WHO statement following the meeting of the Emergency Rules Committee of the International Health Regulations on the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women does not lead to premature birth, but statistically leads much more often to the development of pyelonephritis, however, the absolute risk of pyelonephritis in case of untreated bacteriuria is low.
Viral hepatitis C - the problem is associated with the lack of specific immunoprophylaxis of this infection, with the high incidence of chronic forms leading to the development of cirrhosis of the liver and hepatocellular carcinoma.
There was no statistically significant difference in the frequency of clinical and microbiological healing and survival in patients with bacteremia who received short (5-7 days) and standard duration (7-21 days) antibacterial therapy .
The use of colistin (polymyxin E) for the treatment of infections caused by multi-drug resistant Gram negative microorganisms (P.aeruginosa and A.baumannii) is effective and safe.
According to a meta-analysis published in the journal Digestive Diseases and Sciences, the use of probiotics in conjunction with standard oral rehydration for the treatment of diarrhea of various etiologies in children reduces the duration of the disease.