Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• HAV outbreaks prompt robust public health response
• CDC: Bats are leading cause of rabies infection in US
• Entasis starts phase 3 trial for A. baumannii combination
• US may soon lose measles elimination status, CDC says
• WHO: 1 million new urogenital STIs acquired each day worldwide
• WHO: Ebola outbreak not an international health emergency despite deaths in Uganda
• Should HAV vaccination be recommended for all adults?
• Time for bold action to quell Ebola outbreak in DRC Lawrence O. Gostin, JD
• The midget piranha: N. fowleri Donald Kaye, MD, MACP
• FDA approves new Zerbaxa indication for bacterial pneumonia
• Tick-borne Powassan virus spreads in US
• Hooked on ID with Niraj C. Patel, MD, MS Niraj C. Patel, MD, MS
• 80% of antibiotics prescribed before dental visits are unnecessary
• Antibiotic prescriptions for teens with STIs are infrequently filled
• ECHO trial: HIV risk does not differ by contraceptive method
• European guidelines recommend letermovir as CMV prophylaxis in HSCT recipients
• Few ID physicians screen patients for asymptomatic C. difficile
• Few infants in NYC with possible ZIKV exposure have associated birth defects
• Flu virus coinfection occurs more often than previously thought
• Flu-related hospitalization rates, risk for death increase with age among elderly
• Genetically modified fungus provides new option for malaria vector control
• Gram-negative antibiotic resistance increases in winter months
• HBV increases risk for digestive system cancers
• Identifying more than 1 in 5 CRE carriers yields substantial reductions in transmission
• Incidence of STIs higher among daily vs. event-driven PrEP users
• Interviews with Orthodox Jewish moms reveal barriers to measles vaccination
• L. infantum prevalent among Barcelona sewer rats
• Levofloxacin disrupts gut microbiome less than broad-spectrum beta-lactams
• Metagenomic sequencing improves diagnosis of neurologic infections
• MORDOR 2: Azithromycin MDA remains effective at 3 years in Niger
• Multifacility prevention initiative reduces monthly CDI rates by 4%
• New tick-borne virus discovered in China
• New York man first known in US to be bitten by Asian longhorned tick
• Novel point-of-care TB test for patients with HIV superior to current test
• NRTIs can be safely omitted from HIV-1 salvage therapy
• Nursing home infection control should target environments outside resident rooms
• On-site droplet precautions safe for respiratory tract infections
• Phase 2 study shows promising results for C. difficile vaccine
• ‘Proactive’ syringe services could have reduced HIV transmission in Indiana outbreak
• Smartphone recordings of coughs accurately diagnose respiratory conditions
• TB rates fourfold higher among US, Canada-born contacts compared with foreign-born contacts
• Telehealth availability improves HIV care in VA networks
• Time-consuming CIED infection interventions create gap in care
• Unhealthy drinking, cigarette use, depression associated with higher mortality risk among PLWH
• Up to 61K died in longest flu season in 10 years, CDC estimates
• Vaccine attitudes improve by connecting with people who have suffered from diseases
• Closed ICUs may reduce rates of three hospital-acquired infections
• Female external catheters cut CAUTI rate by more than 50%
• Investing in infection prevention improves care, saves money
• Protocol decreases broad-spectrum antibiotic use in patients with sepsis
• Pseudo-outbreak of B. cepacia linked to refilled ultrasound gel bottles
• Nasal decolonization: potential mupirocin alternatives for SSI prevention Jeff Brock, PharmD, MBA, BCIDP