Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• Ending STD epidemic in MSM requires ‘the action of many’ Caitlyn Stulpin
• AAP recommends temporarily separating newborns from mothers with COVID-19 Ken Downey Jr.
• COVID-19 in Africa: ‘Prepare for the worst, but hope for the best’ Eamon N. Dreisbach
• IDSA: ‘Best available scientific data’ should guide decision to reopen country Eamon N. Dreisbach; Caitlyn Stulpin
• IDSA publishes ‘living guidelines’ on treatment of COVID-19 Gerard Gallagher
• Physicians address ‘increasing concern’ about effects of COVID-19 among PLWH Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Q&A: Research about COVID-19 transmission in animals is ‘urgently needed’ Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Researchers hope to detect, contain infectious disease outbreaks using Fitbit data Caitlyn Stulpin
• Are higher STD rates among MSM an unavoidable consequence of increased PrEP use? Paul A. Volberding, MD
• US pharmaceutical supply chain unprepared for COVID-19
• Tularemia, aka ‘rabbit fever’: A rare disease and potential bioweapon Donald Kaye, MD, MACP
• DRC Ebola epidemic ‘stubbornly resistant’ to public health measures Caitlyn Stulpin
• Hooked on ID with Jessica Howard-Anderson, MD Jessica Howard-Anderson, MD
• 8-year study shows coronaviruses have ‘sharp seasonality’ Caitlyn Stulpin
• Average cost for hepatitis A hospitalization topped $16K in 2017 Caitlyn Stulpin
• Decline in national C. difficile burden correlates with decrease in health care-associated cases Caitlyn Stulpin
• GPEI recommends postponing polio eradication efforts due to COVID-19 Ken Downey Jr.
• In US, 1.7% of COVID-19 cases occur in children Ken Downey Jr.
• Increased antibiotic use correlates with higher risk for hospital admission Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Lower trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole dose may be safer than standard for P. jirovecii pneumonia Caitlyn Stulpin
• More than 80% of people with chronic HBV in US are undiagnosed Caitlyn Stulpin
• Nearly all service members achieve viral suppression in DoD model of care Caitlyn Stulpin
• New HCV guidelines recommend universal testing for all adults Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Oral antibiotic regimen for PWID with invasive infections reduces readmission rates Caitlyn Stulpin
• Removing ESBL labeling in EMRs reduces carbapenem use for infections Caitlyn Stulpin
• Researchers report possible vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in China Ken Downey Jr.
• Tribal communities show high burden of S. aureus Eamon N. Dreisbach
• Women living with HIV have greater burden of non-AIDS comorbidities Caitlyn Stulpin