle S Mosnaim, Thomas J Gniadek, Yuriko… Read More »Early Outpatient Treatment for Covid-19 with Convalescent Plasma
ARTICLE: Randomized Clinical Trial of High Dose Rifampicin with or without Levofloxacin versus Standard of Care for Paediatric Tuberculous Meningitis: The TBM-KIDS Trial AUTHORS: Mandar… Read More »Randomized Clinical Trial of High Dose Rifampicin with or without Levofloxacin versus Standard of Care for Paediatric Tuberculous Meningitis: The TBM-KIDS Trial
ARTICLE: Gastric per-oral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) for refractory gastroparesis: results from an international prospective trial AUTHORS: Kia Vosoughi, Yervant Ichkhanian, Petros Benias, Larry Miller, A… Read More »Gastric per-oral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) for refractory gastroparesis: results from an international prospective trial
ARTICLE: Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Three Months of Weekly Rifapentine and Isoniazid for Tuberculosis Prevention in Pregnant Women AUTHORS: Jyoti S Mathad, Rada Savic, Paula Britto, Priya Jayachandran, Lubbe… Read More »Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Three Months of Weekly Rifapentine and Isoniazid for Tuberculosis Prevention in Pregnant Women
ARTICLE: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Secondary to Early Repolarization Syndrome AUTHORS: Michael Chilazi, Merve Gurakar, Natalie Rosen, Rishi Trivedi, Rachit M Vakil, Garima Sharma, Jonathan Chrispin JOURNAL: JACC Case Rep. 2021 Sep 15;3(12):1422-1426. doi:… Read More »Sudden Cardiac Arrest Secondary to Early Repolarization Syndrome