Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Although rare, rabies remains a cause for concern
• Antimicrobial stewardship: California and beyond Ellie J.C. Goldstein, MD; Kavita Trivedi IV, MD
• Brief screen may identify mental disorders in children orphaned by HIV/AIDS
• CDC: VFC program continues to protect millions of children from disease
• Possible clinical predictors of MERS identified
• CDC: 2013 data show limited progress in reducing foodborne infections
• Surge of measles cases related to importations
• Inmates with HIV benefited from treatment in prison
• CROI 2014: Progress continues in the fight against HIV/AIDS Paul A. Volberding, MD
• Risk for rabies varies around the world Donald Kaye, MD, MACP
• Financial incentives boosted HBV vaccination completion 12-fold among IDUs
• Quadrivalent HPV vaccine effective in women with HIV
• Telemedicine improved viral suppression in inmates with HIV
• Doxycycline slightly more effective than azithromycin for chlamydia
• Frozen inoculum from unrelated donors effective for fecal transplant
• Improved prevention, control for HIV/HCV coinfection recommended in Asia
• Patients with severe telaprevir-related skin eruption can continue treatment
• Shorter time to TB culture detection related to high transmission risk
• TB relapse occurs sooner after treatment than reinfection
• Fecal transplant most cost-effective first-line treatment for recurrent CDI
• Newly identified C. difficile strain highly virulent
• Weekly email updates decreased transmission of A. baumannii
• Asymptomatic C. difficile colonization prevalent at hospital admission
• Chloroquine-azithromycin combination decreased respiratory, gastrointestinal tract infections
• Choosing Wisely campaign Top 5 lists focus on reduced costs vs. risks
• Cluster of measles cases confirmed among adopted children from China
• Complex chronic conditions increased pneumonia disease severity
• Consistent condom use limited HPV spread in new heterosexual couples
• Controversy surrounds recent papers on use of neuraminidase inhibitors for influenza
• Educational intervention decreased ED visits for respiratory illness
• GAS clone source of invasive infections in Wyoming
• H. pylori resistance rates increasing due to antibiotic therapy
• Higher hospitalist workload tied to increased length of stay, higher costs
• Host characteristics, portal of entry common determinants of E. coli bacteremia
• Long-term exposure to protease inhibitors may increase diabetes risk in HIV
• New data suggest familial/genetic risk for mononucleosis
• One in 20 US adults affected by erroneous outpatient diagnoses
• PCP prophylaxis recommended for HIV-exposed infants in resource-limited settings
• Quality improvement interventions reduced CLABSI rate
• RSV significant cause of severe LRTIs among preterm infants
• S. marcescens BSI outbreak linked to compounding pharmacy
• Severe malaria anemia linked to neurocognitive impairment in young children
• Staying Safe Intervention reduced HCV, HIV risk in drug users
• STI screening, prevention more effective when guided by urbanicity
• Substantial macrolide resistance seen in M. genitalium in Denmark
• Surge of measles cases related to importations
• Time to death from meningitis depends on causative agent
• Viral etiology more common in severe CAP than previously thought
• CDC: Infection exposure possible at nontransplant anatomical donation center
• Rapid HCV test program identified many unreported infections
• Valley fever confirmed in cast, crew of outdoor filming event
• Age, functional status associated with CAP recurrence
• Xpert testing decreased isolation time among suspected TB patients
• High-risk adults less likely to seek prompt care for ILI
• Pitt, Sanofi to develop test for dengue vaccine
• NIH funds influenza research, surveillance network
• ION 2: Longer sofosbuvir/ledipasvir treatment may be unnecessary in previous failures
• C-WORTHy: Novel therapies show promise in patients with cirrhosis, previous null responders
• EASL updates recommendations for HCV management
• Sci-B-Vac effective in preventing mother-to-child HBV transmission
• Sofosbuvir with GS-5816 shows pan-genotypic activity
• TURQUOISE-II: Three-drug regimen yields high SVR in genotype 1 cirrhotic patients
• WHO releases HCV treatment guidelines
• Opportunistic infections secondary to biologic therapy Leah Molloy, PharmD