Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• ‘Trusted messengers’ can improve COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy Ken Downey Jr.
• 5-year POET trial data continue to support oral antibiotics for left-sided endocarditis Ken Downey Jr.
• AAP launches video series addressing questions about childhood vaccines Rose Weldon
• ACIP recommends tick-borne encephalitis vaccine for lab workers, travelers Ken Downey Jr.
• After more than 40 years, ‘HIV vaccine remains elusive’ Caitlyn Stulpin
• CDC: 100K HIV self-tests requested in 8 months Ken Downey Jr.
• CDC recommends 4-month regimen for drug-susceptible TB Caitlyn Stulpin
• CDC’s new COVID-19 metrics indicate most Americans can go maskless Ken Downey Jr.
• Children with congenital Zika syndrome 11 times more likely to die, large study finds Gerard Gallagher
• COVID-19 at-home test takers may not adhere to guidelines Ken Downey Jr.
• COVID-19 boosters wane over time but remain protective, study finds Ken Downey Jr.
• Discovery of ‘highly virulent’ HIV variant ‘not a public health crisis’ Ken Downey Jr.
• Disseminated infection remains ‘infrequent but serious’ complication of gonorrhea Caitlyn Stulpin
• DRE bacteremia associated with high mortality following liver transplant Caitlyn Stulpin
• Ertapenem noninferior to ceftriaxone in treating gonorrhea, study finds Caitlyn Stulpin
• FDA approves 2-month dosing of injectable, long-acting HIV treatment Caitlyn Stulpin
• FDA postpones review of Pfizer vaccine for kids under 5, citing new data Rose Weldon
• Gay and lesbian adults report high COVID-19 vaccine coverage Ken Downey Jr.
• HCWs with positive swab test more likely to experience long COVID Caitlyn Stulpin
• HIV diagnoses among Black adults highest in communities with more social vulnerabilities Caitlyn Stulpin
• Hospitalization rate 23 times higher for unvaccinated vs. boosted during omicron Ken Downey Jr.
• Ibrexafungerp shows promise against recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis in phase 3 trial Ken Downey Jr.
• In survivors of acute COVID-19, CV risk, burden ‘substantial’ Erik Swain
• Interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses can be 8 weeks for some people, CDC says Caitlyn Stulpin
• Intramuscular sotrovimab noninferior to IV administration for COVID-19 Ken Downey Jr.
• Lifetime risk for HIV decreases among men and women in US Caitlyn Stulpin
• ‘Listen before you talk’: CDC’s Walensky addresses vaccine hesitancy Ken Downey Jr.
• Meningococcal vaccination rates low among patients with complement component deficiencies Caitlyn Stulpin
• MIS-C risk after COVID-19 vaccination falls to one in a million, study finds Rose Weldon
• More data show COVID-19 boosters are effective against variants Ken Downey Jr.
• More data show decline in HIV, STI testing during COVID-19 pandemic Ken Downey Jr.
• N95 or KN95 masks offer best protection, real-world study shows Caitlyn Stulpin
• NFL’s test-to-release strategy helped vaccinated players shorten isolation time Ken Downey Jr.
• NIH trial will test reducing medication to boost vaccine response in transplant recipients Ken Downey Jr.
• Nonmodifiable factors predict treatment success for periprosthetic joint infections Caitlyn Stulpin
• Prior infection protects against variants, including omicron, study finds Ken Downey Jr.
• Risk for myocardial infarction increases among people with HIV Ken Downey Jr.
• Sanofi, GSK will seek authorization for COVID-19 vaccine Ken Downey Jr.
• Study findings demonstrate risk to infants from maternal COVID-19, HIV Rose Weldon
• Study finds similar trends in flu, antibiotic resistance Caitlyn Stulpin
• Study shows bNAbs may be viable treatment for children with HIV Rose Weldon
• Study suggests WHO should reconsider guidance on second-line HIV therapy Caitlyn Stulpin
• Study suggests young women prefer vaginal ring over oral PrEP for HIV prevention Caitlyn Stulpin
• Telemedicine could significantly reduce costs for ID patients Caitlyn Stulpin
• Third of adults aged 65 years or older at risk for one or more long COVID symptoms Ken Downey Jr.
• Treating precancerous lesions reduces anal cancer risk in people with HIV Caitlyn Stulpin
• US woman is third person to achieve sustained HIV remission after stem cell transplant Caitlyn Stulpin
• Wild polio detected in Africa for first time in more than 5 years Ken Downey Jr.
• Should the CDC make COVID-19 data publicly available as soon as it comes in?
• Hooked on ID with Ayesha Appa, MD
• Benefits of COVID-19 vaccine 'outweigh its potential association' with sudden hearing loss Maria Marabito
• COVID-19 survivors at higher risk for mental health disorders up to 1 year after infection Janel Miller
• Many teens, young adults unaware of risks tied to unprotected oral sex Janel Miller
• Survey suggests many health care workers are not speaking out against racism Maria Marabito
• FDA authorizes emergency use of bebtelovimab for COVID-19
• Universal screening detects more HCV-positive cases in pregnancy Kalie VanDewater
• Challenges with polypharmacy in the aging HIV patient Jeff Brock, PharmD, MBA, BCIDP