Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Mass gatherings pose threat to the spread of infectious diseases
• Oral HPV infection common among US men
• Rapid point-of-care HIV antibody test recommended in high-risk populations
• Areas of US identified as high risk for Lyme disease
• Efforts needed to achieve 2015 measles goal
• Influenza vaccination rates vary among pregnant women
• Microbial translocation linked to immune activation in HIV-infected children
• Norovirus the leading cause of infection outbreaks across US hospitals
• NSABB defends decision to not publicize details of engineered virulent H5N1 strain
• PCV13 more cost-effective than PPSV23 among adults
• Video auditing with feedback improved hand hygiene compliance among HCWs
• Data indicate no link between ART and psychiatric illness in youth
• Plasma technology reduced pathogens on raw poultry
• Cefpodoxime failed to meet treatment potential for acute cystitis in women
• Viral genetic similarities observed between blood donors, high-risk populations
• New estimations put malaria mortality rates higher than earlier WHO reports
• Patient satisfaction affects health care utilization, spending, mortality
• Cash transfers decreased HIV, HSV-2 risk of school-aged Malawian females
• High waist circumference related to neurocognitive impairment in HIV
• Pharmacist-led intervention reduced medical errors in general practices
• ACIP updates adult pertussis vaccination recommendations
• HCV surpassed HIV as cause of death among Americans
• Similar response rates shown with rilpivirine, efavirenz in HIV
• Hospitalists better adhered to bronchiolitis guidelines than nonhospitalists
• Persistent presence of H. pylori slows growth rate
• Thimerosal-free seasonal flu vaccine exhibited similar immunogenicity as standard vaccine
• Childhood tuberculosis: Are we at the tipping point?