Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• RSV vaccine development about to enter ‘golden age’
• Measles cases surge 31%, driven by gaps in vaccination coverage
• New OPAT guidelines emphasize role of ID specialist
• Tickborne diseases hit all-time high in US, CDC says
• RSV vaccines: Who should get them?
• The wrong antibiotic for the wrong person can be life-threatening Thomas P. Lodise, PharmD, PhD
• Bacteremia often misdirects, but can point to infection source Donald Kaye, MD, MACP; Larry M. Bush, MD, FACP
• FDA approves Xofluza as first new flu treatment in nearly 20 years
• FDA grants Sanofi Pasteur’s dengue vaccine priority review
• Advice for parents: ‘No reason to panic’ over AFM
• Hooked on ID with Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD Jasmine R. Marcelin, MD
• 4-month regimen effective in treating less severe TB cases
• 7-day metronidazole ‘better’ than single dose to treat trichomoniasis in women
• Substance use does not lower adherence to PrEP in MSM
• Donated catered meal sickens hospital staff after Hurricane Harvey
• Gloves are a potential barrier to hand hygiene, especially among nurses
• MDROs transmitted ‘early, readily, and frequently’ between patient and room
• Not just flu: ‘Epidemic calendar’ shows seasonality of 69 infectious diseases
• Oft-cited stat may underestimate deaths from MDROs in US by 130,000
• Oral, gut decontamination does not reduce bloodstream infections in ICU
• Piperacillin-tazobactam ‘particularly damaging’ to gut microbiota
• Probiotics do not prevent gastroenteritis symptoms in children, studies show
• Pyrosequencing improves time to MDR-TB diagnosis, treatment
• Rat lungworm ‘widespread’ in New Orleans, raising risk for humans
• ‘Reassuring’ evidence shows statin use does not impact flu vaccine effectiveness
• Recent incarceration associated with increased risk for HIV, HCV
• Review indicates phage therapy safe, effective against ESKAPE pathogens
• Salmonella infections declined after NYC required restaurants to post inspection grades
• Study shows declining efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics to prevent SSIs following colorectal surgery
• Substance use does not lower adherence to PrEP in MSM
• Three-step hand hygiene protocol improves compliance
• HCV reinfection uncommon in injection drug users after treatment
• Response-guided therapy may shorten HCV treatment time by 50%
• Baloxavir marboxil: A novel oral antiviral treatment for uncomplicated influenza Kati Shihadeh, PharmD, BCIDP; Adrian C. Schenk, PharmD