Sentences with phrase «at high risk of infection from»

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it will invest up to $ 140 million in Intarcia, in the hopes that its device can deliver prophylactic medicine — and help shield patients at high risk of infection from HIV.

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Young infants are at a higher risk of dying from this infection than any other age group.

The authors, led by Professor Marian Knight from the University of Oxford, also found that the onset of severe sepsis is often very rapid, and women who have recently had an infection, such as a urine, genital tract or respiratory infection, are at particularly high risk of developing severe maternal sepsis.

«Fears of potentially blinding complication from Avastin eye injections overblown, says study: Insurance claims data hint at higher infection risk for Lucentis, a more expensive drug.»

Of the 17 patients in this group who died from the infection, 14 carried at least one copy of the newly identified high - risk varianOf the 17 patients in this group who died from the infection, 14 carried at least one copy of the newly identified high - risk varianof the newly identified high - risk variant.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans at high risk of HIV infection could benefit from taking antiretrovirals prophylactically

The editorial, entitled «The Challenge of Latent TB Infection,» points out the urgent need for TB - related research to identify new tools and diagnostics that will identify patients who are at high risk from progressing from latent TB infection to active TBInfection,» points out the urgent need for TB - related research to identify new tools and diagnostics that will identify patients who are at high risk from progressing from latent TB infection to active TBinfection to active TB disease.

Influenza remains a major health problem in the United States, resulting each year in an estimated 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations.4 Those who have been shown to be at high risk for the complications of influenza infection are children 6 to 23 months of age; healthy persons 65 years of age or older; adults and children with chronic diseases, including asthma, heart and lung disease, and diabetes; residents of nursing homes and other long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implications.

IUDs (intrauterine devices made of copper and / or plastic that provide years of continuous contraception) can spread an existing infection from the vagina to the uterus — which is why your doctor should test you for infections before the implantation procedure, and why IUDs are generally not recommended for those at higher risk for STDs, such as women with multiple partners.

«From the doctor's perspective, an infection should raise a little red flag, especially for those who are already are at higher risk for example, women with preeclampsia, which is a kind of severe form of high blood pressure during pregnancy,» Miller said.

Some glandular products are at risk for salmonella and other infections, but the high standards of animal health from the source makes this product safe and effective.

The state has the second highest number of Zika infections in the country, behind New York, including at least 53 pregnant women, who are considered to be at greatest risk from the virus because it can cause microcephaly and other birth defects.

On a weekly basis, The Humane Society of Boulder Valley accepts large transfers of puppies from high risk shelters, and each group is considered at risk of breaking with parvovirus infection.

Unaltered males will be at much higher risk of testicular and prostate cancer along with prostate infections, all life threatening conditions for your beloved pet as they age and the surgical risks from any kind of procedure, including neutering, increase.

Puppies and unvaccinated dogs are at the highest risk of infection and illness from parvo.