Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Clinicians battle infections in solid organ transplantation
• Measles outbreaks result of unvaccinated population
• Antiviral agent reduced cytomegalovirus disease after HSCT
• CD4 counts at entry to HIV care unchanged since '92
• MRSA incidence in dialysis patients declining
• Research consortium, FDA establish HCV collaboration
• Resistant E. coli common in long-term care facilities
• Similar antibody levels found among 4 PCV13 immunization schedules
• SSIs, VAP constitute bulk of annual HAI costs
• West Nile virus infections spreading in European, neighboring countries
• Influenza: Not a time for complacency Timothy W. Jones, MD
• IMDx assay receives FDA clearance for influenza, RSV
• H7N9 may be resistant to antivirals
• Listeriosis outbreak linked to unsanitary conditions at processing facility
• New assay identifies slow-clearing, artemisinin-resistant P. falciparum malaria
• Engineered MERS strain may be vaccine candidate
• Reasons for mumps outbreaks in vaccinated population remain unclear
• Gene test distinguished viral, bacterial respiratory infections
• Early detection, ART decreased HIV transmission
• Fluoroquinolones increased dysglycemia risk in diabetics
• H5N1 vaccine appropriate for pre-pandemic, pandemic immunization
• H7N9 potentially highly transmissible, virulent
• HCV, waist circumference linked to greater liver stiffness
• HEV outbreak affected more than 5,000 in South Sudan
• HIV prevalence rates declined among US military applicants
• Improved adherence to PrEP led to less HIV transmission
• Invasive MRSA infections cut by almost one-third
• Invasive MRSA infections more common in black children
• IV zanamivir safe, reduced virus load in severe influenza
• Kawasaki disease rate continues to climb in South Korea
• LAIV4 expected to replace LAIV3 this flu season
• Lymphogranuloma venereum major cause of C. trachomatis in MSM with HIV
• MDR gram-negative bacilli colonization remains high in US military
• Multiple enteropathogens appeared to cause diarrhea in Bangladesh
• Outbreaks related to drinking water caused more than 1,000 illnesses
• PPI use linked to nosocomial C. difficile infection
• Researchers identify 39 genes related to TB drug resistance
• Reversion common in MRSA-positive skin and soft tissue infections
• Septicemia diagnoses dramatically increased among military personnel
• Targeted HCV screening effectively identified infected former drug users
• Changing to zero fluid displacement IV connector reduced CLABSIs
• MERS still not international health emergency, continued surveillance necessary
• NIH tests H7N9 vaccine
• Adherence to antimicrobial guidelines varied by hospital site
• Breath test identified metabolites associated with fungal pneumonia
• CDI incidence doubled since 2001
• Efavirenz associated with suicidality
• Herpes zoster vaccinations low among older adults
• Hospital disinfectants created drug-resistant Acinetobacter strains
• Hospital-acquired MRSA increased active infection rate
• Lower daptomycin dose for obese patients noninferior, cost-effective
• Lower vancomycin dose efficacious in C. difficile
• Pertussis incidence among older adults may be underestimated
• Sandflies found in three states in Austria
• Secondary UTI diagnosis increased clinical, economic burdens
• Similar efficacy found between tedizolid, linezolid
• Triple oseltamivir dose resulted in rapid clearance of H1N1
• Trivalent influenza vaccine: It may be 
time to step up our game Kati Shihadeh, PharmD, BCIDP