Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• MERS 4 years later: Still much to learn
• Continued pertussis outbreaks call vaccine effectiveness into question Edward A. Bell, PharmD, BCPS
• 3-D printers, lab-grown 'mini brains' used to study Zika's effect
• Antimicrobial resistance could claim 10 million lives annually, cost $100 trillion by 2050
• Antiviral prophylaxis cost-effective to prevent perinatal HBV transmission
• CDC broadens weekly reporting of Zika pregnancies
• CDC: More Americans die of HCV than any other infectious disease
• CDC updates guidance on tick-borne rickettsial diseases
• Congress struggles to reach agreement on Zika funding bill
• Four multistate Salmonella outbreaks in US linked to small turtles
• Frequent antibiotic treatment increases spread of resistant N. gonorrhoeae more than sexual behavior
• HCV prevalent among excessive alcohol drinkers, former drinkers
• Indian Health Service increases HCV testing rate fourfold
• Lassa fever outbreak reported in Liberia
• National data reveal prevalence of HIV among MSM on local level
• Olympic Games in Brazil come with personal, global health implications
• Ongoing varicella outbreak affects 75 children in New York
• Patients with HIV, mental illness require integrated approach to care
• Persistence of Ebola virus in semen raises concerns over resurgence
• Q&A: Getting people tested remains top priority in US eradication of HIV
• Societies raise concerns over FDA’s draft guidance on laboratory developed tests
• WHO confirms outbreak Zika virus strain imported to Africa
• WHO deems Angola yellow fever outbreak ‘serious public health event’
• WHO recommends shorter regimen, new diagnostic test for MDR-TB
• Is it safe for travelers to interact with camels in countries on the Arabian Peninsula?
• Antibiotic stewardship programs: Potential and pitfalls Burke A. Cunha, MD, MACP
• Armadillos: Vectors of leprosy in the US? Donald Kaye, MD, MACP; Matthew E. Levison, MD, FACP
• FDA approves Flucelvax Quadrivalent
• FDA: Drug companies must estimate sales of antimicrobials by species
• FDA recommends limiting use of fluoroquinolones
• CDC estimates 30% of antibiotic prescriptions in US unnecessary
• Abstinence-only pledgers at increased risk for HPV, nonmarital pregnancy
• African monkeypox outbreak suggests frequent community, familial transmission
• Alpacas in Qatar infected with MERS-CoV
• Blacks, young women with HCV less likely to receive DAA therapy
• Candida albicans associated with mental disorders
• CAP patients often receive unnecessary MRSA antibiotics
• CDC: Safety, health violations lead to thousands of public pool closures
• Chicken coops, wastewater plants serve as breeding grounds for antibiotic resistance
• Diabetes increases risk for CAP
• Graduating residents say exposure, salary influence ID career decisions
• Gut microbiota predicts risk for chemotherapy-related BSI
• H. pylori eradication linked to reduced gastric cancer incidence
• Health officials announce first Zika-related death in Puerto Rico
• Historical review suggests decades of treatable syphilis in Africa
• HIV patients less likely to receive treatment for many cancers
• HIV prematurely ages humans by an average of 5 years
• Hospitalizations for injection drug use-associated infections increase in US
• Infant rotavirus vaccination program reduces hospitalizations by 70%
• Influenza A virus may not cross-protect children against influenza B
• Integrated HCV testing model successfully increases linkage to care
• Key component of PEPFAR’s budget drops 33% in 1 year
• Local transmission common during 2013 Texan dengue outbreak
• Malaria vaccine candidate effective 1 year after vaccination
• Maternal HIV infection reduces risk for neonatal sepsis in Zambia
• Media reports of NICU outbreaks linked to increased antibiotic use
• MRSA carriage prevalent among asymptomatic athletes
• Mucocutaneous findings, lesional skin associated with Zika virus infection
• NAI titers better predict influenza protection
• National prevention program reduces CAUTIs, catheter use in non-ICUs
• New chemical from Antarctic sponge extract kills MRSA biofilm
• One-third of female physician–scientists report sexual harassment
• Prompt ART improves HIV patient outcomes
• Solid organ transplant patients less frequently experience sepsis mortality
• Statins do not affect pneumonia patients’ LOS, mortality
• US HIV infections decline, but fail to meet national goals
• Switch from quadrivalent to 9-valent vaccine could reduce HPV prevalence
• Pertussis incidence significantly declines in New York after legislation
• CDC: Providers should consider Zika in returning US travelers
• CDC recommends testing urine samples for Zika virus
• Chronic liver disease represents 'excessive burden' for individuals, health care system
• Contaminated heater-cooler units facilitate invasive nontuberculous mycobacteria infection
• e-Health technology increases flu vaccination rates among college students
• MODIFY: Bezlotoxumab prevents recurrent C. difficile infection in high-risk patients
• Mortality, severe illness more common in MERS vs. SARI
• Novel orthopoxvirus discovered in Alaska patient
• Novel TB skin test as accurate as IGRAs in phase 3 trials
• Outbreak of Guillain-Barré syndrome in Brazil suggests Zika association
• Patients contract SSIs after receiving FDA-regulated amniotic tissue product
• Pediatric providers report adherence to IDSA CAP guidelines
• Preterm infants hospitalized for RSV face increased risk for ICU admission
• Probiotics reduce C. difficile infection risk in hospitalized patients taking antibiotics
• Syphilis prevalence increases among pregnant women, infants
• Trumenba provides strong immune response among adolescents, young adults
• Video on pneumococcal vaccination increases immunization rates
• Injectable antiretrovirals: The future of HIV management? Kimberly Boeser, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP; Bethanne Carpenter, PharmD