Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Lessons from HIV, Ebola can help mitigate COVID-19 stigma Caitlyn Stulpin
• COVID-19 will set fight against TB back at least 5 years Caitlyn Stulpin
• Arkansas church gatherings lead to dozens of cases of COVID-19 Caitlyn Stulpin
• Q&A: Searching for infectious cause of Alzheimer’s disease Joe Gramigna, MA
• How can clinicians help patients overcome stigma associated with HIV PrEP?
• Will stigma make people who use drugs less likely to seek care for COVID-19?
• Injectable cabotegravir effective as HIV PrEP when given every 2 months Gerard Gallagher
• Registry will examine ‘natural history’ of COVID-19 in patients with HIV Anita Kohli, MD, MS
• Typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever and the emergence of XDR typhoid fever Donald Kaye, MD, MACP
• How will the COVID-19 pandemic end? Eamon N. Dreisbach; Caitlyn Stulpin; Julia Ernst, MS
• Physicians brace for potential surge in COVID-19 cases Stephanie C. Viguers
• ‘This is something new’: Syndrome associated with COVID-19 sickens more kids Ken Downey Jr.
• Hooked on ID with Harry Lampiris, MD Harry Lampiris, MD
• Bioengineered brain model shows HSV-1 may be responsible for some cases of Alzheimer’s Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Ebola-targeted, untargeted violence increases disease transmission in DRC outbreak Caitlyn Stulpin
• Flu vaccination in patients with diabetes reduces hospitalization risk Caitlyn Stulpin
• Fluoroquinolone use remains target for stewardship despite decrease in inpatient use Caitlyn Stulpin
• Hospitalization costs for RSV similar to influenza costs in older adults Caitlyn Stulpin
• ID specialists improve adherence to antibiotic stewardship principles in hospitals Eamon N. Dreisbach
• IDSA outlines testing recommendations for COVID-19 Caitlyn Stulpin
• Patients with COVID-19 frequently receive antimicrobials despite low rate of bacterial coinfections Caitlyn Stulpin
• Pay-it-forward strategy increases chlamydia, gonorrhea testing among MSM Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Study demonstrates need for better identification, treatment of S. maltophilia BSI Caitlyn Stulpin
• Survey reveals ‘missed opportunities’ for discussions about PrEP between MSM, providers Caitlyn Stulpin
• Three-drug regimen sterilizes adult filarial worms for at least 5 years Caitlyn Stulpin
• Universal screening reveals ‘striking’ HCV antibody prevalence in people born after 1965 Caitlyn Stulpin
• Vaccination provides similar protection against hospital-associated influenza, milder outpatient illness Caitlyn Stulpin
• WHO estimates malaria deaths could double because of interruptions caused by COVID-19 Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Emerging fungal threats and therapeutic strategies: A ‘changing fungal landscape’ Jennifer Ross, PharmD, BCIDP