Infectious Disease News Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Infectious Disease News.

Table of Contents

• C. auris endures, raising questions about surveillance, reporting Caitlyn Stulpin
• Experimental HIV vaccine unsuccessful in preventing HIV Caitlyn Stulpin
• Lockdowns in China threaten access to HIV medicine, survey finds Gerard Gallagher
• Trump appoints Pence to lead US response to COVID-19 Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Should states publicize names of hospitals that have treated patients with C. auris?
• NTM lung disease: Assessment and determining course of treatment Wendi Drummond, DO
• Botulism: A rare, life-threatening illness Donald Kaye, MD, MACP
• FDA approves pandemic H5N1 flu vaccine Audenz Ken Downey Jr.
• Online misinformation about coronavirus part of a larger, ‘deep-seated problem’ Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Proposed US budget cuts could have ‘disastrous’ effect on global health Ken Downey Jr.
• Q&A: CDC updates latent TB recommendations for first time in 20 years Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Q&A: HELP Act would repay loans for HIV workforce Caitlyn Stulpin
• Study shows benefits of treating opioid addiction, HCV at same time Caitlyn Stulpin
• Hooked on ID with Jennifer Ross, PharmD Jennifer Ross, PharmD, BCIDP
• Bacteria cause majority of infections in first year after solid organ transplant Caitlyn Stulpin
• Birth defects linked to macrolide use during pregnancy Erin Michael
• Close contact with pets reduces risk for recurrent CDI Caitlyn Stulpin
• Data show no effect on mortality from procalcitonin-based guidance Caitlyn Stulpin
• Delayed diagnosis of M. marinum infections leads to more complicated disease Caitlyn Stulpin
• Despite introduction of PCVs, meningitis rates remain steady Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Empiric anti-MRSA therapy not associated with reduced mortality in pneumonia patients Caitlyn Stulpin
• EMR ‘nudge’ decreases inappropriate hospital C. difficile testing Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Few adolescents with HIV achieve viral suppression within 5 months Ken Downey Jr.
• Flu vaccine 45% effective in US, 55% effective in children, early estimates show Ken Downey Jr.
• HIV prevention programs tailored to blacks crucial for reducing related disparities Caitlyn Stulpin
• Less than a quarter of adolescent MSM have ever been tested for HIV Ken Downey Jr.
• Life expectancy improves for HCV patients in interferon-free era Eamon N. Dreisbach
• MRSA spreads easily in household environments Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Small study shows no vertical transmission of novel coronavirus Ken Downey Jr.
• Trial for MRSA combination therapy discontinued over safety concerns Caitlyn Stulpin
• Triplex vaccine reduces CMV complications in stem cell transplant recipients Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Trivalent and quadrivalent vaccines offer similar protection against flu B illness Caitlyn Stulpin
• Zika-exposed infants without congenital Zika syndrome at risk for abnormal neurodevelopment Eamon N. Dreisbach
• To treat or not to treat: Anaerobes in aspiration pneumonia Jeff Brock, PharmD, MBA, BCIDP