Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Probiotics: An unproven answer to prevent C. difficile infection
• AAP recommends both nasal spray and flu shot for 2019-2020 season
• ACIP updates schedules for vaccines against Japanese encephalitis, anthrax
• Amid ongoing violence, Ebola outbreak in Congo tops 1,000 cases
• Novel flu vaccine shows efficacy against mismatched H3N2 virus
• Progress against staph infections has ‘stalled,’ CDC says
• Q&A: Understanding persistent low-level viremia in people with HIV
• Transplant tourism: A ‘pervasive’ and dangerous ‘shadow world of medicine’
• Oregon boy’s case shows how ‘horrific’ tetanus can be
• Collaboration in infection control essential to meet future health crises Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, DO
• Watch out for C. auris: It’s not just a problem for infection control Suzanne F. Bradley, MD
• Clostridioides difficile: What's in a name?
• Hooked on ID with Kelly Cawcutt, MD, MS Kelly Cawcutt, MD, MS
• DAAs effective in patients coinfected with HCV and HIV
• 14% of patients at Ohio hospital positive for toxigenic C. difficile at admission
• Aerosol transmission of CRAB possible from ventilated patients
• Analysis shows ‘meaningful’ decline in outpatient antibiotics in New England
• Any exposure to fluconazole during pregnancy increases risk for spontaneous abortions
• CHG bathing not associated with lower risk for gram-negative infections
• Early palliative care consultation reduces antimicrobial consumption at end of life
• Ebola survivors face high burden of ongoing health issues
• Hepatic steatosis common in young adults with life-long HIV
• Hospital cleaning bundle reduces VRE infections by 37%
• Hospital-based stewardship does not reduce fluoroquinolone prescribing at discharge
• In anthrax attack, brief checklist can rapidly identify victims
• Many patients with advanced cancer inappropriately treated for UTIs
• More evidence MMR vaccine does not cause autism, even in at-risk children
• Patients with sickle cell disease may have lower risk for C. difficile
• Relationship between T. vaginalis, TVV may be commensal
• ‘Sentinel chickens’ implicate Florida Panhandle as epicenter for Eastern equine encephalitis virus in US
• Severity of Zika outbreak explains microcephaly rate in northeast Brazil
• Spaceflight activates latent herpes viruses in astronauts, NASA study shows
• ‘SuperTowel’: Treated fabric could decontaminate hands in emergency
• Updated guidance on asymptomatic bacteriuria adds patients who should not be tested
• Vaginal TFV gel may protect against HSV-2 in women
• Discover trial: TAF noninferior to TDF for HIV PrEP
• HIV self-test kits improve testing rates among sexual partners
• Home-based universal test-and-treat program cuts HIV incidence by 30%
• Initiating ART without CD4 testing increases early mortality risk
• IV drug use, HCV predict syphilis in women with HIV
• London man is second person to achieve sustained HIV remission after stem cell transplant
• Pilot study finds HCV treatment safe in pregnancy
• Point-of-care viral load testing improves HIV viral suppression, retention in care by 14%
• PrEP uptake increases nearly 30% among MSM at high risk for HIV
• ‘Reassured’: Short TB treatment safe in adults with HIV on dolutegravir
• Studies support use of integrase inhibitors in pregnant women with HIV
• Study demonstrates cardiac safety of bedaquiline plus delamanid for MDR-TB
• Tshepiso study: Preventive TB therapy not associated with poor pregnancy outcomes
• VIDEO: Addressing the syndemic of STIs and HIV
• VIDEO: Engaging young MSM in prevention strategies, treatment
• VIDEO: Latest case of HIV remission a 'nice example' of interdisciplinary cooperation
• VIDEO: 'No clear road map' for HIV cure strategies
• VIDEO: TB prevention critical among people with HIV
• 4 months of rifampin for latent TB shows promise Kati Shihadeh, PharmD, BCIDP; Khanh-Linh Le, PharmD
• Which probiotics or combination of probiotics hold the most promise for C. difficile prevention?