Infectious Disease News Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Infectious Disease News.
Table of Contents
- IDSA 48th Annual Meeting recap Theodore C. Eickhoff, MD
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- Abacavir may not activate healthy platelets in patients with HIV
- Cardiovascular, renal diseases present complications for clinicians treating patients with HIV
- Cholera outbreak confirmed in Haiti, fatalities mounting
- EDs vary in HIV screening practices, other preventive services
- FDA approves ceftaroline fosamil for bacterial infections
- FDA calls on retail food establishments to better food safety practices
- Full-dose nevirapine may lead to rash in children with HIV
- Host protein p21 restricted HIV progression in elite controllers
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- IAS stresses universal access to HIV services for improving maternal and child health
- Linezolid outperformed vancomycin for treatment of nosocomial pneumonia due to MRSA
- Nutritional program reduces elderly patients’ surgical site infection rates
- Phylogenetic analysis aided in categorizing HIV clusters in rural Idaho
- Selective digestive decontamination protocol may reduce K. pneumonia infections
- WHO hand hygiene framework easy to implement, most facilities report
- AIDS populations may receive cancer diagnosis at similar age as the general population
- Artemisinin derivatives appeared effective in treating malaria in pregnant women
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- Early data for dapivirine microbicide gel show promise
- Hepatitis C increased risks for cerebrovascular-related death
- Internet surveys yielded efficient but not complete data collection on norovirus outbreak
- Lopinavir-based regimen may be superior to nevirapine-based regimen for some peripartum women
- Mobile van service may reduce TB incidence in Africa
- Rabies detected in Virginia man
- What’s new with the flu? Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS