Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Myriad causes contributed to California pertussis outbreak
• Breast-fed infants responded differently to rotavirus vaccine than formula-fed infants
• CDC awards grants to health departments for HIV prevention
• Children exposed to HIV at high risk for language impairment
• Cluster of foodborne trematode infections affect more than 50 million worldwide
• Cryptococcus common cause of respiratory infection among HIV patients
• Data favor immediate vs. deferred ART in patients recently infected with HIV-1
• Disparities in HBV surveillance highlight need for outreach programs
• Efforts needed to increase adult vaccinations in office-based settings
• Elimination of infant HIV in Zimbabwe associated with better access to antiretroviral medication, continued usage
• FDA approves formulations of tenofovir for HIV in children
• FDA risk communication system yielded inconsistent results
• Further research needed to explain variation in invasive pneumonia, RSV link
• Google Flu Trends effective surveillance tool for EDs
• How to get the most out of mentorship
• HPV self-testing complemented current cervical cancer screening methods
• Human rotavirus vaccine immunogenic, well tolerated for preterm infants
• Improper sanitation, refrigeration identified as sources of STEC outbreak
• In-hospital mortality rates misleading method for assessing hospital care
• Investigational herpes vaccine ineffective in women
• IPD rates on the rise in Spain
• La Niña weather pattern linked to influenza pandemics
• Modifiable risk factors identified for HIV-1 transmission in Africa
• More potent antiviral therapies needed to prevent HSV-2 shedding
• More than half of US jails did not receive vaccine during flu pandemic
• Most teens still not tested for HIV
• New vaccine protected adolescents against meningococcal B
• Nurse practitioner reduces unnecessary emergency department visits
• Opportunities shown in personal health record usability
• PCR plays key role in diagnosing meningitis
• Polio no longer endemic in India
• Probiotics could prevent Listeria monocytogenes
• Prostaglandin inhibiting therapies reduced cancer risk in HIV-infected women
• Report: Growth in US health spending remained slow in 2010
• Research identifies ‘bath salts’ as new source of flesh-eating infection
• Single-dose azithromycin easily administered vs. standard therapy for yaws
• Social media enabled fast tracking of cholera vs. traditional surveillance
• Surveillance needed to prevent disease spread from wildlife trade
• Targeted Tdap reduced pertussis incidence, increased coverage
• Young females engaging in multiple-person sex
• HCV therapeutics: Times are changing
• Supporting global immunization: A humanitarian interest and a self-interest
• AMA calls on Congress to ‘stop stalling,’ stabilize Medicare
• Alcohol consumption influenced unsafe sex practice
• Human cases of influenza A (H3N2) variant appear on the rise
• Antibiotics in swine feed may promote bacterial gene exchange