Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• MDR-TB: A ‘global public health crisis’
• CDC: Congenital syphilis cases more than double since 2013
• DRC Ebola outbreak: 100 dead of infection, rebel attacks intensify
• First-in-human trial begins for live, attenuated Zika vaccine
• Officials emphasize vaccination after flu season in which 80K died
• ‘Opportunistic greed’: ID groups criticize Nostrum for nitrofurantoin price spike
• Q&A: Assessing ‘spin-off’ impact of HIV/AIDS research
• Q&A: HAIs have social, emotional impacts on patients
• How are immigration laws affecting efforts to fight drug-resistant TB?
• Lessons from the latest Ebola outbreak in the DRC Philip A. Lederer, MD
• Measles: No longer gone and forgotten Marjorie P. Pollack, MD; Donald Kaye, MD, MACP
• FDA approves Arikayce to treat lung disease
• FDA unveils new plan to kickstart drug development for resistant bacteria
• Human cases of H7N9 plummet in China after ‘aggressive’ vaccination of poultry
• Louisiana developing ‘Netflix’ style subscription plan for HCV treatment
• Hooked on ID with Steven K. Schmitt, MD, FIDSA, FACP Steven K. Schmitt, MD, FIDSA, FACP
• 40% of adults with HIV are considering having children
• AAP recommends flu shot over nasal spray for 2018-2019 season
• Adolescent girls in Kenya vulnerable to HIV in first sexual encounter
• Aerosol sampling could detect new flu viruses in live bird markets
• Airport security trays carry respiratory viruses
• Analysis finds gaps in dengue preparedness for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
• Annual health care costs for fungal diseases exceed $7 billion in US
• Antibiotics ‘leading cause’ of ED visits for adverse drug events in children
• B. mandrillaris: A rare infection with a 90% fatality rate
• CVD, diabetes in HBV linked to chronic kidney disease risk
• Drain cover prevents spread of pathogens from hospital sinks
• Duodenoscopes likely cause of first nosocomial mcr-1 transmission in US
• Federal legislation generates few antimicrobial trials for children
• Food insecurity associated with inflammation in US women with HIV
• Geographic range of H. capsulatum expands in US
• Guidelines recommend against routine testing for C. difficile in infants
• High percentage of exposed HCWs infected in Ebola, Marburg outbreaks
• HIV medical providers’ knowledge of ACA varies
• Infection risk among long-acting opioid users varies by opioid type
• Multidrug-resistant S. epidermis spreads in hospitals
• New finger-prick test 100% sensitive, specific for toxoplasmosis
• Oral HPV infection in England associated with smoking, sex
• Oral poliovirus vaccine withdrawal reduces prevalence of serotype 2 strains
• Oral therapy for pediatric Lyme meningitis safe, effective
• P. vivax antimalarial drug resistance likely overestimated, researchers say
• Patients with morning appointments more likely to get flu vaccine
• Puppies: a source of multidrug-resistant pathogens
• Report details ‘concerning’ emergence of C. auris in New York
• RDTs not ready to replace standard malaria tests
• Risk factors for orofacial gangrene include certain feeding practices
• Risk for relapse in drug-susceptible TB cases rises with MIC values
• S. aureus originated in humans, jumped back and forth between livestock
• Short courses of PTZ/VAN do not increase risk for acute kidney injury
• SSIs following hip, knee replacements will increase by 14% if HHS goal not met
• Study confirms poor ability of tests to predict active TB infection
• Study finds influenza vaccine may be more effective in females than males
• Study finds vaccine pipeline grossly underfunded
• Study identifies racial/ethnic disparities in HIV care
• Swifter public health response could have prevented Indiana HIV outbreak
• Telehealth promotes antimicrobial stewardship in rural settings
• Tool identifies PWID who can be safely discharged with IV antibiotics
• Tool uses smartphone to identify Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, Wolbachia
• Treatment algorithm an asset for antibiotic stewardship
• Treatment-as-prevention only viable with expanded HCV coverage
• US pertussis resurgence linked to transition to acellular vaccinations
• Rapid test for viral infections reduces unnecessary antibiotic prescribing