Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• In shadow of COVID-19, TB vaccine research enters new era Caitlyn Stulpin
• AI-generated score could predict prognosis of outpatients with COVID-19 Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Algorithm reduces broad-spectrum antibiotic use for UTIs by 67% Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Allergy labels have negative effects on antibiotic use, clinical outcomes Caitlyn Stulpin
• ART reduces risk that children with HIV will die from TB Ken Downey Jr.
• Biden unveils COVID-19 advisory board, says ‘bold action’ needed to fight virus Ken Downey Jr.
• Black, Latinx HCWs most likely to have COVID-19 Caitlyn Stulpin
• Broken sewage pipe might have caused small COVID-19 outbreak in China Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Carbapenem-sparing cUTI treatment shows superiority to piperacillin-tazobactam Eamon N. Dreisbach
• COVID-19 vaccine trials provide rush of good news as cases mount Gerard Gallagher; Eamon N. Dreisbach; Caitlyn Stulpin
• Critically ill patients with COVID-19 have worse outcomes vs. those with flu, study finds Erin T. Welsh, MA
• Deadly Chapare virus transmissible from human to human, researchers say Caitlyn Stulpin
• DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak declared over after 55 deaths, more than 100 cases Caitlyn Stulpin
• FDA issues series of EUAs for COVID-19 therapies, at-home testing Jason Laday; Janel Miller; Caitlyn Stulpin; Stephanie C. Viguers
• FDA OKs baloxavir marboxil as postexposure prophylaxis for flu Gerard Gallagher
• Flu during pregnancy associated with late-term pregnancy loss, reduced birth weight Caitlyn Stulpin
• ‘Good progress’ being made in RSV prevention research Ken Downey Jr.
• HIV patients in care are hospitalized substantially less often than in the past Caitlyn Stulpin
• IDSA continues to recommend remdesivir for COVID-19, departing from WHO Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Less than half of infants born to women with HCV, cirrhosis screened for HCV Katrina Altersitz
• Long-acting injection superior to daily oral HIV PrEP in cisgender women Caitlyn Stulpin
• Mass azithromycin distribution propagates antibiotic resistance Caitlyn Stulpin
• Measles killed 207K people in 2019 as cases hit 23-year high Gerard Gallagher
• Minimal monitoring program achieves SVR in hepatitis C Katrina Altersitz
• More than 1 million children in US have been diagnosed with COVID-19 Ken Downey Jr.
• Mosquito genetics could explain lack of large Zika outbreak in Africa Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Offit: Three reasons Americans may hesitate to get a COVID-19 vaccine Ken Downey Jr.
• Pandemic did not interrupt HIV treatment during trials assessing long-acting ART Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Pandemic-related measures lead to decline in other respiratory illnesses Caitlyn Stulpin
• Projection shows COVID-19 cases could nearly double by inauguration Caitlyn Stulpin
• Q&A: Is convalescent plasma effective for COVID-19? Caitlyn Stulpin
• Rate of HIV-related deaths in US falls 48% Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Religion tops list of reasons HCWs request flu vaccine exemption Caitlyn Stulpin
• Risk factors may identify asymptomatic C. difficile carriers Caitlyn Stulpin
• Rotavirus vaccine not associated with intussusception in Indian study Ken Downey Jr.
• SARS-CoV-2 infectiousness peaks in first week after symptom onset Ken Downey Jr.
• Study: Antibiotics noninferior to appendectomy for appendicitis Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Tick species twice as likely to target humans over dogs at high temperatures Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Why are there effective vaccines against COVID-19 but not TB?
• Hooked on ID with Aditya Shah, MBBS
• Acute kidney injury with COVID-19 shows potential for ‘lifetime’ impact Melissa J. Webb, MA
• Data show ‘massive’ decrease in medical spending as COVID-19 pandemic evolved Janel Miller
• Study: COVID-19 risk slightly lower for mask wearers Erin Michael
• Clinicians will play ‘critical role’ in maximizing uptake of COVID-19 vaccine Janel Miller
• Hope on the horizon for increasingly drug-resistant gonorrhea Maggie Cooper, PharmD; Kati Shihadeh, PharmD, BCIDP