Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Physicians gauge readiness for next pandemic
• 3-month vaginal ring for HIV prevention enters clinical trial
• 645K people may die each year from flu, new estimate shows
• Children with Zika face challenges beyond infancy
• Connecticut river systems associated with higher incidence of legionellosis
• Genetic mutation in FluMist could be altered to restore effectiveness
• Guano-filled tunnels cause deadly outbreak in Dominican Republic
• H3N2, known to evade vaccine, is predominant flu strain in US
• Is ‘man flu’ real? Study examines science behind men’s complaints
• National targets for HIV prevention in reach if PrEP uptake increases
• WHO praises Uganda’s ‘exemplary’ response to Marburg outbreak
• Is the US prepared for an attack with a weaponized biothreat like smallpox?
• Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra: Another advance in TB diagnostics David L. Cohn, MD
• Is avian flu coming for you? Thomas M Yuill, PhD; Donald Kaye, MD, MACP
• FDA clears DxNA’s valley fever test
• 100 years after 1918 pandemic, flu still top ID threat
• Bivalent norovirus vaccine elicits immune response up to 1 year
• Avycaz noninferior to meropenem for nosocomial pneumonia
• Deforestation creates habitat for mosquito vectors
• HIV vaccine fails to suppress viral load, affect reservoir
• IDSA withholds support for international sepsis guidelines
• Internet-based STI testing nearly doubles uptake vs. clinic visits
• Larger burn injuries associated with HAIs
• Men with HPV16 at 20-fold increased risk for reinfection after 1 year
• MRSA clone circulating in pig farms found in nursing home residents
• Multimorbidity increasing among patients with HIV
• One dose of pneumococcal vaccine plus booster effective
• PPIs increase risk for hospital-onset CDI by 44%
• Primaquine best for malaria prevention, researchers say
• Probiotics, xylitol gum ineffective against sore throat
• Researchers: WHO HIV guidelines miss patients with low-level viremia
• Social media predicted Disneyland measles outbreak 2 years earlier
• Some Ebola survivors have antibodies 40 years after infection
• State-mandated MRSA surveillance fails to reduce prevalence in ICUs
• Study supports narrow-spectrum antibiotics for pediatric respiratory infections
• Traditional interventions can prevent cardiovascular disease in patients with HIV
• Trees in public park may be source of cryptococcal infection in South Africa
• Trumenba effective against meningococcal B in adolescents, young adults
• Urine test detects active TB in HIV-negative patients
• Xpert Ultra assay shows superior sensitivity for TB in patients with HIV
• Rapid diagnosis of invasive candidiasis and application to antifungal stewardship Leah Molloy, PharmD; Evan Abrass, PharmD