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The IDSA proposed that the government create incentives that reward and support private sector work toward a "robust, renewable antibiotic supply." Lyme disease treatment guidelines. Since 2000, IDSA has recommended against long-term antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease, finding that it is ineffective and potentially harmful.
Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a medical syndrome where purple discoloration of urine occurs in people with urinary catheters and co-existent urinary tract infection. Bacteria in the urine produce the enzyme indoxyl sulfatase. This converts indoxyl sulfate in the urine into the red and blue colored compounds indirubin and indigo.
Chronic Lyme disease ( CLD) is the name used by some people with non-specific symptoms, such as fatigue, muscle pain, and cognitive dysfunction to refer to their condition, even if there is no evidence that they had Lyme disease. [2] [3] Both the label and the belief that these people's symptoms are caused by this particular infection are ...
Purple glove syndrome (PGS) is a poorly understood skin disease in which the extremities become swollen, discoloured and painful. [1] PGS is potentially serious and may require amputation. PGS is most common among elderly patients and those receiving multiple large intravenous doses of the epilepsy drug phenytoin. [2]
April 28, 2024 at 8:15 AM. A New Haven, Connecticut dog rescue group is alerting the public to a new tactic that thieves are using to keep pet owners from finding their dogs. Dognappers may be ...
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome ( aHUS ), also known as complement-mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome, not to be confused with Hemolytic–uremic syndrome is an extremely rare, life-threatening, progressive disease that frequently has a genetic component. In most cases it can be effectively controlled by interruption of the complement cascade.
Stiff person syndrome, which occurs in about one in 1 million people, is characterized by progressive muscle rigidity which leads to impaired mobility, muscle spasms, postural deformities and ...
Here are 10 extraordinary dogs and their incredibly compassionate acts. Number 10. Tillie. When her adopted canine sister, Phoebe, got stuck in a cistern, Tillie sought help. Though it took her a ...