Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• ID treatment in children: Slow to evolve, impossible to ignore
• CDC recommends Coartem for pregnant women with malaria
• IDSA survey reveals lower salaries, gender inequality
• Mass antibiotic dosing reduces child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa
• Menopause worsens fatigue, muscle aches in women with HIV
• More evidence shows Sustiva increases risk for suicidal behavior
• New app recommends strategies for integrating disease control programs
• New regimens better for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis
• Proximity to sick airplane passenger greatly increases risk for infection
• SAGE backs recommendation to limit dengue vaccination
• Trained rats more successful in diagnosing TB than standard tests
• Old vs. new: Choosing the right treatment for bacterial infections in children
• Malaria in 2018: A glass half full Philip J. Rosenthal, MD
• Diphtheria: The disease that shouldn’t be Matthew E. Levison, MD, FACP; Donald Kaye, MD, MACP
• FDA draft guidance on drug compounding may limit access to affordable medications
• Albendazole improves stamina of women farmers with hookworm
• Gepotidacin shows promise against gonorrhea in phase 2 trial
• HCV prevalence in baby boomers 6% in small NJ city ED
• HIV testing in South African ED reveals high burden of undiagnosed infections
• HPV vaccine lacks efficacy in adults with HIV
• ID specialist consultation lowers mortality from some MDROs
• Ivermectin shows promise as antimalaria tool
• Nearly all new nonsusceptible A. baumannii cases health care related
• Patients with Buruli ulcer benefit by delaying surgery decision
• Pertussis vaccine, although effective, offers less protection over time
• Preprint research underused in disease outbreaks
• Short-course AmBisome effective against persistent leishmaniasis
• Short-term exposure to air pollution particles causes respiratory infections
• Study explores risk factors for household Ebola transmission
• Unrestricted access to DAAs nearly eliminates HCV in Australian prison
• Used socks reveal odor that attracts mosquitoes to malaria patients
• Zika may be infectious in semen for only a few weeks
• 2 million more flu cases could be avoided by hitting national target
• HCV point-of-care diagnostics remove barriers to care
• Patients with chronic HCV at higher risk for ICD-10-classified diseases
• Patient-specific antibiograms can improve antibiotic susceptibility predictions
• Rare tick-borne disease found in Austin-area caves
• RESTORE-IMI 1: Phase 3 data support use of relebactam for CRE
• Rural US counties with active HIV transmission lack prevention services
• Preventing meningococcal disease in patients receiving Soliris Leah Molloy, PharmD