Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• HCV prevalent among US inmates; most are not getting the cure
• Gram-negative infections at IDWeek: New FDA approvals, new treatment data James A. McKinnell, MD
• Antiseptic prevents therapy dogs from spreading MRSA among pediatric cancer patients
• CDC committee recommends routine hepatitis A vaccination in homeless
• Insufficient evidence to recommend Ebola vaccine for pregnant women, WHO advisory group says
• Is the US opioid epidemic affecting HCV rates among incarcerated people?
• Fluoroquinolone safety labeling changes: An opportunity for physicians to reassess Debra E. Boxwell, PharmD
• Ebola: At last, promising agents for prevention and therapy Thomas M Yuill, PhD; Donald Kaye, MD, MACP
• FDA expands approval of Gardasil 9 for adults aged 27 to 45 years
• Can the CUBE isolation unit be of use in the US? Donald Kaye, MD, MACP; Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH
• Compensation for ID physicians ‘not a simple issue to fix’
• Hooked on ID with Jason P. Burnham, MD Jason P. Burnham, MD
• Auto-FMT successful in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation
• C. difficile survives commercial laundering of hospital bedsheets
• Ceftolozane-tazobactam effectively treats MDR P. aeruginosa infections
• Fluorescent imaging probe quickly detects gram-negative bacteria in lungs
• Making the case for pharmacist-administered penicillin skin test
• Mosquito traps that mimic humans, cattle have ‘great potential’ for malaria control
• PrEP roll-out in Australia led to rapid decline in new HIV infections
• Prevalence of health care-associated infections falls to 3.2% in US
• Seasonal flu vaccine does not significantly impact efficacy of pandemic vaccine
• Smartphone-based assay diagnoses UTIs at point of care
• Sunlight may kill dust-dwelling bacteria
• Vaccination reduces flu-related hospitalization risk in pregnant women by 40%
• 20% of outpatient antibiotics prescribed without a patient visit
• Adjuvanted flu vaccine may reduce hospitalization risk in nursing home residents
• Cidara’s novel antifungal shows promise in phase 2 study
• Daptomycin, fosfomycin combination more effective against MRSA
• Dogs sniff out malaria in children’s socks
• Efavirenz exposure increases risk of neurological conditions in infants
• LEAP 2 study demonstrates safety, efficacy of oral lefamulin for CABP
• Rates of chlamydial conjunctivitis drop after CDC screening recommendations
• Sepsis surveillance limited by variations in claims data
• Study finds no link between neurocognitive impairment, depression in HIV patients
• Study spotlights sex differences in achievement and rank in ID faculty
• Teens with opioid use disorders infrequently screened for HCV, HIV
• WhatsApp alert improves real-time antimicrobial stewardship program
• Optimizing treatment for patients with staph bacteremia Jeff Brock, PharmD, MBA, BCIDP