Infectious Disease News Current Issue

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

Table of Contents

• PrEP at 10: Medication ‘added a lot of energy to HIV prevention’ Caitlyn Stulpin
• US allows fractional dosing of monkeypox vaccine to extend supply Gerard Gallagher
• ‘Alarming but not surprising’: Poliovirus detected in NYC sewage Gerard Gallagher
• AMA develops toolkit to help providers increase infectious disease screening Emma Bascom
• Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law, aiming to reduce health care costs Emma Bascom
• CDC recommends Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents Rose Weldon
• COVID-19 rebounds like Biden’s ‘should not dissuade’ patients from taking Paxlovid Caitlyn Stulpin
• Despite global headway, Africa lags on eliminating mother-to-child HBV transmission Mindy Valcarcel, MS
• DRC responds to Ebola resurgence in area where large outbreak occurred Caitlyn Stulpin
• Expert: Virus pairing creates ‘perfect storm’ for unexplained hepatitis surge in children Kate Burba
• Exposure to children associated with less severe COVID-19 among adults Rose Weldon
• FDA approves flu medication Xofluza for younger children Rose Weldon
• FDA: Multiple at-home COVID tests needed to confirm negative result Gerard Gallagher
• 'Get creative': Intervention aims to close gaps in HPV vaccine uptake Emma Bascom
• Hospital patients with COVID-19 at increased risk for antibiotic-resistant infections Caitlyn Stulpin
• Hypertension increases risk for COVID-19 hospitalization Isabella Hornick
• Less than one-third of people with hepatitis C get timely treatment Caitlyn Stulpin
• Long COVID increases children’s risk for several serious conditions Rose Weldon
• Lyme disease vaccine candidate enters phase 3 trial Caitlyn Stulpin
• Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over patents related to COVID-19 vaccine Caitlyn Stulpin
• Myocarditis risk ‘significantly higher’ with COVID-19 vs. vaccination Regina Schaffer
• Pediatric typhoid vaccine effective up to 3 years, study finds Rose Weldon
• Pfizer says RSV vaccine candidate safe, effective in older adults Caitlyn Stulpin
• Pfizer-BioNTech eye authorization of omicron booster for all ages Caitlyn Stulpin
• Q&A: CDC's new COVID-19 guidance 'reflects how far we've come' Emma Bascom; Amesh A. Adalja, MD
• Q&A: Does HIV affect the clinical course of monkeypox? Caitlyn Stulpin
• Risk for VTE higher with COVID-19 than influenza Erik Swain
• Study shows potential benefits of mix-and-match approach for COVID-19 boosters Emma Bascom
• Study: ‘Ultrashort’ antibiotic course OK for pneumonia with normal oxygenation Caitlyn Stulpin
• ‘Surprising’ number of children hospitalized with COVID-19 have neurologic complications Rose Weldon
• Tenofovir-based PrEP could ‘markedly decrease’ HIV, HBV coinfection Caitlyn Stulpin
• US life expectancy further declines, largely due to COVID-19 Emma Bascom
• VIDEO: ‘We need to do more’ to attain HBV elimination Chari Cohen, DrPH, MPH; Jeff Baxter; Kate Burba
• Walensky criticizes COVID-19 response, announces plan to transform CDC Gerard Gallagher
• WHO recommends two monoclonal antibody treatments for Ebola Gerard Gallagher
• What has been the biggest success and biggest failure of the HIV/AIDS response?
• ‘Stifling the negativity’: Putting the DO-MD debate to bed for good Rob Volansky
• Hooked on ID with Angela Hewlett, MD, MS
• Antibody response to COVID-19 booster doubles in patients who paused methotrexate Erich Martin
• Children with asthma not at increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection, study finds Erin T. Welsh, MA
• Odds of maternal death, pregnancy complications increase during COVID-19 pandemic Kalie VanDewater
• Outcomes for mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients better with ICU vs. high-dependency care Erin T. Welsh, MA
• Study suggests greater HPV vaccine uptake reduced infection rates in women born in 1990s Kalie VanDewater
• ‘Substantial increase’ in mechanical ventilators reported by acute care hospitals in 2020 Erin T. Welsh, MA
• ‘Amazing’: Oteseconazole prevents recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis for 2 years Kalie VanDewater
• Delivery during hospitalization for COVID-19 more likely with non-omicron variants Kalie VanDewater
• PIANO study gives insight into successful prosthetic joint infection management Kelly M. Percival, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP