Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Fecal microbiota transplantation moves into the mainstream
• Entomological Society of America calls for improved tick surveillance, education of specialists
• Physicians growing dissatisfied with EHR systems
• Plague cases reported in California, Colorado
• Specialists highlight recent advances, obstacles in HIV functional cure
• VOICE trial underscores challenge of PrEP adherence
• Over 99% of contact lens wearers in CDC survey risked eye infection
• Why ID specialists should care about substance use treatment Bruce R. Schackman, PhD
• MERS-CoV: The back-burner, front-burner shuffle Donald Kaye, MD, MACP; Marjorie P. Pollack, MD
• FDA warns duodenoscope manufacturers after ‘superbug’ outbreaks
• AASLD/IDSA release updated HCV treatment guidelines
• Greater H1N1 immunity found among younger people in 2013-2014
• Animal markets facilitate emergence of novel influenza A viruses
• Antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory infections remain high, vary among providers
• Antifungal therapy fails to prevent invasive candidiasis after surgery for intra-abdominal infection
• AS03 adjuvant enhances immune response to H7N9 vaccine
• Benznidazole-related cutaneous reaction rate high in patients with Chagas’ disease
• CDC: Coordinated reduction in antibiotic-resistant infections could save 37,000 lives over 5 years
• CDC publishes ACIP 2015-2016 influenza vaccine guidelines
• Certain background infections may play etiologic role in CAP
• Chronic HCV influences subclinical CVD
• Compliance with infection control guidelines poor; worse in low-income countries
• Contact precautions reduce rate of noninfectious adverse events
• Copayments linked to antibiotic resistance in low-, middle-income countries
• Antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory infections remain high, vary among providers
• Corticosteroids reduce death, hospital length of stay among CAP patients
• Curbing antibiotic use reduces rates of community-associated C. difficile
• Current molecular techniques fail to detect bacterial source of cellulitis
• CYD-TDV dengue vaccine may reduce hospitalization risk in children
• Daily PrEP lowers hip, spine BMD in HIV-seronegative patients
• Deaths among youth with HIV less common; other complications emerge
• Efficacy of azithromycin against M. genitalium declines
• Emphasis on danger of preventable diseases eases vaccine hesitancy
• Empiric antibiotic use surges despite no increase in nosocomial pathogens
• Extended use of antibiotics for Lyme disease increases
• Gardasil 9 safe, effective when taken with other routine vaccines
• H7N9 demonstrates greater transmission, pandemic risk than H5N1
• HAART during pregnancy may cause adverse birth outcomes
• HIV providers less likely than hepatologists to screen for HCC
• HIV testing rates low for gay male adolescents
• HIV-associated Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients benefit from cART, ABVD
• ICU patients admitted with C. difficile colonization at risk for subsequent infections
• Infants in Papua New Guinea lack protective levels of RSV-neutralizing antibody
• Inhaled nitric oxide no better than placebo for cerebral malaria
• IPV safety reinforced ahead of worldwide adoption
• ‘Lab-on-a-Disc’ reduces time to detect, identify bacteria in urine
• Lax vaccination laws lead to more infectious disease
• Low risk for bird-to-human transmission of HPAI H5 viruses
• Mexican sex workers recruited as teens at increased risk for HIV, sexual violence
• Multifaceted strategy reduces SSI during cesarean section
• New guidelines aim to reduce vaccine injection pain
• New IDSA guidelines address gaps in vertebral osteomyelitis management
• One-dose cholera vaccine may be more effective during epidemic
• Pet turtles cause Salmonella Poona outbreak
• Pneumococcal meningitis remains steady since Prevnar 13 introduction
• Polio vaccination programs face challenges in high-conflict areas
• Portable UV booth disinfects contaminated PPE
• Postpartum HIV care improves retention, outcomes
• Pretreatment HIV drug resistance leads patients to switch to second-line ART
• Probiotic ineffective for prevention, elimination of GI colonization with drug-resistant organisms
• Recommended vaccine coverages could cause monetary losses for HIV clinics
• Researchers identify significant SSI risk in patients with diabetes
• Residence predicts pediatric hospitalizations for bronchiolitis, pneumonia
• RSV F vaccine safe, well-tolerated in women of childbearing age
• Socioeconomic status influences influenza hospitalization rates
• Two-dose chickenpox vaccination program reduces US outbreaks by 78%
• Type 2 diabetes diagnosis related to antibiotic use
• Vaccine coverage for kindergartners remains high; exemptions stay low
• Wheeze, ED visits increase in patients with rhinovirus
• Paper-based test screens for Ebola, dengue, yellow fever in minutes
• ‘Drinkable Book’ uses antibacterial paper to purify water
• Paper-based test screens for Ebola, dengue, yellow fever in minutes
• Topology of spinach leaves responsible for inadequate disinfection rinsing
• Cresemba: A novel, broad-spectrum triazole antifungal agent Leah Molloy, PharmD