Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Health care industry struggles to keep pace with ‘tectonic shift’ in paid family leave Rob Volansky
• Accidental needlestick makes Florida nurse first case of occupationally acquired monkeypox Emma Bascom
• CDC committee recommends adding COVID-19 vaccine to childhood immunization schedule Andrew (Drew) Rhoades
• Cefepime-taniborbactam statistically superior to meropenem for treatment of cUTI Caitlyn Stulpin
• Clinical trial of antiviral for monkeypox goes forward as cases decline Stephen I. Feller
• COVID-19 boosters reduce symptom severity and duration Caitlyn Stulpin
• COVID-19 rebound not due to impaired immune response, small study suggests Stephen I. Feller
• COVID-19 vaccines prevented more than 300K deaths among Medicare beneficiaries in 2021 Stephanie C. Viguers
• Data from Chile suggest an early, ‘atypical’ flu season for US Stephen I. Feller
• Diagnostic stewardship drives reduction in antibiotic prescribing for UTIs Stephen I. Feller
• Fatigue, headache most common long COVID symptoms Ken Downey Jr.
• FDA authorizes Moderna, Pfizer’s bivalent omicron boosters for children, adolescents Rose Weldon
• FDA: Evusheld may lack efficacy against upcoming COVID-19 subvariants
• Fewer than half of US adults plan to get flu vaccine despite warnings of a severe season Caitlyn Stulpin
• Five US airports screening travelers from Uganda in response to Ebola outbreak Caitlyn Stulpin
• HCV elimination unlikely to be hindered by suboptimal direct-acting antiviral efficacy Caitlyn Stulpin
• HIV-specific factors contribute to increased risk for MDR-E Caitlyn Stulpin
• IDSA announces courage award honoring Fauci Gerard Gallagher
• IDWeek back as in-person meeting for first time since before COVID-19 Gerard Gallagher
• Incident hypertension, cumulative viral load possibly linked in people with HIV Holly Liptak
• Infants with sepsis exposed to antibiotics have altered gut microbiomes Rose Weldon
• Letermovir prevents CMV disease in kidney transplant patients — a ‘less toxic’ alternative Stephen I. Feller
• Long-acting injectable effective, well tolerated in patients with HIV regardless of race Caitlyn Stulpin
• Many Hispanic people with HIV experience health care discrimination, study finds Stephen I. Feller
• Medicaid spending on antiretrovirals nearly tripled in recent years Caitlyn Stulpin
• Model shows interventions could narrow life expectancy gap between Black, white MSM Gerard Gallagher
• Monkeypox worse for those with weakened immune systems, HIV, new data show Stephen I. Feller
• MRSA PCR nasal swab shows promise as stewardship tool Rose Weldon
• Multiple RSV vaccines in late-stage development show promise in older adults John C. Schoen, MA
• Myocarditis, pericarditis remains rare after COVID-19 booster Stephen I. Feller
• National collaborative improves antibiotic prescribing for common pediatric infections John C. Schoen, MA
• No increases in hospital-acquired VRE bloodstream infections seen after screening ceased Caitlyn Stulpin
• ‘Not shocking’: Breastfeeding rates at large hospital fell during pandemic Rose Weldon
• Only one in 10 people with HCV and an indication offered PrEP, study finds Caitlyn Stulpin
• Opioids implicated in most fatal poisonings of US toddlers, study finds Gerard Gallagher
• Oral ibrexafungerp provides favorable therapeutic response in patients with fungal disease Caitlyn Stulpin
• Patients with CDI given ridinilazole had sustained clinical response, fewer recurrences Caitlyn Stulpin
• Patients with COVID-19 and comorbid conditions have increased odds of hospital readmission Caitlyn Stulpin
• Pediatricians encouraged to reframe vaccines to help reverse flagging rates Rose Weldon
• People with HIV should participate in tuberculosis vaccine trials, new recommendations say Caitlyn Stulpin
• Pre-existing illness strongest indicator of risk for severe COVID-19 in children Rose Weldon
• Preexisting psychological distress may be risk factor for long COVID Andrew (Drew) Rhoades
• SARS-CoV-2 infects fat tissue, possibly explaining obesity risk factor Stephen I. Feller
• Seroconversion with DVR use did not negatively impact treatment outcome Caitlyn Stulpin
• ‘Sobering’ data show increase in pediatric firearm injuries during pandemic Rose Weldon
• Cefiderocol effective against treatment-resistant bacteria, studies find Caitlyn Stulpin
• Treatments for MAC, M. abscessus pulmonary infection often not guideline based Caitlyn Stulpin
• Universal masking no longer recommended in health care facilities, CDC says Caitlyn Stulpin
• US gives nod to Novavax’s COVID-19 booster as alternative to mRNA shots Gerard Gallagher
• Varicella deaths in US have ‘practically been eliminated’ by vaccination Caitlyn Stulpin
• VIDEO: Early SARS-CoV-2 exposure may impact infant development Rose Weldon
• VIDEO: Incoming IDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, lays out agenda for next year John C. Schoen, MA
• VIDEO: Parents even less concerned about flu since COVID-19 pandemic Rose Weldon
• VIDEO: Should ACAM2000 be a first-line monkeypox vaccine? Two experts debate Gerard Gallagher
• Women with HIV have increased risk for left ventricular systolic dysfunction Caitlyn Stulpin
• How can paid family leave help address inequity in medicine?
• Long COVID and me: A true story Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
• Hooked on ID with Beth Thielen, MD, PhD
• TikTok contraception content misleading, mostly created by laypeople Kalie VanDewater
• Exploring the role of oral valacyclovir in the treatment of herpes simplex encephalitis James LeFevre; Jeff Brock, PharmD, MBA, BCIDP