Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Infection control in hospitals: The role of environmental disinfection
• WHO: Additional MERS case, deaths reported in Saudi Arabia, UAE
• Global partnership targets spread of infectious diseases
• Hajj pilgrims may contribute to transmission of influenza
• No changes proposed to meningococcal vaccine recommendations for MSM
• Plans underway to develop TB vaccines using rhPIV2 technology
• Vitamin D levels failed to predict HCV treatment outcome
• CDC: Young, middle-aged adults bear brunt of flu season
• ACIP releases 2014 recommended adult immunization schedule
• Influenza vaccination in 2014: Familiar virus, but different season Matthew Zahn, MD
• Viral hepatitis presentations in pediatrics Margaret C. Fisher, MD
• Chikungunya here to stay Donald Kaye, MD, MACP
• Caspofungin may be effective as pre-emptive strategy in ICU patients
• Low vitamin D predicted mortality in HIV
• Adolescents, young adults with HIV more likely to delay treatment
• Current HCV therapies may not benefit older patients
• Signed ‘commitment letters’ lowered inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions
• PTX3 deficiency may increase aspergillosis risk in HSCT recipients
• Fewer pills led to better adherence, virologic suppression in HIV
• HCV under-documented on death certificates
• Partner services program helped identify HIV cases among MSM
• Transplant microsporidiosis confirmed in three organ recipients
• Additional H7N9 cases reported in China
• Cytokine levels may predict poor outcome in influenza patients
• HCV increased risk for dying prematurely
• HCV prevalence, cost burden continue to rise
• HPV vaccination not tied to risky sexual behavior
• Incomplete CD4 recovery increased mortality despite viral suppression
• Interventions could decrease broad-spectrum antibiotic use
• Lower vancomycin dosage inadequate in younger oncology patients
• Ondansetron use not reaching its target audience in children with gastroenteritis
• PCV serotypes nearly replaced by non-vaccine serotypes in Canada
• Prophylaxis reduced risk for pneumocystis pneumonia among RA patients on biologics
• Revised algorithm decreased costs, number of early-onset sepsis evaluations
• RSV deemed important respiratory pathogen among older adults
• School immunization mandates continue to face legislative challenges
• Unvaccinated patients hit hardest by severe influenza this season
• Xenodiagnosis for B. burgdorferi detection safe in humans
• CDC: Possible hepatitis A exposure at South Carolina restaurant
• Rapid MRSA testing did not reduce use of inappropriate antibiotics
• Malaria risk still high for many in Africa
• Despite highest HIV incidence, blacks show low linkage to care
• Echocardiographic abnormalities more likely among ART-naive patients with HIV
• Cephalosporin-resistant E. coli linked to health care exposure, travel to high incidence regions
• HHS funds drug development to protect against bioterrorism
• Walgreens expands HCV pharmacy services
• IDSA urges Obama administration to support efforts to reduce antibiotic resistance
• Lesotho expands HIV services to population
• Certain tests more accurate in diagnosing childhood UTIs
• Clindamycin, cefazolin effective for osteoarticular infections caused by S. aureus
• Incidence of varicella zoster virus infection low among pediatric cancer patients
• New drug showed promising results against neonatal enteroviral sepsis
• VRE transmitted to neonatal ICU from adult inpatients
• Most vaccine errors related to name confusion Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• Penicillin skin testing in hospitalized patients Jeff Brock, PharmD, MBA, BCIDP