Infectious Disease News Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Infectious Disease News.
Table of Contents
- N-95 masks for influenza? Theodore C. Eickhoff, MD
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- AIDS Compendium
- CDC reports multiple cases of oseltamivir-resistant influenza A (H1N1)
- Documentation of prenatal HIV strategy may decrease risk of vertical transmission
- Heightened awareness, renewed commitment needed to eradicate polio
- New HPV seroprevalence data may help guide vaccine policies
- Pneumonia, influenza A (H1N1) co-infection led to more severe disease, increased mortality
- Risk for HIV, STDs associated with anal intercourse merits more attention by health care providers of young adults
- U.S. moves closer to forming national HIV/AIDS strategy
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- Chlorine, filtration may not be enough to protect against Cryptosporidium
- Despite increase in MRSA, no change in rate of office visits for dermatitis, SSTI
- Severe pneumonia shifted to younger age groups during influenza A (H1N1) outbreak in Mexico
- Antibiotic cost: Not always correlated with drug novelty Mary Butler, PharmD
- Feline rabies: Diagnosis and prevention methods Arnon Shimshony, DVM