Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Pandemic created ‘perfect storm’ for health care-associated infections Caitlyn Stulpin
• Prison program for HIV PrEP enrolls 93% of eligible people Caitlyn Stulpin
• Adults with hepatitis C at increased risk for developing active TB Caitlyn Stulpin
• Area-level social determinants of health associated with COVID-19 mortality, study shows Caitlyn Stulpin
• Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines provide added protection, real-world data show Stephen I. Feller
• CDC to expand wastewater testing for poliovirus Rose Weldon
• Children at high risk for monkeypox complications, review finds Rose Weldon
• COVID-19 cases spiked in schools that lifted mask mandates, study finds Rose Weldon
• COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers release positive data on boosters Stephen I. Feller; Caitlyn Stulpin; Gerard Gallagher
• Disparities in COVID-19 vaccine equity persist, though the situation has improved Caitlyn Stulpin
• High nasal and total SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels associated with longer recovery Caitlyn Stulpin
• HIV seroconversions tied to poor PrEP adherence Caitlyn Stulpin
• Invasive Asian mosquito ‘can survive anywhere,’ could alter malaria landscape in Africa Stephen I. Feller
• Mass asymptomatic COVID-19 testing program reduced hospital admissions Andrew (Drew) Rhoades
• Monoclonal antibody safely prevents malaria infection in adults Caitlyn Stulpin
• Patients with disseminated gonococcal infection lack usual symptoms Caitlyn Stulpin
• Paxlovid associated with decreased hospitalization among adults with COVID-19 Caitlyn Stulpin
• Pfizer says maternal RSV vaccine prevents infection in infants Rose Weldon
• Provider confidence in PrEP initiation associated with PrEP knowledge and attitudes Caitlyn Stulpin
• Q&A: Ohio measles outbreak ‘just a matter of time’ Rose Weldon
• Record 40 million children missed measles vaccine dose last year, CDC and WHO say Rose Weldon
• Recurrent candidemia reported in 6% of patients with prior infection Caitlyn Stulpin
• Routine vaccination coverage falls to 13-year low among infants Rose Weldon
• ‘Seeking exceptional candidates’: NIH posts job ad to replace Fauci Gerard Gallagher; Caitlyn Stulpin; Stephen I. Feller
• ‘Serious setback’: New Medicare fee schedule undervalues infectious disease workforce Stephen I. Feller
• Source of fungal lung infections has spread outside historical borders Isabella Hornick
• Survey: One in seven parents do not discuss COVID-19 vaccines with kids’ PCPs Andrew (Drew) Rhoades
• ‘There’s a tripledemic out there’: US battles flu, RSV and COVID-19 Stephen I. Feller
• Maternal vaccination prevents flu-associated hospitalizations among infants Caitlyn Stulpin
• VIDEO: AAP updates guidance on RSV amid nationwide surge Rose Weldon
• VIDEO: CDC’s Oliver on the future of COVID-19 vaccines for children Gerard Gallagher
• VIDEO: ‘Exciting’ interventions coming for RSV Rose Weldon
• VIDEO: Recapping ‘COVID corner’ at IDC New York Rose Weldon
• VIDEO: ‘They’re back’ — fall outbreaks hail return of common infections Rose Weldon
• VIDEO: ‘We have strategies to prevent’ emerging and reemerging infections Rose Weldon
• VIDEO: What is causing long COVID in children? Rose Weldon
• Patients with ceftriaxone-resistant E. coli bloodstream infections have worse outcomes Caitlyn Stulpin
• Should all nursing homes have a full-time ID expert on staff?
• Hooked on ID with Jill Foster, MD
• Mobile phone intervention may help improve HIV treatment adherence Erin Michael
• STI screening, HIV testing lacking among married women Erin Michael
• Study finds many patients living with HIV prefer in-person visits to telehealth Erin Michael
• Study investigates PrEP use, preference in naive adults Erin Michael
• Role of oxygen saturation in early discontinuation of antibiotics for suspected pneumonia Michael Deaney, PharmD; Kati Shihadeh, PharmD, BCIDP