Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Sunshine Act ushers in new era of physician-industry transparency
• ART initiation among pregnant women in 
Malawi shows progress
• Early ART led to long-term remission after treatment discontinuation
• CDC: Too early to predict future of H7N9 outbreak
• Rhodococcus equi catheter-related infection in an immunocompetent patient Yanina Pasikhova, PharmD; Roula Baroudi, MD
• CROI 2013: The beat goes on — progress in 
HIV, HCV infections Paul A. Volberding, MD
• The journey from fact to fiction Donald Kaye, MD, MACP
• Colonization in groin linked to MRSA infection in adults with HIV
• High alcohol consumption increased risk for hepatocellular carcinoma among cirrhotic patients with HBV
• Inappropriate antimicrobial prescriptions common among hemodialysis outpatients
• Low income associated with higher HIV prevalence in urban areas
• Resistant-bacteria add to bloodstream infection burden
• Slight risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome attributed to H1N1 vaccine
• Steroids may reduce TB mortality
• Strong evidence perceived to support most infection prevention practices
• TB care resumed quickly after Hurricane Sandy
• Faldaprevir, simeprevir show promise in HCV/HIV coinfected patients
• CADIRIS: Maraviroc ineffective at IRIS prevention in patients with low CD4 count
• Cenicriviroc effective, led to fewer discontinuations in HIV patients
• High levels of IL-6, D-dimer predict serious non-AIDS conditions in HIV
• Late HIV care enrollment remains problematic in sub-Saharan Africa
• MK-1439 shows promise in treatment-naive males with HIV
• Once-weekly treatment effective as daily treatment in TB continuation phase
• PROMOTE: No differences in preterm birth, low birth weight in Ugandan women
• Sofosbuvir combination efficacious in difficult-to-treat HCV patients
• Trends in HIV-drug resistant transmission stabilized
• VOICE: Low adherence to tenofovir among young women